Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

draggat said:
One of my favorite worry stones again today. This is a prime example of a 'fancy' knife with poor fit and finish. Sometimes I wonder why they went to all that trouble. I still love it, but it's not the best execution.

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I very nearly bought one of those myself but wondered the very same thing about F&F. It’s a nice looking knife from half way across the world at least. I just won’t get any closer 😁
 
Good morning guardians, didn’t get much sleep last night and sick of tossing and turning so just thought I’d wake up. Fluid and crap sitting on my chest.

I was chatting with an American friend recently and he was talking about root beer which is not a thing in Aus. We both did some googling and found that sarsparilla is almost the same thing.

I bought a 4 pack, opened the first one and took a sip. Awful! It’s like a mix between the stuff we put on before footy games to warm up muscles and liquorice. My wife tasted it and thought the same, though added “it’s probably an acquired taste”.

Not to be one to waste anything I finished the rest over the next week.
Yesterday I was walking past the soft drink isle and spotted them on sale, something drew me to them. I’ll be, I think I like it now?

Fortunately the knife is not an acquired taste. Like me Hannah loves ebony, but even she really likes the Micarta on this lamb. So it gets the wife tick of approval ✔️

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Hatchet_Jack said:
I very nearly bought one of those myself but wondered the very same thing about F&F. It’s a nice looking knife from half way across the world at least. I just won’t get any closer 😁
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The one I have is one of my favorite knives. Not one complaint about it!

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I guess it's the luck of the draw, though. I've recently got a fancy M. May and there's nothing really wrong with it, but I expected it to be... Nicer?? I don't know it just isn't as refined as I thought it would be.


PS that company makes pretty good ginger beer. Not as spicy like the Jamaican ones.
 
RickHuf said:
The one I have is one of my favorite knives. Not one complaint about it!

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I guess it's the luck of the draw, though. I've recently got a fancy M. May and there's nothing really wrong with it, but I expected it to be... Nicer?? I don't know it just isn't as refined as I thought it would be.
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That doesn’t look that great to me, best send it over here to get it out of view. No need to thank me I’m just that kind of guy 😉.

No that’s a beauty right there. I wasn’t a fan of file work until I got a couple of knives with some, and now I really dig it.

May’s knives have been on my to try list, I keep reading mixed things so haven’t taken the plunge yet. Do you have photos of the May knife?

Bundaberg ginger beer is my go to soft drink of choice, unbeatable! I don’t really drink coke or sprite or any soft drinks except the occasional ginger beer and now evidently sarsparilla!
 
btb01 said:
When I first announced the 2024 Guardians knives, I mentioned that I had some in-progress photos that Eric @ea42 had shared with me while he was working on the knives. Now that most of the knives have arrived, I thought I’d share those with y’all.

This was the micarta roll/cylinder that was used for the handles. As you can see, it started out looking a bit rough, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a tad anxious about how the end result would look, but you’ve to trust the process and, of course, they turned out great!

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After cross-cutting the cylinder into disks, Eric ended up with a couple pieces that he couldn’t use due to voids or breakage. This was one scrap piece that he partly polished to see what the color and texture would look like.

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Here’s one of the stamped liners before assembly. Rather than stamp all five characters individually on every knife (and for a cleaner execution), Eric ordered a stamp from the guy who makes his tang stamps.

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Eric said he likes to glue and pin the handle material to the liners. Here’s the micarta being glued to the liners.

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Here are a couple pics of the assembled knives during the grinding and shaping process.

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This one is shaped and ready for buffing.

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And finally, here’s the first bunch of finished knives that I got to see.

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Thanks again to Eric for taking these pics along the way so we could see some of the process of how the 2024 Guardians knives were made! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
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😎👍🤠
Jack Black said:
Market Day tomorrow, and while I don't have time to hang out there all day, I'm hoping to call in at least :thumbsup:

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Hope you get to go to the market for a bit. 👍🤠
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
Good morning guardians, didn’t get much sleep last night and sick of tossing and turning so just thought I’d wake up. Fluid and crap sitting on my chest.

I was chatting with an American friend recently and he was talking about root beer which is not a thing in Aus. We both did some googling and found that sarsparilla is almost the same thing.

I bought a 4 pack, opened the first one and took a sip. Awful! It’s like a mix between the stuff we put on before footy games to warm up muscles and liquorice. My wife tasted it and thought the same, though added “it’s probably an acquired taste”.

Not to be one to waste anything I finished the rest over the next week.
Yesterday I was walking past the soft drink isle and spotted them on sale, something drew me to them. I’ll be, I think I like it now?

