Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

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[mitch13]

Afternoon all,
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[btb01]

One of the coolest mail days for lambs. Rufus1949 gifted me this wonderful shadow pattern lamb. I gifted Jack one a while back because the one he had was well awful. @r8shell I meant no disrespect . Glad to have another one again. This one is Mint!!

So excited to have an Albers in the flock again. This is a special knife. Thank you @ea42 for doing what you do.


Carrying the the Rodgers shadow lamb. Thanks again, Bob.

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A couple great knives, Paul. Glad you got one of those blue rope Albers.

That's bad

While comparing it to that odd knife you shared is, admittedly, an exaggeration, it certainly wasn’t good. Not only was the edge not straight, but the blade had no swedge at all, it had a shallow nail nick, and the tang stamp was poorly struck.

That was particularly the case with the steel workers Barrett, who worked shifts. The steel works were surrounded by small pubs, which were empty a lot of the time, as the local housing had gone years before. About 8.30pm, they'd start pulling pints, which if you didn't know what was going on, was very confusing. The pints would be lined up all over the bar, the nearby tables, on top of the piano, everywhere a space could be found. They'd keep pulling pints until 10pm, when the 'afternoon' shift finished, and hundreds of steel workers would race to the nearest pub. In those days, pubs had to call 'Time!' at 10.30pm, and legally, there was only 10 minutes 'drinking up time', Each man would pour the first pint straight down, and probably half the second, and take as many glasses as he could carry, hoping that 'like any good landlord', 10 minutes could be stretched to twenty

I’d forgotten that they only had a short time to drink up, too. I wouldn’t be too keen on getting one of the pints that had been pulled an hour and a half before I got there. And how on earth did they make sure folks had paid for the number of pints they drank?!

Thank you my friend They were actually taken with the mirrorless Canon EOS M-200 I bought last year. I did upgrade it, but had to return the replacement. However, I purchased a 22mm prime lens, which is a lot better, for those kind of shots, than the stock lens

Well it definitely takes some nice portrait shots. My only camera is the one on my iPhone, and it’s great for a lot of things, but you can’t get that shallow depth of field that make portraits like that look so good. (There is a “portrait mode” that mimics it with a digital effect, and while the results are ok, it’s obviously not as good as the real thing when you take more than a cursory glance.)

I figured Eleanor for a bit of a toughie! Matt's daughter, Rheia, has been poorly today, and is such a drama queen! Her mum was hanging out some washing to dry, and as Rheia was sat next to the window, she asked her let her know if it started raining, while she was making lunch. "But mummy, I CAN'T look out of the window!" came the reply, in a voice which I suspect most parents have heard at some point!

Yeah, unfortunately Eleanor can be a bit like that, too, when she’s not feeling well or something hurts.

You too mate While I think that scale looks rather cool, what happened? I sure hope it didn't arrive like that!

It’s been like that since I got it. I thought I had a picture of the pile side somewhere from when it first arrived — a picture I would have taken because I like the character it gives the knife! — but I couldn’t find it.

Hope Eleanor keeps up with the cream on her ears, I have seen my two girls and StepDaughter go through this- Kelsey also with hey Tummy Button piercing

Love that Harts Head - gorgeous!

Thanks, Duncan. Julie (my wife) got a nose piercing while we were there, right before Eleanor got her ears done, so hopefully they can keep up with their after care together.

I love both of the HHBs, it’d be hard to pick a favorite.

 

[Jack Black]

Hello friends.

my wife’s calendar for this year.

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Yikes !

Grinderman strikes again!

Sounds like a good day !

It was Steve

Bonus pic of the day



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A beautiful bonus

Jack, as you know, Richards acquired the Rodgers/Wostenholm company in 1975, which was then acquired by the Imperial Knife Co. in 1977.
I have several Richards factory catalogs from the 1950s through the 1980s and none show a Lamb Foot knife. So I doubt that the late model Wostenholm Lamb Foot knife I had shown was made by Richards.
Enclosed is a catalog illustration from a 1982 Wostenholm catalog showing what I believe is that same model. Sadly, like their knives, the quality of their catalogs and illustrations was also less than spectacular in later years.

