Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Good morning Guardians, I don't usually get a chance to check in on Thursday mornings, but with all Covid regulations abolished here now*, they're packing people onto the buses again, so I thought I'd hang on a while, and go after the rush. Had a few problems with my internet connection the past 24 hours, so I'm hoping that's short-lived. It's going to be another hot day here, by British standards. Hope everyone has a good day :thumbsup:

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* New infections are up 40% to 333,870 in the past week, deaths are up 60% to 366 in the same period.
 
jj - that's a great Duo of fine looking wood there!

Jack- that Hartshead is something I never get sick of seeing - love it! It looks like a fine Vintage already with it's faithful use it has been given.
 
Campbellclanman said:
Jack- that Hartshead is something I never get sick of seeing - love it! It looks like a fine Vintage already with it's faithful use it has been given.
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Thanks Duncan, it's definitely been my pocket champion these past two years :) :thumbsup:

I had fun at the market, and even had a little cake ;) Annoyingly the High Street opticians couldn't repair my distance glasses, so I have to buy a new pair - imagine that! :mad: Another hot and humid day here, and I'm looking forward to a beer in the garden this evening :) :thumbsup:

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mitch4ging mitch4ging - Dennis, if you're looking in, here's a pic of that old pipe-wrench that caught your eye last week :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
Looks like the makings of a good evening there JJ :) :thumbsup:
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It certainly was, thanks Jack!!! :) :thumbsup:
Jack Black said:
Good morning Guardians, I don't usually get a chance to check in on Thursday mornings, but with all Covid regulations abolished here now*, they're packing people onto the buses again, so I thought I'd hang on a while, and go after the rush. Had a few problems with my internet connection the past 24 hours, so I'm hoping that's short-lived. It's going to be another hot day here, by British standards. Hope everyone has a good day :thumbsup:

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* New infections are up 40% to 333,870 in the past week, deaths are up 60% to 366 in the same period.
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Great looking pocket slip for your Hartshead beauty!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: I've noticed climbing Covid rates here, in the Ventura, CA region, since they unleashed the population, as well! o_O
Jack Black said:
had fun at the market, and even had a little cake ;) Annoyingly the High Street opticians couldn't repair my distance glasses, so I have to buy a new pair - imagine that! :mad: Another hot and humid day here, and I'm looking forward to a beer in the garden this evening :) :thumbsup:

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mitch4ging mitch4ging mitch4ging mitch4ging - Dennis, if you're looking in, here's a pic of that old pipe-wrench that caught your eye last week :thumbsup:

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It's always very cool to see your awesome tool finds; the cake looks pretty sweet, too! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
JJ Cahill said:
It certainly was, thanks Jack!!! :) :thumbsup:

Great looking pocket slip for your Hartshead beauty!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: I've noticed climbing Covid rates here, in the Ventura, CA region, since they unleashed the population, as well! o_O

It's always very cool to see your awesome tool finds; the cake looks pretty sweet, too! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Thank you for the kind words JJ :) The pocket slip was a very kind gift from our own JohnDF JohnDF :) The cake was sold as 'School Tart', and it certainly looks like something I might have been served at school :D Quite tasty though :thumbsup:
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I got a new one today....i believe it qualifies as a lambsfoot, if not i will edit my post. I hadn't seen a friction folder one yet so i scooped this one up. View attachment 1605000
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Nice find Kevin, that's a Sheldon Knife, and if you want to know more about the pattern (there are several different blade variants), there's a thread about them here :) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Thank you for the kind words JJ :) The pocket slip was a very kind gift from our own JohnDF JohnDF :) The cake was sold as 'School Tart', and it certainly looks like something I might have been served at school :D Quite tasty though :thumbsup:

Nice find Kevin, that's a Sheldon Knife, and if you want to know more about the pattern (there are several different blade variants), there's a thread about them here :) :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the link jack. I love finding unique knives and finding out the history of them.
 
I wanted to get in on the lambsfoot and whiskey pictures, and my wife bought me a nice bottle while we take a little vacation on the beach, but I didn't get a chance until after the kids were all asleep. It was well after sundown, stars were out, but there was still some color on the western horizon, so I decided to test out my phone's night mode. I am pretty impressed actually!

Cheers and good evening from the Oregon Coast to the Guardians all over the world.

