Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[r8shell]

How is that sharpener going ??? You've had it for a while now.

I like it fine for maintaining an edge. It's the same basic concept as the Spyderco Sharpmaker, but with a few more angle settings. I prefer freehand sharpening these days, but the ceramic sides are handy for setting a micro-bevel, or removing a burr.

 

[Jack Black]

Is the smell due to bacteria, or mold? Have you looked into enzyme cleaners? I'm not sure what an enzyme cleaner is exactly, but I used it to clean after pet mishaps. Very effective.

I can't see any mildew or mold, but I guess there could be some between the outer and inner parts of the jacket. Reading through some of the thousands of posts on this topic online, both mildew and bacteria are mentioned so often, they seem to be more or less endemic to this style of clothing! Thanks for the tip Rachel, that definitely sounds worth trying. I gave the inner a good soaking with an anti-bacterial spray, and left it hanging in my bathroom, with the window open, when I went out yesterday. I don't think it smells as bad today, but it still smells. If it wasn't for the fact that my friend had been kind enough to give it to me, I think I'd chuck it out!

Happy Sunday, Guardians. It might be a good day for sharpening.

Hope you got your sharpening done Rachel

Good Morning Guardians and Happy May Day.

Hope you had a Happy May Day John

I've been reading about your Barbour woes. Have you tried vinegar? I have a Driza-bone coat that I once over-waxed which left it with an miasma blast radius of several feet. I washed and scrubbed it with a brush (in a wheelbarrow) in a 5:1 solution of vinegar and warm water, then re-waxed it. It turned out remarkably well.
I also hear bicarbonate of soda is good for removing odours.

Thanks mate, both vinegar and bicarb get mentioned quite a lot online, along with peroxide (Not sure I want a visit from Special Branch! ). I was thinking of spraying it with vinegar and water today, and if that doesn't work, giving it a full immersion, or using some of the enzyme cleaner Rachel recommended

A busy week again but managed a bit of time to myself.

Hope everyone's having a nice weekend.

I'm glad you were able to get a few breaks David Nice pics, with a selection of Lambs Your Eccles Cake is making my mouth water! I haven't had one in a while, I went to get one in Leeds market the other day, and was told they only sell them in fours now! The way things are in there, you'd think they'd be happy for all the custom they can get

Happy May Day to all of the Guardians!
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Nice brace of Lambs there buddy

May Day! May Day! Hope your celebration (with your Barlow) continues to be a good one, Jack.

Thanks Harvey, I was glad not to need rescuing!

Good Morning Guardians

That looks like some tasty pizza my friend, and a great pic of your Brookes & Crookes Lambsfoot

Just having a bit of danish with the help of the lambfoot

Mmmmmmmmmmm

Happy May Day, Guardians!
Hope your long weekend festivities are well underway, Jack!
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Thanks a lot Mike, great photo there

Nice to see a Lambsfoot at work Hope you got some time off at the weekend Kevin

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Enjoying an afternoon coffee in the backyard and watching the weather roll in. Hope my fellow Guardians are having a fine weekend.

Great pic, it looks like a nice place to relax with a cup of coffee

Fantastic. I am on my porch watching the dogs chase squirrels and admiring a knife and a couple Bulgarian ((10)) mags. Cheers. View attachment 1806638

That sounds like fun Pete Quality mags, have you seen the recent ones with the 'corner'?

Of course. The voice of reason with the simple answer.

LOL! It might be the first time I've been referred to as that!

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend I enjoyed a good pub crawl, with my pals yesterday. I treated everyone to burgers, and we found a bar where they were pretty good Met lots of friendly people along the way, and it was a nice day out It's a holiday today, but I have some things to do indoors. Have a good day Guardians, and I hope your week gets off to a reasonable start

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Jack Black]

 

[Angry Waiter]

That sounds like fun Pete Quality mags, have you seen the recent ones with the 'corner'?

Hello Jack, yes sir. I have a single copy. They are rather expensive in my market!

 

[Jack Black]

Hello Jack, yes sir. I have a single copy. They are rather expensive in my market!

