Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Onebigbill]

That's pretty grim Bill, I'm glad that you survived without too many scars! I had a pal, 'Big John', who worked 12 hours shifts, 7 days a week at Shardlows. He was dead just before he was 30. Not from an accident, but nobody he knew thought those long hours and hard work wasn't a factor

I received this interesting paperwork, from 1911, as a Christmas gift

I wonder what ASTM/ASME grade of steel that was? Looks very interesting.

Sorry for your loss!

Thanks Taylor

 

[Jack Black]

I wonder what ASTM/ASME grade of steel that was? Looks very interesting.

I've not investigated it at all Bill (unfortunately the second page of the letter isn't there). I'll have to see what I can find out

 

[btb01]

Very nice photos of your HHB Jack. I always enjoy seeing what food you are high lighting because of the various things that you eat across the pond compared to what we typically enjoy.

They don’t eat cheese toast in North Carolina?

(Seriously, though, I always thought it was fairly common here. My grandma used to make it for us growing up in Arkansas. No Henderson’s, though. )

Good morning Guardians and all. I had a rough weekend and start of the new week. One of my best friends passed away from COVID. In peak health and only 69 years of age. Struck down in a matter of days. He died alone because there is no visitation for COVID patients and based on conversations with his wife it was a terrible death. This is a terrible disease. I've had several relatives and one child contract COVID and they all recovered but some spent weeks in a hospital whilst others had minor symptoms. Please take care and stay vigilant.

Really sorry to hear that, Bill. My condolences.

We were supposed to go home and visit family for Christmas, but ended up changing our plans due to Covid. I’m glad we did, because we’ve found out over the last few days that basically everyone we would’ve seen from my wife’s side of the family have tested positive. Both her parents, two of her siblings and their spouses, and our niece. They’ve all had symptoms, but thankfully nothing too severe (hopefully it stays that way).

I received this interesting paperwork, from 1911, as a Christmas gift

That’s really interesting, Jack! I like the line in the letter about how simple the steel is to work. Makes sense if you’re selling the steel, but if I were the tool manufacturer, I’m not sure I’d use the tag line, “Quality tools made by the most inexperienced workmen.”

Edit Aha!! It was @Woodrow F Call !

Jack Black: I just ran away.
Pertinux: No "just", Jack. What set you off? You started at what time?
Jack Black: Early, still dark.
Pertinux: Then something woke you, didn't it? Was it a dream? What was it?
Jack Black: I heard a strange noise.
Pertinux: What was it?
Jack Black: It was... clanging. Some kind of clanging, like a broken trash compactor.
Pertinux: What did you do?
Jack Black: I went downstairs, outside. I crept up into the barn. I was so scared to look inside, but I had to.
Pertinux: And what did you see, Jack? What did you see?
Jack Black: Lambs foot knives. The Lambs foot knives were clanging.
Pertinux: They were throwing away the stainless steel Lambs foot knives?
Jack Black: And they were clanging.
Pertinux: And you ran away?
Jack Black: No. First I tried to buy them. I... I offered money to the vendor, but they wouldn't sell. They just stood there, confused. They wouldn't sell.
Pertinux: But you could and you did, didn't you?
Jack Black: Yes. I took one Lambs foot knife, and I ran away as fast as I could.
Pertinux: Where were you going, Jack?
Jack Black: I don't know. I didn't have any food, any water and it was very cold, very cold. I thought, I thought if I could save just one, but... it was a copy. Just a copy. I didn't get more than a few miles when the sheriff's car picked me up. The vendor was so angry he sent me to live at the Pub in Yorkshire. I never saw the shop again.

 

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And now this one, it is a lambs foot but the tip end doesn't look like the beautiful pictures posted here.

“Quality tools made by the most inexperienced workmen.”

At least they didn't say "most inept workmen".

 

[Jack Black]

They don’t eat cheese toast in North Carolina?

..'

We were supposed to go home and visit family for Christmas, but ended up changing our plans due to Covid. I’m glad we did, because we’ve found out over the last few days that basically everyone we would’ve seen from my wife’s side of the family have tested positive. Both her parents, two of her siblings and their spouses, and our niece. They’ve all had symptoms, but thankfully nothing too severe (hopefully it stays that way).



That’s really interesting, Jack! I like the line in the letter about how simple the steel is to work. Makes sense if you’re selling the steel, but if I were the tool manufacturer, I’m not sure I’d use the tag line, “Quality tools made by the most inexperienced workmen.”

I once knew a family so poor, they had "cheese on plate"!

Narrow escape Barrett, I hope everyone is going to be OK

LOL!

At least they didn't say "most inept workmen".

I went into town to pick up a prescription, but I've been thinking it's Wednesday all day, instead of Tuesday, which I now realise is why I couldn't get any sourdough at the store I go to (no bread deliveries on Tuesday), and I've put my bin out a day early for collection! It was pretty quiet in the city centre, but still quite a few people about. I'm enjoying carrying this African Blackwood Lambsfoot, even though it isn't Wooden Wednesday

 

[flatblackcapo]

It has been too long since my last post here, sorry about that my friends. I hope y'all had a great holiday season.
Betty has been in my pocket more often than not lately.

