Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack Black said:
Yeah, exactly so Leon :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

Back in the early 90's, when I was first self-employed, I did a business course, which was mainly about boring things like paying taxes and such ;) At that time, the number one start-up business here was fish and chip shops, but most folks who bought them hadn't a clue how to fry fish and chips, they just figured it couldn't be that hard. The same guy who taught the business course taught another course specifically about teaching people how to run a fish and chip shop! :D Of course most folks didn't learn :rolleyes: Now, they are fast disappearing. In the centre of Leeds, there are only 3 chippies left, and two of those are in precincts, so only open during the day :( :thumbsup:
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Sorry to hear that Jack. Back when I was stationed in Scotland, and we were headed back to base after the pubs closed, we'd make a stop at the Fish & Chips shop for Fish & Chips with a bit of salt sprinkled on them and a dash of malt vinegar. They were so good and back then (1968 - 1970) they were actually wrapped in real newspaper.

This Lambsfoot would have come in handy back then.

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Jack Black said:
You lived here in the days when 'fish 'n' chips' were about our only 'street food' Jer :D It was always mainly cod or haddock in the north, you didn't really see anything else unless you went to a restaurant, or went to the coast. That's a cool belt buckle there with your Big 'Un :cool: :)
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Those are two belt buckles I may never wear. The fish could hurt you, and the ship isn't a very rugged shade of blue.

I don't remember where it was where they gave me so many choices of fish. With our Greek guys, I had a lot more doner kebabs than fish. And sausages fried in batter. And yet I was thin in those days.
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Jack Black said:
A very attractive knife Todd :) Hope you get some sunshine soon :) Hope we get some here too, I'm just thinking of turning the heating on! :eek:
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Thanks Jack, it stopped raining, no sun yet. 😊 Can’t imagine having to turn on the heat this time of year. Hope it warms up for you soon. 👍
 
cudgee cudgee I really like it!! Took a bit to get used to it but I have dialed in really well now! I have had it for awhile, but only used about 3 times, 3-6 knives each time. The strop helps between sharpening. Their website is full of advice and info on how to use.
 
Jody744 said:
cudgee cudgee I really like it!! Took a bit to get used to it but I have dialed in really well now! I have had it for awhile, but only used about 3 times, 3-6 knives each time. The strop helps between sharpening. Their website is full of advice and info on how to use.
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Glad you like it, they are not cheap, they do look like they would take some getting used to, there is a multitude of angled sharpeners on the market now, and all have their pros and cons, that is why i am making my own. Thanks for replying, sharpening is one of my major interests, you have a good week. :thumbsup:
 
Modoc ED said:
Sorry to hear that Jack. Back when I was stationed in Scotland, and we were headed back to base after the pubs closed, we'd make a stop at the Fish & Chips shop for Fish & Chips with a bit of salt sprinkled on them and a dash of malt vinegar. They were so good and back then (1968 - 1970) they were actually wrapped in real newspaper.

This Lambsfoot would have come in handy back then.

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The halcyon days of fish and chips Ed :) I remember walking to a small Yorkshire fishing village called Robin Hood's Bay in the early1980's. I bought fish and chips a few yards from where the incoming tide was lapping against the rocks, and ate them with my boots in the sea. Still the best fish and chips I have ever had :) Less than a decade later, I returned to the same place, and the staff had uniforms, the chips came in cardboard cones, the fish in polystyrene containers! It really wasn't the same :( :thumbsup:
scrteened porch said:
Those are two belt buckles I may never wear. The fish could hurt you, and the ship isn't a very rugged shade of blue.

I don't remember where it was where they gave me so many choices of fish. With our Greek guys, I had a lot more doner kebabs than fish. And sausages fried in batter. And yet I was thin in those days.
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For those who don't know, by one of life's incredible coincidences, in the mid 70's, me and Jer lived within a few yards of each other. drank in the same pubs, and ate out of the same takeaways! :eek: :cool: :D :thumbsup:

I was thin too Jer :D And I liked the saveloys they sold on Ladbroke Grove, which I had never encountered in Sheffield :D ;) Isn't that a long time ago brother? :) :thumbsup:
bigfish64 said:
Thanks Jack, it stopped raining, no sun yet. 😊 Can’t imagine having to turn on the heat this time of year. Hope it warms up for you soon. 👍
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Even here, it's pretty crazy Todd! :eek: :rolleyes: :D THanks buddy :) :thumbsup:
 
