Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[SteveC]

Black beauty

Thanks David !

 

[SteveC]

Morning Guardians! Nice fall day this morning. Serious lollygagging on the agenda. Happy trails!

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Cool pic of Axe Lamb !

 

[echoscout]

Cool pic of Axe Lamb !

Thanks

 

[cudgee]

Some time ago, Generous Bob contacted me, and offered to sponsor a Lambsfoot made by our friend Cosimo de Bendetto of Italy, with my choice of design and materials. I was left speechless by the generosity, but in due course, the 3 of us embarked on this project.

What a fantastic act of kindness and generosity on Bob's behalf. And what a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, that is such a beautiful Lamb with the quintessential Lambsfoot blade.

I'm hoping it'll age as nicely as my Hartshead Barlow has

I'm sure it will.

 

[cudgee]

Good evening Guardians, is Saturday morning here and just want to wish everyone a good and safe weekend, and my thoughts go out to anyone affected by Helena. Was going through some of the posts over the last week and the amount of kindness and generosity here knows no bounds. As my dear old Mother used to say, " If You Can Do Something Good For Someone, Do It. And You Do It Because It's The Right Thing To Do ". She would be proud of everyone of you Guardians. Just about to have a coffee. Love to you all. .

 

[birdsbeaks]

Very shortly after I made my last post, a piece of perfection arrived at the door, in the form of a long-anticipated package, or rather its contents Some time ago, Generous Bob contacted me, and offered to sponsor a Lambsfoot made by our friend Cosimo de Bendetto of Italy, with my choice of design and materials. I was left speechless by the generosity, but in due course, the 3 of us embarked on this project. I took a month or two to think about what I would like to see, and then put forward my proposition to Cosimo, my Dream Lambsfoot. I was very exacting in what I specified, but Cosimo did not flinch for an instant. For example, I wanted the Triple Rattail bolsters to be perfect, and Dwight Fodderwing very kindly assisted by taking some fantastic photos of 2 of his knives. I was very happy with Cosimo's K720 Bohler carbon steel, but asked if he could also use that for the liners and bolster, as well as the blade. The frame is a little bit larger than Eric Alber's, but smaller than the one I've seen on Cosimo's other Lambsfoot knives. It has a beautiful amount of sway, and fits my hand perfectly. The knife has the perfect amount of weight to it. The Lambsfoot blade is perfection itself, with lovely swedges, and a well-placed, nail-nick. There is a half-stop, and the pull is just right. As you can see from the photos, the covers are ram's horn, something I had always wanted to see on a Lambsfoot, but without their natural character completely polished away. What a knife! My deepest thanks to Bob for making this possible, and for encouraging me out of my complacency, and to Cosimo for his wonderful work. I also hope that Cosimo enjoyed the project, because he really did an amazing job, and was very easy to communicate with, despite the language barrier between us. I love the fact he has a Lambsfoot image on his business card

Some hastily-taken photos, and I hope to get better ones soon

Jack - mind blown.

Yourself, Bob, and CDB have created something magical! Simply spectacular!

You know I'm a sucker for triple-fluted bolsters and these appear to be just right in all dimensions! Well done all of you! Congratulations! Radiant, but refined!

Looking forward to more pics!!

 

[Rufus1949]

Good evening Guardians, is Saturday morning here and just want to wish everyone a good and safe weekend, and my thoughts go out to anyone affected by Helena. Was going through some of the posts over the last week and the amount of kindness and generosity here knows no bounds. As my dear old Mother used to say, " If You Can Do Something Good For Someone, Do It. And You Do It Because It's The Right Thing To Do ". She would be proud of everyone of you Guardians. Just about to have a coffee. Love to you all. .

Leon, your words have a wonderful way of capturing the true nature of our friends here.
I hope you have a great weekend yourself.

 

[echoscout]

 

[black mamba]

Cosimo bellissimo, Jack, what a wonderful lambsfoot! The rams horn and triple rattail are just spectacular. Huge congratulations.

 

[cudgee]

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Nice one mate. The Rosewood is a bit darker, i like it.

 

[SteveC]

Good evening Guardians, is Saturday morning here and just want to wish everyone a good and safe weekend, and my thoughts go out to anyone affected by Helena. Was going through some of the posts over the last week and the amount of kindness and generosity here knows no bounds. As my dear old Mother used to say, " If You Can Do Something Good For Someone, Do It. And You Do It Because It's The Right Thing To Do ". She would be proud of everyone of you Guardians. Just about to have a coffee. Love to you all. .

Have a good weekend !

 

[SteveC]

Bonus pic of the day

 

[Jack Black]

WOW!!! Much better than I could have imagined Jack.

Thank you Bob, I think this thread has been responsible for some of the best Lambsfoot knives in history

That is just a beyond-words lamb! Congrats! And well done to Bob and Cosimo.

Thank you my friend, I like the Semper Gumby saying

Wow, Jack! What a fantastic Lambsfoot! Bob has indisputably earned his market day nickname!

Thanks Barrett

What a fantastic act of kindness and generosity on Bob's behalf. And what a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, that is such a beautiful Lamb with the quintessential Lambsfoot blade.

Many thanks mate

I'm sure it will.

Good evening Guardians, is Saturday morning here and just want to wish everyone a good and safe weekend, and my thoughts go out to anyone affected by Helena. Was going through some of the posts over the last week and the amount of kindness and generosity here knows no bounds. As my dear old Mother used to say, " If You Can Do Something Good For Someone, Do It. And You Do It Because It's The Right Thing To Do ". She would be proud of everyone of you Guardians. Just about to have a coffee. Love to you all. .

Your parents had great sayings Leon, do you know whereabouts in East London they were from? Have a great day brother

Jack - mind blown.

