Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Onebigbill said:
Thanks Jack, hope your day has gone well so far.
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Thank you Bill, it has :) I had coffee and cheesecake with my pal (the cheesecake was so good, I insisted on him taking a piece home for his wife). I went to pick up a package from my PO Box, which contained a very thoughtful gift from my friend H herder . I went into town to pick up a little shopping, and had lunch there, before coming home again. Now I'm just having a cup of tea :) Hope you have a great day buddy :thumbsup:
 
cudgee said:
I want to emphasize this has nothing to do with the purchasing process, this is about delivery. I have been on the hunt for a knife that belongs in this thread for just over 2 years, finally fluked one. It has to come from England, now i have never has a problem having cutlery posted from the United Kingdom, but our postal service is just buckling, with the 2 main states in lockdown, everyone is shopping online, and i did not want to risk losing this purchase in a backlog. Anyway i have a couple of forwarding companies that i have used before without a hitch, so i went that way, no drama. The parcel got from London to Melbourne via Sydney in 7 days, that is about 11,000 miles, the last part of the journey is 6 miles. It has sat in the Melbourne depot for 3 weeks now, they said they would not deliver to a post office box address, never been an issue before. You cannot ring them, is an automated answering machine, they have not replied to any of my email requests, i contacted the forwarding company, they seemed disinterested, till i fired off an email expressing my anger, frustration and actions i was prepared to take. So this is the wash up, at 4.15PM this Friday afternoon, my text message pinged on the phone and an email from the delivery company arrived at exactly the same time. The companies office hours are 9-5 Monday to Thursday and 9-4.30 Friday. Messages said, your parcel is ready for pick up, during the above office hours, if not picked up in 5 business days, will be returned to sender. Too late to go today, so i have to drive over then home again to pick up my goods on Monday, which i paid a company to deliver. This is what passes as customer service these days, " what i should have had 3 weeks ago, will take a month for me to get, as long as i pick it up." Me thinks it Amazing.
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I have my first lambs foot just arrived today pictures in a moment.

New Zealand February 2020 I sent a Kiwi souvenir to a lass in Romania she never received,it it arrived to me in England in July 2021 it had been on a world tour and had even been in Romania I am careful to write from small and to in large letters.
 
My first one arrived today.

From the photos it looked easy to open with my poor grip,it was hooray.
The blade is not centred but it matters not as its fine in use,the edge is true and no dings..
It was blunt but easy sharpened and I am not good at that.
The materials are very basic,I like the pattern, but not the handle material the wooden ones on here I like a lot better.
It has a very good snap when I open it,and its in a straight line whic I also like..
Buying online is a bit hit and miss you cant go by price for quality.
The millband has arrived so I can fix the handle ding,I had never heard of it before it looks like very useful stuff.
I think this will make an ideal workshop/garage knife for scoring gaskets, opening spares,cutting fuel line etc.
 
Johnnythefox said:
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Great pictures, thanks for sharing them. 🤠 :thumbsup:
 
Johnnythefox said:
New Zealand February 2020 I sent a Kiwi souvenir to a lass in Romania she never received,it it arrived to me in England in July 2021 it had been on a world tour and had even been in Romania I am careful to write from small and to in large letters.
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I know what you mean! :eek: The most annoying ones I've had, and it's happened at least twice, are with the small cards you get from the Post Office stating you have customs fees to pay on an incoming package (which are often overcharged in my experience). One way to pay the fee is by affixing stamps to the card, and putting it back in the post, but they then deliver the card, rather than the package! :rolleyes:
Johnnythefox said:
My first one arrived today.

From the photos it looked easy to open with my poor grip,it was hooray.
The blade is not centred but it matters not as its fine in use,the edge is true and no dings..
It was blunt but easy sharpened and I am not good at that.
The materials are very basic,I like the pattern, but not the handle material the wooden ones on here I like a lot better.
It has a very good snap when I open it,and its in a straight line whic I also like..
Buying online is a bit hit and miss you cant go by price for quality.
The millband has arrived so I can fix the handle ding,I had never heard of it before it looks like very useful stuff.
I think this will make an ideal workshop/garage knife for scoring gaskets, opening spares,cutting fuel line etc.
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Congratulations. Those knives are not works of art, but the steel is usually decent, and takes a good edge. I guess you always have the option to replace the covers. I came across the Milliput on a walking stick supplies site, but haven't used mine yet. It gets good reviews :thumbsup:
Johnnythefox said:
I spent some time cleaning it up,it cuts well now.
I took it out on my motorbike in the beautiful English countryside.
I was treated to 2 Apaches I expect from Middle Wallop on a training exercase you can just see one in a photo.























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Welcome to the Guardians! :thumbsup: Be sure to check out the Guardians map link in post 1 ;) Great pics, that looks like a beautiful place to stop for a cup of coffee :) :thumbsup:
 
Yesterday JohnDF JohnDF seemed a little concerned about my Lambsfoot, so I wanted to share this picture today to reassure him that the changes in the knife are all beneficial. Based on the discussions yesterday, I cleaned the handle gently and then rubbed the scales with a very lightly oiled cloth. The result (along with more time in the slip) was a more evened out and rich grain. Right now, it is probably as close to what the wood looked like new that it will ever be.

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abbydaddy said:
Yesterday JohnDF JohnDF seemed a little concerned about my Lambsfoot, so I wanted to share this picture today to reassure him that the changes in the knife are all beneficial. Based on the discussions yesterday, I cleaned the handle gently and then rubbed the scales with a very lightly oiled cloth. The result (along with more time in the slip) was a more evened out and rich grain. Right now, it is probably as close to what the wood looked like new that it will ever be.

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Nice! :cool: So those slips have magical properties! :cool: :) :thumbsup:
 
btb01 said:
Done...



...done...



...and done. :thumbsup:

(If a skull bead is good, then a pirate skull bead is better, right?) :D





Doh! I'd completely forgot about the "Zombie Knife" laws in the UK! Obviously we couldn't ask any respectable Sheffield cutler to produce an illegally-green-colored knife, so I've made an adjustment there, as well.

Boy, this thing is really coming along nicely! (I almost typed that with a straight face...) I wish we could do the annual forum knife in this manner; make a suggestion, and BOOM!, it goes on the knife! :thumbsup: :D

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Barrett - that is a sweet looking setup! May I ask who makes that Pirate Bead or where you obtained it? I'm kind of obsessing over it now..
 
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