Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Headwinds]

Great to see you enjoying the pattern

It's all your fault!

 

[echoscout]

I didn't have this book in my library, but it came highly recommended

I need to get a copy of that book. Thanks for posting it Jack.

 

[Jack Black]

Real delight to see those old Lambs your working on Jack!

Thanks David, it looks like that Herbert Robinson might have been used for more than one lifetime!

Afternoon Guardians! Ethan still riding shotgun.

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Handsome as ever

That's a dang fine bunch of Lambs.

Thanks pal

Just curious for no particular reason Jack Black . The cast iron(?) press says W. Forrest & Co - Sheffield. Was the press also made in Sheffield?
It is hard to fathom how immensely big some industries - in this case, that of iron and steel works obliviously - got in some rather small and very local areas back then.

Yes Jacques, there was a time when almost every worker in Sheffield was involved in the steel and cutlery trades in some way or another. Many firms, besides W. Forrest & Co, made presses and other machinery relating to cutlery. My father did his apprenticeship at one of them, Walters & Dobson

I know we have several sauce aficionados here at the Guardians and i am always on the lookout for a new condiment for the larder. Especially since i cannot afford " Henderson's ", the holy grail according to some good judges. But i did spy this out of the corner of my eye hidden in a corner nearly out of sight. And it is good, hot, but not blow your head off hot. This has been added to my new go to Hot Sauce favourite, " Franks Red Hot Buffalo Wings Sauce ". .

I'll look out for that one Leon

You can't improve on a Lambsfoot... But apparently you can improve erasers.
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I love SPAM; my ( and my grandsons) favorite is Bacon Spam. Tastes geat and actually lower in Sodion than the low sodium or lite Spam.

My friend Tool Man is not often seen without a Spam sandwich in his hand!

It's all your fault!

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend It looks like a pretty nice day here today, but I'll have to see if I can walk down to Charlie's. I've not been in since last week. Hope your week gets off to a good start, and that the rest of it goes well. I thought I'd start mine with a Charlie Lamb

 

[Jack Black]

Darn it! Just posting in the EDC thread when my 'new' computer shut down, and won't restart! I'm going to have to take it back - again!

 

[Rufus1949]

Thanks David, it looks like that Herbert Robinson might have been used for more than one lifetime!

Handsome as ever

Thanks pal

Yes Jacques, there was a time when almost every worker in Sheffield was involved in the steel and cutlery trades in some way or another. Many firms, besides W. Forrest & Co, made presses and other machinery relating to cutlery. My father did his apprenticeship at one of them, Walters & Dobson

I'll look out for that one Leon



My friend Tool Man is not often seen without a Spam sandwich in his hand!

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend It looks like a pretty nice day here today, but I'll have to see if I can walk down to Charlie's. I've not been in since last week. Hope your week gets off to a good start, and that the rest of it goes well. I thought I'd start mine with a Charlie Lamb

That fine knife would solve all of their heroic efforts.
So sorry your week has to start with digital problems Jack.

 

[SteveC]

Darn it! Just posting in the EDC thread when my 'new' computer shut down, and won't restart! I'm going to have to take it back - again!

Not a good way to start your week. I hope you can get it sorted out or maybe time for a refund.

 

[JohnDF]

With a great Lambsfoot comes a great background.

 

[Onebigbill]

Good morning everyone. It is beautiful out today. A welcome break from the frigid temps of late. Church was good and had a great lunch with the family. I think Im off to the range to shoot the python. A quick hop out the truck shoot 20 rounds and hop back in the truck to walmart. Promised my wife I would make her some carne asada tacos today and Need some groceries. Got the stag lamb with me today. This is my favorite knife and it really isn't close. Have a great Sunday everyone.

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Beautiful Colt and also the Lambsfoot knife too!

Here's the press they use to stamp the blades Ed, it's older than the two of us combined, but a pretty stable platform

Enjoy your Spam Ed!

I noticed the stool in front of the press. It may be older than the machine!

Good morning Guardians. Sun has finally made an appearance and it looks like things will be warming up. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Looking forward to the Super Bowl and hoping for an Eagles victory.

 

[Onebigbill]

Darn it! Just posting in the EDC thread when my 'new' computer shut down, and won't restart! I'm going to have to take it back - again!