 

[Jack Black]

It has been too long since my last post here, sorry about that my friends. I hope y'all had a great holiday season.
Betty has been in my pocket more often than not lately.

Hey Kevin, how you doing?! Happy New Year buddy

It's nice to see Betty So what you been up to?

 

[brewbear]

Good morning Guardians, as I mentioned last night we are back in lockdown here in the UK, though I no longer know what the term lockdown actually means, since the rules change constantly. However, we are certainly due to be under stricter controls than we have been since June. For me, it means that it might be a while before I can travel out of the city to the countryside, so I'll have to either stay indoors, or get my exercise tramping the streets. Looks like it's going to be like this until March now I hope everyone else's week is going well so far, and that you continue to take care and stay safe.

Good morning! I think this damnable bug will be with us longer than we would like and we should be a lot more careful with the new mutated strains of the virus. I see some of the members here lost friends - Onebigbill , my sincere condolences on your loss - and I fully understand what they are experiencing, this morning we will say good bye to my 39 year old nephew. He went from a strapping, healthy young man on Thanksgiving day to feeling under the weather in just a few days to intensive care for ten days....
I strongly suggest everyone should stay home, forgo walking in the streets and only go out if you must. Wear masks when in public (those cloth masks aren't worth a tinker's damn) and disposable gloves. I have to go out every day, I work in healthcare but we had to alter our way of life. My guest bathroom is now a clean room where I wash and change clothes before I have any contact with other family members living with me, I am the only one picking up the mail, set it in a plastic box for four days and then look at it though I do screen it and if something needs immediate attention I will "wash" it in UV light before opening.
In other news, I just received notice that the lambs foot I ordered last night is being shipped. I will post pictures once I receive and decontaminate it.

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning! I think this damnable bug will be with us longer than we would like and we should be a lot more careful with the new mutated strains of the virus. I see some of the members here lost friends - Onebigbill , my sincere condolences on your loss - and I fully understand what they are experiencing, this morning we will say good bye to my 39 year old nephew. He went from a strapping, healthy young man on Thanksgiving day to feeling under the weather in just a few days to intensive care for ten days....
I strongly suggest everyone should stay home, forgo walking in the streets and only go out if you must. Wear masks when in public (those cloth masks aren't worth a tinker's damn) and disposable gloves. I have to go out every day, I work in healthcare but we had to alter our way of life. My guest bathroom is now a clean room where I wash and change clothes before I have any contact with other family members living with me, I am the only one picking up the mail, set it in a plastic box for four days and then look at it though I do screen it and if something needs immediate attention I will "wash" it in UV light before opening.
In other news, I just received notice that the lambs foot I ordered last night is being shipped. I will post pictures once I receive and decontaminate it.

Very sorry to hear about your nephew B brewbear , sincere condolences to all your family, and I hope that everyone else is well

 

[brewbear]

A couple of questions:
1. How do you carry your lambs foot? pocket, pocket in a slip, belt pouch, belt sheath?
2. what angle are you sharpening your knives at?

Very sorry to hear about your nephew B brewbear , sincere condolences to all your family, and I hope that everyone else is well

Thank you sir, yes they are better, several of them (cousins, nieces) are on the mend after being sick to various degrees. On my days off, not many during these trying times, I participate in a neighborhood effort to provide necessary items to our elderly neighbors. Those of us that must go out every day will collect "orders" from neighboring folks and do/deliver their grocery shopping at their doorstep.

 

[brewbear]

after using a little bit of abrasive paste or compound in the action area of your Lambsfoot knife, and flushing it clean again

@Cambertree, thank you for the wonderfully detailed picto-tutorial, it is very helpful. A couple of questions, a) what grit diamond paste would you recommend and b) could you give a little a little more detail on the flushing and cleaning process (what agents ...) . I believe this would be valuable information for those of us taking a first step on the lamb foot slippery slope.

 

[Jack Black]

A couple of questions:
1. How do you carry your lambs foot? pocket, pocket in a slip, belt pouch, belt sheath?
2. what angle are you sharpening your knives at?


Thank you sir, yes they are better, several of them (cousins, nieces) are on the mend after being sick to various degrees. On my days off, not many during these trying times, I participate in a neighborhood effort to provide necessary items to our elderly neighbors. Those of us that must go out every day will collect "orders" from neighboring folks and do/deliver their grocery shopping at their doorstep.

Most days, I wear one model or other of 5.11 pants, which have small vertical pockets on the leg, which perfectly hold a pocket knife. I generally put the Lambsfoot knife in a pocket slip, because this way the smaller models stay vertical in the pocket, when they would otherwise slip sideways. The large Lambsfoot size I usually carry in a slip too, but not always. If I am wearing jeans, I put my Lambsfoot in the watch pocket, without a slip. If I am wearing slacks or chinos, I carry my Lambsfoot, in a slip, in the right side pocket, underneath my bandana

I sharpen my knives at somewhere between 15 and 20 degrees per side

I'm pleased to hear about your relatives getting better, and hope that they all make a full recovery. You're clearly very community-minded

@Cambertree, thank you for the wonderfully detailed picto-tutorial, it is very helpful. A couple of questions, a) what grit diamond paste would you recommend and b) could you give a little a little more detail on the flushing and cleaning process (what agents ...) . I believe this would be valuable information for those of us taking a first step on the lamb foot slippery slope.

