Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[btb01]

I'm starting to look forward to Winter, though I don't like Winter. At least they'll have to stop blocking and chopping up every road I want to drive on.
And I have some fruit-tree saplings to harvest and thin. Some are definitely wild cherry, some might be apple.
And it's like a steam-bath here today.
Grr-huff.
Of course it is still August.

I can certainly sympathize with your construction complaints, Jer; this summer has been one of the worst for that in my city! (I suppose it's a sign of an improving economy, though.)

A lot of the same going on around here. Someone told me when we moved to MN that there were two seasons: winter and construction.

At the beginning of the summer, there was a sign stating that one of the two main roads you can take to get from where my wife works to where we live would be closed as of a certain date for a construction project. We didn’t really think much of it because my wife always took the other way home, but when the date arrived and the traffic suddenly doubled on my wife’s commute, we decided to go online to see how long the project would be going on. Turns out their replacing 3+ miles of main sewer line and expect to be finished sometime in 2020, at which point the road will reopen. (Thankfully, there is an alternate detour, and the traffic on my wife’s drive home is almost back to normal now that folks have figured the detour out.)

Actually, I think I do remember someone posting about black and white ebony here, I hadn't heard of it before. Seems it can look pretty good

That would look great on a pocket knife! I wonder why you never see it?

Jack, that story about your friend’s dog and the ham sandwich was hilarious! When I was a bit younger, I had a dog (an English Lab) who was an expert counter surfer. You couldn’t leave anything out in the kitchen, even if you thought it was out of reach; she’d find a way to get it and eat it while you were out. Over the years she ate a whole loaf of bread (along with some of the plastic packaging), an entire bag of Hershey’s Kisses (foil wrappers and all), and a bag containing 3 oz. of pipe tobacco. Amazingly, none of it ever seemed to make her sick.

On the subject of Lambsfoot knives, I’ve realized recently that, while I like them, I rarely carry the ones that I have. I have a plan to change that, but I’ll post more about that soon.

 

[tmd_87]

I've had good luck so far with Flickr.

Copy that

 

[dc50]

Gosh darn it. Imgur won't let me upload pics for some reason ...but I carried my lambsfoot.the patina is looking great!!!

That's a bugger Taylor, on the bright side your lambsfoot patina is coming along.

 

[dc50]

African blackwood (dalbergia melanoxylon) is an alternative. I have some knives with blackwood that is as jet black and fine grained as my best ebony. Some pieces start out a bit lighter and with a purplish cast, but it darkens like cocobolo and is also denser and harder than ebony. From a conservation standpoint, blackwood is in much better shape than any of the black ebonies. Of course, we don't want to drive it to the same endangered status as ebony.

I have some really nice black and white ebony, but with the large grain patterns it is better suited for larger articles.

Another wood that I really like is desert ironwood (olneya tesota). No one can say that it is endangered. I have driven across Arizona and there are many many ironwood trees visible from the highway. Arizona requires permits for cutting trees.

Thank you great information, I have seen some of the fellows on here showing their ironwood finished handles. I could go for that for sure, looks great! If Blackwood is not on the endangered species, then, by all means, it could be an alternative, as long as its closely monitored.

 

[Jack Black]

I don't have a lambsfoot, but I do have ebony handled knives and I find the conversation interesting. I can appreciate the deep black wood handles, who doesn't love those. But as a lover of wood, I can also appreciate the variations that come with streaks, grains, knots, and imperfections. I'm fine with imperfect hardwoods on my knives and value whatever Mother Nature throws our way.

Nicely said John

Well, I finished re-hafting my Taylor’s Eye Witness Real Lambsfoot.
Not pro perfect, but the snap is strong and smooth.
Will sit in front of some re-runs tonight and put a razor edge on her.
Then carry and use the heck out of it.
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Well done Jeff, you did a great job, you really made that old TEW into something special

It's possible the black and white is spalted wood.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalting

Interesting, but I took the pic from a specialist woods site

This has been Too Much To Do Tuesday for me, so I'll just post a couple of pics of the pile side of the lambsfoot stag senator I'm carrying this week, the Man Jack I won in an @R.c.s GAW some time ago:
New, almost 3 years ago:
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Good to see your Man Jack GT I often forget to photograph the pile sides of my knives. Hope your week eases up my friend

About 3 months ago:
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- GT

Gosh darn it. Imgur won't let me upload pics for some reason ...but I carried my lambsfoot.the patina is looking great!!!

I've had good luck so far with Flickr.