Oh no! Hope your computer glitch isn't serious Jack. I had my desk top computer, an iMac, in the shop for a new solid state hard drive. Fortunately the transplant surgery was successful and I recovered most everything into the new hard drive. Still working through a few minor issues. Best of luck getting your "new" computer sorted.

 

[Rufus1949]

Beautiful Colt and also the Lambsfoot knife too!



I noticed the stool in front of the press. It may be older than the machine!

Good morning Guardians. Sun has finally made an appearance and it looks like things will be warming up. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Looking forward to the Super Bowl and hoping for an Eagles victory.
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Hope you get time to enjoy the sunshine Bill. Nice lamb.

 

[Rufus1949]

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Rowbotham..

 

[Jack Black]

That fine knife would solve all of their heroic efforts.
So sorry your week has to start with digital problems Jack.

Thanks Bob, it was rather unexpected

Not a good way to start your week. I hope you can get it sorted out or maybe time for a refund.

Thanks Steve, you might be right buddy

With a great Lambsfoot comes a great background.

Thanks John, I posted that pic for you

I noticed the stool in front of the press. It may be older than the machine!

That's a traditional three-legged cutlers stool, and it probably is older than the press. When John Maleham was still the owner of Wright's, they found a dozen or so of those stools up in the attic, and he offered to sell them to me for a very low price. I didn't want them, but told him they were worth a great deal more than he had asked, and suggested he give first refusal to Sheffield Museums. Not long after, he sold the firm, and the new owner sold them to some 'salvage hunters' for a pittance. That's really quite typical of the Sheffield cutlers, the old firms, (in their decline), sold off every bit of history they had, for pennies, and doffed their caps to the visiting pirates as they did so - all their old pattern books, catalogues, documents, priceless exhibition knives, the lot!

Good morning Guardians. Sun has finally made an appearance and it looks like things will be warming up. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Looking forward to the Super Bowl and hoping for an Eagles victory.
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That's good news Bill, sunny here too, but cold

Oh no! Hope your computer glitch isn't serious Jack. I had my desk top computer, an iMac, in the shop for a new solid state hard drive. Fortunately the transplant surgery was successful and I recovered most everything into the new hard drive. Still working through a few minor issues. Best of luck getting your "new" computer sorted.

Thanks buddy, I might get a Mac myself

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Cool pic Bob, that's special

I ended up spending all day in the market, while the computer clown messed around with my PC. I doubt he spent more than 20 minutes working on it, out of 3 hours, because there are constant visitors to his stall, and people on the phone. Most of the visitors are people with very obvious mental health problems, computer nerds, or a mixture of both, and customers like myself, returning items that don't work properly. The phone calls are mainly complaints. I've come to the conclusion that the bloke is an idiot, who doesn't entirely know what he's doing. I only went to him as another stall holder recommended him, but unfortunately this feller no longer has a stall, so he wasn't there to shame. The clown didn't seem to know what had caused the issue, but said it might be overheating, which since there was only one small fan previously, and very little space, it might well be. He replaced the graphics card, and added a fan, but I really don't have faith that he knows what he's doing

I doubt lugging the PC down to the market has done my back any good, and I'd have rather gone for a walk, or visited Charlie's, on such a nice day, rather than kicking my heels down at the market

Cheese on toast for lunch, with Henderson's of course

 

[Jakeywax31]

Many thanks Jack.

This post is a treat, Jack.

Glad I asked you to show and tell, Paul. A beautiful classic.

Thanks Harvey.

Gorgeous pair there Paul.

Thanks Pete.

Thanks Bob, it was rather unexpected

Thanks Steve, you might be right buddy

Thanks John, I posted that pic for you

That's a traditional three-legged cutlers stool, and it probably is older than the press. When John Maleham was still the owner of Wright's, they found a dozen or so of those stools up in the attic, and he offered to sell them to me for a very low price. I didn't want them, but told him they were worth a great deal more than he had asked, and suggested he give first refusal to Sheffield Museums. Not long after, he sold the firm, and the new owner sold them to some 'salvage hunters' for a pittance. That's really quite typical of the Sheffield cutlers, the old firms, (in their decline), sold off every bit of history they had, for pennies, and doffed their caps to the visiting pirates as they did so - all their old pattern books, catalogues, documents, priceless exhibition knives, the lot!

