Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

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Do some course prep for next year today.
 
TucsonMik said:
The stag on this one is gorgeous, Jack :thumbsup: Looks like it's starting to get smooth and buttery toward the butt of the knife.
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Thanks my friend :) I hadn't actually intended to get one of these knives, I promised to get one for r8shell r8shell , and asked Wright's to make me five up. Mine was actually the last one left after everyone else had their pick, but I thought it looked pretty good and decided to keep it :D Since the Indian government's export ban on Sambar stag came into force some years ago, it has become increasingly hard for the Sheffield cutlers to get hold of it. The Sambar for these knives was originally cut for steak-knife handles, and it could have been cut 30 years ago :) :thumbsup:

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JTB_5 said:
Do some course prep for next year today.
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Dr. Crider's book is a good read! I knew Scott when he first came to Texas, showed him where the good family owned Mexican food places were when he first got down here from California. A nice man with a great sense of humor! I have taught from The Office of Assertion in years past, good stuff for rhetoric.
 
Bartleby said:
Dr. Crider's book is a good read! I knew Scott when he first came to Texas, showed him where the good family owned Mexican food places were when he first got down here from California. A nice man with a great sense of humor! I have taught from The Office of Assertion in years past, good stuff for rhetoric.
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Small world! I ran across this book a year ago at the Society for Classical Learning conference and picked it up. I began reading it, but had to put it down. It is one of the most concise treatments of academic writing that I've run across--signs of a sharp mind and good editing.

edit: I tried to send you a PM, but wasn't able to do so. Perhaps your inbox is full, or you have some sort of restriction?
 
JTB_5 said:
Small world! I ran across this book a year ago at the Society for Classical Learning conference and picked it up. I began reading it, but had to put it down. It is one of the most concise treatments of academic writing that I've run across--signs of a sharp mind and good editing.
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Pick it back up! It is so concise that it answers its own questions as you go. I am probably restricted for PMs by not being on a paying membership.
 
Bartleby said:
Pick it back up! It is so concise that it answers its own questions as you go. I am probably restricted for PMs by not being on a paying membership.
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I've already got it back in hand! I'm reading it for my teacher development, and I hope to incorporate some of its material into my own classes. I didn't think about the membership. Shoot me an email, if you don't mind. I'm curious about your own teaching: joshua dot thomas dot butcher at gmail dot com
 
black mamba said:
You guys and gals have definitely turned me . . . I'm workin' on joining the club!
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I couldn't hold out, either. You won't regret it. I didn't chime in to your request for convincing because I've been a member of this distinguished community of lambsfoot-holders for a short time and haven't "put it to the test," in any significant way.

I will say, though, that the comments about the blade being easier to get into tight cuts and make precise cuts rings true to my experience. I also like how the little bit of cant in the blade means I don't have to tilt my wrist at all if I want to get my point into something for a draw cut (like opening a box) the way I sometimes have to with a wharncliffe or even a sheepsfoot.
 
I don't think anyone has ever expressed disappointment with the Lambsfoot blade, either here, or in any of the other threads. Certainly not that I've seen anyway. Prepare to be amazed Jeff! :D :thumbsup:
 
JTB_5 said:
I will say, though, that the comments about the blade being easier to get into tight cuts and make precise cuts rings true to my experience. I also like how the little bit of cant in the blade means I don't have to tilt my wrist at all if I want to get my point into something for a draw cut (like opening a box) the way I sometimes have to with a wharncliffe or even a sheepsfoot.
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The swayback handle really allows the blade to be used with the maximum degree of versatility as well, as the curve allows for a surprising variety of different positions to hold the knife. I am especially impressed at how different the feel of the knife is blade up vs blade down or using a pencil grip near the bolster, yet in each instance, there is a feeling of great control of the cutting edge with each of these.
 
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