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Such a shame what happened with those companies Of course, the quality of their knives was in decline long before the Richards and Imperial acquisitions, but Rodgers-Wostenholm were still taking on apprentices until 1979, before they moved to Moore Street, when things seem to have worsened dramatically. Everyone knew that they were more or less finished, the apprentices weren't being properly trained, pay was at rock-bottom, and folks were looking for other jobs. I doubt they cared much about what they produced. I remember my brother-in-law being there, but one of Wright's recently retired cutlers was there too, and he was still bitter about it. No, I don't think Richards ever made a Lambsfoot, I have certainly never seen one. By the time they acquired Rodgers-Wostenholm, their own sales would also have been severely affected, it was many years since their colourful displays could be found in every newsagent and hardware store That catalogue looks vaguely familiar, I might have even seen it at some point, but it is certainly a long cry from the ones produced when they were one of the world's finest cutlery companies! If I had had the sense, and hadn't been more interested in stuff like girls, and beer, and motorbikes, that would have been the time to be collecting cutlery ephemera, because they were, literally, just throwing it away

Afternoon Guardians! Hope everyone has had a good Saturday. Boss ramrodding today.

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Go Boss!

It's been a while, hasn't it.

I wonder where they all ended up?

When i was a kid, up untill 1966, we had 6.00PM closing in pubs. They called it the 6 O'CLOCK swill, and for good reason. It was a bunfight. .

Good grief! I didn't know that Leon! It must have been crazy! It's only a few years since they relaxed the drinking laws here, and there were many predictions about the mayhem and lawlessness it would cause. I remember going up to the pub, with a neighbour, after 11pm, on the second night pubs could serve until midnight if they wanted, just for the novelty really, and there was only one other customer in! It was a lot better than the days when all the pubs kicked out just after 10.30pm, with folks having necked the last 2 pints in the preceding 10 minutes, and there was nothing to do apart from have a punch-up! Hopefully, you have more civilized boozing hours now my friend

Jb lamb still.
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Cool pic Jer

Afternoon all,
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You do like your tomatoes Mitch!

While comparing it to that odd knife you shared is, admittedly, an exaggeration, it certainly wasn’t good. Not only was the edge not straight, but the blade had no swedge at all, it had a shallow nail nick, and the tang stamp was poorly struck.

That's terrible Barrett! There seemed to be a particularly bad period, when it was hard to find a knife that was even half-decent from the factory I remember making several trips to different Yorkshire hardware stores, and going through their stock, and not being able to find a single knife I would buy

I’d forgotten that they only had a short time to drink up, too. I wouldn’t be too keen on getting one of the pints that had been pulled an hour and a half before I got there. And how on earth did they make sure folks had paid for the number of pints they drank?!

No, particularly in the summer! To a large extent, they must have had to rely on honesty I think. In those days tills were just a drawer under the bar in most pubs. Mind you, I've heard it said that an experienced landlord would notice if his takings varied by as little as £5!

Well it definitely takes some nice portrait shots. My only camera is the one on my iPhone, and it’s great for a lot of things, but you can’t get that shallow depth of field that make portraits like that look so good. (There is a “portrait mode” that mimics it with a digital effect, and while the results are ok, it’s obviously not as good as the real thing when you take more than a cursory glance.)

Thank you Barrett, the 22mm lens should be handy for a number of things. I used it a fair bit for landscapes on Lanzarote too The problem with portraits is that folks are used to phone pics, and don't have much of an attention span anymore. They can no longer just stand still for a second, but have to keep moving about, or changing their facial expression, or look somewhere else! Boring Ray, from the market, is a nightmare. He crashes every pic with a stupid expression, has his eyes closed on 95% of them, and is so WHITE, he affects the colour balance and lighting! I am amazed at the photos people take on their phones, they are really incredible

Yeah, unfortunately Eleanor can be a bit like that, too, when she’s not feeling well or something hurts.

