Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[cudgee]

I’ve had the Rosewood Hartshead Barlow in my pocket the last couple days.

Fantastic Rosewood covers.

 

[mitch13]

Wrong name.

He got the continent right

 

[Rufus1949]

Cheers to a Sunday t-bone, scotch fillet, beer and lamb kind of evening.

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A great way to enjoy the weekend Jack.

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians, I have a terrible confession to make, before going out yesterday, I decided to change my trousers, and left Wee Staggy in the dedicated Lambsfoot pocket of my others trousers! Unfortunately, I didn't realise until I was on my way to Bradford The city centre may be a bit of a dump, but you don't have to travel far to get to the leafy suburbs, with acres of large houses, which must have been mansions once. Before lunch, we had a walk around a huge park, which I must go back and visit sometime.

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Bradford is regarded as the northern curry capital of England, so that's what we had to eat, and it was very good. We had a few pints after, and I said farewell to the team I've been working with. Seeming as I post under my own name, and this is a public forum, I won't say anything beyond that, but they gave me something to think about

I hope everyone is having a great weekend Having been away so much this week, I see some housework in my near future Carrying the GL-24 Have a great day Guardians

 

[Jack Black]

Wrong name.

Oops! Thanks Leon I'm not sure what happened there, sometimes I get 'lost' while multi-quoting, but in that case, I think I was still thinking of Mitch's post!

Another skill that will be lost to time and modernization. Very sad.

I guess they are made by computers now mate, those that are made at all, since increasingly, they just use lasers

He got the continent right

LOL!

 

[Rufus1949]

Good morning Guardians, I have a terrible confession to make, before going out yesterday, I decided to change my trousers, and left Wee Staggy in the dedicated Lambsfoot pocket of my others trousers! Unfortunately, I didn't realise until I was on my way to Bradford The city centre may be a bit of a dump, but you don't have to travel far to get to the leafy suburbs, with acres of large houses, which must have been mansions once. Before lunch, we had a walk around a huge park, which I must go back and visit sometime.

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Seeming as I post under my own name, and this is a public forum, I won't say anything beyond that, but they gave me something to think about

I hope everyone is having a great weekend Having been away so much this week, I see some housework in my near future Carrying the GL-24 Have a great day Guardians

We know, if you told us ,you would have to kill us. Glad your experience ended on a positive note Jack.

GL-24 is a good choice for a quiet Sunday.

 

[Rufus1949]

Still working the bugs out.
Driving Miss Daisy around today.

 

[Rufus1949]

 

[SteveC]

Cheers to a Sunday t-bone, scotch fillet, beer and lamb kind of evening.

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Nice !

Looking good Steve

Thanks buddy !

Good morning Guardians, I have a terrible confession to make, before going out yesterday, I decided to change my trousers, and left Wee Staggy in the dedicated Lambsfoot pocket of my others trousers! Unfortunately, I didn't realise until I was on my way to Bradford The city centre may be a bit of a dump, but you don't have to travel far to get to the leafy suburbs, with acres of large houses, which must have been mansions once. Before lunch, we had a walk around a huge park, which I must go back and visit sometime.

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Bradford is regarded as the northern curry capital of England, so that's what we had to eat, and it was very good. We had a few pints after, and I said farewell to the team I've been working with. Seeming as I post under my own name, and this is a public forum, I won't say anything beyond that, but they gave me something to think about

I hope everyone is having a great weekend Having been away so much this week, I see some housework in my near future Carrying the GL-24 Have a great day Guardians

Nice pics Jack !

Sweet HHB !

 

[SteveC]

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Looks like you got a good one !

 

[Rufus1949]

Sweet HHB !

Thanks Steve, a treasure for sure.

 

[5K Qs]

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It's been great seeing more of Valley Jack Gary, and seeing a bit more of you too!
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There were originally only 20 Barrett, but then I had to get another made for 5K Qs
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Good morning Guardians, I was hoping to have a day of rest today, but it was not to be, and I'll be working all day, with a long day ahead in Bradford tomorrow I hope that everyone else is having a great weekend Carrying my Hartshead Barlow today My grandfather left me 2 cheap pocket watches, and a nice gold Smiths of London wristwatch. He was a wire-weaver by trade, and that was his 25 year watch, you probably wouldn't get a handshake these days My granddad was a very macho man, and it would probably pain him greatly that, even as a teenager, the bracelet was a little small for my wrist Have a great day Guardians

Thanks for the encouraging words, Jack. I've been able to at least read all the Guardian posts lately, although not always in a timely manner. But I seem unable to keep up with noting all of the posts I consider noteworthy.

I greatly appreciate the rosewood HHB you sent me to replace my defective original, Jack! I didn't realize (or didn't remember?) that the replacement you sent had to be made separately; I'd thought it was one of a few "extras" you had on hand.

Your stag HHB is splendid! There was a time when it was almost your EDC, wasn't there?

Happy Sunday Guardians !


Carrying Ironsides today


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Superb grain on your ironwood Guardians Lamb, Steve!

Gary, I applaud your epic reply.
Thank you for your thoughts. My brother is becoming an old man before his time, but he is a fighter, so we shall see.

Thanks, Bob. If I wasn't such a procrastinator, my replies wouldn't have to be epic!

Looks odd to me too

Maybe the knife's position relative to the camera lens resulted in some kind of foreshortening in the image?