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Jack Black said:
Thank you for the kind words JJ :) The pocket slip was a very kind gift from our own JohnDF JohnDF JohnDF JohnDF :) The cake was sold as 'School Tart', and it certainly looks like something I might have been served at school :D Quite tasty though :thumbsup:
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And an awesome gift it is! From what I've seen in your market images, you have quite a cool area to shop; the cake looked like a winner (love the "School Tart" moniker! :)) :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 
I would like to make a comment, but i need to be careful, i don't want to transgress any Guardian rules. I have noticed something over the last week, but it especially came to fruition today. The interest that Jack has sparked in the Lambsfoot knife needs to be recognized, and today proved it. My history with the Lambsfoot has been well documented on this thread, i knew about the knife, but not much of it's history when i joined the Guardians. But i probably knew a bit more than most here, but to see the interest in the Lambsfoot now is quite astonishing. Last year while bored out of my tiny little brain in lockdown, i broke down all the figures for the Guardians thread since it's inception, just amazing for a style of knife that not many had heard of before Jack started this thread. But when the well respected Charlie Campagna was involved with GEC to release the first American made Lamb, then it really took off, every man and his dog wanted one. At the same time another knife was released of a similar blade shape, the 93, and one of the most popular releases of a GEC if you read all the comments and posts, and then there was the release of the 2019 Forum knife also one the the most popular forum knives according to a lot of members. I will try and be discreet here, but one of the oldest style blades is the spear, and very popular still today, but this is the thing i have noticed over the last week. GEC released a key ring knife, a shape similar to a Lamb, and a spear. All the Similar to the Lamb sold out very quickly, the spear hung around for a while, a fair while in one case. There was a release today, about 6 hours ago, all the not quite Lamb gone, i can still get the other one as i type, a GEC still sitting on shelves 6 hours after release who would of thought. The purpose of my rant is to just say how popular the Lambsfoot has become, after hardly anyone knowing about it, it is credit to Jack, Charlie and all who visit this most welcoming place. If i have broken any guide lines, i will delete this post no questions asked. :thumbsup: Nothing to see here, move on.🤣🤣🤣;)🤝
 
seas165 said:
Thanks for the link jack. I love finding unique knives and finding out the history of them.
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Those Sheldon knives were sold on both sides of The Pond, with various names, and with a number of manufacturers stamps, and yet have slipped into obscurity, so it's always nice to see one. I had intended to do an SFO of the pattern. I hope you find the other thread interesting, for me, when Mr Sheldon's grandson contributes, it is one of those magic BF moments :) :thumbsup:
cudgee said:
When it comes to Sheffield history, you " Da " man. :) :thumbsup:.
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LOL Thanks pal! :D :thumbsup:
abbydaddy said:
I wanted to get in on the lambsfoot and whiskey pictures, and my wife bought me a nice bottle while we take a little vacation on the beach, but I didn't get a chance until after the kids were all asleep. It was well after sundown, stars were out, but there was still some color on the western horizon, so I decided to test out my phone's night mode. I am pretty impressed actually!

Cheers and good evening from the Oregon Coast to the Guardians all over the world.

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That looks like a lovely spot my friend, very atmospheric pics :) I hope you enjoy the rest of your vacation, and the rest of that bottle ;) :thumbsup:
JJ Cahill said:
And an awesome gift it is! From what I've seen in your market images, you have quite a cool area to shop; the cake looked like a winner (love the "School Tart" moniker! :)) :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Thanks JJ, the market isn't what it used to be I'm afraid, the city council have been trying to gentrify it for years, and high rents have led to fewer traders. I'll keep supporting it while it's there though :) :thumbsup:
cudgee said:
I would like to make a comment, but i need to be careful, i don't want to transgress any Guardian rules. I have noticed something over the last week, but it especially came to fruition today. The interest that Jack has sparked in the Lambsfoot knife needs to be recognized, and today proved it. My history with the Lambsfoot has been well documented on this thread, i knew about the knife, but not much of it's history when i joined the Guardians. But i probably knew a bit more than most here, but to see the interest in the Lambsfoot now is quite astonishing. Last year while bored out of my tiny little brain in lockdown, i broke down all the figures for the Guardians thread since it's inception, just amazing for a style of knife that not many had heard of before Jack started this thread. But when the well respected Charlie Campagna was involved with GEC to release the first American made Lamb, then it really took off, every man and his dog wanted one. At the same time another knife was released of a similar blade shape, the 93, and one of the most popular releases of a GEC if you read all the comments and posts, and then there was the release of the 2019 Forum knife also one the the most popular forum knives according to a lot of members. I will try and be discreet here, but one of the oldest style blades is the spear, and very popular still today, but this is the thing i have noticed over the last week. GEC released a key ring knife, a shape similar to a Lamb, and a spear. All the Similar to the Lamb sold out very quickly, the spear hung around for a while, a fair while in one case. There was a release today, about 6 hours ago, all the not quite Lamb gone, i can still get the other one as i type, a GEC still sitting on shelves 6 hours after release who would of thought. The purpose of my rant is to just say how popular the Lambsfoot has become, after hardly anyone knowing about it, it is credit to Jack, Charlie and all who visit this most welcoming place. If i have broken any guide lines, i will delete this post no questions asked. :thumbsup: Nothing to see here, move on.🤣🤣🤣;)🤝
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Thanks for your kind words Leon, and for treading carefully ;) It has certainly been fascinating to watch the inexorable rise of the Lambsfoot :) It's such a great pattern and blade shape though :thumbsup:

Edit - I spend a lot of time lamenting the fact that quality Lambsfoot knives aren't more readily available to posters here, but looking at that thread, I sure wouldn't want to have to deal with that lolly scramble! :eek: Not a Lambsfoot, but it's an elegant blade, and I think you make a valid and interesting point mate :thumbsup:

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone has had a good week. I went down the road to see a pal of mine, and his missus, and we sat outside drinking beer and rum, before I walked back home. There were lots of friendly people sitting out in the streets of my neighbourhood, and a very nice atmosphere. I doubt many folks won't be grateful for the slightly cooler weather today though. I decided to carry an Old Friend today :) Have a good Friday Guardians, the weekend is almost here :thumbsup:

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