I've been carrying Man Jack, my stag "senator" lambsfoot for the past week. I'll post a sequence of pics of Man Jack for a "time-lapse photography" presentation of the knife's time with me. ;)
September 2015, soon after I won the knife in a GAW hosted by a BF member from Manchester, England (the "Man" in Man Jack comes from Manchester):
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May 2016, with some patina developing:
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November 2017, more than 2 years after its arrival:
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October 2018, with the Guardians Lambsfoot slip Dylan made that I use to carry my Lambsfoot of the Week, whatever the source of the lambsfoot:
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November 2019 (according to the date on my computer, but some of the photos taken at the same time show what looks like midsummer vegetation to me - maybe it took me several months to transfer pics from camera to computer??), note the relatively anemic coloring on the mark side of the knife:
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July 2020, on the campus of Aquinas College, which is only about 1.5 miles from my house and is pleasantly wooded and watered, so my daily walks take me there quite often, especially during the summer:
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- GT
 
I have several Lambfoot knives to choose from but my hand always seems to go first, to this no nonsense Rosewood Wines in 01 Tool Steel
Smooth edges all 'round, thin profile, perfectly proportioned, comfortably pinched and easily carried. A rock solid Lambfoot as it should be
And sharp as all get out. Not just some get out, all get out ... lookit

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tmd_87 said:
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Road trip to Wyoming. Carrying this for the majority of the trip.
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Looking good Taylor :) I hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip :) :thumbsup:
lambertiana said:
Riding in my suit coat pocket to church
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Great to see your 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot my friend, you've inspired me to carry mine :) :thumbsup:
scrteened porch said:
And we both bought our package liquor from Graham Alexander Bell!
Yes, indeed. 45 years or so amounts to a twinkling or two.
[I was going to do a picture with my egg-timer hourglass, but I can't find it.]
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And here's one with my kitchen goddess, because why not?
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A lot of water under the bridge since then mate :) Cool pics :cool: :thumbsup:
5K Qs said:
I've been carrying Man Jack, my stag "senator" lambsfoot for the past week. I'll post a sequence of pics of Man Jack for a "time-lapse photography" presentation of the knife's time with me. ;)
September 2015, soon after I won the knife in a GAW hosted by a BF member from Manchester, England (the "Man" in Man Jack comes from Manchester):
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May 2016, with some patina developing:
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November 2017, more than 2 years after its arrival:
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October 2018, with the Guardians Lambsfoot slip Dylan made that I use to carry my Lambsfoot of the Week, whatever the source of the lambsfoot:
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November 2019 (according to the date on my computer, but some of the photos taken at the same time show what looks like midsummer vegetation to me - maybe it took me several months to transfer pics from camera to computer??), note the relatively anemic coloring on the mark side of the knife:
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July 2020, on the campus of Aquinas College, which is only about 1.5 miles from my house and is pleasantly wooded and watered, so my daily walks take me there quite often, especially during the summer:
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- GT
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Fantastic photos Gary, I'd forgotten how your Lambsfoot got its name :) That's a nice campus, I'm glad you have it :) :thumbsup:
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Wonderful pics :cool: :thumbsup:

Good morning Guardians, another wet start to the week here in Yorkshire :rolleyes: Hope you all have a good one. Inspired by L lambertiana I'm starting mine with my 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot :) :thumbsup:

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Modoc ED said:
Sorry to hear that Jack. Back when I was stationed in Scotland, and we were headed back to base after the pubs closed, we'd make a stop at the Fish & Chips shop for Fish & Chips with a bit of salt sprinkled on them and a dash of malt vinegar. They were so good and back then (1968 - 1970) they were actually wrapped in real newspaper.

This Lambsfoot would have come in handy back then.

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Modoc ED said:
Fish & Chips with a bit of salt sprinkled on them and a dash of malt vinegar.
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Now you're talkin'. :p
Modoc ED said:
This Lambsfoot would have come in handy back then.
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Nice grain in that wood. 👌
 
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