Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Fodderwing said:
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Beautiful shot Dwight :) :thumbsup:
sceva said:
I was remembering my maternal grandfather today. I played with his pipe holder as a child when visiting; after he passed it is the only thing I saked for.

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That's a very nice memento my friend :) I remember my great grandfather's pipe, and my dad smoked one for decades, but my maternal grandfather didn't smoke, and my other grandfather smoked lightly, and never smoked a pipe :thumbsup:
sbh06 said:
Fantastic setup with the knife and slip, Pat. @JohnDF does phenomenal work!
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You both do :) I thought of you this morning, when I read this report in the news Jeremy :rolleyes: :thumbsup:
echoscout said:
That looks delightful!
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Thanks David, it was a tasty snack, from Leeds' best fish and chip shop :) :thumbsup:
SteveC said:
Thanks buddy and sorry about the soaking 😕
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Thanks pal, I'm learning to quack! 🦆:eek: :D :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Beautiful shot Dwight :) :thumbsup:

That's a very nice memento my friend :) I remember my great grandfather's pipe, and my dad smoked one for decades, but my maternal grandfather didn't smoke, and my other grandfather smoked lightly, and never smoked a pipe :thumbsup:

You both do :) I thought of you this morning, when I read this report in the news Jeremy :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

Thanks David, it was a tasty snack, from Leeds' best fish and chip shop :) :thumbsup:

Thanks pal, I'm learning to quack! 🦆:eek: :D :thumbsup:
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Thanks Jack. Sad state of things, that. When politicians are affected only then it becomes a bigger deal, it is similar in the US.
 
sbh06 said:
Thanks Jack. Sad state of things, that. When politicians are affected only then it becomes a bigger deal, it is similar in the US.
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Yeah, the service has been going downhill for decades Jeremy, and barely functional for the past three years, as you know yourself 🤨
 
92°F, 65% humidity, hazy, overcast. Air so still you could photograph it with one of those old-timey box cameras (the ones with the included cape!), so thick and greasy that one is tempted to cut a hunk of it off with one's lambfoot knife, package it up, and send it to a more arid region where the people are more than desperate, waterlogged puddles consumed with merely surviving to December. Something tangible. Something you wouldn't want to breathe. Something like a few-hours-old bowl of canned cream-of-mushroom soup microwaved to scalding. An off-brand.

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"Look Ma, no tang stamp!" What's the story with these? I looked through this thread and at large and couldn't find much. Synthetic covers (with a massive pin crack) should be 1970s or 80s production, right? Was there a point at which they did away with tang stamps altogether? Both sides of the tang are entirely sterile. Mark-side blade etch reads "GEO WOSTENHOLM & SON" over "SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" over "REAL LAMBFOOT." I'd show the other side but it's just less of the same - no etch and no crack.

I think it's the only lamb in the flock (well, maybe that oak M. May... it seems pretty impervious, even if not immaculately fit) that I'm okay with taking outside in the current climate. I also think, unless you folks tell me different, that I've decided to take this one apart for patterning and recovering. The action is surprisingly nice and everything lines up how it seems like it ought to. 🤷
 
Rufus1949 said:
Just finished graphene treatment on one car !!!!
Now to get body temp down.😰
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I'll send you a prescription for cold beer Bob! :D Cool pic buddy :) :thumbsup:
birdsbeaks said:
92°F, 65% humidity, hazy, overcast. Air so still you could photograph it with one of those old-timey box cameras (the ones with the included cape!), so thick and greasy that one is tempted to cut a hunk of it off with one's lambfoot knife, package it up, and send it to a more arid region where the people are more than desperate, waterlogged puddles consumed with merely surviving to December. Something tangible. Something you wouldn't want to breathe. Something like a few-hours-old bowl of canned cream-of-mushroom soup microwaved to scalding. An off-brand.

7OTiPJf.jpeg


"Look Ma, no tang stamp!" What's the story with these? I looked through this thread and at large and couldn't find much. Synthetic covers (with a massive pin crack) should be 1970s or 80s production, right? Was there a point at which they did away with tang stamps altogether? Both sides of the tang are entirely sterile. Mark-side blade etch reads "GEO WOSTENHOLM & SON" over "SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" over "REAL LAMBFOOT." I'd show the other side but it's just less of the same - no etch and no crack.