Aww

It’s been like that since I got it. I thought I had a picture of the pile side somewhere from when it first arrived — a picture I would have taken because I like the character it gives the knife! — but I couldn’t find it.

I'm almost certain I've never seen it mate, it must have been one of the first knives sent out, before I realised that I'd been lied to about them all being thoroughly checked, before being sealed in plastic. I also like the character, but I wouldn't have knowingly sent it out like that, anymore than I'd have sent out this one, which fortunately, was not among the first

I love both of the HHBs, it’d be hard to pick a favorite.

Thanks pal

Good afternoon Guardians, I hope everyone is alright, and enjoying the weekend It's taking me longer and longer to keep caught up here! I have a whole load of stuff to do today, so I better get to it, and I'll hopefully get to call in again later. Have a good day Guardians

 

[Rufus1949]

Grinderman strikes again!

It was Steve

A beautiful bonus

Such a shame what happened with those companies Of course, the quality of their knives was in decline long before the Richards and Imperial acquisitions, but Rodgers-Wostenholm were still taking on apprentices until 1979, before they moved to Moore Street, when things seem to have worsened dramatically. Everyone knew that they were more or less finished, the apprentices weren't being properly trained, pay was at rock-bottom, and folks were looking for other jobs. I doubt they cared much about what they produced. I remember my brother-in-law being there, but one of Wright's recently retired cutlers was there too, and he was still bitter about it. No, I don't think Richards ever made a Lambsfoot, I have certainly never seen one. By the time they acquired Rodgers-Wostenholm, their own sales would also have been severely affected, it was many years since their colourful displays could be found in every newsagent and hardware store That catalogue looks vaguely familiar, I might have even seen it at some point, but it is certainly a long cry from the ones produced when they were one of the world's finest cutlery companies! If I had had the sense, and hadn't been more interested in stuff like girls, and beer, and motorbikes, that would have been the time to be collecting cutlery ephemera, because they were, literally, just throwing it away

Go Boss!

I wonder where they all ended up?

Good grief! I didn't know that Leon! It must have been crazy! It's only a few years since they relaxed the drinking laws here, and there were many predictions about the mayhem and lawlessness it would cause. I remember going up to the pub, with a neighbour, after 11pm, on the second night pubs could serve until midnight if they wanted, just for the novelty really, and there was only one other customer in! It was a lot better than the days when all the pubs kicked out just after 10.30pm, with folks having necked the last 2 pints in the preceding 10 minutes, and there was nothing to do apart from have a punch-up! Hopefully, you have more civilized boozing hours now my friend



Cool pic Jer

You do like your tomatoes Mitch!

That's terrible Barrett! There seemed to be a particularly bad period, when it was hard to find a knife that was even half-decent from the factory I remember making several trips to different Yorkshire hardware stores, and going through their stock, and not being able to find a single knife I would buy

No, particularly in the summer! To a large extent, they must have had to rely on honesty I think. In those days tills were just a drawer under the bar in most pubs. Mind you, I've heard it said that an experienced landlord would notice if his takings varied by as little as £5!

Thank you Barrett, the 22mm lens should be handy for a number of things. I used it a fair bit for landscapes on Lanzarote too The problem with portraits is that folks are used to phone pics, and don't have much of an attention span anymore. They can no longer just stand still for a second, but have to keep moving about, or changing their facial expression, or look somewhere else! Boring Ray, from the market, is a nightmare. He crashes every pic with a stupid expression, has his eyes closed on 95% of them, and is so WHITE, he affects the colour balance and lighting! I am amazed at the photos people take on their phones, they are really incredible

Aww

I'm almost certain I've never seen it mate, it must have been one of the first knives sent out, before I realised that I'd been lied to about them all being thoroughly checked, before being sealed in plastic. I also like the character, but I wouldn't have knowingly sent it out like that, anymore than I'd have sent out this one, which fortunately, was not among the first

Thanks pal

Good afternoon Guardians, I hope everyone is alright, and enjoying the weekend It's taking me longer and longer to keep caught up here! I have a whole load of stuff to do today, so I better get to it, and I'll hopefully get to call in again later. Have a good day Guardians

Glad to see Waboom is treating you well Jack. I hope your Sunday is a relaxing one.

