Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[sitflyer]

Striking photo, I can definitely see the appeal of this knife. Nice!

 

[Jack Black]

Quite a troop you have there Gary !!!

Harry

Definitely!

Looking good my friend

 

[WhittlinAway]

Oh, wow, gentlemen. I love spicy food and both of your sauce/salsa examples have me salivating. Fantastic stuff! And, of course, it's great seeing the handsome lambsfoot knives that helped make those tasty creations a reality.

Wonderful outdoor pictures, too, from you both. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Half/Stop]

Okay, Okay, I know y’all are thinking, what does Ron need with another Lambsfoot! All I’m going to say is, I can stop any time! I really can! These are from Oakedge Knives and I just had to give them a try! They are 2nds, but so far so good!

 

[Pàdruig]

Good morning, Guardians. It has been wonderful to see the activity here, such great conversation and photography. My apologies that I haven't been able to contribute more, been rather busy with the house hunt and such. The persistence has paid off though and we have finally found a place that looks like it will suit us. More on that elsewhere.

I stuck this one in my pocket when I left my office last night and it remains in my pocket today.

 

[Pàdruig]

Okay, Okay, I know y’all are thinking, what does Ron need with another Lambsfoot! All I’m going to say is, I can stop any time! I really can! These are from Oakedge Knives and I just had to give them a try! They are 2nds, but so far so good!

They look wonderful, Ron! Interesting to see a Lambfoot blade on that frame though, so used to seeing them with some sway on their backs.

Very handsome looking slips!

 

[sitflyer]

I've been carrying my stag Big'un for a while now and the edge wasn't quite ready for the stones, but there was a point along it where it was hanging up on thinner things, so...I tried the old bottom of the coffee cup trick on it. Worked like a charm, I am really liking the way this steel responds so well to stropping and light touch ups.



This knife has very quickly become a top contender for pocket time.

 

[Jack Black]

Oh, wow, gentlemen. I love spicy food and both of your sauce/salsa examples have me salivating. Fantastic stuff! And, of course, it's great seeing the handsome lambsfoot knives that helped make those tasty creations a reality.

Wonderful outdoor pictures, too, from you both. Thanks for sharing!

Great to see you here Greg

Okay, Okay, I know y’all are thinking, what does Ron need with another Lambsfoot! All I’m going to say is, I can stop any time! I really can! These are from Oakedge Knives and I just had to give them a try! They are 2nds, but so far so good!

LOL! They're hard to resist Ron! Both the slips and kives look good my friend, what is that burl on the left?

Good morning, Guardians. It has been wonderful to see the activity here, such great conversation and photography. My apologies that I haven't been able to contribute more, been rather busy with the house hunt and such. The persistence has paid off though and we have finally found a place that looks like it will suit us. More on that elsewhere.

I stuck this one in my pocket when I left my office last night and it remains in my pocket today.

Glad to hear you've finally found somewhere Dylan I always enjoy seeing that knife

I've been carrying my stag Big'un for a while now and the edge wasn't quite ready for the stones, but there was a point along it where it was hanging up on thinner things, so...I tried the old bottom of the coffee cup trick on it. Worked like a charm, I am really liking the way this steel responds so well to stropping and light touch ups.

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This knife has very quickly become a top contender for pocket time.

+1 on that C70 steel Ron, rather surprising ScruffUK was also saying how much he's liking it, when we met up the other day

Enjoyed having my Unity in my pocket today

 

[Half/Stop]

They look wonderful, Ron! Interesting to see a Lambfoot blade on that frame though, so used to seeing them with some sway on their backs.

Very handsome looking slips!

The knives are definitely different to what we normally see. However there is no mistaking that Lambsfoot blade. The slips are very nice indeed.

LOL! They're hard to resist Ron! Both the slips and knives look good my friend, what is that burl on the left?

+1 on that C70 steel Ron, rather surprising ScruffUK was also saying how much he's liking it, when we met up the other day

Enjoyed having my Unity in my pocket today

Thanks Jack! That Burl is what I believe makes this particular knife a 2nd. It is a place in the grain that is open, and it may have even been filled in some. The fit and finish is great and it’s not that bad to look at so I will put it in the EDC rotation and save the other one for a rainy day. I really like the C70 steel Wright’s use in their knives. It’s easy to sharpen and holds an edge good.

It’s always great to see that Unity my friend! It’s such a great ole knife!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack! That Burl is what I believe makes this particular knife a 2nd. It is a place in the grain that is open, and it may have even been filled in some. The fit and finish is great and it’s not that bad to look at so I will put it in the EDC rotation and save the other one for a rainy day. I really like the C70 steel Wright’s use in their knives. It’s easy to sharpen and holds an edge good.

It’s always great to see that Unity my friend! It’s such a great ole knife!

Thanks for the reply Ron, and for the compliment

 

[WhittlinAway]

Great to see you here Greg

Thanks Jack, it’s good to be back.

I’ve been traveling sans knife for the past ten days, but I bet you can guess which one went in my pocket when I got home.

