Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Bubber]

Yup! I can definitely spot it! Was it really 2017?! Where has the time gone? I have happy memories of the lead up to and the delivery of that lovely SFO run of yours.

Our hike was really nice. Here Tucker and I took a quick moment to pose for a photo.

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The hike was only 3.5 miles, but with nearly 700 feet of elevation gain packed into it, we'd all worked up an appetite by the time we got home. So, rather than waiting for the Super Bowl like we'd planned, we pulled the chili from the fridge, heated it up, and had it for an early lunch.

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As is our Super Bowl Tradition, it's ladled on top of Tater Tots. BTW, the 2017 Guardian's Edition was on serrano pepper slicing duty.



Thanks, GT! It's nice to be back and also great to see you posting again as well, my friend. Your posts may be commonplace again now, but I remember missing your presence the last time I was anywhere near a regular here.

50-60 miles of urban trekking is an amazing weekly routine! Well done!






You said it, fellas! Lambsfoot kives love to be put to work! It'll give you its all, then after a bit of care and feeding it'll be ready to do it all again the next day.

Speaking of care and feeding, I just gave my standard buffalo horn and AR SFO (my most carried examples) an overdue touch-up on their edges. Looking forward to finding work for them soon.

In the mean time, it's nearly time for the Super Bowl. Enjoy it and the rest of your weekend, everyone!

Looks great! Also looks like a good time was had by all! I don't know what's worse on my body the hiking or the 90lb lab pulling on me!!

 

[Jack Black]

Looks tasty Jack, it’s leftovers from the game last night for lunch, probably for the next several days. Have a great day Guardians. View attachment 1742359

That looks delicious Todd Nice pic

Real beauties there Jack. You have very fine taste in knives.

The Senator I am privileged to get as a result of @draggat 's GAW has very similar stag covers to Man Jack...maybe they are related? LOL

Many thanks Bill, you're very kind

cigarrodog thanks for the kind words. Your George Wostenholm Lambsfoot is a real beauty and has a lot of character.

GEORGE WOSTENHOLM​

ARGUABLY SHEFFIELD'S FINEST CUTLER, FOREVER ASSOCIATED WITH THE I*XL BOWIES OF THE GREAT AMERICAN BOWIE KNIFE ERA.

WOSTENHOLM'S EARLY HISTORY​

In the mid-1700’s, there was reputedly a cutler by the name of George Wolstenholme (b 1717) working in the village of Stannington, near Sheffield (the supposed birthplace of the Barlow pocket knife). However it took three generations and one name change for the company to really make its mark on Sheffield’s cutlery history.

George’s son Henry was apprenticed to his father and in the 1750s was granted the use of the words “spring knife” by the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire - spring knife being the term of the day for what is known now as a folding pocket knife. Henry’s son, a second George (b 1775), after having been apprenticed to another cutler, John Mickelthwaite, joined his father’s concern and the two continued in cutlery production until Henry died in 1803.

Originally the family name was spelt ‘Wolstenholme’ but, story has it that the second George found this name too long for smaller knives so he omitted the letters ‘l’ and ‘e’. The name has been spelt Wostenholm ever since.

The second George moved production to Sheffield where he built the fabled Rockingham Works (known locally as the Rockingham Wheel) in around 1810. Knives made in this factory and marked “Rockingham Works” are highly prized by knife collectors to this day.

GEORGE WOSTENHOLM 1800-1876​

The third George Wostenholm (b1800) served his apprenticeship under his father at Rockingham Works. The first entry in The Sheffield City Directory (which incorrectly spells the name!) confirming the father and son partnership comes from 1825;

"WOLSTENHOLME, GEORGE & SON, manufacturers of table knives and forks, pen, pocket and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street"

In 1834, following is father’s death, the third George Wostenholm took the company reins. Although the company had achieved considerable success under his father, it was the third George that catapulted Wostenholms to the head of Sheffield knife making. He was an incredibly astute and fiercely determined businessman.

WOSTENHOLM AND THE USA​

Wostenholms were selling knives to America as early as 1830 through a partnership with a William Stenton. George’s sales trips to America began soon after, and subsequently he established offices from New York across to San Fransisco through which he could service growing demand for his craftsmen made I*XL knives. George himself is reported to have made a great many visits to America at a time when trans-Atlantic passage would have been arduous to say the least.

WASHINGTON WORKS​

The company, driven by George’s domination of the American market, expanded rapidly such that it was moved, in 1848 to the larger Washington Works on Wellington Street. This left the firm perfectly placed to cope with demand from the following decade; the 1850’s would prove to be the peak of the great American Bowie knife era.

