Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

I can appreciate the change of scenery for you Jack.
We have the extremes, very crowded tourist destinations to private towns where only the local population enjoy the sea and tranquility. ( Rumson, New Jersey, where I have spent most of my life is an example of a quiet place).

Thank you Bob, these days, I don't get as much chance to visit the coast, not least since our summer's are so brief That's very interesting my friend, if you don't mind my asking, how long have you lived in Rumson?

Looks like a marvelous adventure!

It was a good day out Pete!

My GL-24 made its first adventure to the park this morning to walk the dogs.

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Great pics

Congratulations Jack and Guardians on the the two milestones
I am in !

I would have never known about the pattern if not for Jack and this thread.
I love patterns rooted in tradition and history and the lambsfoot certainly is rich in both.
I appreciate its elegant lines as described in the beginning of this thread and its ergonomics in use.

Here is my first lamb, faithful companion of countless walks

Thank you Dan Good man!

 

[Rufus1949]

Thank you Bob, these days, I don't get as much chance to visit the coast, not least since our summer's are so brief That's very interesting my friend, if you don't mind my asking, how long have you lived in Rumson?

Born and raised there Jack. I moved away for several years to teach in another town and while in the army.
So I would say close to 60 yrs.

 

[Jack Black]

Our time in Scarborough passed quickly, and it was soon time to make our way back to the railway station. The Victorian cliffside tram may well be the most expensive tram journey in the world, yard for yard, and it says a lot about the precipitous nature of the steep steps going back up, that even in Yorkshire, where folks are notoriously "careful" with their money, that there is never a shortage of passengers!













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[Jack Black]

Born and raised there Jack. I moved away for several years to teach in another town and while in the army.
So I would say close to 60 yrs.

Thank you Bob, that's wonderful

 

[bigfish64]

Decided on this ole Bex.
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Lots of character in that blade Bob.

My GL-24 made its first adventure to the park this morning to walk the dogs.

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Nice one Pete.

Congratulations Jack and Guardians on the the two milestones
I am in !

I would have never known about the pattern if not for Jack and this thread.
I love patterns rooted in tradition and history and the lambsfoot certainly is rich in both.
I appreciate its elegant lines as described in the beginning of this thread and its ergonomics in use.

Here is my first lamb, faithful companion of countless walks

Beautiful ebony Dan.

Our time in Scarborough passed quickly, and it was soon time to make our way back to the railway station. The Victorian cliffside tram may well be the most expensive tram journey in the world, yard for yard, and it says a lot about the precipitous nature of the steep steps going back up, that even in Yorkshire, where folks are notoriously "careful" with their money, that there is never a shortage of passengers!













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Love the photos Jack. That place has a cool vibe.

 

[Rufus1949]

Lots of character in that blade Bob.

Thanks Todd...the bex seems to be shriveling up like me.

 

[Fodderwing]

My guess is . . . oh wait, I read the rules! Isn't this a great place?!

Teacher's pet.

No wonder you have so many great lambs, Dwight, you started at the top and went ↑UP↑ from there!

 

[Fodderwing]

Wonderful pics of the Scarborough coast Jack!

 

[Jack Black]

Love the photos Jack. That place has a cool vibe.

Wonderful pics of the Scarborough coast Jack!

Thanks a lot fellers

 

[SteveC]

This is my first lambsfoot. NOT AN ENTRY.
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Cool image Dwight !

Decided on this ole Bex.
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Nice Big Bex Bob !

Good morning Guardians. Pretty cool seeing the GL-24s popping up. Great project, thanks Barrett, Jack, and Eric for making it happen! Supper nice Micarta!

Nice character on that one !

My GL-24 made its first adventure to the park this morning to walk the dogs.

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Nice !

 

[SteveC]

Great pictures Jack, really enjoyed them. Brings back memories of going to the seaside.

In those days, no boy went to the seaside without bringing home a penknife, of some kind, and there were plenty of shops that sold them. I was just looking in this shop window, when a chap came out, and struck up a conversation about how the love of knives never leaves you! He turned out to be a local knife maker

Did you bring the one with the shield home with you ?

We have a Fish and Chip shop here in Minneapolis that's called the Anchor, great traditional british Fish and Chips

Congratulations Jack and Guardians on the the two milestones
I am in !

I would have never known about the pattern if not for Jack and this thread.
I love patterns rooted in tradition and history and the lambsfoot certainly is rich in both.
I appreciate its elegant lines as described in the beginning of this thread and its ergonomics in use.

Here is my first lamb, faithful companion of countless walks

Lovely Black Ebony !

 

[SteveC]

Good morning Guardians

Carrying Wally today

 

[Jack Black]

Great pictures Jack, really enjoyed them. Brings back memories of going to the seaside.

Thanks Steve

Did you bring the one with the shield home with you ?

I won't buy anything else with that name on Steve, maybe if it was vintage

We have a Fish and Chip shop here in Minneapolis that's called the Anchor, great traditional british Fish and Chips

That's pretty cool

Good morning Guardians

Carrying Wally today

Nicely captured

 

[Tyson A Wright]

I've enjoyed your seaside trip report, Jack, but I really have to ask about these two knives. At first glance I thought the left one was a shadow pattern, but it looks like maybe it has a black bolster? And I'm quite curious as to which Sheffield maker put a shield on a lamb? Two interesting specimens there.