Here it is about to cut out a template I’d sketched for the bowl of an asymmetric cooking spoon I’m working on:

 

[Cutfinger]

Good morning, Guardians. It has been wonderful to see the activity here, such great conversation and photography. My apologies that I haven't been able to contribute more, been rather busy with the house hunt and such. The persistence has paid off though and we have finally found a place that looks like it will suit us. More on that elsewhere.

I stuck this one in my pocket when I left my office last night and it remains in my pocket today.

I'm going to miss the backdrop for many of your great photos, such as this one. I hope you have a cedar deck at the new place as well, or some equally nice outdoor space for you to enjoy. Good luck with the move, and the new place.

Michael

 

[5K Qs]

I have some catching up to do here, but I also have to take the dogs out and then get to bed. This pic is supposed to be worth 1000 words, so I'll just shut up tonight and catch up another day!

- GT

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack, it’s good to be back.

I’ve been traveling sans knife for the past ten days, but I bet you can guess which one went in my pocket when I got home.

Here it is about to cut out a template I’d sketched for the bowl of an asymmetric cooking spoon I’m working on:

Ten days is a long time Greg, great to see you reunited with your Guardians Lambsfoot Cool project, and interesting to see how you go about things

I'm going to miss the backdrop for many of your great photos, such as this one. I hope you have a cedar deck at the new place as well, or some equally nice outdoor space for you to enjoy. Good luck with the move, and the new place.

Good point Michael, and I'll echo that

I have some catching up to do here, but I also have to take the dogs out and then get to bed. This pic is supposed to be worth 1000 words, so I'll just shut up tonight and catch up another day!

- GT

Looking forward to seeing you back here soon GT I was only thinking of my own version of that knife last knife, and that it's been a while since I carried it. So I thought I'd remedy that today, and carry it alongside my ebony Lambsfoot

 

[Will Power]

There's been interesting observations about sharpening lately, I'll add mine. I found the edges on this and the Horn version soon tuned up very nicely on the Sharpmaker's white rods, very little effort actually. They enjoy a good strop too giving results which will shave off arm hair without effort, and that is good enough for me. Problem is, my arms are looking patchy these days, have to try the legs

Oddly enough, I've found little trouble in sharpening knives from England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Japan, China. It's American steel that's always given me the biggest challenges, this includes familiars like carbon, let alone D2 and harder stuff...

 

[hughd]

Does my A.W. walk "funny?"
Between just past 1/4 open to 1/2 open the walk is weaker. The radius on the tang appears normal. Any ideas?

 

[Jack Black]

Does my A.W. walk "funny?"
Between just past 1/4 open to 1/2 open the walk is weaker. The radius on the tang appears normal. Any ideas?

I've just spent 5 minutes with my ebony trying to understand what you mean Hugh The pull decreases very slightly as the blade moves towards 90 degrees, then stiffens a little as the cam tang rolls over. It then snaps open nicely. Is yours the same?

 

[Cutfinger]

Michael

 

[Cutfinger]

Does my A.W. walk "funny?"
Between just past 1/4 open to 1/2 open the walk is weaker. The radius on the tang appears normal. Any ideas?

That sounds pretty normal

Michael

 

[Jack Black]

There's been interesting observations about sharpening lately, I'll add mine. I found the edges on this and the Horn version soon tuned up very nicely on the Sharpmaker's white rods, very little effort actually. They enjoy a good strop too giving results which will shave off arm hair without effort, and that is good enough for me. Problem is, my arms are looking patchy these days, have to try the legs

Oddly enough, I've found little trouble in sharpening knives from England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Japan, China. It's American steel that's always given me the biggest challenges, this includes familiars like carbon, let alone D2 and harder stuff...

That stag is absolutely gorgeous Will I ordered five in Sambar recently, and they sold one of the five by mistake, so maybe you got mine!

I know what you mean about the arm hair, when I was getting my own knives made up years ago, me and the two cutlers were really struggling! I also find the steel pretty good, and Wright's knives easy to sharpen (though I know a couple of folks have had issues), particularly the Lambsfoot of course. I usually sharpen them at an angle of 20 degrees per side, but I recently experimented with 15 degrees on one of them. It worked OK, but I think I'm going to take it back to 20 degrees a side. I love D2, but it's definitely not the quickest steel to sharpen! I had a good chat about these matters the other day with ADEE and ScruffUK, both of whom are loving their Lambsfoot knives. Scruff made the point that it might be the case that, sometimes, with knives that have been sharpened on a wheel, the steel at the edge might have been slightly annealed, and that it can take a few passes to get past that. This might explain why you sometimes get a knife that initially proves hard to sharpen. I've never had any real issue, so far as I can remember, except with the BF Stag Jack forum knife, but I think the problem was that it had a very fat tip, and was badly ground, rather than there being a problem with the steel. As others have said before, sometimes it helps immensely to put a knife aside, and come back to it, and to always take your time. I also find a strong magnifying glass very helpful