Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[waynorth]

Straight in the pocket, my Ashley's Choice Lambsfoot

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My hands would be shaking also, Jack!!
That (they) look like beauties!!

 

[Jack Black]

My hands would be shaking also, Jack!!
That (they) look like beauties!!

I'll try and get some better pics over the next few days my friend, Ashley did us proud

 

[JohnDF]

I don't know if it's the bad lighting or my shaking hands!

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Holy Moly Jack, that looks like a great big pile of beautiful stag.

 

[Jack Black]

Holy Moly Jack, that looks like a great big pile of beautiful stag.

Very pleased with them John

 

[lambertiana]

have you ever seen spruce used on a knife?


I certainly don't want to shell out for 50 ironwood-handled Lambsfoot knives, only to find that I can't ship them

Spruce is a pretty soft non-durable wood. It would have to be stabilized.

Desert ironwood (olneya tesota) is not on the CITES or IUCN list, and is in no danger of being listed any time soon. The state of Arizona does a good job of managing the large number of trees growing there. I believe California does, too. There are also a lot of trees in northern Mexico.

 

[Pàdruig]

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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Wow, Jack! Those look absolutely amazing, the stag, the threaded bolster, it all looks exceptional!

While I was in Sheffield, I decided to treat myself to a Rosewood Big 'Un

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And I also picked up a few regular size LF, also in Rosewood, but with polished blades

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Some very nice additions there as well, Jack. One of these days, I will need to try out the larger size. I have examples of the regular and small sizes, have yet to try out the large one.

Spruce is a pretty soft non-durable wood. It would have to be stabilized.

Desert ironwood (olneya tesota) is not on the CITES or IUCN list, and is in no danger of being listed any time soon. The state of Arizona does a good job of managing the large number of trees growing there. I believe California does, too. There are also a lot of trees in northern Mexico.

I am very fond of Ironwood so this is terrific news. Hopefully that remains the case indefinitely.

It is evening here and I am getting ready to turn in for the night. Was very busy today with not only my regular work but i was also helping a mate out with some electrical work on his house addition. I had an old friend with me today and I didn't get around to snapping a good picture so a recycled one will have to do. Unfortunately, Imgur is having problems yet again so i am giving the upload feature here a try. Hopefully it comes through.

 

[RobbW]

I made a flying visit to Sheffield

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

My hands would be shaking too if I were handling that much amazing stag at one time. Wow! What a beautiful collection.

 

[5K Qs]

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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Goodness Gracious Sakes Alive, Jack!! Those stag covers are incredible!!
But my Man Jack has no shame, despite how anemic those Ashley's Choice models make his mark side look :


- GT

 

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Since yesterday was Wooden Wednesday I’m a day late with this. With our current discussions on Ebony I thought it appropriate to post this photo again. This is my three Ebony Lambsfoot knives. The center knife being my first example that I received from Jack in 2016. He can most likely tell us the approximate time frame that this was produced by Wright’s. The knives to the left and right are my Ebony 2018 Guardians which were of course produced this year. To me the older knife shows a darker and deeper grained black. However, the ‘18 models have a slightly more brownish tint in a naturally streaked pattern with the grain. They are all beautiful to me. I feel that Ebony is a resource that could become like Sambar in coming years with government restrictions involved if it is not properly managed. Each person can come to their own conclusions, but I can most surely be happy with the current offerings. I think if I took the time I could easily make a comparison photo showing knives from our American producers that show the exact same conditions as these three from Wright’s.

 

[5K Qs]

Sorry for living in the past in this post. Some of the quotes go back to Sunday, and I think the most recent ones are from Tuesday. Last Friday I was helping our daughter pack up her worldly possessions in our 2005 Civic, and then she left for a graduate program at University of Minnesota. Monday, I was helping my wife pack to fly to MN to help daughter set up her studio apartment and then drive our car back (probably this Saturday). Tuesday, I spent all morning getting my wife safely on her flight. Since then, I'm sole care-giver for our 2 dogs, including a flu vaccine trip to the vet late yesterday afternoon, so that's playing havoc with my usual schedule. All mostly enjoyable and necessary activities, but the "disruptions of daily routine" are cutting into my usual BF (or is it BS? ) sessions.

Talk about glamour!

Thanks, Jer. There are some locations where I can almost always get pretty good photos, but I don't always make the extra effort to get to those "sweet spots" for a photo shoot. When my Lam Jack was new, I DID make the effort.

