Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Daniel W]

Guardians thanks for all the warm welcomes and to say i have been excited about this knife is an understatement. I have knives that cost a whole bunch more but this one has smitten. In the pocket it goes and off to work.

 

[bigfish64]

Your almost there Todd!! Made me think of that movie "Summer School" when the guy is doing everything in his power to avoid the principal on the last day of school to avoid teaching summer school .
Trusty lamb looks like its ready for beer and lime season.

It truly is my friend!

Guardians thanks for all the warm welcomes and to say i have been excited about this knife is an understatement. I have knives that cost a whole bunch more but this one has smitten. In the pocket it goes and off to work.
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They have a way of doing that, looks like you got a nice one. Enjoy!

 

[Jack Black]

After having a coffee and a croissant in Charlie's, I headed into town, and after getting my banking errands done, I caught a bus up to Saint James' Hospital in Leeds, which is affectionately known as Jimmy's. Like the other old hospitals in Leeds, the original buildings have been joined by newer ones, vastly expanding the site, until it is quite enormous. Here's the original chapel nestling in between much taller, modern buildings.

I walked some distance to one of the modern wings, only to find that the sleep clinic, I was looking for, had relocated to another wing three days earlier. I re-traced my steps, and dropped off my redundant CPAP machine, which was piled to a bunch of others that had also been returned.

Part of the original part of the hospital is now a medical museum. Soon after moving to Leeds, 21 years ago, I broke my tibia, and this coincided with my eldest daughter deciding she wanted to be a doctor. I can remember being dragged round the medical museum on my crutches

Across the road is a large well-sited cemetery.

Not far from Jimmy's is the Leeds district of Harehills, probably the most multi-cultural in the city, and this is reflected in the shops and cafes which serve the various communities. You could probably eat your way around the world, just on the two main streets, where there is everything from Russian tea shops to Bangladeshi cafes, and from Hindu egg-free bakeries to Korean restaurants. Sadly the old Irish drinking den I used to frequent, when I first moved to Leeds, is no longer there

Anand's is a traditional Punjabi sweet centre, but it sells just as many traditional Indian savouries, as it does sweets, and you can buy curries, both to take away, and to have in.


It was still before noon, but I ordered a couple of poppadoms, chutney, and pickles, and aloo kofta with two chapatis, along with 6 vegetable samosas to take away Anand's has been a local secret for decades, but had national press and TV coverage a couple of years back, with their samosas being given the highest possible praise - "The best samosas in the world."



Most customers buy food to take away, but the small dining area, (about a dozen tables), is increasingly popular, and by the time I had finished eating, it had started to fill up. From my table, looking out of the window I could see Polski Sklep, Bucharest Magazin, Prague Mini Market, Krakus Wines, Leeds Shawarma, Peshawa Cafe, Asian Bazaar, Alibaba Breakfast, Pars Iranian Supermarket, Rayan Middle Eastern Restaurant, and Mother Hubbard's Fish and Chips.

I left Anand's, and walked past some of these businesses, and down one of the streets, leading to a parallel road of similar makeup. Anglican churches tend to be fairly modest here, but Saint Aidan's is pretty imposing. My mate used to be caretaker here, as well as running their boxing club.

I reckon I've got my tea taken care of, and possibly tomorrow's lunch too! Hope everyone else is having a nice day

 

[Jakeywax31]

Got a normal work day. Have some bratwurst and sauerkraut going in the break room for lunch!! Makes up for the unfortunate events of yesterday. Going to file my tax return today and m visit with my parents for dinner. I forgot about hosting them for dinner so need to figure that out as well lol. Take out pizza is looking more like the candidate as the day goes on. Got this beauty in my pocket for the day. Have a good one everyone.

 

[Jakeywax31]

After having a coffee and a croissant in Charlie's, I headed into town, and after getting my banking errands done, I caught a bus up to Saint James' Hospital in Leeds, which is affectionately known as Jimmy's. Like the other old hospitals in Leeds, the original buildings have been joined by newer ones, vastly expanding the site, until it is quite enormous. Here's the original chapel nestling in between much taller, modern buildings.

