Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[rockman0]

Touched up the edge this morning. Love the steel, easy to sharpen, holds the edge well for carbon and of course it takes a keen edge

 

[Jack Black]

Touched up the edge this morning. Love the steel, easy to sharpen, holds the edge well for carbon and of course it takes a keen edge

Nice work Rob, love the contrast between the brightness of the freshly-sharpened edge and the blues, golds, and purples of the patina

 

[dc50]

Touched up the edge this morning. Love the steel, easy to sharpen, holds the edge well for carbon and of course it takes a keen edge

A mighty fine patina you have Rob. What are you using to sharpen with?

 

[Jack Black]

 

[dc50]

Ginger Beer, haven't had that since I was a boy. My great Aunt brought it over from London when she came to visit her commoner relatives. I guess I will have to settle for a Root Beer at A&W

 

[Jack Black]

Ginger Beer, haven't had that since I was a boy. My great Aunt brought it over from London when she came to visit her commoner relatives. I guess I will have to settle for a Root Beer at A&W

Can you not get it at all? It's still pretty popular here. Even better with vodka and fresh lime

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

 

[dc50]

You know what, I totally forgot about it I will have a closer look in the soda/pop aisle next time.

 

[Jack Black]

You know what, I totally forgot about it I will have a closer look in the soda/pop aisle next time.

 

[flatblackcapo]

Mornin' Guardians !

 

[Jack Black]

Mornin' Guardians !

That's looking really good Kevin I haven't used mine on much food yet (apart from some cake), I think I'm going to have to get started on a patina. It's a real shame we can't get the 'Real Lamb Foot' mark done as a stamp on the Guardians editions. I have raised the issue with Wright's a couple of times, but while we could get an electro-etch done easily enough, a deep stamp is unlikely I'm afraid Enjoy your Sunday my friend

 

[dc50]

Mornin' Guardians !

Nice job Kevin,nice job...Order of the Patina Patina

 

[rockman0]

Thanks Jack, that's an early morning shot before the sun begins to peak over my fence. Once that happens it's difficult to get a patina shot.

Nice work Rob, love the contrast between the brightness of the freshly-sharpened edge and the blues, golds, and purples of the patina

Thanks, I reprofiled the edge to around 17 dps on a worksharp. From here on I'm using an Akansas medium stone, then a strop starting with black compound, then white and polish it up with green

A mighty fine patina you have Rob. What are you using to sharpen with?

 

[dc50]

A lazy summer afternoon. This is an ebony that just arrived, as you may or may not see, the mark side is more of a dark brown, with a light streak. The pile side which is a nice black is more like what I had expected on both sides.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack, that's an early morning shot before the sun begins to peak over my fence. Once that happens it's difficult to get a patina shot.

Thanks for going to the trouble, I really enjoy your pics

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A lazy summer afternoon. This is an ebony that just arrived, as you may or may not see, the mark side is more of a dark brown, with a light streak. The pile side which is a nice black is more like what I had expected on both sides. View attachment 941534

Cheers! After all the postal problems, it looks like your Lambsfoot knives are arriving thick and fast! Great pics Personally, I'd be very happy with that knife, but I know from all the headaches I had with this year's ebony Guardians knives, that like most of the knife industry, Wright's are no longer able to obtain the really close-grained jet-black ebony that was once available. In view of that, I think that a number of UK knife dealers need to replace the old pics on their websites, so that customers have realistic expectations and are not misled - the same goes for the stag

It's cloudy here at 8.00am here in Yorkshire, but still unusually warm for the UK - 72 with 94% humidity. I know that for some of you, that'll sound like winter! Hope everyone has a good week

 

[dc50]

Fantastic pic Jack! Yes, the new Lambsfoot is the first to arrive, with all the problems I was having receiving them 3 months for this one I was a little paranoid.
I was thinking the lighter wood was rosewood, but as you say it's getting harder to get the dark black ebony. Thank you for your input on this, I am now satisfied that it's just a mismatch.

 

[Jack Black]

Fantastic pic Jack! Yes, the new Lambsfoot is the first to arrive, with all the problems I was having receiving them 3 months for this one I was a little paranoid.
I was thinking the lighter wood was rosewood, but as you say it's getting harder to get the dark black ebony. Thank you for your input on this, I am now satisfied that it's just a mismatch.

Thanks my friend Three months is a long time! Part of the problem is that when the cutlers cut the slabbed ebony for the covers, it's not possible to predict, with 100% accuracy, what the top layer of the ebony will look like when it's ground to shape and polished. I would think that the covers of that knife came from the same piece of wood

Here's some of this year's ebony Guardian's knives on the bench:











And how they ended up

 

[rockman0]

Thanks Jack i'm a morning person so it's a matter of me remebering to get out for pictures and that's hit and miss now days.

Thanks for going to the trouble, I really enjoy your pics



Cheers! After all the postal problems, it looks like your Lambsfoot knives are arriving thick and fast! Great pics Personally, I'd be very happy with that knife, but I know from all the headaches I had with this year's ebony Guardians knives, that like most of the knife industry, Wright's are no longer able to obtain the really close-grained jet-black ebony that was once available. In view of that, I think that a number of UK knife dealers need to replace the old pics on their websites, so that customers have realistic expectations and are not misled - the same goes for the stag

It's cloudy here at 8.00am here in Yorkshire, but still unusually warm for the UK - 72 with 94% humidity. I know that for some of you, that'll sound like winter! Hope everyone has a good week

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[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack i'm a morning person so it's a matter of me remebering to get out for pictures and that's hit and miss now days.

I know what you mean all too well I'm afraid. I used to say that I had the memory of a goldfish, but I've realised that's an insult to goldfish!

 

[Half/Stop]

Thanks for all those WIP photos Jack! It really makes one appreciate the finished product that much more! Hope your off to a great start on your week my friend! I’ve been to Sumatra and Costa Rica this morning with a stop over in Sheffield! Hope all you Guardians have a great week!

 

[dc50]

Thanks my friend Three months is a long time! Part of the problem is that when the cutlers cut the slabbed ebony for the covers, it's not possible to predict, with 100% accuracy, what the top layer of the ebony will look like when it's ground to shape and polished. I would think that the covers of that knife came from the same piece of wood

Here's some of this year's ebony Guardian's knives on the bench:

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And how they ended up

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Thank you again Jack, for all your effort and knowledge on the build of the ebony lambsfoot.