Good eye, GT. The nail nick on the Navy knife didn’t survive the mod into a lambsfoot, so the EO notch is a must-have. It is a little bit of a stiff pull, but manageable.

I’m pretty excited right now, too because Andrew listed another modded Navy knife that I bought. It is pictured in this thread I think: natural micarta with no bail. Soon I’ll have Navy lambsfoot twins!

Here are the pictures Andrew used in the sales thread. This one is going to be great!

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Thanks for the confirmation, Joshua, and congrats on another lambsfoot mod coming your way!! Looks fabulous in the pics you later posted!

Sorry pal! If you seeing some climatic shrinkage, definitely check out the horn care posts in the index GT, but it is reversible

Thanks a lot my friend, I have to make a midweek trip to Sheffield, so I hope it's going to be OK for then Some friends brought me the garlic and basil linguine back from Italy, I just gave it a few minutes on a rolling boil with a little olive oil added, it tasted pretty good

LOL The carnival parade is tomorrow, and if the weather is anything like today, there's going to be a lot of carnival dancers catching colds and flus!

That's cool GT Here, I've also noticed that everything is a few weeks ahead, I saw my first conkers a few weeks back now, more than a month ahead of schedule! There are loads of horse chestnut trees on my street, I wish they were sweet chestnuts rather than conkers

Beautiful GT
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Thanks for the numerous replies to my post, Jack! The experiences of others with horn shrinkage have given me some ideas for the upcoming winter, when the horn problem is at its worst (although probably only bad enough to be evident to me and other Guardians, and not to the casual eye of the naked observer ). And your post contains photos that would probably defy expectations about what would show up in a website devoted to pocket knives.

Inconclusive. I can see color in the same areas, but they seem much lighter in the older pics. I can't vouch for the color accuracy using my cell phone camera in different light. I'll just have to pay attention to the stag as it ages.

Speaking of food...after our discussion some weeks back about how hamburgers are made of beef, not ham, I had to think of Jack Black today when I went to a new sandwich place and ordered a "porkburger." Ground pork, pimento cheese, and cole slaw. I'm afraid I'll be feeling it for a while.

Thanks for your thoughts on possible color changes on your stag lambsfoot, Rachel. I'll be an interested observer going forward.
Don't think I've ever had an actual porkburger, although in the early days of our marriage, my wife was vegetarian and I ate plenty of tofu burgers and black bean burgers , and since she has started eating poultry and fish I've had lots of turkey burgers (and lots of meals involving ground turkey where some might expect ground beef, including any Mexican dishes - tacos, burritos, enchiladas, chili )

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Enchanting ebony, FBC & Dylan! What caused that patina "hot spot", FBC??

I have to agree with you Dylan, fall time is the best I don't know how you get your photos to come out with such a vibrant black, it sure is striking

I'm suffering with a case of Poison Ivy or Oak or Sumac, I'm not even sure! I've got one of my wee Sambar Stags to help with the rehab!

Stellar stag, Ron! I hope the poison plant experience is totally under control, and you didn't have any internal reactions from breathing it or something. (My mom was helping burn fence row brush once, and the brush pile must have contained poison ivy which got into her lungs via the smoke - an unpleasant experience to say the least! )

Ouch!! Never had it - how long does it take to clear up something like that???
Hope it goes away soon, Ron!!
Stag is good for what ails ya!!!

... Bitter is still a staple, but a lot of youngsters don't even know what it is. ...

This provincial oldster doesn't really know what "bitter" is either, other than some style of English beer.

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After our three-day weekend, for me, the week is starting today on Tuesday, something I really dislike. I think I'll have a double Lambsfoot day :thumbsp:

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You're a thoroughly modern man-about-town, Jack, rocking a pair of 2018 lambsfoots!! (In the past, were family newspapers really allowed to use words like "matriculation"?? )

Man Jack will be here all week!


- GT

 

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[Jack Black]

^ Wrong thread Jer screened porch (the 'Edit' button is down there on the left)!!

Crazy busy folks, but will try and drop in later, hope everyone is having a good day

 

[5K Qs]

One more post for me that will at least get me caught up to the current day.

I don't know if any of you Guardians have had a look at this thread here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/ban-of-rosewood-cocobolo-et-al-effect-on-traditionals.1607079/ (if not you might want to take a look)?

