Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Pt-Luso]

 

[JohnDF]

Looks like you are really dressed for an adventure, Jack.

 

[JohnDF]

Jack, I found you a new barber in town...

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians and Happy Saturday
Hope your weekends are off to a good start and you all find something fun to do.

 

[5K Qs]

Well done Gary, those are great pics



Thanks again my friend It's true that the more miserable the weather, the better a thick stew or soup tastes, I think
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Jack, I agree about food (and often drink) tasting better in bad weather. Thanks for the photo compliment; the food photo with Valley Jack was a repost of a failed chip butty attempt (inside out) on Yorkshire Day.

It's Whiter Shade of Pale slumbers here again.

For this morning, also a Golden Lambsfoot. Not a great photo, but the sun is shining this morning, so that's a great thing!

Amen on the desirability of sunshine, Dennis! I really like your photo, although I'm not sure I recognize the knife.

Jer, when I went out about 5:30am Friday to shovel a spot for our short-legged dog to do his business, it was still snowing. I estimate we got less the 3" of snow overnight Thursday. But by the time I went out with broom and shovel at 9am yesterday to remove snow in earnest, the sky was blue and the sun shined on me the entire 2 hours I spent on sidewalks, stairs, dog trails, and driveway. With Abbey Road side 2 still influencing me, I repeatedly was singing to myself, "Sun, Sun, Sun, here it comes!" and quoting an illustrious Guardian who often asserts that "Spring is just around the corner!"

Thank you, GT.

Well done, GT.
But I think you passed official Guardian status years ago.
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Thanks, John; never hurts to have a "recommitment ceremony".

Good Morning Guardians
I didn't get a chance to post this picture last night, so it will be my morning picture.

So much variety among people's tastes! That looks like a great meal to me, but I'd have the potato in one big baked piece and the asparagus cut into many little disks. (And then I'd probably smush the potato and mix the asparagus disks into it.)

Great pictures Gary.

Thanks Gary, it’s my favorite for sure, just a little big and thick for easy pocket carry, so it gets the bulk of the food prep duties.

Thanks for the photo props, Todd.
I currently have about a dozen pocket knives in a mug in the kitchen, and they all get turns for food prep. But they all get occasional pocket carry too, since I almost always wear rather loose carpenter jeans held up by suspenders, so I don't think I have a knife that I consider too big for pocket carry.

You just raised the bar Gary! The Shovelamb is bound to catch on!!
Epic quote post this morning! Kind of gives me a synopsis of what I've been missing!

Thanks, Dennis. Good to see you here!
Gotta tell you though, if you're depending on me for a synopsis of lambsfoot thread news, that's like "the blind leading the blind" given how seldom I've been posting so far in 2022!

Valley Jack for me this week. Here's are some mark-side photos of him soon after his arrival almost exactly 3 years ago:





- GT

 

[JohnDF]

(And then I'd probably smush the potato and mix the asparagus disks into it.)

You must be Scandinavian.

That is one beautiful Lambsfoot, GT.

 

[cigarrodog]

Have a good one Guardians

Brilliant image of your HHB, Jack. You too, enjoy the weekend.

Sun, Sun, Sun, here it comes!"

And I thought I was the last of the Beatle Maniacs.

Valley Jack for me this week. Here's are some mark-side photos of him soon after his arrival almost exactly 3 years ago:

Superb Valley Jack, GT.

Good Morning Guardians

 

[Tyson A Wright]

That is a beauty! A swell center Lambsfoot! Whew! I like that.

 

[bigfish64]

Thanks for the photo props, Todd.
I currently have about a dozen pocket knives in a mug in the kitchen, and they all get turns for food prep. But they all get occasional pocket carry too, since I almost always wear rather loose carpenter jeans held up by suspenders, so I don't think I have a knife that I consider too big for pocket carry.




Valley Jack for me this week. Here's are some mark-side photos of him soon after his arrival almost exactly 3 years ago:
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- GT

Your Valley Jack is ready something special Gary.

 

[Jack Black]

Looks like you are really dressed for an adventure, Jack.

Thanks John, unfortunately, I forgot to put my Hartshead Barlow in my pocket, so carried my Ebony '18 again! I didn't realise until I pulled it out to take a pic on my hike!

Jack, I found you a new barber in town...

What a brilliant idea! I might have to suggest that to Barber Brian!