I walked some distance to one of the modern wings, only to find that the sleep clinic, I was looking for, had relocated to another wing three days earlier. I re-traced my steps, and dropped off my redundant CPAP machine, which was piled to a bunch of others that had also been returned.

Part of the original part of the hospital is now a medical museum. Soon after moving to Leeds, 21 years ago, I broke my tibia, and this coincided with my eldest daughter deciding she wanted to be a doctor. I can remember being dragged round the medical museum on my crutches

Across the road is a large well-sited cemetery.

Not far from Jimmy's is the Leeds district of Harehills, probably the most multi-cultural in the city, and this is reflected in the shops and cafes which serve the various communities. You could probably eat your way around the world, just on the two main streets, where there is everything from Russian tea shops to Bangladeshi cafes, and from Hindu egg-free bakeries to Korean restaurants. Sadly the old Irish drinking den I used to frequent, when I first moved to Leeds, is no longer there

Anand's is a traditional Punjabi sweet centre, but it sells just as many traditional Indian savouries, as it does sweets, and you can buy curries, both to take away, and to have in.

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It was still before noon, but I ordered a couple of poppadoms, chutney, and pickles, and aloo kofta with two chapatis, along with 6 vegetable samosas to take away Anand's has been a local secret for decades, but had national press and TV coverage a couple of years back, with their samosas being given the highest possible praise - "The best samosas in the world."

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Most customers buy food to take away, but the small dining area, (about a dozen tables), is increasingly popular, and by the time I had finished eating, it had started to fill up. From my table, looking out of the window I could see Polski Sklep, Bucharest Magazin, Prague Mini Market, Krakus Wines, Leeds Shawarma, Peshawa Cafe, Asian Bazaar, Alibaba Breakfast, Pars Iranian Supermarket, Rayan Middle Eastern Restaurant, and Mother Hubbard's Fish and Chips.

I left Anand's, and walked past some of these businesses, and down one of the streets, leading to a parallel road of similar makeup. Anglican churches tend to be fairly modest here, but Saint Aidan's is pretty imposing. My mate used to be caretaker here, as well as running their boxing club.

I reckon I've got my tea taken care of, and possibly tomorrow's lunch too! Hope everyone else is having a nice day

Wow!!! What a great way to spend the day. Thanks for taking us through the day Jack. Really cool stuff. Your always doing interesting things and always look forward to reading about it.

 

[Jack Black]

Guardians thanks for all the warm welcomes and to say i have been excited about this knife is an understatement. I have knives that cost a whole bunch more but this one has smitten. In the pocket it goes and off to work.
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Glad you're liking it Daniel, cool pic

 

[screened porch]

My sleep apnea is as bad as ever, but I still have a bad cough, caused by silent relux I'm told, and so wearing a mask is difficult. I haven't worn it for ages, and felt guilty about hanging onto it. I'm glad that you get along better with yours. Hope your appointment goes ok today mate

Sleeping propped up might be good for both things, and that's the end of my unqualified medical advice.

I was worried that my non-proliferating diabetic neuropathy might really be proliferating and the specialist just saw it too early to know. But no, it hasn't proliferated, and the bit of bleeding I had is almost gone. My cataract remains very mild, and everybody over 50 has a cataract. Cataracts grow faster with high blood sugar, and my blood sugar is in the sweet spot. Last year's glasses still work fine. Intra-ocular [Spellcheck thinksI mean Indra] is higher than it used to be, but still in normal range.
So, happy day.

 

[JohnDF]

Hey... Lambsfoot Only... No Clips!!!

 

[JohnDF]

Off to work, and then it's cornhole this evening.

 

[SteveC]

Morning Guardians !

Carrying my new Buffalo horn Lamb today.

F&F is good and someone even took the time to ease the tang over so the pull is smooth. The BH is a bit bland looking. I was hoping for some light streaks but didn't get as lucky as Bob did with his

A few interesting things about this one. The blade is 1mm longer and 1mm wider than any other small Lambs I have. It also has the smallest nail nick of any of my Lambs.
It also has a different backspring design where the back pin is enclosed rather than being exposed.

