Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Onebigbill]

Good idea Good luck with the rocket stove, interesting project. A feller down my street used to build large ones out of gas cannisters and various other bits and bobs, boiled water very fast. Thanks



Thanks pal, hope you're having a great weekend



I had to look up anelace, thanks for expanding our knowledge @scrteened porch !

Blimey, that's even worse than what Daniel Defoe said about Sheffield!



Thanks for looking out for everyone Leon Hope you're keeping well yourself mate Nice pic of your WCLF



We can dream Charlie







They look like they'd take more practice and skill to use effectively Christian, very interesting though Have you been using yours? Beautiful old Lamb



Very handsome Ted

Good morning Guardians, hope you continue to feel better Onebigbill and that everyone else has a great weekend. The sun is out here, but I have some chores to do in the house before I can go out. Hoping to get a short walk in later, and maybe some beers in the evening

Thanks my friend, feeling a little better today. Still fatigued but from what I have learned that may linger for a couple of weeks. Reading your posts here do cheer me up a bit. Being stuck inside gets to be old. Your HHB pile side as good as the mark side!

 

[bigfish64]

Hello everyone, I’ve finally gotten my first Lambs-foot! A TEW in ram’s horn. The F&F is very nice, although the blade does move side to side a bit in the closed position but is solid in the open position. I have to admit that when I first opened it I was heartbroken because in the low light I thought it was cracked. Once I got it outside I could see that the whiteish line I thought was a crack is not. Looking closer I can see it has several whitish striations at different depths on both sides all following the same curvature, and none on the very smooth surface. I’m outside in good light now and I can’t get over how much character is in these covers. I actually really like it. It reminds me of when I was a boy and would lay face down and and look through all the fissures in the ice, or peering into a cats eye marble. My only complaint is the movement of the blade when closed. I have to be careful when I open it so I don’t push the blade up against the liner and put scratches in the blade. Other than that, I’m really liking it so far and I’m beginning to understand the love you all have for the Lambfoot!
Please accept this as my official application to the Guardianship!

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[donn]

The gods must have been shining upon you that day, you're still here on the porch to tell the tale..

The gods always shine on Australia.
No seriously, it was like one of those scenes in war films when a soldier steps on a landmine and then can't step off it.

Good idea Good luck with the rocket stove, interesting project. A feller down my street used to build large ones out of gas cannisters and various other bits and bobs, boiled water very fast. Thanks

Thanks Jack, I've seen those gas cylinder ones on YT, but there are loads of designs. I've been watching loads of YT videos on them and I'm going for one made out of bricks placed on a paving stone. Total cost about £12.

Blimey, that's even worse than what Daniel Defoe said about Sheffield!

I'll look that up.

Good morning Guardians, hope you continue to feel better Onebigbill and that everyone else has a great weekend. The sun is out here, but I have some chores to do in the house before I can go out. Hoping to get a short walk in later, and maybe some beers in the evening

Cracking. Still not found my HHB yet, which I lost before Christmas. It seems to of disappeared into the ether. It's somewhere in my house but Lord knows were.

Hello everyone, I’ve finally gotten my first Lambs-foot! A TEW in ram’s horn. The F&F is very nice, although the blade does move side to side a bit in the closed position but is solid in the open position. I have to admit that when I first opened it I was heartbroken because in the low light I thought it was cracked. Once I got it outside I could see that the whiteish line I thought was a crack is not. Looking closer I can see it has several whitish striations at different depths on both sides all following the same curvature, and none on the very smooth surface. I’m outside in good light now and I can’t get over how much character is in these covers. I actually really like it. It reminds me of when I was a boy and would lay face down and and look through all the fissures in the ice, or peering into a cats eye marble. My only complaint is the movement of the blade when closed. I have to be careful when I open it so I don’t push the blade up against the liner and put scratches in the blade. Other than that, I’m really liking it so far and I’m beginning to understand the love you all have for the Lambfoot!
Please accept this as my official application to the Guardianship!
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Nice catch, welcome to the Guardians. I've always like the colouring of the horn of the TEW knives. I hope your pleased with it.

Just testing out my new Ghillie kettle today.

Hoping everyone has a nice weekend lined up.

 

[bigfish64]

Nice catch, welcome to the Guardians. I've always like the colouring of the horn of the TEW knives. I hope your pleased with it.

Thanks donn, I’m very pleased, one thing I didn’t mention is how sharp it is, cut the end of my cigar off clean as can be!

 

[btb01]

Here is my application for membership in the Guardians:

Lambsfoot knives are hard to find here in the US, but I found this in a shop I won't name in San Francisco. It is listed by the shop as a J. Adams, But the only mark on the knife is the oval "Made in Sheffield" tang stamp. Jack tells me that current J. Adams knives are made by the A. Wright & Son factory.