@Astronaut FX posted a video link there, which I hope he doesn't mind me cross-posting, because I think it will be of interest here

As those of you on my Lambsfoot email list (just PM me if you're not on it), may remember, I had a great deal of trouble getting hold of black ebony for this year's Guardian's Lambsfoot run. Wright's had originally promised me "Jet-black ebony", but then the first knives produced were less than satisfactory. Wright's managed to get hold of some blacker stuff, but it wasn't quite as dark as I would have liked. I had to make several extra trips to the factory, and spend a great deal of time on the phone. I remember @Cambertree, (who is well-informed about a great many things), exchanging some emails with me, in which he raised some of the topics raised in this video, and its central concern. Much as I love jet-black ebony, realistically, and ethically, it may be time to accept a new standard

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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.

Thanks for the links, Jack and @Astronaut FX . I haven't gotten to them yet, but I plan to do so soon. The recent discussion (including, e.g., John's post quoted above) here about wood and regulations has been informative and engaging; thanks to all the contributors!

I received a nice gift from my fellow mountain-lover @Dschal today Looks like a great read

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Kudos to @Dschal for his thoughtfulness, and congrats to you, Jack! Thanks for sharing the news and the fine pic of the 2 recent lambsfoot models!

Heading over to Sheffield tomorrow Going to be setting off with these

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Nice look back at some of your delectable lambsfoot models!

Thank you, fellas. I usually use morning and evening light to take my photos and then I run it through some editing software to enhance it further. I try to maintain the integrity of the natural colors that have been captured but I will make shadows and definition pop a bit more.
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That red/black 2-tone horn is the lamb's meow, Dylan - exquisite!! I'd like to improve my photo skills, and your post reminds me of a couple of things to work on. One is choosing good light and positioning (I still can't even avoid reflections in my pics), and another is photo editing. All I ever try is cropping the original image, and using "auto-enhance" on my computer's photo transfer software.

... I didn't realise that had been a problem with Imgur, my paid PB account is still active, but I haven't used it in ages, I've just been uploading pics directly, seems to work OK. Nice to see that beautiful horn again

I was a committed Imgur user, but have been doing more and more of the direct uploads. But does anyone know where all those uploaded images are stored? I'm assuming BF must have access to unlimited "cloud storage" of some kind, or else when a designated storage fills up, I fear old photos will start to disappear!

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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That is impressive work, Jeff, and a knife to be proud of!! And if need be, you may call me as an eyewitness!

Wow , it has been a very long time since I had poison ivy or poison oak . Hope you get over it soon Ron . Of course if there was ever a time that you were just itch'n to buy a knife , this would be a good time my friend !!!!

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.
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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.

Barrett, my daughter just moved to the Twin Cities (I think her apartment is in St. Paul) to attend UMinn. She's hoping she can "survive" on public transport, since she doesn't have a car. Any idea whether that's feasible?

Looking forward to learning your plan to put a lambsfoot in every pocket, or whatever you've dreamed up!

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

Straight in the pocket, my Ashley's Choice Lambsfoot

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That's a beauty, Jack; I especially like that "popcorn" style stag! (I don't think I have any like that on my stag knives.) But the preview pics you posted makes me think ALL of the Ashley's Choice Lambsfoot knives have standout stag!

While I was in Sheffield, I decided to treat myself to a Rosewood Big 'Un

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And I also picked up a few regular size LF, also in Rosewood, but with polished blades

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Wow, a rosewood bonanza!!

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All this wood discussion makes me realize how little knowledge I have! Dylan, your pic is an excellent example: I don't know if that's two-tone ebony, or striped dark rosewood!

Since yesterday was Wooden Wednesday I’m a day late with this. With our current discussions on Ebony I thought it appropriate to post this photo again. This is my three Ebony Lambsfoot knives. The center knife being my first example that I received from Jack in 2016. He can most likely tell us the approximate time frame that this was produced by Wright’s. The knives to the left and right are my Ebony 2018 Guardians which were of course produced this year. To me the older knife shows a darker and deeper grained black. However, the ‘18 models have a slightly more brownish tint in a naturally streaked pattern with the grain. They are all beautiful to me. I feel that Ebony is a resource that could become like Sambar in coming years with government restrictions involved if it is not properly managed. Each person can come to their own conclusions, but I can most surely be happy with the current offerings. I think if I took the time I could easily make a comparison photo showing knives from our American producers that show the exact same conditions as these three from Wright’s.