 

[Jakeywax31]

Off to work, and then it's cornhole this evening.
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Lovely lamb John. Good luck tonight!!

Morning Guardians !

Carrying my new Buffalo horn Lamb today.

F&F is good and someone even took the time to ease the tang over so the pull is smooth. The BH is a bit bland looking. I was hoping for some light streaks but didn't get as lucky as Bob did with his

A few interesting things about this one. The blade is 1mm longer and 1mm wider than any other small Lambs I have. It also has the smallest nail nick of any of my Lambs.
It also has a different backspring design where the back pin is enclosed rather than being exposed.

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Looks great Steve. Buffalo horn is an amazing handle material.

 

[JohnDF]

Lovely lamb John. Good luck tonight!!

Thank you, Paul.

 

[bigfish64]

Got a normal work day. Have some bratwurst and sauerkraut going in the break room for lunch!! Makes up for the unfortunate events of yesterday. Going to file my tax return today and m visit with my parents for dinner. I forgot about hosting them for dinner so need to figure that out as well lol. Take out pizza is looking more like the candidate as the day goes on. Got this beauty in my pocket for the day. Have a good one everyone.

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Love that longer bolster. I always find myself thinking about what I brought for lunch before 2nd hour is over!

Hey... Lambsfoot Only... No Clips!!!

You had me there for a second John!

Off to work, and then it's cornhole this evening.
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Nice photo, good luck tonight.

 

[cigarrodog]

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The only thing flaky in this image, Jack, is that tempting croissant.

Hello Guardians, Entering into the last quarter of the school. It’s going to get really crazy around here. Hopefully we can hold it all together! View attachment 2107239

Making your final approach to Summer.

Across the road is a large well-sited cemetery.

Convenient

Wonderful array of images of your day’s journey.

Off to work, and then it's cornhole this evening.
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Morning Guardians !

Carrying my new Buffalo horn Lamb today.

F&F is good and someone even took the time to ease the tang over so the pull is smooth. The BH is a bit bland looking. I was hoping for some light streaks but didn't get as lucky as Bob did with his

A few interesting things about this one. The blade is 1mm longer and 1mm wider than any other small Lambs I have. It also has the smallest nail nick of any of my Lambs.
It also has a different backspring design where the back pin is enclosed rather than being exposed.

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Looks great.

 

[cigarrodog]

Good Morning Guardians

 

[SteveC]

After having a coffee and a croissant in Charlie's, I headed into town, and after getting my banking errands done, I caught a bus up to Saint James' Hospital in Leeds, which is affectionately known as Jimmy's. Like the other old hospitals in Leeds, the original buildings have been joined by newer ones, vastly expanding the site, until it is quite enormous. Here's the original chapel nestling in between much taller, modern buildings.

I walked some distance to one of the modern wings, only to find that the sleep clinic, I was looking for, had relocated to another wing three days earlier. I re-traced my steps, and dropped off my redundant CPAP machine, which was piled to a bunch of others that had also been returned.

Part of the original part of the hospital is now a medical museum. Soon after moving to Leeds, 21 years ago, I broke my tibia, and this coincided with my eldest daughter deciding she wanted to be a doctor. I can remember being dragged round the medical museum on my crutches

Across the road is a large well-sited cemetery.

Not far from Jimmy's is the Leeds district of Harehills, probably the most multi-cultural in the city, and this is reflected in the shops and cafes which serve the various communities. You could probably eat your way around the world, just on the two main streets, where there is everything from Russian tea shops to Bangladeshi cafes, and from Hindu egg-free bakeries to Korean restaurants. Sadly the old Irish drinking den I used to frequent, when I first moved to Leeds, is no longer there

Anand's is a traditional Punjabi sweet centre, but it sells just as many traditional Indian savouries, as it does sweets, and you can buy curries, both to take away, and to have in.

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It was still before noon, but I ordered a couple of poppadoms, chutney, and pickles, and aloo kofta with two chapatis, along with 6 vegetable samosas to take away Anand's has been a local secret for decades, but had national press and TV coverage a couple of years back, with their samosas being given the highest possible praise - "The best samosas in the world."