That's good news Bill, sunny here too, but cold

Thanks buddy, I might get a Mac myself

Cool pic Bob, that's special

I ended up spending all day in the market, while the computer clown messed around with my PC. I doubt he spent more than 20 minutes working on it, out of 3 hours, because there are constant visitors to his stall, and people on the phone. Most of the visitors are people with very obvious mental health problems, computer nerds, or a mixture of both, and customers like myself, returning items that don't work properly. The phone calls are mainly complaints. I've come to the conclusion that the bloke is an idiot, who doesn't entirely know what he's doing. I only went to him as another stall holder recommended him, but unfortunately this feller no longer has a stall, so he wasn't there to shame. The clown didn't seem to know what had caused the issue, but said it might be overheating, which since there was only one small fan previously, and very little space, it might well be. He replaced the graphics card, and added a fan, but I really don't have faith that he knows what he's doing

I doubt lugging the PC down to the market has done my back any good, and I'd have rather gone for a walk, or visited Charlie's, on such a nice day, rather than kicking my heels down at the market

Cheese on toast for lunch, with Henderson's of course

Sorry to hear about your computer Jack. Computers are the worst when they go haywire. Awesome when they are working but when they break I have a better chance of conducting a successful heart transplant than fixing a broken PC. I hope your back starts to feel better. I just got diagnosed with a moderate case of sciatica myself. All those years of humping a ruck sack did not do the body good. We live with our choices and make the best of it I suppose. On a brighter note I wish I had that bread in front of me right now. I would take the lamb too .

Beautiful Colt and also the Lambsfoot knife too!



I noticed the stool in front of the press. It may be older than the machine!

Good morning Guardians. Sun has finally made an appearance and it looks like things will be warming up. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Looking forward to the Super Bowl and hoping for an Eagles victory.
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Thanks for the compliment Bill. Beautiful HHB there. Good luck on the Eagles and the Super Bowl. As a lifelong Cowboys fan It is tough to see a rival in the Super Bowl but they deserve it.

 

[Jack Black]

Sorry to hear about your computer Jack. Computers are the worst when they go haywire. Awesome when they are working but when they break I have a better chance of conducting a successful heart transplant than fixing a broken PC. I hope your back starts to feel better. I just got diagnosed with a moderate case of sciatica myself. All those years of humping a ruck sack did not do the body good. We live with our choices and make the best of it I suppose. On a brighter note I wish I had that bread in front of me right now. I would take the lamb too .

Thanks Paul, they can be frustrating My last PC was reconditioned, bought it off the net, cost around $100, no issues, and I got a good 12 years out of it. It was a better choice than the one I got this time, which might not last 12 months! Very sorry to hear about the sciatica buddy, I really hope you don't suffer with it too badly, it's a curse

 

[Jakeywax31]

Thanks Paul, they can be frustrating My last PC was reconditioned, bought it off the net, cost around $100, no issues, and I got a good 12 years out of it. It was a better choice than the one I got this time, which might not last 12 months! Very sorry to hear about the sciatica buddy, I really hope you don't suffer with it too badly, it's a curse

Honestly I just went and got a macbook after having computer issues. Been happy with it ever since.
There looking at different forms of treatment but pretty much told me it will be a condition that I will deal with for life. Just got my first round of injections. It feels better now.

 

[Jakeywax31]

Got the rosewood IXL today. Its riding in this neat pocket organizer that sbh06 made for me. Cup of joe will be the first of many. Have a great day guardians.

 

[JohnDF]

I posted that pic for you

Thank you, my friend.

 

[Jack Black]

Honestly I just went and got a macbook after having computer issues. Been happy with it ever since.

have had a ipad for about 10 years, but I only used it for about 6 months. I guess Apple is the way to go though

There looking at different forms of treatment but pretty much told me it will be a condition that I will deal with for life. Just got my first round of injections. It feels better now.

I'm glad the injections have helped. They definitely sound more proactive than here

Got the rosewood IXL today. Its riding in this neat pocket organizer that sbh06 made for me. Cup of joe will be the first of many. Have a great day guardians.

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Nice way to start the week Paul, that's a cool organiser I wish I'd had a second cup of coffee while I was out!

 

[Rufus1949]

Got the rosewood IXL today. Its riding in this neat pocket organizer that sbh06 made for me. Cup of joe will be the first of many. Have a great day guardians.

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Damn Paul...hope your pain management offers you a semblance of normalcy.
I like that lamb.

 

[Jack Black]

I picked up some cheap (but tasty) fruit pies in the market Mr Kipling is better known for his "exceedingly good cakes" here these days, than for his poetry