Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack Black said:
My pleasure Ron, how're you finding that one? :thumbsup:
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This one is my only medium in Stag. This is a nicely made example and I really have no complaints. The only minor faults I can note are probably some of the common ones. The blade closes a slight bit off center, no problem. The mark side Stag is a little thinner than the pile side, no problem. It’s Pere David instead of Sambar! :eek: Well who wouldn’t want a medium Sambar pattern! :D
 
Half/Stop said:
This one is my only medium in Stag. This is a nicely made example and I really have no complaints. The only minor faults I can note are probably some of the common ones. The blade closes a slight bit off center, no problem. The mark side Stag is a little thinner than the pile side, no problem. It’s Pere David instead of Sambar! :eek: Well who wouldn’t want a medium Sambar pattern! :D
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Yeah, there is that! :( ;) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Thank you my friend :) The Harewood Estate was landscaped by Capability Brown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_Brown), so that river has probably been augmented or is purely artificial. It flows into a man-made lake at one end, but I haven't explored further the other way (in the direction of the camera). The estate is still privately owned, with only very limited free access. Close by though is the River Wharfe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Wharfe). The birds are Red Kites (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_kite), which until recently were rare here and considered endangered, but a very successful breeding programme (including one based at Harewood), has completely changed things. I now see them all the time, and over the past six months one flew over my house several times a day (they are large enough to change the light, so you notice). Unfortunately, the last time I saw it was a few weeks ago, when it was being mobbed by crows :( It was nice yesterday, drinking a p[int, and watching about a dozen Red Kites soaring in the air above the pub :) :thumbsup:

Thanks David, I took loads of pics of the Kites, but they were still quite distant and moving fast. Spectacular birds to watch though, particularly when there's a few of them :) The easiest way to get to the castle is from behind the cafe in the village hall, not far from the old chapel. It overlooks the Leeds-Harrogate road. In the woods on the other side of the River Wharfe there are the remains of the fortification which pre-dated the castle, there's not much to see, but you can see where it was :thumbsup:

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http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/104/rougemont.html

Cool pic of your Lambsfoot my friend :) :thumbsup:
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Thanks for that great post Jack! Really interesting. I only have the 1:50,000 OS Map for round there and I've just noticed it does actually say 'Castle' :rolleyes:. And it doesn't even mention a castle at the site of Rougemont. Even though it's just a mound it looks worth while checking out :thumbsup: so thanks for the directions :thumbsup:
I've seen Red Kites somewhere else recently, up on the Yorkshire Wolds but I can't think exactly where.

scrteened porch said:
The York Lunatic Asylum looks nice, too.
Old Toffee-wings has been languishing since Blackadder's arrival. It's sharing a pocket while I'm affecting a money-clip.
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What was the York Lunatic Asylum became Bootham Park Hospital. I actually worked some shifts in there a number of years ago and I could see why many thought it was haunted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootham_Park_Hospital

http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/georgian/bootham-park-hospital-formerly-york-lunatic-asylum

But if your interested in buying an historic moneypit in the centre of York, it's currently on the market...:eek:
https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gb759cpa8421
 
donn said:
Thanks for that great post Jack! Really interesting. I only have the 1:50,000 OS Map for round there and I've just noticed it does actually say 'Castle' :rolleyes:. And it doesn't even mention a castle at the site of Rougemont. Even though it's just a mound it looks worth while checking out :thumbsup: so thanks for the directions :thumbsup:
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You're very kind my friend :) I noticed it on the map myself once, and decided to explore, following the Wharfe down from Poole to Harewood Bridge. It's a nice walk, very peaceful, lots of wildlife, towering Victorian railway viaducts, an interesting old church, and some industrial remnants, as well as Rougemont of course. I thoroughly recommend it :thumbsup: There's a really old packhorse bridge on the Poole side of the wood, which I was surprised not to be able to find anything out about. Have to make a return visit :)

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scrteened porch said:
Kirkby Overblow?
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The name of a small old village nearby. It is less interesting than it sounds unfortunately. Like many of the ancient hamlets and villages in that picturesque area, it is populated exclusively (almost or entirely) by the hugely wealthy. Although 'populated' often means at weekends only :(
 
Laurelbb said:
My new Michael May lambfoot. Loving the bocote handles and brass; f & f solid, not perfect, happy to support an individual maker. btw, really enjoy seeing all your posts and knives here, great community, classic & lovely knives.View attachment 923329
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Always loved the look of bocote wood on a knife handle :thumbsup:
 
scrteened porch said:
Funny names over there. Not like Kalamazoo, or Chittenango, or Bogusville Hill.
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LOL! :D There are some howlers over here Jer, and sometimes the most insignificant places have the most unusual names. Just off hand, in that area, there are Spacey Houses, Almscliffe Crag, Kettlesing Bottom, Otley Chevin, Dunkeswick, Pool in Wharfedale, and North Rigton :thumbsup:

Laurelbb said:
My new Michael May lambfoot. Loving the bocote handles and brass; f & f solid, not perfect, happy to support an individual maker. btw, really enjoy seeing all your posts and knives here, great community, classic & lovely knives.View attachment 923329
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Welcome to the Guardians Laurel, great to see your Lambsfoot :) That bocote DOES look good :thumbsup:
 
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