Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Happy hour snack. 👌

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lithicus said:
I agree cigarrodog cigarrodog and I contemplated posting this, but Jack Black Jack Black story reminded me of my great grandmother. She was the youngest of seven children, born in a barn in Alabama, no birth certificate. So, while we had a good idea when to celebrate her birthday we could never be 100% certain. She was in school and completed 2nd grade, but was pulled before starting 3rd grade because she had to help out on the farm. She appreciated life unlike anyone I've ever known. Her goal was to live until 100 and boy did she ever get close. Honestly, was in great health and got around well until she passed. I'm sure her upbringing had a lot to do with that as well. She loved to tell stories of her youth; one involving an attempt to ride a milking cow they called Betsie... "Whoaaaa Betsie, Whoooaaaa!" 😅 Because she dropped out of school and perhaps because of her surroundings, she was illiterate and unable to read or write. Yet, she took it upon herself to learn how to write my name in birthday cards and such; although some letters were backwards and she never quite spelled it right. I cherished every card nevertheless. I'd have to look around, but I still have some of the hand written cards she gave me before my grandmother started writing her cards for her. My great grandmother, who was short and stout and not exactly someone I'd consider athletic, had a favorite saying, "God built me low to the ground for speed!" 🤣 I never understood why she felt the need to bring that up so often 😝



It was pretty impressive what they were able to get by on. One thing my great grandmother did seem to keep for a long time was a pressure cooker for canning food. I found it at my Dad's house when he sold it and found out she gave it to him when my parents were still married and it just stuck around. It's a National Pressure Cooker Co No7, which means it has to be from 1905-1939 as the company was founded in 1905 and sold (??) to Presto sometime in 1939. Right now, I use it as a big deep pot for water-bath canning the blackberries on our property into jam. And, I like to think she'd be proud it's still getting put to good use ☺️ I need to try to find parts for it so I can take advantage of the pressurized chamber for canning other less acidic things which require the pressure. Restoring old pressure cookers can always be iffy too though.

Anyway, picture of lamb with great grandma's pressure cooker for knife content 😝
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Thank you for sharing that wonderful story! Your great-grandmother sounds like she was quite the character. 😂

Great story tellers live in forever as far as I’m concerned. I still vividly remember some of the stories my great uncle told me when I was a child. :)
 
Angry Waiter said:
Hello everyone. This week has been busy but I will try to catch up. Dan’s upcoming bog “oak” wood lamb project reminded me to carry my M. May in bog. As I understand it the older the wood the darker the grain. This one is pretty good construction but the swedge is kinda odd. IDK, maybe I am uninformed on that particular detail. It does carry well and came sharp.

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It can be hard to tell from looks alone. I’ve seen lighter colored bog oak that was several thousand years older than some pieces I have that are more or less pure black. I think environment has a lot to do with it. Knowing which country the bog oak came from can help age it without having to carbon date it.

Typically, when you see those nice streaks of gray/white mineralization like that, it’s at least a few thousand years old though. :)
 
Onebigbill said:
Good morning Guardians. Hitting the links this morning. Temps going up to 80 deg F today. When I get back home my HHB will be going into the pocket...again. My favorite carry.
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Can you share some of that nice weather Bill!? It’s been well below freezing for the past couple of days.

I’m working with some really old material I don’t want to grind in the shop (possible asbestos), so I’ve been doing it outside. I haven’t worked up the nerve to brave it out there since the snow hit, lol.
 
cigarrodog said:
Good Morning Guardians💂‍♀️

waffle, fresh ground peanut butter, maple syrup infused bacon strip, fold, eat.


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Ok…. You can only choose one. Which will it be! 😂

Growing up, peanut butter (chunky!) covered pancakes with bacon was my all time favorite meal! In fact, that’s making me a little hungry….

Also, the aging on that bone!!! 😍
 
Fixall said:
Thank you for sharing that wonderful story! Your great-grandmother sounds like she was quite the character. 😂

Great story tellers live in forever as far as I’m concerned. I still vividly remember some of the stories my great uncle told me when I was a child. :)
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Thank you very much. She was quite the character indeed. Glad you have some stories of your great uncle as well 🙂
 
Jack Black said:
Cool pic Jon :) :thumbsup:

Sorry to hear about your son Brian, I hope he's got a spring in his step again soon my friend :) Great pic there :cool: :) :thumbsup:

A lot of processed meat products here, don't have a lot of meat in them! :D It took me a while to start liking tofu, mainly because it wasn't cooked very well, but I like it now. With the Vietnamese Pho I have, I choose tofu over the meat variety anyway :thumbsup:

That's a cool photo Dwight! :D :cool: :thumbsup:

Welcome to the Guardians! :) :thumbsup:

Looking good Paul :) :thumbsup:

LOL! :D I think you would have like that falafel sandwich Vince, though there were so many jalapenos, and hot sauce, it could have had anything in it! :D :thumbsup:

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone has had a good week. It seems to have gone fast! I have a busy day today, I'm going to head into town to take part in the minute's silence to mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and I'm hoping that I can even mail an overseas parcel at the post office. Then I have some stuff to do at home, before heading into town for a Ukrainian vigil and rally, and then heading back this way to go and watch my mate boxing, with some other friends. Probably going to be a boozy night! I'll be carrying an Old Friend with me, (except for the boxing). After coming across a lot of stinkers, this was the first well-made Lambsfoot I had from Wright's, which showed me that while they preferred to turn out cheap second-rate knives, they were at least capable of producing a good one. It's a contract knife for a British retailer, and the first I'd seen with ebony. Here it is with my Sunday Roast! ;) Have a great day Guardians :thumbsup:

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Thanks Jack! All is well now. :)

That looks really good! I haven’t been able to find a decent place for sandwiches/baguettes since we moved recently. The struggle is real!!

Alright…. You guys are killing me. I’m gonna go make a snack.
 
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