Good Morning Guardians and Happy Saturday
Hope your weekends are off to a good start and you all find something fun to do.

Thank you my friend, you too

Jack, I agree about food (and often drink) tasting better in bad weather. Thanks for the photo compliment; the food photo with Valley Jack was a repost of a failed chip butty attempt (inside out) on Yorkshire Day.

Well, I'm not sure that applies to salad! I thought that pic might have been from Yorkshire Day Gary I cooked an unusual Spanish stew tonight, which we had with a bottle of Rioja

Valley Jack for me this week. Here's are some mark-side photos of him soon after his arrival almost exactly 3 years ago:
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- GT

Great bunch of pics of Valley Jack Gary

Brilliant image of your HHB, Jack. You too, enjoy the weekend.

Tanks a lot Harvey

Good Morning Guardians

Wow, what a great image Superb Rodgers my friend, Lambsfoot knives on a Swell-Centre frame are certainly unusual

I had a tasty piece of banana cake, with blueberries

Despite taking out the wrong Lamb, I had a nice walk of about 4 miles. I picked up a few new ash walking stick shanks, some birch bark, a piece of ash for a cup-hook, and had fun with my slingshot I also spotted a bunch of firewood, I'm going to try and pick up over the next couple of days

 

[cigarrodog]

That is a beauty! A swell center Lambsfoot! Whew! I like that.

Many thanks.

Wow, what a great image Superb Rodgers my friend, Lambsfoot knives on a Swell-Centre frame are certainly unusual

Many thanks.

I had a tasty piece of banana cake, with blueberries

Cut me a slice, please. Looks like you’re having a fine day, Jack.

 

[JohnDF]

Despite taking out the wrong Lamb

I would say there is no such thing as the wrong Lamb, just not the Lamb you intended.

Beautiful picture, Jack.
Glad you were able to get out and enjoy yourself.

 

[Jack Black]

Cut me a slice, please. Looks like you’re having a fine day, Jack.

It was really tasty cake Harvey, I think I'll be going back for more!

I would say there is no such thing as the wrong Lamb, just not the Lamb you intended.

Beautiful picture, Jack.
Glad you were able to get out and enjoy yourself.

Well said John

Thank you my friend, after all the rotten weather we've had, it was really nice to get out

 

[WhittlinAway]

Heading out the door for a BBQ at a friend's, so full replies will be coming later. In the meantime:

I forgot to put my Hartshead Barlow in my pocket, so carried my Ebony '18 again!

Don't worry, Jack: I've got your back. I'd put mine in my pocket 15 min before seeing this.

I would say there is no such thing as the wrong Lamb, just not the Lamb you intended.

Hear, hear!

 

[5K Qs]

I have one of the Stanley's that I take fishing with me, just in case of snakebites!

A likely story!

Great assortment as you put your Lamb through its’ paces.

Thanks, Harvey. After John proposed a number of mandatory lambsfoot photos, I felt like I was an Olympic skater from the olden days completing his "compulsories"; looking forward to the freestyle program!

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Outstanding sunny photo of the pile side of your stag HHB, Jack!

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Nice pics showing the grain GT.
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Thanks for the kind words. Joules beers are not to shabby. Here's a pint of their No6 before Christmas.

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It was even pleasant enough to sit out before and drink some ale.
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Thanks for the good words about my photos, David.
Thanks also for another Joule's pic and "rating".
6 is my favorite number, so I'd have to try Joule's No6, given the opportunity.
I also like the looks of those 2 stouts from 4T's Brewing, with the Imperial Stout preferred over the Peanut Butter Stout.

Wish i could take the credit for this one my friend. But i used to be able to bake fantastic pies, but don't have the room in my kitchen now. . Have a good weekend..

Wishing you a worthy weekend, too, sir. I suppose making pies "from scratch" does require some space for rolling out dough, for instance.

You must be Scandinavian.

That is one beautiful Lambsfoot, GT.

Your Valley Jack is ready something special Gary.

As far as I know, my ancestry is all Dutch, but that's kind of northern European, and maybe similar to Scandinavian. I tend to try to turn every food into a casserole, stew, or soup!
Thanks for the compliments about Valley Jack, John and Todd; I agree with you, and because of its beauty, I tend not to actually use it as much as I use my other lambsfoot knives. I carry it regularly, and the blade has some patina, but I usually think twice before using it. (And it's not like it's the only knife I carry, so I have options. )

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And I thought I was the last of the Beatle Maniacs.


