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It's been a fine week, all things considered, and I took receipt of a new pipe as well as some new items from across the pond. Thank you,Jack Black , the timing of this parcel with the pipe reamer is rather impeccable - it's going to get some use this evening.
I hope you all have a terrific evening and an even better weekend..
Have a great weekend my friend 
I agree with Jack- What a great Photo Piston and Geras put up- Man that's good- in fact there are MANY excellent photos put up on this great Thread! I don't want to get into the beginning of trying to name everyone because to miss someone out would not be nice!
Photo's like Dylans are great too, always interesting!
I received this the other day, the only thing I have done is carefully scrape away red rust using a Copper piece as that works nicely without scratching.
This is the good Ol' William Rodgers, ( there is no " I cut my way" - or Leather knife logo at all on this Knife ) a larger Lambsfoot, it doesnt have England stamped on the Tang, not always the case of being a pre 1900's Knife, simply not meant for export - Jack Sir I am sure you would know without guess work there my friend ( hope your doing well ) the Knife is old, but I don't think pre1900.
This Knife is going to get the Spa Bath treatment- it's not going to be shined up, but I will remove all the gunk from the Jigg work- because I really like the Jigging on the Bone there is also the scratting on the very top edges as well- just the great things you see on these Knives that were not meant to be presentation Knives, but to be used as a Tool, so I want to bring that out.
There is as you can see some shrinkage of the scales over time - again I am not worried- this Old Knife is what it is and I appreciate these old Knives in a very detailed way.
No Half Stop, the walk and talk is still- Great! man...there is NO movement at all in the Blade- as tight as the day it was made!
Bolsters- a little weird one is Nickle Silver- the other may be Brass or perhaps a different content of N/S - I wont be shining the Bolsters anyway, but interesting as the Knife hasnt been apart.
Im looking forward to working on this, putting an edge on it and giving it a new lease on life and bringing out everything that this knife has to give.
With its cousin who has been my faithful edc for a while now....
Hope everyone survived another week, and that you have a great weekend 
I love that one gifted to you by CCGreat to see you here Duncan, and congratulations on that new acquisition. With a little fettling that is going to be a very nice knife I think. Classic Sheffield jigging. That's a common William Rodgers tang stamp. As you know, nickel silver is almost entirely brass, and the difference in appearance may be down to different grades being used, but I guess it could have been caused by the way the knife has been stored.
Here's a two-blade Charlie gifted me, with the same jigging pattern
Couple more, in Bexoid and Buffalo Horn, with the same tang stamp (none of my William Rodgers knives have 'England' in the stamp).
Great to see your 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot too pal
. I think I'm going to ask him to adopt me
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Hey there Jack
Very nice examples my friend!!!
It’s always tempting to really get into a knife and clean it right up - but I will leave the Blades Patina there - but I want to really treat the Bone!
Isn’t it good to see the differences in yet the same patterned Knife!
Thank you my friend.
That knife Charlie sent me is in really good condition isn't it? One of my finest examples I do like those old Sheffield jigging patterns It went from bad to worse here, I got soaked going to get bread, and I had a waterproof jacket AND an umbrella! :eek 
I love that one gifted to you by CC
Thanks Bill, he's my favourite uncle 
Congrats on that find. I look forward to seeing that bone carefully cleaned up.I agree with Jack- What a great Photo Piston and Gears put up- Man that's good- in fact there are MANY excellent photos put up on this great Thread! I don't want to get into the beginning of trying to name everyone because to miss someone out would not be nice!
Photo's like Dylans are great too, always interesting!
I received this the other day, the only thing I have done is carefully scrape away red rust using a Copper piece as that works nicely without scratching.
This is the good Ol' William Rodgers, ( there is no " I cut my way" - or Leather knife logo at all on this Knife ) a larger Lambsfoot, it doesnt have England stamped on the Tang, not always the case of being a pre 1900's Knife, simply not meant for export - Jack Sir I am sure you would know without guess work there my friend ( hope your doing well ) the Knife is old, but I don't think pre1900.
This Knife is going to get the Spa Bath treatment- it's not going to be shined up, but I will remove all the gunk from the Jigg work- because I really like the Jigging on the Bone there is also the scratting on the very top edges as well- just the great things you see on these Knives that were not meant to be presentation Knives, but to be used as a Tool, so I want to bring that out.
There is as you can see some shrinkage of the scales over time - again I am not worried- this Old Knife is what it is and I appreciate these old Knives in a very detailed way.
No Half Stop, the walk and talk is still- Great! man...there is NO movement at all in the Blade- as tight as the day it was made!
Bolsters- a little weird one is Nickle Silver- the other may be Brass or perhaps a different content of N/S - I wont be shining the Bolsters anyway, but interesting as the Knife hasnt been apart.
Im looking forward to working on this, putting an edge on it and giving it a new lease on life and bringing out everything that this knife has to give.
With its cousin who has been my faithful edc for a while now....
Would the "England" stamp be necessary when stamped "Sheffield"?
Greetings Jack and fellow Guardians! Hope you are keeping well.
Just started another Deck project after a 3 month wait for the Hot tub to be delivered!
We have about 18" of snow on the ground with snow coming down currently. Supposed to get 4" more today and another 4" tomorrow night with temps below 0 (F) for the next week! Should be fun.
Still carrying my 2019 Ironwood sfo.
Since moving to Minnesota, any time it gets really cold, I always console myself with the fact that it’s always just a little bit colder where @paulhilborn lives.
Not exactly ideal conditions for deck-building!
Greetings Jack and fellow Guardians! Hope you are keeping well.
Just started another Deck project after a 3 month wait for the Hot tub to be delivered!
We have about 18" of snow on the ground with snow coming down currently. Supposed to get 4" more today and another 4" tomorrow night with temps below 0 (F) for the next week! Should be fun.
Still carrying my 2019 Ironwood sfo.
That's a lot of snow my friend, we have some forecast here, but it will only be a fraction of that - it'll still bring the country to a standstill though! Not exactly ideal conditions for deck-building!
Happy Saturday Guardians!
Really rotten weather here yesterday, but the rain has finally stopped. I did just see a flurry of snow, but it's holding off the moment. I don't think I'll be going anywhere today anywhere, just going to do some housework, and then put my feet up with my Charlie Lamb Have a good day Guardians 
Really cool photo of your Charlie Lamb Jack. Super Bowl Sunday today so it's off to our friends place to watch the game and eat. Today I'm going to carry my Ironwood. Recycled photo.Good question Rachel, but there are no British laws requiring the manufacturer to give the provenance of an article, so, in theory, Sheffield-made knives don't even need to be stamped, 'Sheffield'. Obviously, in terms of cutlery items, there is considerable cachet in having the Sheffield stamp, but I find many Sheffield knives without an England mark. In the 1960's and 70's, there was a myth circulating in Sheffield that wily Japanese, (Japan being the main source of cheap cutlery competition then), had gone to the trouble of building an entire new town named Sheffield, just so they could stamp 'Made in Sheffield' on the blades!
Great to see you here Mark, and it's good to see that you, and your Lambsfoot, have been keeping busy
Hope @paulhilborn is doing alright, it's been a while since he dropped in here
Great photo of that rare and beautiful knife Taylor
Good morning Guardians, I hope that everyone is having a nice weekend