Excellent comparison pics, Ron! I have to admit that even though the photo quality including color and clarity is top-notch, my old eyes can't see any difference between the two on the right in terms of ebony characteristics.

Thrilling Thursday to every Man Jack of you!


- GT

 

[Pàdruig]

Good morning, Guardians!

It would seem that Imgur is still having issues and I am unable to upload any pictures right now, very frustrating. I use my phone for all of my pictures so it is usually a simple process to upload using the Imgur app and then log in on my computer and post accordingly. Using BF's upload feature presents issues with my phone since I have to go and resize the picture before uploading, creating an additional and somewhat cumbersome step.

Regardless, there are more pleasant things to talk about anyway.

Since yesterday was Wooden Wednesday I’m a day late with this. With our current discussions on Ebony I thought it appropriate to post this photo again. This is my three Ebony Lambsfoot knives. The center knife being my first example that I received from Jack in 2016. He can most likely tell us the approximate time frame that this was produced by Wright’s. The knives to the left and right are my Ebony 2018 Guardians which were of course produced this year. To me the older knife shows a darker and deeper grained black. However, the ‘18 models have a slightly more brownish tint in a naturally streaked pattern with the grain. They are all beautiful to me. I feel that Ebony is a resource that could become like Sambar in coming years with government restrictions involved if it is not properly managed. Each person can come to their own conclusions, but I can most surely be happy with the current offerings. I think if I took the time I could easily make a comparison photo showing knives from our American producers that show the exact same conditions as these three from Wright’s.

Ron, what an absolutely terrific Ebony trio! Those are looking dapper and fantastic as usual.

Enchanting ebony, FBC & Dylan! What caused that patina "hot spot", FBC??

That red/black 2-tone horn is the lamb's meow, Dylan - exquisite!! I'd like to improve my photo skills, and your post reminds me of a couple of things to work on. One is choosing good light and positioning (I still can't even avoid reflections in my pics), and another is photo editing. All I ever try is cropping the original image, and using "auto-enhance" on my computer's photo transfer software.

All this wood discussion makes me realize how little knowledge I have! Dylan, your pic is an excellent example: I don't know if that's two-tone ebony, or striped dark rosewood!

Thank you for all the kind compliments, GT.

In terms of photography, I am quite an amateur at best, but of the things I've learned is that staging and lighting are everything. But just like with every art, an artist has his/her own tastes and the same holds true for photographers. What I might find tasteful, you may not, and vice versa. But it is a lot of fun and I've received some very excellent advice from some of the pros here on the forums like John (Chief) and Alan (joeradza). I will be looking forward to you developing your own style and skills. I use my Samsung Galaxy S8+ for all of my pictures and its native editing software is pretty versatile for a phone and it seems to have suited me quite well thus far.

The last pic I posted is of the very first Ebony Lambsfoot knife I acquired. I was initially quite disappointed with it as it doesn't represent what I would think as ideal ebony but I've come to really love it and wouldn't dream of parting with it. It has been with me on numerous adventures so far and hopefully it shall be with me for many more.


Well, would you look at that? Imgur has resolved their uploading issue while I was typing away here. Inspired by Jack's most excellent assortment of Stag blades, I decided to toss mine in the pocket for today. Posing with a cigar I plan on having with a bit of lunch later on.

 

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Stellar stag, Ron! I hope the poison plant experience is totally under control, and you didn't have any internal reactions from breathing it or something. (My mom was helping burn fence row brush once, and the brush pile must have contained poison ivy which got into her lungs via the smoke - an unpleasant experience to say the least! )

Excellent comparison pics, Ron! I have to admit that even though the photo quality including color and clarity is top-notch, my old eyes can't see any difference between the two on the right in terms of ebony characteristics.

Thanks for the compliments GT! The Ebony triplets are all nice with a slight edge going to the center example for deeper black! So far only external rashes and itchy areas! Heaven forbid getting this stuff in my lungs!

Ron, what an absolutely terrific Ebony trio! Those are looking dapper and fantastic as usual.

Thanks Dylan! Dapper indeed!

 

[Jack Black]

Wow, lot to catch up with here!

I have had a very long and busy day, and my back hasn't thanked me for humping all those knives back from Sheffield

Spruce is a pretty soft non-durable wood. It would have to be stabilized.

Desert ironwood (olneya tesota) is not on the CITES or IUCN list, and is in no danger of being listed any time soon. The state of Arizona does a good job of managing the large number of trees growing there. I believe California does, too. There are also a lot of trees in northern Mexico.