Superb Valley Jack, GT.

Good Morning Guardians

Harvey, I'm probably not a Beatle Maniac, but they certainly made major contributions to the soundtrack of my formative years. I was in 7th grade when they had their debut on Ed Sullivan, and I thought they were quite strange, but I was still 2 years away from going to a high school in the "big city" where everyone talked about the Top 40 songs on the radio (usually WLS in the Midwest in those days). My first semester in college, when rock music played in the dorms nearly 24/7, is when Abbey Road came out and I learned lots of Beatles music from other students' albums. (I was fascinated/astounded a couple of months ago by the Peter Jackson Get Back documentary - what a time machine experience!)

Thanks for your kind assessment of Valley Jack. Your coke bottle lambsfoot (with a No6 on the tang stamp) is a real cream puff!

Thanks John, unfortunately, I forgot to put my Hartshead Barlow in my pocket, so carried my Ebony '18 again! I didn't realise until I pulled it out to take a pic on my hike!

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Well, I'm not sure that applies to salad! I thought that pic might have been from Yorkshire Day Gary I cooked an unusual Spanish stew tonight, which we had with a bottle of Rioja

Great bunch of pics of Valley Jack Gary
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Despite taking out the wrong Lamb, I had a nice walk of about 4 miles. I picked up a few new ash walking stick shanks, some birch bark, a piece of ash for a cup-hook, and had fun with my slingshot I also spotted a bunch of firewood, I'm going to try and pick up over the next couple of days
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Nice shot of your Guardians ebony on a post, Jack!
(But I can't figure out what's reflected in the bolster. )

Maybe the weather connection breaks down for salad, but my salads tend to contain lots of vegetables and fruits (and meat if I can find some), including chunks of potato, apples, onions, and boiled eggs. In cold weather, I've been known to briefly nuke a salad to heat it above room temperature. Sometimes I think all the food I make has essentially the same ingredients and I give the meals different names rather arbitrarily.

That Spanish stew looks delicious, and reminds me of a version of chili one of my college friends used to make that featured kidney beans and rice. Did you notice the small sheepsfoot knife with the orange handle near the top edge of the bowl in your photo??

More photos of Valley Jack when he first arrived. This time I'm showing the pile side, which has a "kink" in the grain that makes the ironwood on that side seem to have a plane on each end with a deep valley between them.





- GT

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[prairie.dog]

Hey there, Guardians! Popping in to share a special mail call. I was lucky enough to have two jigged bone lambs from GEC, and decided to send one off for a recover. I present you with a Waynorth Lamb, dressed in some truly excellent stag! Full story, and more pics, here.

 

[cudgee]

It's always a worry with Sheffield firms when they start cutting corners, (which they do). They are pretty ignorant about HT, for the most part anyway, and despite the fact there are some very advanced HT firms in Sheffield,

I'm going to be very careful how i word this, don't want to digress from the Guardians rules. One of my most treasured pieces of cutlery is an A.Wright from previous management. It must have received it's HT from one of the advanced firms that you talk about Jack. It takes the sharpest edge, and i have not changed the factory bevel angle, it is still the same bevel angle for all the years i have had it. Just so easy to sharpen, but more importantly, keeps it's edge. I would take it to a stone twice a year at most, the rest of the time is a touch up on a strop or ceramic rod. So yes, they can get it right, and they should, because when they do, they can produce a fantastic work knife that is available for the average person who just wants a reliable work knife in their pocket.

 

[JohnDF]

It takes the sharpest edge, and i have not changed the factory bevel angle, it is still the same bevel angle for all the years i have had it. Just so easy to sharpen, but more importantly, keeps it's edge.

One of the reasons my Usual Lamb is such a favorite of mine. I've sharpened it only once on stones (set the bevel) and since then I've only touched it up on the rods. It holds an edge for a long time and it gets razor sharp. I think it's magical steel or something. I love it.

 

[cudgee]

One of the reasons my Usual Lamb is such a favorite of mine. I've sharpened it only once on stones (set the bevel) and since then I've only touched it up on the rods. It holds an edge for a long time and it gets razor sharp. I think it's magical steel or something. I love it.

Mate, that's great. You have a good one. It won't let you down.