I would love to see @Cambertree call in, his posts are always special However, that post of this was made 3 1/2 years ago, and he hasn't posted here for a while, so it may be a while before you get a reply from him. When you get your Lambsfoot, I wouldn't be too hasty to do anything which can't be reversed, but it will certainly benefit from having the joint flooded with oil, and then blown out with canned or compressed air, to remove any gunk left in there by the cutler

 

[brewbear]

I would love to see @Cambertree call in, his posts are always special However, that post of this was made 3 1/2 years ago, and he hasn't posted here for a while, so it may be a while before you get a reply from him.

That is one of the problems with reading old posts. Every nugget of information is worth having but sometimes the people that posted it aren't available to go into further detail. The other annoying problem is that some of the pictures posted years ago are no longer viewable for whatever reason. I particularly liked his idea of a fixed blade lamb foot and his finished knife was stellar.

it will certainly benefit from having the joint flooded with oil

Any particular oil? Please be patient, I'm new at this but I promise to get up to speed. Thank you.

 

[screened porch]

(those cloth masks aren't worth a tinker's damn)

Are you speaking of my three-ply Hanes underwear masks?
I'm sorry to hear about your nephew.
I wish more people would be less stupid and give you healthcare folk a break.

 

[brewbear]

Are you speaking of my three-ply Hanes underwear masks?
I'm sorry to hear about your nephew.
I wish more people would be less stupid and give you healthcare folk a break.

I am no expert by any means but the Covid-19 virus is about 60 -140 nanometers (maximum). Your three ply mask is better than single ply but it also depends on how tight is the cloth weave. At work (and outside for that matter) I wear N95 masks, they are not the most cost effective but given my work environment they seem to be the best choice at this time. Given that this virus survives 3 to 4 days on surfaces - and this is an assumption so I might very well be blowing smoke- I've taken to wearing a mask a day. When I get home I place it in a paper bag marked with the day of the week, I have one bag for each day. I will wear again that mask at the end of the cycle thus using the same mask four to five times at one week intervals.

I wish more people would be less stupid and give you healthcare folk a break

From your mouth to God's ear! My particular favorites are the mental midgets wearing their masks under the nose. I often wanted to tap them on the shoulder and tell them to put their mask on their arse, it will do them just as much good.

 

[Jack Black]

Don't stray too far off topic please gents (there's always the Lounge)

 

[Onebigbill]

Good morning! I think this damnable bug will be with us longer than we would like and we should be a lot more careful with the new mutated strains of the virus. I see some of the members here lost friends - Onebigbill , my sincere condolences on your loss - and I fully understand what they are experiencing, this morning we will say good bye to my 39 year old nephew. He went from a strapping, healthy young man on Thanksgiving day to feeling under the weather in just a few days to intensive care for ten days....
I strongly suggest everyone should stay home, forgo walking in the streets and only go out if you must. Wear masks when in public (those cloth masks aren't worth a tinker's damn) and disposable gloves. I have to go out every day, I work in healthcare but we had to alter our way of life. My guest bathroom is now a clean room where I wash and change clothes before I have any contact with other family members living with me, I am the only one picking up the mail, set it in a plastic box for four days and then look at it though I do screen it and if something needs immediate attention I will "wash" it in UV light before opening.
In other news, I just received notice that the lambs foot I ordered last night is being shipped. I will post pictures once I receive and decontaminate it.

B brewbear thanks for your kind words. My sympathy to your family and you for your loss.

 

[Onebigbill]

They don’t eat cheese toast in North Carolina?

(Seriously, though, I always thought it was fairly common here. My grandma used to make it for us growing up in Arkansas. No Henderson’s, though. )



Really sorry to hear that, Bill. My condolences.

We were supposed to go home and visit family for Christmas, but ended up changing our plans due to Covid. I’m glad we did, because we’ve found out over the last few days that basically everyone we would’ve seen from my wife’s side of the family have tested positive. Both her parents, two of her siblings and their spouses, and our niece. They’ve all had symptoms, but thankfully nothing too severe (hopefully it stays that way).



That’s really interesting, Jack! I like the line in the letter about how simple the steel is to work. Makes sense if you’re selling the steel, but if I were the tool manufacturer, I’m not sure I’d use the tag line, “Quality tools made by the most inexperienced workmen.”

Barrett, thanks much for your condolences and it is my sincerest wish that you and your family stays healthy and safe. Not being able to see my kids fro the holidays was and is the worst. One of them came down with COVID but her symptoms were non-threatening. I've had other relatives (cousins) who had to be admitted to intensive care and they nearly died. Time will if there are long terms effects. This disease is cruel and terrible.

 

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Don't stray too far off topic please gents (there's always the Lounge)

oops

 

[Jack Black]

oops

Wasn't an admonishment Jer