I think it's the only lamb in the flock (well, maybe that oak M. May... it seems pretty impervious, even if not immaculately fit) that I'm okay with taking outside in the current climate. I also think, unless you folks tell me different, that I've decided to take this one apart for patterning and recovering. The action is surprisingly nice and everything lines up how it seems like it ought to. 🤷
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Very eloquent Will :) Fag-end of Rodgers & Wostenholm, the former having acquired the latter, I reckon. They ran both marks, as did Richards, Imperial, Meteor, and Eggington afterwards, often using similar or identical patterns. Tang stamps cost money, and some skill to apply, and once they're on, they're on. That Barlow does have some character, but little if any real historic value, so I don't think you'll have any regrets about a rebuild and re-cover :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Very eloquent Will :) Fag-end of Rodgers & Wostenholm, the former having acquired the latter, I reckon. They ran both marks, as did Richards, Imperial, Meteor, and Eggington afterwards, often using similar or identical patterns. Tang stamps cost money, and some skill to apply, and once they're on, they're on. That Barlow does have some character, but little if any real historic value, so I don't think you'll have any regrets about a rebuild and re-cover :thumbsup:
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Thanks, Jack! That's all I was looking for!

There've been conversations lately on "spotting fakes" and counterfeiting in general which, I suppose, is why it's on the brain - but it seems like entirely unstamped blades would be a boon for enterprising bunko artists.
 
Rufus1949 said:
Just finished graphene treatment on one car !!!!
Now to get body temp down.😰
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Cool wee lizard !

birdsbeaks said:
92°F, 65% humidity, hazy, overcast. Air so still you could photograph it with one of those old-timey box cameras (the ones with the included cape!), so thick and greasy that one is tempted to cut a hunk of it off with one's lambfoot knife, package it up, and send it to a more arid region where the people are more than desperate, waterlogged puddles consumed with merely surviving to December. Something tangible. Something you wouldn't want to breathe. Something like a few-hours-old bowl of canned cream-of-mushroom soup microwaved to scalding. An off-brand.

7OTiPJf.jpeg


"Look Ma, no tang stamp!" What's the story with these? I looked through this thread and at large and couldn't find much. Synthetic covers (with a massive pin crack) should be 1970s or 80s production, right? Was there a point at which they did away with tang stamps altogether? Both sides of the tang are entirely sterile. Mark-side blade etch reads "GEO WOSTENHOLM & SON" over "SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" over "REAL LAMBFOOT." I'd show the other side but it's just less of the same - no etch and no crack.

I think it's the only lamb in the flock (well, maybe that oak M. May... it seems pretty impervious, even if not immaculately fit) that I'm okay with taking outside in the current climate. I also think, unless you folks tell me different, that I've decided to take this one apart for patterning and recovering. The action is surprisingly nice and everything lines up how it seems like it ought to. 🤷
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Cool Lamb !
 
birdsbeaks said:
92°F, 65% humidity, hazy, overcast. Air so still you could photograph it with one of those old-timey box cameras (the ones with the included cape!), so thick and greasy that one is tempted to cut a hunk of it off with one's lambfoot knife, package it up, and send it to a more arid region where the people are more than desperate, waterlogged puddles consumed with merely surviving to December. Something tangible. Something you wouldn't want to breathe. Something like a few-hours-old bowl of canned cream-of-mushroom soup microwaved to scalding. An off-brand.

7OTiPJf.jpeg


"Look Ma, no tang stamp!" What's the story with these? I looked through this thread and at large and couldn't find much. Synthetic covers (with a massive pin crack) should be 1970s or 80s production, right? Was there a point at which they did away with tang stamps altogether? Both sides of the tang are entirely sterile. Mark-side blade etch reads "GEO WOSTENHOLM & SON" over "SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" over "REAL LAMBFOOT." I'd show the other side but it's just less of the same - no etch and no crack.

I think it's the only lamb in the flock (well, maybe that oak M. May... it seems pretty impervious, even if not immaculately fit) that I'm okay with taking outside in the current climate. I also think, unless you folks tell me different, that I've decided to take this one apart for patterning and recovering. The action is surprisingly nice and everything lines up how it seems like it ought to. 🤷
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Wonderful image Will.
 
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