Have either of you guys tried uploading directly using the 'Upload a File' function? I've been doing that about a year now, and it seems to be working fine

African blackwood (dalbergia melanoxylon) is an alternative. I have some knives with blackwood that is as jet black and fine grained as my best ebony. Some pieces start out a bit lighter and with a purplish cast, but it darkens like cocobolo and is also denser and harder than ebony. From a conservation standpoint, blackwood is in much better shape than any of the black ebonies. Of course, we don't want to drive it to the same endangered status as ebony.

I have some really nice black and white ebony, but with the large grain patterns it is better suited for larger articles.

Another wood that I really like is desert ironwood (olneya tesota). No one can say that it is endangered. I have driven across Arizona and there are many many ironwood trees visible from the highway. Arizona requires permits for cutting trees.

I always enjoy learning about wood from you Lambertiana After I was dissatisfied with the first ebony Guardians knives, Wright's tried African blackwood, but they said it came out even lighter than the ebony! Maybe they just used the wrong sort or something though, I didn't actually see it myself. I am certainly interested in using desert ironwood. I'd also like to use some reclaimed lignum vitae, as I sometimes come across old wooden bowls in antique shops. Yorkshire oak is certainly not endangered, and out of interest, have you ever seen spruce used on a knife?

ok. i need to learn to google first, then post. It turns out "black and white ebony" is a variant. its not spalted, and its not sapwood that were seeing. thats just another type of wood. https://www.wood-database.com/black-and-white-ebony/

LOL! That's all I did!

That would look great on a pocket knife! I wonder why you never see it?

Jack, that story about your friend’s dog and the ham sandwich was hilarious! When I was a bit younger, I had a dog (an English Lab) who was an expert counter surfer. You couldn’t leave anything out in the kitchen, even if you thought it was out of reach; she’d find a way to get it and eat it while you were out. Over the years she ate a whole loaf of bread (along with some of the plastic packaging), an entire bag of Hershey’s Kisses (foil wrappers and all), and a bag containing 3 oz. of pipe tobacco. Amazingly, none of it ever seemed to make her sick.

On the subject of Lambsfoot knives, I’ve realized recently that, while I like them, I rarely carry the ones that I have. I have a plan to change that, but I’ll post more about that soon.

Strange that you don't really

At least she never got sick! I have also known a couple of dogs, and a cat, that would scoff just about anything they found lying around. One even had the birthday cake I had made for my girlfriend many years ago!

Looking forward to learning more about your Lambsfoot plan my friend

Thank you great information, I have seen some of the fellows on here showing their ironwood finished handles. I could go for that for sure, looks great! If Blackwood is not on the endangered species, then, by all means, it could be an alternative, as long as its closely monitored.

The CITES restrictions discussed in the banned rosewood thread have a lot of implications unfortunately, African blackwood is on their list, all types of rosewood, and ironwood has been mentioned. I'm not sure how much time a post office or customs worker is going to spend correctly identifying the wood. I certainly don't want to shell out for 50 ironwood-handled Lambsfoot knives, only to find that I can't ship them

 

[dc50]

The CITES restrictions discussed in the banned rosewood thread have a lot of implications unfortunately, African blackwood is on their list, all types of rosewood, and ironwood has been mentioned. I'm not sure how much time a post office or customs worker is going to spend correctly identifying the wood. I certainly don't want to shell out for 50 ironwood-handled Lambsfoot knives, only to find that I can't ship them

Nope we don't want to do that I guess we could be like the Scandinavians and use curly birch.

 

[Jack Black]

Nope we don't want to do that I guess we could be like the Scandinavians and use curly birch.

Yeah, I don't know what that'd look like on a Lambsfoot knife! I'm not sure that whatever we use, it won't be a problem for someone. I know guys who've had bone seized as 'ivory', and even mammoth ivory is getting outlawed, even though I don't think there's a problem with mammoth poaching

 

[Will Power]

Birch can look very good, but it can be variable, some is bland-much as other woods.

I've seen Pale Moon (another word for Black&White Ebony) on Mnandi scales, very effective. But can't show that here.....

I've liked the Zebrawood that Queen Cutlery used to use, don't know about its status but it can look remarkable. Thinking aloud, another interesting variant for either custom L.foots or another of Jack's runs (if you get my meaning.) might be to import Osage Orange from the US- it's certainly not rare or protected - and use that on a Wright's special? It can look very interesting, is tough and makes for an Anglo-American venture. Then there's Bird's Eye Maple....

 

[Jack Black]

Birch can look very good, but it can be variable, some is bland-much as other woods.

I've seen Pale Moon (another word for Black&White Ebony) on Mnandi scales, very effective. But can't show that here.....

