The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Merci, je l'espère!
Hey! Ce qui se passe?!
A beautiful knife to be sure, but I wanted to thank you especially for the picture of the snow drops. The flowers brought back memories of days long gone when I bought the first little bunch of snow drops for my mom, I must've been 5 or six years old.
Unfortunately they don't grow in SoCal though i tried several times with bulbs from Netherlands. So, thank youJack Black for a beautiful picture. Stay safe, stay healthy.
Thank you for the advice Mel, I will try that (refrigerate them). I fortunately found a few bushes of mock orange (after 10 years searching) she (and my wife) love so I planted one each for mom, wife and mother in law.
"What is this? This is a pen."
"The pen of my aunt is large!"
Even after living and working (teaching English) in France, and having travelled there extensively, there are some I've never had a chance to use 
His English accent in Spanish is VERY THICK
I can barely understand him but he sounds hilarious
Unfortunately, the thread index only covers the first few hundred pages of this thread, but 'Vulcan' was the the main trademark of Thomas Ellin & Co, after the Roman God, who is associated with Sheffield, featuring on the city crest, (along with Thor), with a statue surmounting Sheffield Town Hall. The statue was damaged slightly by the Luftwaffe during the Sheffield Blitz of World War 2. The author and painter George Cummings tells a comical story about how, also during WW2, a large group of women 'Buffer Girls' took advantage of a telescope, placed on the steps of the nearby City Hall, to check out Vulcan's anatomy 
Thank you for the advice Mel, I will try that (refrigerate them). I fortunately found a few bushes of mock orange (after 10 years searching) she (and my wife) love so I planted one each for mom, wife and mother in law.
Getting back on track, this little guy was waiting for me today
Hope everyone is doing OK, and looking forward to the weekend. Nothing much to do here I'm afraid, as we are still in lockdown, but I might have a walk up to the post office this afternoon, and even further afield to buy some bread tomorrow Have a good day Guardians 
I wonder how many long hours we wasted learning phrases in relation to stationery items?!
I much prefer the original, but it's quite a funny film - certainly Liz Hurley's best
That's a nice old one Mike
Thomas Ellin (1771-1845) was the eldest of four brothers, who went into the cutlery trade as apprentices. After completing his apprenticeship, became a partner with Joseph Oldale, a table knife manufacturer, marrying his daughter Ann. In 1810, the firm rented a wheel on the River Porter, where later, they were reputed to be the first Sheffield cutlery works to use steam power.
By 1821, the firm was trading as Thomas Ellin & Co, with a new partner, cutler Edward Ingall. They continued to expand, and Thomas Ellin became Master Cutler in 1833, a position later held by his eldest son, Thomas Ellin II (1799-1847).
By 1881, the company employed 150 workers, making pen and pocket knives, Bowies, hunting knives, trade knives, and table cutlery. It remained in family hands until the retirement of Arthur William Ellin (1877-1961) in 1934. Joseph Elliot & Sons subsequently took over both the Ellin marks, and their factory, and Thomas Ellin & Co was formally dissolved in 1980.
That Spalted Maple looks good
Good morning Guardians, we've made it through another week!
Carrying an Old Friend today - Lucy
Lucy is mighty pretty and sweetThought I'd give Lucy a sweet treat
. The food too.
Lucy is mighty pretty and sweet
Going to be rain off and on for the next week. Given that, I will more than likely carry something in stainless but during the few dry days we get I'll plop this one in the pocket based on the inspiration given to me by you, Jack
It's been too long!! I'm celebrating Black Friday with a very dark Ebony Lambsfoot!!
(And adding this screwdriver to my keychain!!
)
Thank you for that great history, Jack!That's a nice old one Mike
Thomas Ellin (1771-1845) was the eldest of four brothers, who went into the cutlery trade as apprentices. After completing his apprenticeship, became a partner with Joseph Oldale, a table knife manufacturer, marrying his daughter Ann. In 1810, the firm rented a wheel on the River Porter, where later, they were reputed to be the first Sheffield cutlery works to use steam power.
By 1821, the firm was trading as Thomas Ellin & Co, with a new partner, cutler Edward Ingall. They continued to expand, and Thomas Ellin became Master Cutler in 1833, a position later held by his eldest son, Thomas Ellin II (1799-1847).
By 1881, the company employed 150 workers, making pen and pocket knives, Bowies, hunting knives, trade knives, and table cutlery. It remained in family hands until the retirement of Arthur William Ellin (1877-1961) in 1934. Joseph Elliot & Sons subsequently took over both the Ellin marks, and their factory, and Thomas Ellin & Co was formally dissolved in 1980.
That Spalted Maple looks good
Good morning Guardians, we've made it through another week!
Carrying an Old Friend today - Lucy
Lambsfoot time?No reason.
Thanks Jack!! I was passing along some unused shooting paraphernalia, and found the screwdriver in the bottom of a drawer. A tribute to my target-shooting days. Reminds me of "Zen and the art of the Bullseye"!!
(A should-have-written book!!
.45 ACP was my favorite!!
Yeah, old Lambsfoot knives have certainly gone up in price these past few years Sorry to hear about the horn, I wonder if that could be reversed? You'll find some discussion about horn maintenance referenced in the thread index, but perhaps addressing the issue might not be possible if it has been warped for decades without removing the horn. It is generally pretty elastic though. Thanks again for showing it Mike No reason.
I have a few chores to do, and then I'm going to go for a walk, and pick up some bread, highlight of my week at the moment Hope you find some fun Guardians, have a great weekend 