Since this is my first of this type, I'll go on a bit about my first impressions. The pins are all flush, and the spring is flush both closed and open. There is negligible play when locked open. The wood was listed on the web as walnut, but on the phone they said it was oak. This sure looks like oak to me, but I'm no expert. The blade is matte, and the bolster is polished bright. I could find no rough edges anywhere. The knife came VERY sharp, but I found a card from the shop saying that they had sharpened it. So I don't know if the shop or the maker made it so sharp. The bevel grinds of the edge are slightly uneven; the left side is ground ever so slightly higher than the right. Then edge bows up slightly at the point of the blade. The point of the blade is slightly too high. I could catch my finger or a business card on the point if I slide it over the closed knife. I filed the kick down slightly to correct this.

The pull is stiff, but I can pinch it open (just). It seems to be breaking in nicely, and has gotten easier after applying a little oil.

I'm trying to be as picky as possible here, but this is very nice knife, definitely a keeper.

Welcome! That’s a nice looking Lambsfoot.

If you’d like to be added to the map, just let me know where to put you.

Joseph Rodgers Lambfoot knives!
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You can certainly see the influence, especially in the blade of that top knife!

Then I found out I'd been carrying two lambsfoot all day. So I had a bottle of this stuff:

in celebration of Jonathan Neame, head of Shepherd Neame's brewery in Kent who yesterday gave a 'Bishops Finger' to the UK government's plan to require a vaccination certificate to visit pubs.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/pub-vaccine-passport-would-be-discriminatory-244581/

https://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/

Hope everyone is enjoying their Friday evening.

Hopefully you don’t end up having to “show your papers” to grab a pint, David.

Do you see a lot of beer over there bottled in clear glass? That looks like a nicer brew than the inexpensive stuff I usually associate with clear bottles here.

I lived in Oz for two years (on and off) and the closest I came to slithery mishap was stepping onto a Eastern Brown getting out a car. A silly mistake only silly Poms make.

When I was a kid, visiting my grandma one summer, I was walking down to lake for a swim when I saw what I thought was a strip of rubber from a blown tire in the street. So naturally, being a kid, I figured I ought to kick it. I was only a step or two away when it moved. It was a water moccasin.

We can dream Charlie

Are dreams like wishes? You can dream in one hand and…

I’ve posted this photo before, but I like it, so I’m posting it again.

 

[Modoc ED]

I’ve posted this photo before, but I like it, so I’m posting it again.

That's a great picture Barrett btb01 and a great looking knife.

Nothing wrong with re-posting knife pictures. I do it all the time as it's very time consuming for me to take a picture, put the camera card in a reader, download it into my computer, edit it, and save it to a file. I don't have a cell phone with a camera. My cell phone is from 2005. I don't update it because we don't get a cell phone signal here at the house so it's not very useful.

Anyway, here's a re-post of my "Lil-un" with Pere David stag. The stag isn't spectacular but the knife is very nice over all.

 

[donn]

Thanks donn, I’m very pleased, one thing I didn’t mention is how sharp it is, cut the end of my cigar off clean as can be!

And that what's important

Hopefully you don’t end up having to “show your papers” to grab a pint, David.

It would be the end of pubs if that happened, and maybe even the fall of the UK government as people are spoiling for a fight over this rubbish. The media are trying to make out it's a 'popular proposal' but I know pubs and the sort of normal ordinary decent working class people who frequent proper pubs, and that's a pile of horse hockey. A few people I know have been inoculated and only one (a police officer) agrees with it.

Do you see a lot of beer over there bottled in clear glass? That looks like a nicer brew than the inexpensive stuff I usually associate with clear bottles here.

Errr some of the bigger brewers use clear bottles but most still use brown (with a couple using green). I think their thinking is they shift so much stock that quickly the product wouldn't be exposed to the sun for long enough to make a difference to the taste.
Shepherd Neame's beers are pretty nice and the brewery own a lot of pubs in the south east of England, mainly in the county of Kent and London.

When I was a kid, visiting my grandma one summer, I was walking down to lake for a swim when I saw what I thought was a strip of rubber from a blown tire in the street. So naturally, being a kid, I figured I ought to kick it. I was only a step or two away when it moved. It was a water moccasin.

LOL! That lake you were swimming in wasn't where the water moccasin lived was it.

I’ve posted this photo before, but I like it, so I’m posting it again.

Nice shot, your the chap with relatives in Bath aren't you? I hope you can get to see them again at some point.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[kamagong]

THAT!!! is a gorgeous old Lambsfoot my friend!