I've liked the Zebrawood that Queen Cutlery used to use, don't know about its status but it can look remarkable. Thinking aloud, another interesting variant for either custom L.foots or another of Jack's runs (if you get my meaning.) might be to import Osage Orange from the US- it's certainly not rare or protected - and use that on a Wright's special? It can look very interesting, is tough and makes for an Anglo-American venture. Then there's Bird's Eye Maple....

Yes, I have had birch on quite a few Scandanavian knives over the years, and while some of it is beautiful, it can also be very plain. "Pale Monn", that's a good name The stripey ebony I've seen reminds me a little of Zebrawood, I also liked the look of that. Osage Orange is a wood I like too In addition to Ironwood, Wright's also use Snakewood, though it's pricey. I got this one cheap as a second, but it has a few cosmetic flaws.

 

[dc50]

Yes, I have had birch on quite a few Scandanavian knives over the years, and while some of it is beautiful, it can also be very plain. "Pale Monn", that's a good name The stripey ebony I've seen reminds me a little of Zebrawood, I also liked the look of that. Osage Orange is a wood I like too In addition to Ironwood, Wright's also use Snakewood, though it's pricey. I got this one cheap as a second, but it has a few cosmetic flaws.

I am on for the Osage Orange had to laugh at " Pale Monn" sounds like Pale Moon with a Jamaican accent.

 

[Jack Black]

I am on for the Osage Orange had to laugh at " Pale Monn" sounds like Pale Moon with a Jamaican accent.

LOL! Sorry about the typo, must have been that Dragon Stout I had on Monday catching up with me!

 

[Prester John]

Have either of you guys tried uploading directly using the 'Upload a File' function? I've been doing that about a year now, and it seems to be working fine

I have tried that, and was successful a couple of times; however, the last 20 or 30 times I have tried that (with my smartphone) it has not worked: a box pops up that says something like: "Error: file too large." Using Flickr from my desktop is easy, though, just not as convenient.

 

[JTB_5]

Forgive the non lambsfoot post but I wanted to show a knife that is made with “white ebony” wood.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

I have tried that, and was successful a couple of times; however, the last 20 or 30 times I have tried that (with my smartphone) it has not worked: a box pops up that says something like: "Error: file too large." Using Flickr from my desktop is easy, though, just not as convenient.

It will always work if you edit the pic first. Before trying to upload it, open the photo on your phone, and select edit. Fiddle with it a bit, and hit done- even if you never really made any edits, it will always load on BF after doing that.
Don’t ask me why, but it works.

 

[Prester John]

It will always work if you edit the pic first. Before trying to upload it, open the photo on your phone, and select edit. Fiddle with it a bit, and hit done- even if you never really made any edits, it will always load on BF after doing that.
Don’t ask me why, but it works.

I've tried that many times, and for some reason has not worked lately on my iPhone. But thanks!

 

[Jack Black]

I have tried that, and was successful a couple of times; however, the last 20 or 30 times I have tried that (with my smartphone) it has not worked: a box pops up that says something like: "Error: file too large." Using Flickr from my desktop is easy, though, just not as convenient.

It will always work if you edit the pic first. Before trying to upload it, open the photo on your phone, and select edit. Fiddle with it a bit, and hit done- even if you never really made any edits, it will always load on BF after doing that.
Don’t ask me why, but it works.

I mainly post from my PC, but have posted from my phone too - both are nearly as low tech as their owner! Also my Ipad. Like Jeff says, just edit your pic first, I usually reduce the size of mine by 50% The main problem I have uploading is my pitiful internet connection, which is worse than ever today (I live on a hill, a mile and a half from the centre of one of England's biggest cities!)

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Forgive the non lambsfoot post but I wanted to show a knife that is made with “white ebony” wood.

Thanks for closing the blade Joshua, that's some nice-looking wood

 

[tmd_87]

Took a solo shot of my knife...and wooden Wednesday carry! The avocado I cut yesterday was a doozy....hahaha

Just messing with some filters

 

[Jack Black]

I made a flying visit to Sheffield



Just got back 10 minutes ago, and doing some unboxing



Sorry for the poor pics, I don't know if it's the bad lighting or my shaking hands!

 

[Jack Black]

Took a solo shot of my knife...and wooden Wednesday carry! The avocado I cut yesterday was a doozy....hahaha

Just messing with some filters

That's a cool pic Taylor, I haven't messed around with any filters for a while

 

[tmd_87]

I made a flying visit to Sheffield

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Just got back 10 minutes ago, and doing some unboxing

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Sorry for the poor pics, I don't know if it's the bad lighting or my shaking hands!

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