The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
I'd forgotten about the bat incident Jer!If you're talking about flittermice, you're welcome to all you can catch of mine.
Mine seem to be out of the house at last, though.
I still hate them.
the dark side of Rose Beast:
Have you noticed any special powers? 
Good to see Rose Beast from that angle 
That's annoying Bill
Your Hartshead Barlow is looking good 
I have an enhanced ability to get tangled up in people's hair.I'd forgotten about the bat incident Jer!
Glad you can get out and about Jack.A fabulous-looking example BobI've just returned from my trip to town, via Charlie's. It's a beautiful day here, and I hope I can spend some time in the garden this afternoon
Oh My!!!Apparently he had it on his wall for some years!Gordon might be the brightest of the Leeds market traders, but he doesn't have much competition!
That's some nice-looking ebony Ken
Thanks a lot Bob, I've had a nice day
Leeds Library's Word of the Day is a lot less obscure than usual 
Wow, great to see all of those again CharlieOh My!!!
BTW, I have some nice Horn, including that lovely Redhead!!View attachment 2205406
And, Rita and the Stag!!!View attachment 2205408
Oh My!!!
BTW, I have some nice Horn, including that lovely Redhead!!View attachment 2205406
And, Rita and the Stag!!!View attachment 2205408
I am still searching for a good horn lamb. The golden horn is so nice. Not hard to find a horn covered lamb. Impossible to find a nice one. Those are amazing.Thanks David, great to see that lovely Rodgers
Thank you Dwight, when I was doing my SFOs, and commissioning a follow-up to the 2017 Guardians knives, I wanted, what I called a 'Peaches & Cream' horn, like this:
Wright's said they had that horn, so I put the word out. However, when I visited the factory, to see how they were getting on, which it was always necessary to do several times, the horn they had started to use was nothing like what I had been promised. I asked them to stop production, and was told that they would get it right. Numerous phone calls were exchanged, and I was eventually told they had sourced some more horn. The clock was ticking, but I asked to see some samples, which I didn't receive until much later, because the two knives had simply been put in a paper envelope, and dropped in a post box, without any stamps! When they hadn't arrived after a few days, I asked for two more to be sent, and eventually received these two:
Nice horn, but not quite what I had been promised. I was assured that they had some horn, which was more like what I wanted, but I decided to go over, and have a look myself. In fact the two samples were not representative at all, and the rest of the horn was very much like we had had for the 2018 Guardians run. That year, I had split the run between ebony and horn, and the problems getting the right ebony, were even greater than getting the right horn. I was inclined to cancel the horn altogether, but asked for opinions on the email list, and a number of folks still wanted horn, so horn they got:
The samples I had been sent were completely different, so knowing Charlie's predilection for redheads (or at least ONE redhead), I sent him the red knife, and kept Marilyn. Unfortunately, I neglected to take a pic of them together
A fine photo my friend
Apparently he had it on his wall for some years!
Thanks Charlie, it's a shame I couldn't get hold of more of it
For the first few years I lived in Leeds, I used to have bats flying round, right outside my windows at night, but I haven't seen them for many years now, I'm not sure what happened
Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone's week hasn't been too punishing, but I dare say most folks will be ready for the weekend, and hope you all have a good one. And a good Friday of course!
I think I justOh My!!!
BTW, I have some nice Horn, including that lovely Redhead!!View attachment 2205406
And, Rita and the Stag!!!View attachment 2205408
all over myself. Those are awesome, Charlie.
Thanks, Paul!! Glad you like them!!I think I just
Nice!! What's the White material, Paul??
Interesting Jack. Looks like a real back saver.That's some nice-looking ebony Ken
Thanks a lot Bob, I've had a nice day
Perhaps you need one of these? Invented by Mr Sheldon of Sheldon Knife fame
Oh My!!!
BTW, I have some nice Horn, including that lovely Redhead!!View attachment 2205406
And, Rita and the Stag!!!View attachment 2205408
Leeds Library's Word of the Day is a lot less obscure than usual
Hope you're having a great time buddy, it looks like your AC is
Beautiful photo Paul, we have all being enjoying the weather in sun-soaked Leeds here today, with scorching temperatures getting as high as the mid 60's!
Yeah, simple idea I guess
Hope you have a good one JeremyAlmost at the weekend, can’t come soon enough.
Fine pic of your Albers Lamb 