I am amazed myself, how fast this thread trundles on each day.

 

[SteveC]

Such nice Rosewood !

Afternoon all,
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Nice looking tomaters

Grinderman strikes again!

It was Steve

A beautiful bonus

Thanks Jack !

Good afternoon Guardians, I hope everyone is alright, and enjoying the weekend It's taking me longer and longer to keep caught up here! I have a whole load of stuff to do today, so I better get to it, and I'll hopefully get to call in again later. Have a good day Guardians

Have a good day Jack !

 

[Onebigbill]

Oh man - Love this!

Thanks Duncan. My favorite knife.

 

[Onebigbill]

Good morning Guardians. It's a fine Sunday here in NC. A little chilly but sunny. Found out that the computer problems/printer/mesh router problems will have to wait until Monday. My computer geek says he will need to have a lot of time to fix things. My computer still functions but has slowed a little despite my best efforts. One bright spot for me is that I'll be carrying my HHB.

 

[Fodderwing]

Real dandy Dwight!

Wow Dwight… just wow!

Sweet picture Dwight

Thanks fellows!

 

[Fodderwing]

Stunning photo Dwight, just incredible!

Thanks mate!

The three hammers on the left were made by an old friend from the market, Les. Les was a Tackler in a cloth mill, a very intelligent bloke. He passed away 'in the Covid times' sadly, but rode his Vincents and Velocettes into his 80's Don't worry Lucy, stake is not on the menu

Love those hammers! Long live Lucy!

 

[Fodderwing]

Thanks Jack and echcoscout, and good to hear that Rufus1949 and Joefairbanks signed up for the magazine.
Hopefully you will be able to access some of the previous articles online that Jack was involved with which were very interesting.
As a small teaser, this next article in "Knife Magazine" will show the oldest known example of a Lamb Foot knife.

Enclosed is a picture of one of the last Lamb Foot knives to be offered by the original Wostenholm company.
As Jack has mentioned several times, the Sheffield cutlery industry was sadly on a steep decline following WWII, and was mostly dead by the 1980s.
Wostenholm and Joseph Rodgers had merged in 1971, but that was not enough to save either company and together had gone bankrupt by 1983.

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Very interesting Neal.

I have been carrying one knife, which is a bit unusual ... And even more unusual is that it's a case stockman. It's been hogging the show.

Between work and life I've been pretty busy and haven't really thought about it but I tossed big soupy into the side pocket of my carpenter jeans today to get some lambsfoot action this weekend.

This is one of those knives I'll keep till the wheels fall off.

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Hope everyone is well, happy and healthy. I've gotten very far behind on many of the threads on the forum here. Have a great weekend.

Love the stag on this rig.

Happy Saturday Guardians !

It's a bit overcast here today but mild in temperature


Carrying old Spalty today


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I hope everyone's weekend is off to a good start !

Beautiful image of Old Spalty!

Gorgeous!

Thank you my friend.

One of the coolest mail days for lambs. Rufus1949 gifted me this wonderful shadow pattern lamb. I gifted Jack one a while back because the one he had was well awful. @r8shell I meant no disrespect . Glad to have another one again. This one is Mint!!

So excited to have an Albers in the flock again. This is a special knife. Thank you @ea42 for doing what you do.


Carrying the the Rodgers shadow lamb. Thanks again, Bob.

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Wow! What a mail day!