Thanks, as always, for your expert wood knowledge my friend. John Maleham also said spruce would be unsuitable. My reason for asking is that, as well as steel and cutlery, South Yorkshire (where Sheffield is) was famous for coal production, and I thought it might be nice to use some wood from vintage pit-props. I thought these might have been oak, maybe a few were, but they were mainly spruce, and in fact so many were needed that whole spruce plantations were established in the area for this sole purpose.

That's good news about Ironwood, particularly as Wright's keep stocks of it. However, they have still had some problems with US Customs apparently. Mr Maleham's advice - Don't mention wood at all on the customs form, because the average customs officer probably doesn't have specialist knowledge.

Wow, Jack! Those look absolutely amazing, the stag, the threaded bolster, it all looks exceptional!



Some very nice additions there as well, Jack. One of these days, I will need to try out the larger size. I have examples of the regular and small sizes, have yet to try out the large one.



I am very fond of Ironwood so this is terrific news. Hopefully that remains the case indefinitely.

It is evening here and I am getting ready to turn in for the night. Was very busy today with not only my regular work but i was also helping a mate out with some electrical work on his house addition. I had an old friend with me today and I didn't get around to snapping a good picture so a recycled one will have to do. Unfortunately, Imgur is having problems yet again so i am giving the upload feature here a try. Hopefully it comes through.

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Thanks Dylan, I am very pleased with them, and think everyone else will be too

I thought I'd try putting the Big 'Un to some hard use Currently the only large one I have is this example in horn, but I babied it really, something I'm less likely to do with the more robust and less expensive rosewood model



It sounds like you have had the sort of day I have had Dylan. I am shattered, as soon as I've made this post I'm hitting the hay!

Upload feature looks to have worked perfectly my friend, lovely to see that one again - in ethical ebony!

My hands would be shaking too if I were handling that much amazing stag at one time. Wow! What a beautiful collection.

Thank you

Goodness Gracious Sakes Alive, Jack!! Those stag covers are incredible!!
But my Man Jack has no shame, despite how anemic those Ashley's Choice models make his mark side look :
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- GT

Thanks GT, your Man Jack is still swell I think, because of the double bolster perhaps, Wright's have often cut the stag too thick on that pattern, and then ended up polishing off a lot of the bark. My first was atrocious! I think they are reserving Sambar for that pattern now

Since yesterday was Wooden Wednesday I’m a day late with this. With our current discussions on Ebony I thought it appropriate to post this photo again. This is my three Ebony Lambsfoot knives. The center knife being my first example that I received from Jack in 2016. He can most likely tell us the approximate time frame that this was produced by Wright’s. The knives to the left and right are my Ebony 2018 Guardians which were of course produced this year. To me the older knife shows a darker and deeper grained black. However, the ‘18 models have a slightly more brownish tint in a naturally streaked pattern with the grain. They are all beautiful to me. I feel that Ebony is a resource that could become like Sambar in coming years with government restrictions involved if it is not properly managed. Each person can come to their own conclusions, but I can most surely be happy with the current offerings. I think if I took the time I could easily make a comparison photo showing knives from our American producers that show the exact same conditions as these three from Wright’s.

Excellent photo Ron, and it definitely shows the difference in the ebony Wright's used to use ebony very little, and all their standard ebony knives come with an unpolished blade. Your first ebony Lambsfoot knife was made for me in 2016 :thumbsup;

 

[Jack Black]

Had to split this!

Thanks for the numerous replies to my post, Jack! The experiences of others with horn shrinkage have given me some ideas for the upcoming winter, when the horn problem is at its worst (although probably only bad enough to be evident to me and other Guardians, and not to the casual eye of the naked observer ). And your post contains photos that would probably defy expectations about what would show up in a website devoted to pocket knives.

I think that's true of a lot of things to do with our knives GT!

Don't think I've ever had an actual porkburger, although in the early days of our marriage, my wife was vegetarian and I ate plenty of tofu burgers and black bean burgers , and since she has started eating poultry and fish I've had lots of turkey burgers (and lots of meals involving ground turkey where some might expect ground beef, including any Mexican dishes - tacos, burritos, enchiladas, chili )

I like tofu, but it's often cooked badly, and I don't think it works well in a burger. I had a vegetarian burger the other week, don't know how it was made, but I doubt many folks would have known it was plant-based. I'm not a fan of turkey burgers, but when I lived in France, I was a fan of saucisson d' Arles, which is horse, pork, and donkey!