 

[Hoffmajo89]

Out getting groceries, then more packing this afternoon. But had a spare minute to snap a quick picture

Got the 93 back in the pocket today. Hard to beat for utility cutting.

 

[Rufus1949]

Cool image Dwight !



Nice Big Bex Bob !

Thanks Steve.

 

[unclekurty]

I’ve been enjoying the posts this morning and drinking coffee. Oddly I spent most of my life not drinking coffee. Something was wrong with me. Looking at knife pictures, some knives in hand and being caffeinated is all right. Tomorrow is GL-24 delivery day. I am excited about the micarta. Really happy Barrett and Eric chose it. As I wait for the mailman to deliver, I have this Toole to ponder. It has some nice paper micarta covers. This Micarta Monday is going to be a good one.

 

[btb01]

One of many pics to come of this great design.
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Looks like a feast, Bob!

Try some bourbon, man.. half the price and twice as good!

It is pretty incredible how many really good lower-priced bourbons there are. That said, something tells me the savings aren’t that good on the other side of the pond.

Funnily enough, I came across mine, a couple of weeks ago. It was in a cigar box, with some other SFO Lambs, but it had a small area of rust on the spine. I don't know if it was because the steel was touching the lid of the box, or if there was some other cause, but it's sat on my kitchen counter waiting to get seen to. I do think the Rosewood looks good

Same thing happened to me with one of my Guardians SFOs (one of the 2018s I think), hadn’t had it out in a while and discovered a bit of rust along the spine. Got it cleaned up well enough, still a dark spot there, but it doesn’t look too bad.

Although maybe you are awaiting a re-release of the Nokia 5110, it was indestructible

My first Nokia was the 3210, (had a Motorola before that ), I once saw one survive being run over!

I remember seeing an exchange online somewhere a few years back where someone said, “If you’re ever feeling useless, remember that they made a protective case for a Nokia [whatever model].” And someone else replied, “The case was to protect the floor.”

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I can't say enough how much I appreciate this 2024 Guardians surprise Barrett! The micarta is simply spectacular in color, grain and texture. What a wonderful heirloom lamb!

Great pic, Dwight! The dark spots on the back of that one look like something oozing down the handle! (Is that one of the ones that has dark spots only on the pile side?)

This is the first lamb I purchased when I started collecting about 5 years ago. I had seen this thread and admired the pattern from afar so I decided to order one to try out. The rosewood scales are beautiful and the fit and finish is spot on. I carried it a few times and quickly realized the blade shape was extremely handy. I figured it would be similar to a sheep foot but it’s different and I can’t explain it, in a good way. It wasn’t until recently that I started carrying one daily and that’s when it really struck me as a tool I’d like to have with me everyday.

Anyways, I’m a fool for burlap micarta so please count me in, Jack. Thank you for being such a welcoming ambassador to the pattern and authoring the legendary Guardians thread!

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Nice pic!

That stag looks like it needs a chairlift.

Good morning Guardians. Pretty cool seeing the GL-24s popping up. Great project, thanks Barrett, Jack, and Eric for making it happen! Supper nice Micarta!

Thanks, Todd, I’m glad yours made it. I really liked that one when I was looking them over, with its little dark slash. Somewhere out there is another one which must have been made from the piece of micarta cut just before or after yours, because on the pile side it has a much fainter but almost identical mark.

My GL-24 made its first adventure to the park this morning to walk the dogs.

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Great pics, Pete! Hope you enjoy the knife!

We have an Arizona Game & Fish “NO DUMPING” sign hanging in our guest bathroom.

We have a Fish and Chip shop here in Minneapolis that's called the Anchor, great traditional british Fish and Chips

I’ll have to check that one out.

 

[btb01]

With all the mischief here over the past few weeks, I never got a chance to post any photos from my day-trip to Scarborough, with Eve. I think it's the first time I've been to Scarbados, when the sun was shining, since Eve was a young 'un! The place never changes much, and when the sun is out, it's easy to imagine you are back in the 1960's, with sea, sand, buckets and spades, crab-lines, fishing-nets, speed-boat rides, doughnuts, candy-floss, seagulls, and amusement arcades!

Great pics from Scarborough, Jack. Looks very sunny for England! I know there were sunny days when we visited (certainly there were the first time we came, in August), but never on any of the days we went down to the coast.

Is that an unusual shield for a Sheffield knife? I could be completely wrong, but it feels like a very “American” pocket knife shield.

Those make great knife pic backdrops, don’t they? I took a similar pic in West Bay, but the knife wasn’t a Lambsfoot so I obviously won’t show it here.

One of the Little Ships of Dunkirk

Interesting read about the Little Ships of Dunkirk, thanks for sharing. Obviously as a stranded soldier it would be a relief to be rescued by any vessel, but if you could choose, I’d certainly go with the one that doubled as a bar…

There was a Sheldon Knife, but the blade wasn't a Lambsfoot

That’s a shame.

Great pic!

The interior of the tram feels like a great example of “they don’t make ‘em like they used to.” You’d never see public transit that looked like that these days.

 

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