The name of the factory was a clue to how enamoured George had become with America. Earlier, in 1845, he had built his home, Kenwood Hall, amongst leafy streets of Sharrow and Nether Edge which he also designed, in collaboration with a Thomas Steade, to replicate those of Kenwood Village by Oneida Lake in New York State.

Washington Works was the largest cutlery works of its time, placing cutlery manufacture under one roof of a reported 800 employees and breaking with the established method of small scale cutlery production by Sheffield’s “Little Mesters”.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION BOWIE KNIVES​

It is important to note that expansion was never to the detriment of quality. To demonstrate his firm’s mastery of the art of cutlery, for The Great Exhibition of 1851, Wostenholm made three exquisite Bowie Knives which he had commissioned the eminent English artist Alfred Stevens to design. The company won the highest prize medal; the first of many awards bestowed upon Wostenholms throughout the world for outstanding quality.

George served as Master Cutler to the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire in 1856. His dedication to his company had meant that he had previously declined the role on two separate occasions. Sheffield lost one of its most famous sons George died in 1876 but his legacy lives on and Wostenholm is still one of the world’s most instantly recognisable knife brands to this day.

THE I*XL TRADEMARK​

The I*XL trademark had originally been registered in 1787 to a W A Smith. The mark books of The Company of Cutlers show I*XL being registered to Wostenholm’s in 1831. I*XL was not only present on Wostenholm’s Bowie Knives. Wostenholm also made a vast range of folding knives which also proudly bore the I*XL markings and were carried in the pockets of a great many Americans.

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Helpful link Bill, but since it is a vendor's site, it puts you in breach of the Bladeforums rules I'm afraid There nothing wrong with pasting in the actual content though, as in my quote above

Guardians, Post Super Bowl Sunday; it's hangover Monday but my Ebony is still hanging with me.

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Oh no! I checked to see if today was a national holiday there, this morning Bill! Seems like it'd be a good idea Hope you feel better soon Your ebony Lamb is looking good my friend

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Rose Beast is looking delightful Jer

A brilliant start to your day, Jack.

Thank you, Bill. Really enjoyed the great read. A nice dark ebony lamb is a thing of joy.

Good Morning Guardians.

Thank you Harvey, that's a stunning photo of your Charlie Lamb

 

[Bubber]

Looks tasty Jack, it’s leftovers from the game last night for lunch, probably for the next several days. Have a great day Guardians. View attachment 1742359

I tell you what. Being active on this forum is getting bad for my height!

 

[Jack Black]

My 1st lambfoot.12 days in transit from Sheffield to Florida.Fit and finish much better than expected and real good walk and talk.I was disappointed that tang stamp wasn’t A.Wright…but i was informed that A.Wright uses 3 different stamps.I am very happy overall with my purchase just supprised the hand made knife arrived dull,it would only tear paper.Fixed now!View attachment 1742465

Congratulations, and welcome to the Guardians I think that tang stamp looks good, Wright's use a lot of stamps, since they make knives and parts for various different firms. Their stock knives are often dull, though I think that is a minor flaw compared to others you might find, and at least they have not messed the edge up, as they sometimes do

 

[cigarrodog]

Thank you Harvey, that's a stunning photo of your Charlie Lamb

Thank you Jack.

 

[Jack Black]

Had a scone with my afternoon cuppa earlier

 

[cigarrodog]

Had a scone with my afternoon cuppa earlier

MMM MMM Good.

 

[Jack Black]

MMM MMM Good.

Thanks Harvey

 

[JohnDF]

Looks good, Jack.

 

[Modoc ED]

Three years ago when I was going to the dentist for biopsies, etc., I ran across a copy of "Ranger Rick" magazine. In it was a very interesting article about "Wombat Poop" and I shared it with all you Guardians. Every February since then, I've shared the Wombat Poop article for all the old Guardians, as a refresher, and now for the new Guardians who might not have seen it. Enjoy!!! It's a great article.

 

[donn]

Steller peak into your environs, David. Cheers!

Your welcome.

though accomodation prices have gone through the roof

Check out Travelodge. Due to the clownfest over the past two years some of our chain hotels are doing crazy deals. I stayed in London for £35 a night at the weekend last autumn. Of course as things seem to be recovering and with school half-term and then Easter coming up this may change.

I don't think I've ever had a pint in Stockport mate. Those are Leeds prices!

I've heard Stockport referred to as 'the devil's armpit'. Something to do with the main street being 200ft below Manchester Airport's main approach.

Done nuffin' today. Hope everyone's week has got off to a good start.

 

[Jack Black]

Looks good, Jack.