They look good Pete. Sorry to hear about the price though. Is that a 20 round Bulgarian magazine? I had 3 20-round models in the 80's, in 7.62, but they were steel, rather than nylon. I never saw them very often

 

[Jack Black]

Steaming into May

 

[screened porch]

I don't think it smells as bad today, but it still smells. If it wasn't for the fact that my friend had been kind enough to give it to me, I think I'd chuck it out!

If it's mold or bacteria, maybe put it in a black plastic trash bag in the sun for a while?
If the sun don't come, we'll kill the cooties by drowning in the English rain.

The one time I used Febreeze, it was very helpful against the smell of something dead somewhere in the framing of that camp we rented for 15 years.

 

[JTB_5]

Do yourselves a good turn today—enjoy a painting, read a book, take a nature walk—and avoid the distractions that sap us of our humanity

 

[Jack Black]

If it's mold or bacteria, maybe put it in a black plastic trash bag in the sun for a while?
If the sun don't come, we'll kill the cooties by drowning in the English rain.

The one time I used Febreeze, it was very helpful against the smell of something dead somewhere in the framing of that camp we rented for 15 years.

If I had a more secure Guardian, I'd hang it outside for six months!

I've never used Febreeze, but I saw it recommended a few times in my online 'smelly Barbour' reading, though some folks said it just hid the smell, rather than disguising it

When I was 16, and first left school, I went to work in a large garage, for Sheffield city council, working on all types of vehicles and industrial plant machinery. My overalls would be filthy, and covered in oil and grease by the end of the day. We paid to have them washed industrially, but even the clothing worn underneath would end up stinking of oil and fuel. I can still remember the awful smell after they had been laundered, with the odour of the oil mixing with the smell of the laundry detergent, it was quite stomach churning!

 

[Jack Black]

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Do yourselves a good turn today—enjoy a painting, read a book, take a nature walk—and avoid the distractions that sap us of our humanity

Definitely an Alpha Joshua, and a good piece of advice

 

[Onebigbill]

LOVE THIS KNIFE!!!!!

Thanks much Duncan. I have Jack and Charlie C to thank. Jack directed me and Charlie sold one of his to me. It's great looking and a faithful workhorse.

 

[Onebigbill]

Steaming into May

Some great photos of your HHB, Jack. This one above reminds me of my grandfather because he was a railroad engineer in the days of steam locomotives. I have his railroad watch which is broken. Not really with getting fixed but I wouldn't give it up for love nor money.

Good morning Guardians. Hope everyone has a great week ahead. Thought that I would do a photo of my Grandfather's railroad watch with my HHB. The watch was apparently dropped after my Granddad retired as an engineer on the B&O Railroad. It no longer functions but it's near and dear to my heart.

 

[Jack Black]

Some great photos of your HHB, Jack. This one above reminds me of my grandfather because he was a railroad engineer in the days of steam locomotives. I have his railroad watch which is broken. Not really with getting fixed but I wouldn't give it up for love nor money.

Good morning Guardians. Hope everyone has a great week ahead. Thought that I would do a photo of my Grandfather's railroad watch with my HHB. The watch was apparently dropped after my Granddad retired as an engineer on the B&O Railroad. It no longer functions but it's near and dear to my heart.
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Thank you very much Bill, that's a lovely photo My dad's father was on the railroads, but just working on the lines. I'm not sure for how long, as he was a builder for most of his working life. I don't know if he was given a pocket watch, but I certainly never saw one. My other grandfather was a wire-weaver, but I have his gold 25 year watch. He was the company's sixth employee, and well thought of there, so perhaps that's why he got a nice watch. It's a long time since shop floor workers received gifts like that here. He was the most fearsomely macho man I have ever met, and if he knew that I very rarely wear the watch because the bracelet is too small for me, he would be horrified!

When I was in my teens my paternal grandfather's younger brother died. Uncle Frank had always been a bachelor, and so had a little more money than anyone else in my family. Not a lot I don't think, but he always had slightly better suits for example. As I was the oldest grandson, I was given Uncle Frank's wristwatch. Everyone said, "It'll be a good 'un! He always had good stuff your Uncle Frank." I wore the watch carefully, but sometime after, my sister managed to knock it off my wrist, and it stopped working. My dad took it to the jeweller to see how much it would cost to get repaired. He was told that it wasn't worth fixing, as the watch was only worth about £5!

