Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack!

What are those scales on the middle one? Is it dyed bone? Very nice.

Thank you Dwight, they're giraffe bone

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[cudgee]

J jsdistin is very talented

Understatement. !!!

 

[Primble]

Still guarding the lamb:

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[Jon0385]

Good evening all. I hope you are doing well. One of my favorite times of the year starts tonight

 

[jsdistin]

I want to give a shout out to J jsdistin for his craftsmanship in modifying my two large lambs. They are now much easier to open with my arthritic hands. He also adjusted the springs on both as well. Another thanks to Jack for recommending him. His work and abilities are imho beyond reproach!
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I hope you have a good week John

Going for it Vince!

I only have a low garden fence, and if I leave it out, it'll get pinched. I'll see if I can get one of my mates to take it for a week

J jsdistin is very talented

Understatement. !!!

Thank you guys I appreciate it and I’m definitely glad they’re working out.

 

[tmd_87]

 

[cudgee]

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.

Really good to see you free handing. Thought you may be interested in this. Same concept as the sharpmaker, except you can choose any angle you like, and can use your own stones, ceramic rods or diamond files. I threw it together for about $11US, can reprofile if you are patient, which you should be anyway, but really good for touching up and micro-bevels. And it's really compact.

 

[Jack Black]

Still guarding the lamb:

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Fabulous outdoor photo Mr P

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Good evening all. I hope you are doing well. One of my favorite times of the year starts tonight

Looking good Jon

Thank you guys I appreciate it and I’m definitely glad they’re working out.

Sure are

I always enjoy seeing your well-loved Hartshead Barlow Taylor

Really good to see you free handing. Thought you may be interested in this. Same concept as the sharpmaker, except you can choose any angle you like, and can use your own stones, ceramic rods or diamond files. I threw it together for about $11US, can reprofile if you are patient, which you should be anyway, but really good for touching up and micro-bevels. And it's really compact.

Looks like a great project Leon, well done

Good morning Guardians, it's a bit of a miserable day here, but I need to hobble down to the doctors to do battle with the receptionists If you've somehow missed it, you still have time to enter my Hartshead Barlow giveaway. I won't be drawing it until early evening here Carrying mine again today Have a good day Guardians

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[donn]

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!


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

Ahhh of course, you've just reminded me. One reason I did the vinegar was that the inner cloth lining was covered in mildew which I'd already tried to wash out, but it obviously returned. But you've just reminded me of something else.
After washing it in the diluted vinegar I sprayed it with a dilute solution of tea tree oil before re-waxing it. Sorry I can't recall the proportion but I've got it in my head there wasn't one. I think I just poured a small bottle of tea tree oil into a small spray bottle, filled it it with warm water and sprayed the entire coat inside and out after it had dried. (Morrisons sell small bottles of tea tree oil). The mildew has never returned.

I went to get one in Leeds market the other day, and was told they only sell them in fours now!

What's wrong with four Eccles cakes...?

I'll post a few photos of my visit to the Bolton Steam Museum from yesterday. With it being a 'bank holiday' this weekend in the UK, they were running one of their steaming days, when they run the engines on steam and not by the usual electric motors. It's located in an old cotton storage warehouse in the town of Bolton in Lancashire.

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Hope everyone's week has started off well

 

[Jack Black]

Ahhh of course, you've just reminded me. One reason I did the vinegar was that the inner cloth lining was covered in mildew which I'd already tried to wash out, but it obviously returned. But you've just reminded me of something else.
After washing it in the diluted vinegar I sprayed it with a dilute solution of tea tree oil before re-waxing it. Sorry I can't recall the proportion but I've got it in my head there wasn't one. I think I just poured a small bottle of tea tree oil into a small spray bottle, filled it it with warm water and sprayed the entire coat inside and out after it had dried. (Morrisons sell small bottles of tea tree oil). The mildew has never returned.

Thanks for the tip David, I've got a small bottle of tea tree oil

What's wrong with four Eccles cakes...?

I could probably manage them! I just thought it was a bit of a cheek I'm stuck in the house today, and could just eat an eccles cake!

I'll post a few photos of my visit to the Bolton Steam Museum from yesterday. With it being a 'bank holiday' this weekend in the UK, they were running one of their steaming days, when they run the engines on steam and not by the usual electric motors. It's located in an old cotton storage warehouse in the town of Bolton in Lancashire.

NMES Home

www.nmes.org

Hope everyone's week has started off well

Fantastic photos David, what a great collection I haven't been to Bolton in ages, and should correct that My mate's missus is from there, and they're over every other weekend

 

[r8shell]

Really good to see you free handing. Thought you may be interested in this. Same concept as the sharpmaker, except you can choose any angle you like, and can use your own stones, ceramic rods or diamond files. I threw it together for about $11US, can reprofile if you are patient, which you should be anyway, but really good for touching up and micro-bevels. And it's really compact.

That's a brilliant contraption. Do you mind sharing how you made it?

 

[Jack Black]

Jamaica patty for lunch

 

[screened porch]

 

[JohnDF]

Must be Playoff Time?

That picture "Rocks", my friend.

 

[bigfish64]

Took this picture yesterday but failed to post it. Different day, same lunch…chicken salad with lots of mayo.

 

[JohnDF]

Lamb Dressing... Yummmm.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians

 

[Jack Black]

Interesting Jer

That picture "Rocks", my friend.

Thanks John

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Looks tasty Todd

Good Morning Guardians

Cool compass with your Lamb buddy