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Most customers buy food to take away, but the small dining area, (about a dozen tables), is increasingly popular, and by the time I had finished eating, it had started to fill up. From my table, looking out of the window I could see Polski Sklep, Bucharest Magazin, Prague Mini Market, Krakus Wines, Leeds Shawarma, Peshawa Cafe, Asian Bazaar, Alibaba Breakfast, Pars Iranian Supermarket, Rayan Middle Eastern Restaurant, and Mother Hubbard's Fish and Chips.

I left Anand's, and walked past some of these businesses, and down one of the streets, leading to a parallel road of similar makeup. Anglican churches tend to be fairly modest here, but Saint Aidan's is pretty imposing. My mate used to be caretaker here, as well as running their boxing club.

I reckon I've got my tea taken care of, and possibly tomorrow's lunch too! Hope everyone else is having a nice day

Looks like you had a good day Jack !

 

[Modoc ED]

 

[Jack Black]

Got a normal work day. Have some bratwurst and sauerkraut going in the break room for lunch!! Makes up for the unfortunate events of yesterday. Going to file my tax return today and m visit with my parents for dinner. I forgot about hosting them for dinner so need to figure that out as well lol. Take out pizza is looking more like the candidate as the day goes on. Got this beauty in my pocket for the day. Have a good one everyone.

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Wow!!! What a great way to spend the day. Thanks for taking us through the day Jack. Really cool stuff. Your always doing interesting things and always look forward to reading about it.

Thanks Paul, I used to travel all over Yorkshire, but don't get around quite as much as I used to

Sleeping propped up might be good for both things, and that's the end of my unqualified medical advice.

I was worried that my non-proliferating diabetic neuropathy might really be proliferating and the specialist just saw it too early to know. But no, it hasn't proliferated, and the bit of bleeding I had is almost gone. My cataract remains very mild, and everybody over 50 has a cataract. Cataracts grow faster with high blood sugar, and my blood sugar is in the sweet spot. Last year's glasses still work fine. Intra-ocular [Spellcheck thinksI mean Indra] is higher than it used to be, but still in normal range.
So, happy day.

Yes, I did try that Jer, thanks for the suggestion. As my mother used to say, I need putting in a bag and shaking up! That sounds like a positive visit, I had no idea about everyone, over 50, having a cataract!

Off to work, and then it's cornhole this evening.
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Good luck John, great pic of your ebony '18

Morning Guardians !

Carrying my new Buffalo horn Lamb today.

F&F is good and someone even took the time to ease the tang over so the pull is smooth. The BH is a bit bland looking. I was hoping for some light streaks but didn't get as lucky as Bob did with his

A few interesting things about this one. The blade is 1mm longer and 1mm wider than any other small Lambs I have. It also has the smallest nail nick of any of my Lambs.
It also has a different backspring design where the back pin is enclosed rather than being exposed.

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That is very interesting about the different build Steve, particularly the difference in size, which I really can't account for. A shame about the nail-nick, but that one looks perfectly useable, I've had knives a couple of times, which are barely useable, the absolute worst being on a custom. The difference in build is the most notable thing of course

 

[Jack Black]

The only thing flaky in this image, Jack, is that tempting croissant.

Thanks Harvey, it had just come out of the oven!

Wonderful array of images of your day’s journey.

Thanks buddy

Looks like you had a good day Jack !

Thank you Steve, I even managed to squeeze in a nap

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Looking good Ed

 

[SteveC]

That is very interesting about the different build Steve, particularly the difference in size, which I really can't account for. A shame about the nail-nick, but that one looks perfectly useable, I've had knives a couple of times, which are barely useable, the absolute worst being on a custom. The difference in build is the most notable thing of course

Yes it's still usable, just makes it harder to pinch open. Once there is a bit of patina it will be easier to pinch although I can pinch it open now. The different backspring design is the most surprising difference. All the blades and nail nicks are slightly different on all my AW lambs.

Thank you Steve, I even managed to squeeze in a nap

I may have to sneak one of those in myself later on