That is a new phrase to me Gary. I walk more like I was born in the saddle, if you know what I mean.

Yes she is, and yes I do.

I enjoy all the variations, so I cannot help you Gary.

I was hoping that you'd recognize the phrase, Bob, since you're about the same vintage as I am. I'm not sure where I learn some of the stuff I know.

Thanks for the input on handle shapes.

Am I being presumptuous? Perhaps - and yet I'll go ahead and offer "swayback" anyhow.

Edited to say that the teardrop, a la Titusville's Old Man Jack, works fine for me but aesthetically, I'd still prefer some sway.

For me, the difference in use is most pronounced in tasks such as slicing a cucumber on a cutting board. With a well-engineered and executed swayback, I can take a pinch grip on the knife's pivot and cut straight down to the board. With a teardrop, and some other non-swayback handles, I'll find I need to cut straight down, and then pull the tip through the material towards me in order to get all the way through.



Thanks, GT!

I still think Swayback

Thanks for the opinions on handles and lambsfoot blades, Will & Jack.
I also prefer the swayback handle, but that may be because that's the type of handle with which I have the most experience on lambsfoot knives. (And I'm always quite impressed with the functionality of my HHB that has no handle curve.)

Thanks GT! The knife in the photo is actually a sticker from the iPhone photo editor added to a pic of the cat. You can create stickers by long pressing on figures in photos which can then be added to other photos. It's just having a little bit of fun and magic with photos!

Lamb content.
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Thanks for the info on the fascinating iPhone photo app, Patrick (and for the hilarious example)!
Sounds like that would be exactly what I need to save myself hours of work. (I wonder how much I'd have to assume an hour of my time is worth in dollars to make the purchase of an iPhone for this reason a break-even proposition??)

Bonus!

Sublime stag and bolsters on your lamb!!
Awesome geode, too!

- GT

 

[Fodderwing]

Good morning Guardians, I have a terrible confession to make, before going out yesterday, I decided to change my trousers, and left Wee Staggy in the dedicated Lambsfoot pocket of my others trousers! Unfortunately, I didn't realise until I was on my way to Bradford The city centre may be a bit of a dump, but you don't have to travel far to get to the leafy suburbs, with acres of large houses, which must have been mansions once. Before lunch, we had a walk around a huge park, which I must go back and visit sometime.

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Bradford is regarded as the northern curry capital of England, so that's what we had to eat, and it was very good. We had a few pints after, and I said farewell to the team I've been working with. Seeming as I post under my own name, and this is a public forum, I won't say anything beyond that, but they gave me something to think about

I hope everyone is having a great weekend Having been away so much this week, I see some housework in my near future Carrying the GL-24 Have a great day Guardians

Beautiful Jack!

 

[Fodderwing]

 

[Jack Black]

We know, if you told us ,you would have to kill us. Glad your experience ended on a positive note Jack.

GL-24 is a good choice for a quiet Sunday.

Well, I might not get any more work...Hmmm THanks a lot my friend

Still working the bugs out.
Driving Miss Daisy around today.

Hope the driving goes well Bob

That's better! Nice Pile side pic

Nice pics Jack !

Thanks Steve, I was hoping to take some more this afternoon, but it's after 3pm already!

Thanks for the encouraging words, Jack. I've been able to at least read all the Guardian posts lately, although not always in a timely manner. But I seem unable to keep up with noting all of the posts I consider noteworthy.

I greatly appreciate the rosewood HHB you sent me to replace my defective original, Jack! I didn't realize (or didn't remember?) that the replacement you sent had to be made separately; I'd thought it was one of a few "extras" you had on hand.

It's nice to see more of you here Gary There were no spares when it came to that Barlow, and Wright's took longer than they should have to replace it (rather typically, I'm afraid). I still reckon your original is an easy fix though, and I think it had a better edge than the one Wright's made subsequently

Your stag HHB is splendid! There was a time when it was almost your EDC, wasn't there?

Thanks pal, I didn't think I'd ever be able to enjoy another!

Maybe the knife's position relative to the camera lens resulted in some kind of foreshortening in the image?

Landshark is an odd one, I'm still not entirely convinced by the modern ones









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Thanks for the opinions on handles and lambsfoot blades, Will & Jack.
I also prefer the swayback handle, but that may be because that's the type of handle with which I have the most experience on lambsfoot knives. (And I'm always quite impressed with the functionality of my HHB that has no handle curve.)

I thought I had to go with a Candle-end for a traditional Barlow, and the ergonomics were better than I expected

 

[Jack Black]

Cool coin there with your striking Lamb Dwight

 

[SteveC]

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Superb grain on your ironwood Guardians Lamb, Steve!




- GT

Thanks Gary !

Sweet !

 

[echoscout]

Morning Guardians! Hope y'all have a restful Sunday too. Lots of good Lambs this morning. Made it to the rodeo last night had a great time. Saw some old friends I hadn't seen in years.

 

[euroken]

GL-24!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Morning Guardians! Hope y'all have a restful Sunday too. Lots of good Lambs this morning. Made it to the rodeo last night had a great time. Saw some old friends I hadn't seen in years.

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Sounds like a great time David, glad you enjoyed yourself buddy Nice Lamb

GL-24!!!

That's a cool pic Ken