Thanks Duncan. It was a gift from Modoc ED .

They look like they'd take more practice and skill to use effectively Christian, very interesting though Have you been using yours? Beautiful old Lamb

Not yet Jack. I only got the sling a few days ago, it came in the same package as my biodag. I'm going camping in a couple of weeks though, and I'll definitely bring it along.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks my friend, feeling a little better today. Still fatigued but from what I have learned that may linger for a couple of weeks. Reading your posts here do cheer me up a bit. Being stuck inside gets to be old. Your HHB pile side as good as the mark side!
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That's good to hear buddy, rest as much as you can Thanks for the kind words, that's a nice pic

Hello everyone, I’ve finally gotten my first Lambs-foot! A TEW in ram’s horn. The F&F is very nice, although the blade does move side to side a bit in the closed position but is solid in the open position. I have to admit that when I first opened it I was heartbroken because in the low light I thought it was cracked. Once I got it outside I could see that the whiteish line I thought was a crack is not. Looking closer I can see it has several whitish striations at different depths on both sides all following the same curvature, and none on the very smooth surface. I’m outside in good light now and I can’t get over how much character is in these covers. I actually really like it. It reminds me of when I was a boy and would lay face down and and look through all the fissures in the ice, or peering into a cats eye marble. My only complaint is the movement of the blade when closed. I have to be careful when I open it so I don’t push the blade up against the liner and put scratches in the blade. Other than that, I’m really liking it so far and I’m beginning to understand the love you all have for the Lambfoot!
Please accept this as my official application to the Guardianship!
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Yay! Welcome to the Guardians! That looks really nice I think the blade movement might annoy me a little, but nowhere near as much as it would in the open position. It's not an issue I've commonly seen with Sheffield knives either. Peening a knife with play when open is pretty straightforward, but I'm not sure in this case. It might be worth having a word with one of our cutlers/modders about it. It does annoy me when Sheffield firms send knives overseas without thoroughly checking them first, but most of the retailers wouldn't even notice it. Cool pics

Thanks Jack, I've seen those gas cylinder ones on YT, but there are loads of designs. I've been watching loads of YT videos on them and I'm going for one made out of bricks placed on a paving stone. Total cost about £12.

I'll have to check them out David, the guy I mentioned, and his mate, spent a couple of years messing about with various large designs, and I was always interested in their project. They used to buy tools off my mate, but I've not seen either of them for a while

Cracking. Still not found my HHB yet, which I lost before Christmas. It seems to of disappeared into the ether. It's somewhere in my house but Lord knows were.

I've had stuff disappear for months, or even years, and it's very annoying. I hope you find your Hartshead Barlow soon. Close escape with that snake! Talking of snakes, and losing things, when I was a young nipper, my grandparents called in at our house one evening on the way back from the seaside. They had brought me the gift of a very realistic rubber snake. The next day, I was out in the yard whirling it about, when I let it go, and it just disappeared. I was only about 5, if that, and I was just bewildered, and didn't think much more of it. A couple of years later, my mother was on a step-ladder cleaning out the guttering on the kitchen roof, when I heard this tremendous scream - she had found my snake!

Just testing out my new Ghillie kettle today.

Hoping everyone has a nice weekend lined up.

Looking good David, what's the capacity

When I was a kid, visiting my grandma one summer, I was walking down to lake for a swim when I saw what I thought was a strip of rubber from a blown tire in the street. So naturally, being a kid, I figured I ought to kick it. I was only a step or two away when it moved. It was a water moccasin.



Are dreams like wishes? You can dream in one hand and…

I’ve posted this photo before, but I like it, so I’m posting it again.

LOL! I like that photo too Barrett, a great reminder of a very happy time

Not yet Jack. I only got the sling a few days ago, it came in the same package as my biodag. I'm going camping in a couple of weeks though, and I'll definitely bring it along.

Let us know how you go on Christian, it's pretty cool Have a great time camping too

It's my 60th birthday this coming week, and I received a very nice gift from donn today, some quality ales from his local brewery Thanks a lot David, very kind of you my friend

 

[bigfish64]

Yay! Welcome to the Guardians! That looks really nice I think the blade movement might annoy me a little, but nowhere near as much as it would in the open position. It's not an issue I've commonly seen with Sheffield knives either. Peening a knife with play when open is pretty straightforward, but I'm not sure in this case. It might be worth having a word with one of our cutlers/modders about it. It does annoy me when Sheffield firms send knives overseas without thoroughly checking them first, but most of the retailers wouldn't even notice it. Cool pics

It's my 60th birthday this coming week,

Thanks Jack, glad to finally be one of the Guardians!
I going to take your advice and contact someone and see what they say about the loose blade, I can live with it, but I’d rather live without it.
Happy early birthday!
Todd

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack, glad to finally be one of the Guardians!
I going to take your advice and contact someone and see what they say about the loose blade, I can live with it, but I’d rather live without it.
Happy early birthday!
Todd

It's good to have you here buddy I'm sure it'll be an easy fix Todd, so hopefully you won't have to live with it long. My only concern with peening it would be leaving the blade too tight, but I don't think someone with skills would have a problem with it Thanks!