 

[Fodderwing]

Was that before or after they were acquired by Richards mate? I have a Wostenholm Barlow Lambsfoot, with the same covers, and unlike that one, it is a sorry piece indeed (I might never have shown it) After Meteor acquired everything, they took loads and loads of stock out of the Richards factory, along with everything else. Much was sold off, but I wonder if anything was left, such as parts, when Eggington acquired the name. When the Rodgers-Wostenholm cutlers had to move into the Richards factory, they were so unhappy that they threw tray after tray of old blade stock, out through the windows of the factory, and into the River Sheaf below!

Sounds hectic Rick! I hope you get to put your feet up this weekend, and enjoy Soupy

Fabulous photo buddy

An old friend of mine became headmaster of a small rural school, and the retiring headmaster presented him with a weighted and brass-capped Victorian policeman's truncheon, and a heavy set of brass-knuckles! They had originally been given to the school's first headmaster by the police, to defend himself against the pupils! The eldest child to attend the school then would have been aged 10!

He is a bit boring! He has an adopted son, Michael, who is stupid, lazy, and smells badly. Tool Man can't stand him, but he's banned from the market for a year, for swearing at a customer! Years ago, they had the stall next to Tool Man, and would constantly argue, and regularly come to blows! So, not entirely boring!


Great to see one of the 18's John

Nice to see Rose Beast too Jer

Congratulations my friend, two smashers there I could have sent you this one! I wonder if @r8shell wants it?!

I hope everyone is having a great day I walked down to Charlie's, and had coffee with Matt, then we went into town, and had lunch, and a couple of pints As promised, here's a few pics from the cafe

Matt

Hisham

Anna

Sara

Great pics Jack! Is Sara their daughter?

Bonus pic of the day



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Wow! Awesome image Steve. Bob's right, that thing is a chameleon!

 

[Fodderwing]

Have a good'n.

 

[SteveC]

Beautiful image of Old Spalty!

Wow! Awesome image Steve. Bob's right, that thing is a chameleon!

Thank you kindly Dwight !

 

[SteveC]

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Beautiful grain and great picture !

 

[JohnDF]

That's gorgeous!

Great photography skills.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians

 

[SteveC]

Good Morning Guardians
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Nice picture John !

 

[SteveC]

Good morning Guardians !


G.Butler & Co. today

 

[Jack Black]

Glad to see Waboom is treating you well Jack. I hope your Sunday is a relaxing one.

I am amazed myself, how fast this thread trundles on each day.

Thank you Bob I have need a deal of Waboom today, as I haven't stopped! I still have a bunch of work to do too I was hoping to get some housework done, and fettle a few knives, but I didn't get any further than doing the dishes, and cooking a burger for lunch! I hope you're having a more relaxing day

Have a good day Jack !

Thanks Steve, at least I haven't missed anything with the weather, the wind has been howling away all day, and it has been raining too

Good morning Guardians. It's a fine Sunday here in NC. A little chilly but sunny. Found out that the computer problems/printer/mesh router problems will have to wait until Monday. My computer geek says he will need to have a lot of time to fix things. My computer still functions but has slowed a little despite my best efforts. One bright spot for me is that I'll be carrying my HHB.
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Sorry to hear this Bill, I hope you're back to full speed soon Nice pic of your Barlow

Thanks mate!

Love those hammers! Long live Lucy!

Thanks Dwight

Great pics Jack! Is Sara their daughter?

No Dwight, it's just coincidental. Sara is Hisham's brother, Nabil's, wife. Her dad was Italian, and her mom lives in the Dominican Republic (I think she is FROM there). You may remember she visited a few months ago, though I don't think I posted a photo. Anna, and her husband Fabrizio, who was camera-shy, are both Italian, from Florence, where Sara also grew up. Hisham is pretty well-travelled too, he has a young boy, Ryan, who everyone adores

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Lovely photo my friend

That's gorgeous!

Thanks pal

Good Morning Guardians
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Excellent shot John