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Amazing bone (and image) covering this Lambsfoot treasure, Harvey; I'm Beatles maniac, as well!And I thought I was the last of the Beatle Maniacs.
Superb Valley Jack, GT.
Good Morning Guardians
Thank you GT.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!
That “kink” makes for a super pattern.
Beautiful re-hafting.
Thank you JJ. That makes us the Fab Two.Amazing bone (and image) covering this Lambsfoot treasure, Harvey; I'm Beatles maniac, as well!
A gorgeous warm, woodsy image of your brace of lambs. The one on the left is oh la la.Having a Double Lambsfoot Day for my Sheffield Saturday, including this Bagpipe Beauty from Jack!
Cool, Juicy shot of your lamb and steak sandwich, John. I felt like squeezing the bun.We took my son and his girlfriend out to dinner.
I was lucky and they didn't give me a steak knife with my steak sammich.
Thanks Greg
You have a great time my friend 
Thanks buddyOutstanding sunny photo of the pile side of your stag HHB, Jack!
Thanks again Gary, I spent ages trying to figure out what that might be on my phone, but having now blown up the image on my PC, I think it is just a reflection of my hand holding the camera!Nice shot of your Guardians ebony on a post, Jack!
(But I can't figure out what's reflected in the bolster.)
Thanks againThat 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??
It's only about once every 5-10 years that I follow someone else's recipe, but I thought this one sounded nice, which it was 
Nice to see those photos my friend, and I'm glad you've been pleased with your Valley Jack
That's some outstanding stag Sean, and a sensitive re-cover byHey 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.
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Thank you Leon, well done mate
That's the sort of knife Wright's were capable of producing. I think their HT was always fairly basic, but they clearly employed someone who knew what they were doing, with a lot more 'hits' than 'misses'. I remember talking to John Maleham about using more advanced HT, vacuum-hardening for example, because of an issue they occasionally had with the blades not being straight, but he said the costs would increase their prices too much, and that their market wouldn't stand it. Unfortunately, the old master heat-treaters retire and die-out, and at the bottom end of the market, there are often cowboys who don't really know what they're doing. Since HT is not immediately visible to the purchaser, it's one of the first things shoddy cutlers cut back on, even resorting to doing it themselves, without knowing what they're doing, or investing in proper equipment (Wright's have an old gas cooker in the corner of their main workshop). I remember dealing with a small cutler years ago, and because they never paid their bills, they didn't even have a heat-treater, and were either sending out blades untreated, or running a blow-torch over a whole tray of knives! They eventually found some cowboy, who was illegally using cyanide-hardening! I had one of their blades tested, which was supposed to be RC57, and it was only 53 You can't beat that Good Old Steel!
When I first started dealing with Wright's, I tried to get them to make me some knives out of O1, since on paper, their C70 seems to be just a mid quality knife steel. Despite my repeated requests, they wouldn't use it, which may partly have been out of concern for tool wear, and one of the reasons I am suspicious about them supposedly using it now. However, in use, I found the knives sharpened and held their edges well, and I was quite satisfied with the steel. Sometimes it's better to stick with the steel a maker knows Spring comes apace, riding like a king through all kinds of weather, hell-bent for leather, wishin' that my gal was by my side.
but I digress.
Old Toffee-wings.
Nice work Taylor, I hope it turns out wellThe process has begun…wish us luck! The HHB is helping out.
Edit;
Pretty simple mead recipe!
We added 3 pounds of clover honey for the mix.
My dad shaking up the must with the yeast!
Finished product! Have to feed the yeast tomorrow and on the 5th day. We might add a berry mix in or hibiscus on week 2 of fermentation process. It was a simple process hopefully it works out and tastes good.
Please keep us posted Sounds like a great plan Pete
How do you find that short AK? I remember when they first started showing up in Afghanistan, after the Russian invasion, one of the US gun mags dubbed it the 'Krinkov'! Happy Double Lambsfoot Day JJ, that's some good-looking horn there my friendHaving a Double Lambsfoot Day for my Sheffield Saturday, including this Bagpipe Beauty from Jack!
Fantastic!We took my son and his girlfriend out to dinner.
I was lucky and they didn't give me a steak knife with my steak sammich.
Hope you all had a great time What a great idea!
Dry again here, and while I have a bunch of stuff to do indoors, I might see if I can get out for a bit later. Have a lovely Sunday everyone After yesterday, I made sure I had the right Lamb with me today 
I was going to say I don't see your picture but I trust you. But there's your picture, and I was right.
Jack, it is a real joy to shoot. Recoil is very manageable. It took 5 minutes of instruction to have have my brother in law and his son putting rounds on target at 50 yards. Without a doubt one of my favorite pieces of kit.ounds like a great plan Pete
Glad to hear you're back on track Bill!
It's always good to see your Hartshead Barlow in your hand Thanks for the info Pete, is it the same/similar internally to an AK? That DOES stand out a bit!
Cool pic
Jack, it is very similar and based on a standard AKM or AK-74 with some key differences to allow for its short configuration. The piston rod is shortened, the gas block and front sight are a combo block as opposed to separated, and the top cover is hinged with the rear sight attached as opposed to having the rear sight on the rear sight block of a standard AK pattern. If you would some pictures to compare, send me a PM and I will be happy to share.Thanks for the info Pete, is it the same/similar internally to an AK? That DOES stand out a bit!
Thanks again Pete, much appreciated
There seem to be plenty of YouTube videos, and this one even features the magazine where I first saw it 
Good Morning Guardians
I cooked an unusual Spanish stew tonight, which we had with a bottle of Rioja
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
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.
We took my son and his girlfriend out to dinner.
I was lucky and they didn't give me a steak knife with my steak sammich.