 

[Jack Black]

A Sheffield stout for a stout Sheffielder! Think I've had this one in the fridge since Christmas Cheers Guardians

 

[btb01]

That's a great picture Barrett btb01 and a great looking knife.

Nothing wrong with re-posting knife pictures. I do it all the time as it's very time consuming for me to take a picture, put the camera card in a reader, download it into my computer, edit it, and save it to a file. I don't have a cell phone with a camera. My cell phone is from 2005. I don't update it because we don't get a cell phone signal here at the house so it's not very useful.

Anyway, here's a re-post of my "Lil-un" with Pere David stag. The stag isn't spectacular but the knife is very nice over all.

Thanks, ED! I think in some ways we could all could benefit from having “dumb” phones again.

Errr some of the bigger brewers use clear bottles but most still use brown (with a couple using green). I think their thinking is they shift so much stock that quickly the product wouldn't be exposed to the sun for long enough to make a difference to the taste.
Shepherd Neame's beers are pretty nice and the brewery own a lot of pubs in the south east of England, mainly in the county of Kent and London.

Most of what’s sold here in clear glass bottles are Mexican lagers (Corona and the like), some Miller products (MGD, Miller High Life) and Newcastle. I’ve been happy with the move towards cans over bottles; it certainly seems like a better option for smaller breweries.

I hadn’t heard of Shepherd Neame before, but I thought this London pub featured on their Wikipedia page looked interesting.

LOL! That lake you were swimming in wasn't where the water moccasin lived was it.

It probably was (but I still went swimming!).

Nice shot, your the chap with relatives in Bath aren't you? I hope you can get to see them again at some point.

Thanks! My brother and his family lived in Bath, but they moved back to the States about a year and a half ago. We got to visit twice, which was great. This was my brother’s favorite pub in Bath, The Raven.

Decent pies there.

LOL! I like that photo too Barrett, a great reminder of a very happy time

Yes indeed, Jack! (I definitely fell asleep on that train from Sheffield. Thankfully I woke up before I had to change trains at Bristol!)

It's my 60th birthday this coming week, and I received a very nice gift from donn today, some quality ales from his local brewery Thanks a lot David, very kind of you my friend

60?! I though you were in your 40’s!! Happy early birthday, Jack! I’d post my usual “Happy Birthday” spelled out with knives photo, but it’s made up of 18 knives and not one of them’s a Lambsfoot… I don’t want to be banished from the thread!

That’s a fine gift from David!

 

[cudgee]

Decent pies there

That is a decent looking " Nellie ". I would put money down that it tastes as good as it looks..

 

[Jack Black]

My brother and his family lived in Bath, but they moved back to the States about a year and a half ago. We got to visit twice, which was great. This was my brother’s favorite pub in Bath, The Raven.

Decent pies there.

Great-looking pubs Barrett, and in spite of my terrible short-term memory, I can remember that pie photo! I used to drink in a Sheffield pub called 'The Raven' as a teenager, bit of a 'rough hole'!

Yes indeed, Jack! (I definitely fell asleep on that train from Sheffield. Thankfully I woke up before I had to change trains at Bristol!)

I'm not surprised Barrett, that's a lengthy journey. I really appreciated all the effort you made so we could meet up

60?! I though you were in your 40’s!! Happy early birthday, Jack! I’d post my usual “Happy Birthday” spelled out with knives photo, but it’s made up of 18 knives and not one of them’s a Lambsfoot… I don’t want to be banished from the thread!

You can come again my boy! Thanks mate

 

[flintrocker]

Nice knife. Did you get that from BC?

Hi Kamagong, I sent you a PM.

 

[cudgee]

I used to drink in a Sheffield pub called 'The Raven' as a teenager, bit of a 'rough hole'!

One thing about those old ' rough hole ' pubs, they were great learning places. And one thing you learnt was to " Keep Your Eyes Open and Your Mouth Shut ".

 

[Old Traf]

It's my 60th birthday this coming week, and I received a very nice gift from donn today, some quality ales from his local brewery Thanks a lot David, very kind of you my friend

Happy birthday jack. It got me thinking you are closer to my kids' age than you are to me. Will soon post processing some recent arrivals.

-Mel