It was a tasty snack John

Three years ago when I was going to the dentist for biopsies, etc., I ran across a copy of "Ranger Rick" magazine. In it was a very interesting article about "Wombat Poop" and I shared it with all you Guardians. Every February since then, I've shared the Wombat Poop article for all the old Guardians, as a refresher, and now for the new Guardians who might not have seen it. Enjoy!!! It's a great article.
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The thread that keeps on giving!

Check out Travelodge. Due to the clownfest over the past two years some of our chain hotels are doing crazy deals. I stayed in London for £35 a night at the weekend last autumn. Of course as things seem to be recovering and with school half-term and then Easter coming up this may change.

I'll check that out David, I need to go down to London sometime soon. That's less than half what I'm paying in Castleton. Yes, I guess so, though I'm pretty flexible in terms of dates. During the school holidays, you're hard-pressed to find as much as a ditch to bivvy in in the Peak District!

I've heard Stockport referred to as 'the devil's armpit'. Something to do with the main street being 200ft below Manchester Airport's main approach.

Done nuffin' today. Hope everyone's week has got off to a good start.

That's a cool pic David

 

[Campbellclanman]

Just lurking of late, forgive me.
Things are really happening and insanely busy, Sue and I are packing up and moving down south to a beautiful spot called Napier, so in these past weeks we have had very little time to do anything.
Loving This Thread!
Have an awesome day folks!

 

[Jack Black]

Just lurking of late, forgive me.
Things are really happening and insanely busy, Sue and I are packing up and moving down south to a beautiful spot called Napier, so in these past weeks we have had very little time to do anything.
Loving This Thread!
Have an awesome day folks!

Nice of you to pop in Duncan Blimey, you're going for it mate! Hope everything goes well The firm where my dad spent most of his working life - James Neill & Co (Sheffield) Ltd was on Napier Street. <any years later, my daughter had a pub which backed onto it

 

[Onebigbill]

That looks delicious Todd Nice pic

Many thanks Bill, you're very kind

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Helpful link Bill, but since it is a vendor's site, it puts you in breach of the Bladeforums rules I'm afraid There nothing wrong with pasting in the actual content though, as in my quote above

Oh no! I checked to see if today was a national holiday there, this morning Bill! Seems like it'd be a good idea Hope you feel better soon Your ebony Lamb is looking good my friend

Rose Beast is looking delightful Jer

Thank you Harvey, that's a stunning photo of your Charlie Lamb

Sorry about that Jack - strictly unintentional. I cut and pasted George Wostenholm so as to get the spelling correct and lo and behold it carried all the info with it. I have since deleted it all of the web info from my post.

 

[cudgee]

My 1st lambfoot.12 days in transit from Sheffield to Florida.Fit and finish much better than expected and real good walk and talk.I was disappointed that tang stamp wasn’t A.Wright…but i was informed that A.Wright uses 3 different stamps.I am very happy overall with my purchase just supprised the hand made knife arrived dull,it would only tear paper.Fixed now!View attachment 1742465

Welcome, and it looks like a really nice knife. The subject of any knives sharpness when leaving the factory can be the cause of many a heated discussions, and can cause much conjecture. Me personally, i prefer them a bit dull, then i can put my own edge and finish on them, but that's just me. But really like your latest addition. Hopefully you will enjoy using it as much as the rest of us addicts here.

 

[cudgee]

Three years ago when I was going to the dentist for biopsies, etc., I ran across a copy of "Ranger Rick" magazine. In it was a very interesting article about "Wombat Poop" and I shared it with all you Guardians. Every February since then, I've shared the Wombat Poop article for all the old Guardians, as a refresher, and now for the new Guardians who might not have seen it. Enjoy!!! It's a great article.

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Love the character of the wood ED, just looks well loved and super cool.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[cudgee]

Keeping my Lambsfoot content up.

 

[Jack Black]

Sorry about that Jack - strictly unintentional. I cut and pasted George Wostenholm so as to get the spelling correct and lo and behold it carried all the info with it. I have since deleted it all of the web info from my post.

No worries Bill, just thought I'd let you know - though the days of infractions and suspensions (which once existed here) are over now!

Welcome, and it looks like a really nice knife. The subject of any knives sharpness when leaving the factory can be the cause of many a heated discussions, and can cause much conjecture. Me personally, i prefer them a bit dull, then i can put my own edge and finish on them, but that's just me. But really like your latest addition. Hopefully you will enjoy using it as much as the rest of us addicts here.

Yeah, I'd rather have a dull edge I can sharpen, than a mangled edge I need to reprofile, or one that is beyond even that

I'd also rather put the final edge on myself, by hand, rather than have someone heat the edge up on a wheel, and damage the HT. Not that that always happens, but it can do