Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Pt-Luso]

 

[JohnDF]

Let's hare it for a great Christmas... "Hare, Hare."

 

[cudgee]

Santa knows I like Jelly Babies.

Who doesn't. Especially the English dusted ones.

 

[cudgee]

That sounds like a fantastic Christmas Day Leon, I hope you enjoyed every minute of it mate, and that the hangover isn't too bad today

Was a fantastic day, till it went pair shaped, lost my mobile phone, a nightmare trying to get things cancelled on Boxing day, so that is not helping my fragile state. Went for a swim and steam this morning, that helped, but the couch is beckoning. Can't post photos till i get a new phone, then learn how to use it. Hope your day went well.

 

[flatblackcapo]

Merry Christmas Guardians

 

[Travman]

 

[Jack Black]

Was a fantastic day, till it went pair shaped, lost my mobile phone, a nightmare trying to get things cancelled on Boxing day, so that is not helping my fragile state. Went for a swim and steam this morning, that helped, but the couch is beckoning. Can't post photos till i get a new phone, then learn how to use it. Hope your day went well.

Oh no Leon, what rotten luck! Hope you're feeling better today, and that you sort a new phone out soon mate

Merry Christmas Guardians

Special Lamb

Good morning Guardians, hope everyone is feeling spry and sprightly today, and that you have a nice day Apparently there's a chance of snow today...well, it'll make a change from rain! Got my Charlie Lamb in my pocket, and a twinkle in my eye

 

[cudgee]

what rotten luck!

No mate, it was me being an imbecile.

 

[Jack Black]

No mate, it was me being an imbecile.

Well, we've all done that!

 

[Pt-Luso]

A superb old lambsfoot example, José!

Many thanks, Gary.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[screened porch]

How fate loves a jest. I found all those Christmas records and my record player didn't work.

Sorry, that's stereo component system. This is the twentieth century, after all.

 

[Jack Black]

How fate loves a jest. I found all those Christmas records and my record player didn't work.

Sorry, that's stereo component system. This is the twentieth century, after all.

Oh no! Nice Lambsfoot pic though

 

[JohnDF]

Especially the English dusted ones

Right? I have to hide them from my kids or they'd be gone already.

Beautiful knife and picture, Jack... Fingers crossed for snow for you.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians and Happy Boxing Day

 

[Jack Black]

Beautiful knife and picture, Jack... Fingers crossed for snow for you.

Thanks John, I heard snow has fallen just a couple of miles away, but none here so far

Good Morning Guardians and Happy Boxing Day

Great pic buddy

Just cracking open a beer

 

[5K Qs]

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Very creative Christmas photo of your ebony WCLF, John!

I hesitate to admit it in this technically exalted company, but I love the Rada wheelie deelie for establishing an edge fast and easy.

Still under $10, I'm pretty sure.

Thanks for the suggestion; certainly lots of good reviews for this gizmo.
I have one of those Accusharp carbide-V pull through sharpeners, but haven't had a lot of success with that. I might be too timid to use it assertively after all the bad publicity that pull-thru sharpeners get here in BF.

I prefer Ebony to Horn, and the rat tail bolsters make it very special.

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Nice pic Gary, and it's nice to see one of @Pàdruig 's slips
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Great early day pics of your Black Jack Gary

That's interesting Gary, what do you think the issue is?
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No cake, but there were plenty of mince pies, and homemade Rocky Road

Thanks, Jack; whatever my lambsfoot of the week is, it gets carried in that Guardians pocket slip in my RFP (under a fistful of keys).

Thanks also for the positive comments about my Black Jack photos from back in 2018. The issue with sharpening Black Jack is my incompetence using a stone (technically a diamond paddle, I suppose). I seem to be adept at reviving an edge on almost every knife I have freehand on a ceramic candy dish lid, but when it comes to using a stone to reprofile a blade, or "thin it behind the edge" (which is essentially what I'd like to do to Black Jack), I'm hopeless. As far as I know, I've never raised a burr on an edge in any of my attempts to sharpen a blade using my DMT diamond "stones".

Those Christmas treats look fantastic, Jack, especially the chocolatey ones!!

Handsome scarring and coloration on your stag lambsfoot, Kevin!

I have rust on my bolster.

Poor old Jake
Has a bolster ache!
I'll bet you can clean that up quite easily, though.

Better than, “Blisters on my fingers !”

"You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer!"

Three kings Gary I hope you have a very Happy Christmas my friend

Thanks, Jack, and I hope your Day was merry and bright!
If my lambs are 3 kings, I suppose I could continue posting Christmasy photos until Jan. 6!!

Merry Christmas to everyone.

Your ironwood is so impressive in the sunshine, José!

Good morning! I’ll be using my Lambsfoot later today to cut up veggies for our soup, it’s up for the task. The backdrop today is a hand-painted Christmas card from a local artist and family friend Lynn Reznick. We framed it years ago.View attachment 1707863

Todd, your stag lamb has sure got its groove back!!

Merry Christmas Guardians!

Sublime knife, Rob!

Cool pic Gary!

Live Long and Prosper... and Merry Christmas, GT.

Merry Christmas to all the Guardians past and presentI’m not sure if I want my shields up, especially if Santa can’t get through. Then again if he can go down a chimney shields will not impede him!

Thanks for your enterprising comments on my starship ornament, gents!

Definitely Gary! Great pic Schoolboys here traditionally sang 'While Shepherds washed their socks by night...', a line that dates back to as early as 1700 apparently

Thanks again, Jack.

Good Morning Guardians and Merry Christmas.

Wondrous seasonal post, John; thanks!

- GT

 

[screened porch]

I have one of those Accusharp carbide-V pull through sharpeners, but haven't had a lot of success with that. I might be too timid to use it assertively after all the bad publicity that pull-thru sharpeners get here in BF.

I've had mixed success with that sort of thing. Maybe no good with too much thickness behind the edge? Maybe something astrological?

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks, Jack; whatever my lambsfoot of the week is, it gets carried in that Guardians pocket slip in my RFP (under a fistful of keys).

That's cool Gary, don't wear holes in your pockets with all those keys

Thanks also for the positive comments about my Black Jack photos from back in 2018. The issue with sharpening Black Jack is my incompetence using a stone (technically a diamond paddle, I suppose). I seem to be adept at reviving an edge on almost every knife I have freehand on a ceramic candy dish lid, but when it comes to using a stone to reprofile a blade, or "thin it behind the edge" (which is essentially what I'd like to do to Black Jack), I'm hopeless. As far as I know, I've never raised a burr on an edge in any of my attempts to sharpen a blade using my DMT diamond "stones".

I'm intrigued, do you think it's a problem getting the angle consistent? If so, maybe one of the many guided systems might be helpful, or there are even simple guides, which can be attached to a stone (like below). I do hope you can resolve the problem Gary

Those Christmas treats look fantastic, Jack, especially the chocolatey ones!!

They were very tasty! In fact I only had the chocolate ones (the others were actually white chocolate)

Thanks, Jack, and I hope your Day was merry and bright!
If my lambs are 3 kings, I suppose I could continue posting Christmasy photos until Jan. 6!!

Go for it my friend, as I'm sure you know, in Spain, they're still receiving gifts in their zapatos then!

 

[bigfish64]

Todd, your stag lamb has sure got its groove back!!


- GT

Thanks Gary, I think it’s pretty groovy too.