 

[cigarrodog]

That’s a fine image, Jack. Hopefully, you’ll figure out how to de-stink your Barbour. From what I’ve read, it’s the old wax that’s the prime suspect. Have you seen this site? https://www.waxjacketcleaningcompany.co.uk/ Hope this week you get a chance to smell the roses.

 

[Onebigbill]

Thank you very much Bill, that's a lovely photo My dad's father was on the railroads, but just working on the lines. I'm not sure for how long, as he was a builder for most of his working life. I don't know if he was given a pocket watch, but I certainly never saw one. My other grandfather was a wire-weaver, but I have his gold 25 year watch. He was the company's sixth employee, and well thought of there, so perhaps that's why he got a nice watch. It's a long time since shop floor workers received gifts like that here. He was the most fearsomely macho man I have ever met, and if he knew that I very rarely wear the watch because the bracelet is too small for me, he would be horrified!

When I was in my teens my paternal grandfather's younger brother died. Uncle Frank had always been a bachelor, and so had a little more money than anyone else in my family. Not a lot I don't think, but he always had slightly better suits for example. As I was the oldest grandson, I was given Uncle Frank's wristwatch. Everyone said, "It'll be a good 'un! He always had good stuff your Uncle Frank." I wore the watch carefully, but sometime after, my sister managed to knock it off my wrist, and it stopped working. My dad took it to the jeweller to see how much it would cost to get repaired. He was told that it wasn't worth fixing, as the watch was only worth about £5!

The watch in your photo is beautiful and those Smith's time pieces are highly collectable . The one pictured below was foe sale for more than 2000 British pounds and doesn't have the nice band that is in your photo nor is it in a fine a condition. Not that you would sell it but you might want to have it insured. Yeah, not many companies give out gifts such as that - just a swift boot in the pants.

 

[Jolipapa]

Thank you very much Bill, that's a lovely photo My dad's father was on the railroads, but just working on the lines. I'm not sure for how long, as he was a builder for most of his working life. I don't know if he was given a pocket watch, but I certainly never saw one. My other grandfather was a wire-weaver, but I have his gold 25 year watch. He was the company's sixth employee, and well thought of there, so perhaps that's why he got a nice watch. It's a long time since shop floor workers received gifts like that here. He was the most fearsomely macho man I have ever met, and if he knew that I very rarely wear the watch because the bracelet is too small for me, he would be horrified!

When I was in my teens my paternal grandfather's younger brother died. Uncle Frank had always been a bachelor, and so had a little more money than anyone else in my family. Not a lot I don't think, but he always had slightly better suits for example. As I was the oldest grandson, I was given Uncle Frank's wristwatch. Everyone said, "It'll be a good 'un! He always had good stuff your Uncle Frank." I wore the watch carefully, but sometime after, my sister managed to knock it off my wrist, and it stopped working. My dad took it to the jeweller to see how much it would cost to get repaired. He was told that it wasn't worth fixing, as the watch was only worth about £5!

Your jeweller was wrong! These are quite sought after these days. Is this a Dennison case?
Same movement in Astral suit. Ticks like... a Swiss clock!

 

[JohnDF]

Great picture, Jack.
Glad you had a fun day yesterday.

I've never used Febreeze, but I saw it recommended a few times in my online 'smelly Barbour' reading, though some folks said it just hid the smell, rather than disguising it

I used Febreeze on my kid's football gear between practices during the week.
If anybody's had a kid that played football, you know it's about the most horrible stink imaginable.
Anyways, the Febreeze spray worked like a charm and allowed us to go a few days between washes.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians... Beep Bop Boop

 

[Angry Waiter]

They look good Pete. Sorry to hear about the price though. Is that a 20 round Bulgarian magazine? I had 3 20-round models in the 80's, in 7.62, but they were steel, rather than nylon. I never saw them very often

Jack the 20 rounder is a 5,56x45. It feeds the ARM-9 series of AKs that Bulgaria rearmed with following them joining NATO. It’s a milled receiver modernized system.