This provincial oldster doesn't really know what "bitter" is either, other than some style of English beer.

It is still the main style of ale here GT, to differentiate it from "mild", say, which was also popular in some areas here at one time. If you've drunk English ale in a pub, bitter is almost certainly what you have drunk

You're a thoroughly modern man-about-town, Jack, rocking a pair of 2018 lambsfoots!! (In the past, were family newspapers really allowed to use words like "matriculation"?? )

I try my friend! I thought you'd like that!

Man Jack will be here all week!
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Thanks Jer! What happened, did you think you were in the EDC thread?! Done it myself!

Thanks for the links, Jack and @Astronaut FX . I haven't gotten to them yet, but I plan to do so soon. The recent discussion (including, e.g., John's post quoted above) here about wood and regulations has been informative and engaging; thanks to all the contributors!

The credit should all go to @Astronaut FX GT, I just thought the video would also be of interest here

Kudos to @Dschal for his thoughtfulness, and congrats to you, Jack! Thanks for sharing the news and the fine pic of the 2 recent lambsfoot models!

Thanks again my friend

I was a committed Imgur user, but have been doing more and more of the direct uploads. But does anyone know where all those uploaded images are stored? I'm assuming BF must have access to unlimited "cloud storage" of some kind, or else when a designated storage fills up, I fear old photos will start to disappear!

There was some discussion, led by @r8shell I think, in the Technical forum. I sure hope that doesn't happen!

That's a beauty, Jack; I especially like that "popcorn" style stag! (I don't think I have any like that on my stag knives.) But the preview pics you posted makes me think ALL of the Ashley's Choice Lambsfoot knives have standout stag!

Thanks GT, it actually has a slight flaw that one, the tip of the blade just pokes out of the frame. I can get that fixed at the factory, but I didn't want to mail it out to anyone else like that. I am very pleased with the stag though, and think every single knife is stellar, there isn't a single one I wouldn't be proud to carry There was another knife with a slightly off-centre blade, but I ordered extra to cover any flawed knives, and they have certainly exceeded my expectations Ashley done well

Wow, a rosewood bonanza!!

All this wood discussion makes me realize how little knowledge I have! Dylan, your pic is an excellent example: I don't know if that's two-tone ebony, or striped dark rosewood!

There was a lot of discussion about that much earlier in this thread!

Thrilling Thursday to every Man Jack of you!
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Well, would you look at that? Imgur has resolved their uploading issue while I was typing away here. Inspired by Jack's most excellent assortment of Stag blades, I decided to toss mine in the pocket for today. Posing with a cigar I plan on having with a bit of lunch later on.

Great pic Dylan, that cigar looks like a meal in itself! :eek I haven't had a chance to grab a proper meal for the past couple of days I've been so busy I'm eating out tomorrow if necessary!

Night folks!

 

[btb01]

Barrett, my daughter just moved to the Twin Cities (I think her apartment is in St. Paul) to attend UMinn. She's hoping she can "survive" on public transport, since she doesn't have a car. Any idea whether that's feasible?

Looking forward to learning your plan to put a lambsfoot in every pocket, or whatever you've dreamed up!

Unfortunately, GT, I don’t know anything about public transit in the area, and I’ve only been to St. Paul once since we’ve lived in MN. We’re on the opposite side of town, out west of Minneapolis, on the far side of Lake Minnetonka. I will say, though, that even out where we’re at I’ve seen city buses that will take you downtown, and I would have to imagine if she’s living near campus that there’s probably sufficient public transportation to get around without a car. That is, as long as she doesn’t mind waiting for a bus in sub-zero temps on a regular basis.

My plan isn't Lambsfoot-exclusive, but they'll definitely be part of it. I'll post more about it (in an appropriate thread) in a couple days.

 

[Prester John]

That is, as long as she doesn’t mind waiting for a bus in sub-zero temps on a regular basis.

I'm 57 and have never experienced "sub-zero temps." Am I missing out?

 

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Excellent photo Ron, and it definitely shows the difference in the ebony Wright's used to use ebony very little, and all their standard ebony knives come with an unpolished blade. Your first ebony Lambsfoot knife was made for me in 2016

Thanks Jack! I thought that the photo showed a good comparison!