Fortunately the knife is not an acquired taste. Like me Hannah loves ebony, but even she really likes the Micarta on this lamb. So it gets the wife tick of approval ✔️

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Sorry to hear you're crook Jack :( Many years ago, in England, there were temperance bars, which served sarsaparilla, among other things. I actually went ion the last temperance bar in Sheffield - Jack's Temperance Bar - Just before I closed, and I think it's the only time I've tasted sarsaparilla. Root beer is commonly available where I live, but it's far too sweet for me. Ginger beer, on the other hand is one of the few soft drinks I ever buy. I drank a lot of it at the weekend, though it was distinctly unn-soft by the time I'd finished adding 2 types of rum (and lime) :rolleyes: Glad to hear your new Lamb is fully approved mate :) :thumbsup:
RickHuf said:
The one I have is one of my favorite knives. Not one complaint about it!

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I guess it's the luck of the draw, though. I've recently got a fancy M. May and there's nothing really wrong with it, but I expected it to be... Nicer?? I don't know it just isn't as refined as I thought it would be.
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To a large extent, it is the luck of the draw with them Rick :( :thumbsup:
RickHuf said:
PS that company makes pretty good ginger beer. Not as spicy like the Jamaican ones.
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One of my favourites :) :thumbsup:
Hatchet_Jack said:
That doesn’t look that great to me, best send it over here to get it out of view. No need to thank me I’m just that kind of guy 😉.

No that’s a beauty right there. I wasn’t a fan of file work until I got a couple of knives with some, and now I really dig it.

May’s knives have been on my to try list, I keep reading mixed things so haven’t taken the plunge yet. Do you have photos of the May knife?

Bundaberg ginger beer is my go to soft drink of choice, unbeatable! I don’t really drink coke or sprite or any soft drinks except the occasional ginger beer and now evidently sarsparilla!
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You might be able to find some photos of May knives linked to in the Thread Index Jack, though sadly, it only covers the early part of the thread. You could also search within this thread, using the BF function. It's interesting to see how much 'his' Lambsfoot blade has changed over the years. I have the occassional ginger beer, and the occassional Dandelion & Burdock. That's about it for the most part :thumbsup:
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Jack Black said:
Sorry to hear you're crook Jack :( Many years ago, in England, there were temperance bars, which served sarsaparilla, among other things. I actually went ion the last temperance bar in Sheffield - Jack's Temperance Bar - Just before I closed, and I think it's the only time I've tasted sarsaparilla. Root beer is commonly available where I live, but it's far too sweet for me. Ginger beer, on the other hand is one of the few soft drinks I ever buy. I drank a lot of it at the weekend, though it was distinctly unn-soft by the time I'd finished adding 2 types of rum (and lime) :rolleyes: Glad to hear your new Lamb is fully approved mate :) :thumbsup:

You might be able to find some photos of May knives linked to in the Thread Index Jack, though sadly, it only covers the early part of the thread. You could also search within this thread, using the BF function. It's interesting to see how much 'his' Lambsfoot blade has changed over the years. I have the occassional ginger beer, and the occassional Dandelion & Burdock. That's about it for the most part :thumbsup:

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I had glandular fever about 15/16 years ago and my glands never went down in my neck. About 12 months later I had Ross River Virus. Both are suspected of making you more susceptible to subsequent illnesses. And after that I seem to get sick much easier. Every few years I get the lumps biopsied or ultrasounded along with blood tests to make sure things haven’t changed. Is what it is 🤷

That’s interesting about the bar that sold it, that would have been the kind of place I would have popped into if had of seen that when I was over there.

The old dark n stormy aye! I typically drink my rum on the rocks or with water and lemon, keeps me from overindulging…usually.

I’ll do some digging when I have time on the May knives thanks mate. Would you say they’ve got better/worse or just changed over time?
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
I was chatting with an American friend recently and he was talking about root beer which is not a thing in Aus.
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It was once. I am old or old enough :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: to remember when i was a kid Root Beer was a favourite drink of many. I loved it. Tarax were the main sellers of it, and a lot of the small local lemonade companies also made it. Just showing my age.
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
Good morning guardians, didn’t get much sleep last night and sick of tossing and turning so just thought I’d wake up. Fluid and crap sitting on my chest.

I was chatting with an American friend recently and he was talking about root beer which is not a thing in Aus. We both did some googling and found that sarsparilla is almost the same thing.

I bought a 4 pack, opened the first one and took a sip. Awful! It’s like a mix between the stuff we put on before footy games to warm up muscles and liquorice. My wife tasted it and thought the same, though added “it’s probably an acquired taste”.

Not to be one to waste anything I finished the rest over the next week.
Yesterday I was walking past the soft drink isle and spotted them on sale, something drew me to them. I’ll be, I think I like it now?

Fortunately the knife is not an acquired taste. Like me Hannah loves ebony, but even she really likes the Micarta on this lamb. So it gets the wife tick of approval ✔️

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Definitely an acquired taste. When we moved to the states from Scotland the first time I tried a Root Beer I thought it tasted like Germoline smells

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I grew to like the taste

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Nice !
 
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