Yourself, Bob, and CDB have created something magical! Simply spectacular!

You know I'm a sucker for triple-fluted bolsters and these appear to be just right in all dimensions! Well done all of you! Congratulations! Radiant, but refined!

Looking forward to more pics!!

Me too Will! Thank you for the kind words Dwight Fodderwing 's photos were a big help in nailing the bolsters I hope he doesn't mind my posting one here

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Great to see your Axe Lamb David

Cosimo bellissimo, Jack, what a wonderful lambsfoot! The rams horn and triple rattail are just spectacular. Huge congratulations.

Molte grazie my friend

My local pub is pretty large, and I don't recall ever seeing it as packed on a Friday evening. I had the chilli, which wasn't great, and a dark bitter, brewed in Wales, which was a lot better. Kids seemed OK, and Matt and Cillian very much enjoyed seeing my new Lamb

 

[Jack Black]

Bonus pic of the day



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Sweet Steve

 

[mitch13]

Congrats Duncan and good to see you !



I hope your day is going well Mitch !



Happy double day !

Thanks Steve
6.20am Saturday as I write this, get the youngest off to work, grand final day today so will be a good day.
You have a great dry.

Very shortly after I made my last post, a piece of perfection arrived at the door, in the form of a long-anticipated package, or rather its contents Some time ago, Generous Bob contacted me, and offered to sponsor a Lambsfoot made by our friend Cosimo de Bendetto of Italy, with my choice of design and materials. I was left speechless by the generosity, but in due course, the 3 of us embarked on this project. I took a month or two to think about what I would like to see, and then put forward my proposition to Cosimo, my Dream Lambsfoot. I was very exacting in what I specified, but Cosimo did not flinch for an instant. For example, I wanted the Triple Rattail bolsters to be perfect, and Dwight Fodderwing very kindly assisted by taking some fantastic photos of 2 of his knives. I was very happy with Cosimo's K720 Bohler carbon steel, but asked if he could also use that for the liners and bolster, as well as the blade. The frame is a little bit larger than Eric Alber's, but smaller than the one I've seen on Cosimo's other Lambsfoot knives. It has a beautiful amount of sway, and fits my hand perfectly. The knife has the perfect amount of weight to it. The Lambsfoot blade is perfection itself, with lovely swedges, and a well-placed, nail-nick. There is a half-stop, and the pull is just right. As you can see from the photos, the covers are ram's horn, something I had always wanted to see on a Lambsfoot, but without their natural character completely polished away. What a knife! My deepest thanks to Bob for making this possible, and for encouraging me out of my complacency, and to Cosimo for his wonderful work. I also hope that Cosimo enjoyed the project, because he really did an amazing job, and was very easy to communicate with, despite the language barrier between us. I love the fact he has a Lambsfoot image on his business card

Some hastily-taken photos, and I hope to get better ones soon

Ah my mate generous Bob has done it again. Very cool of you Bob
fantastic looking lamb Jack.

Good to hear that you're still bobbing, weaving, and swinging! I'm sure the Army has a similar saying but in the Marine Corps we'd remind ourselves 'Semper Gumby' (aka always flexible), a play of course on Semper Fidelis. Hopefully you get some relief!



Cool -- do you have any bonsais?



A gorgeous '17!



That is just a beyond-words lamb! Congrats! And well done to Bob and Cosimo.

Thanks
No bonsai yet. I am thinking about it. So I borrowed some books from the library to read up on it.

 

[Rufus1949]

Thanks Steve
6.20am Saturday as I write this, get the youngest off to work, grand final day today so will be a good day.
You have a great dry.

Good luck to your team Mitch.

 

[danno50]

Thank you Bob, I think this thread has been responsible for some of the best Lambsfoot knives in history

Thank you my friend, I like the Semper Gumby saying

Thanks Barrett

Many thanks mate



Your parents had great sayings Leon, do you know whereabouts in East London they were from? Have a great day brother

Me too Will! Thank you for the kind words Dwight Fodderwing 's photos were a big help in nailing the bolsters I hope he doesn't mind my posting one here



Great to see your Axe Lamb David

Molte grazie my friend

My local pub is pretty large, and I don't recall ever seeing it as packed on a Friday evening. I had the chilli, which wasn't great, and a dark bitter, brewed in Wales, which was a lot better. Kids seemed OK, and Matt and Cillian very much enjoyed seeing my new Lamb

That is a beauty, Jack! If we could hit two buttons that one would get a "love" and a "wow".

 

[cudgee]

do you know whereabouts in East London they were from?

We were from over the ditch from the Emerald Isle. Home of the Shamrock, and land of no snakes thanks to Saint Paddy.

 

[echoscout]

Good evening Guardians, is Saturday morning here and just want to wish everyone a good and safe weekend, and my thoughts go out to anyone affected by Helena. Was going through some of the posts over the last week and the amount of kindness and generosity here knows no bounds. As my dear old Mother used to say, " If You Can Do Something Good For Someone, Do It. And You Do It Because It's The Right Thing To Do ". She would be proud of everyone of you Guardians. Just about to have a coffee. Love to you all. .

Hope you enjoyed your coffee

Nice one mate. The Rosewood is a bit darker, i like it.

Thanks buddy! It's aging nicely

Bonus pic of the day


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Rapturous

Great to see your Axe Lamb David

Thanks buddy

My local pub is pretty large, and I don't recall ever seeing it as packed on a Friday evening. I had the chilli, which wasn't great, and a dark bitter, brewed in Wales, which was a lot better. Kids seemed OK, and Matt and Cillian very much enjoyed seeing my new Lamb

I'm enjoying seeing your new Lamb also!

 

[SteveC]

Sweet Steve

Thank pal !

Rapturous

Thanks buddy !