Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[cudgee]

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[birdsbeaks]

That's no good mate, because those covers look great, but not worth a cold pie if the actual knife is faulty.

Thanks, Leon. The covers are Yorkshire Oak. It cuts and holds an edge, tip isn't proud, and it stays closed in pocket and open in use - so, I guess difficult for me to call it "faulty" (it isn't dangerous, at least) but it certainly isn't what I'd hoped for.

Sorry to hear mate.

Is it a new knife or one of his older pieces? I’ve been tempted to get one of his but have not as of yet. Maybe I’m better off not.

I guess I've had it for about a year or so? I'm not attempting to disparage the maker, and believe that many skills can be improved in a year. I wouldn't use my experience as a reason not to try one, but maybe more current research is in order - and possibly lower expectations than I had!

That's no good.
Contact him and at least give him a chance to remedy the problems.

As I mentioned above - it's been about a year since I received it and I'm more interested in using it as a personal learning experience then having a fully functional knife. How cool would it be if I can fix it?! I have no hard feelings toward Mr. May.

Plus, I have a lot of fully functional knives . Like, A LOT. Maybe even a plethora. I know y'all can understand!! This hiccup isn't gonna impact my slicing potential.

Hard not to laugh at your entertaining prose Will, but that's a frustrating, and familiar, situation That said, it's a great pic

Thank you, my friend.

Every time I'm about to post some gripe about one of my lambs I think "Jack has probably seen a lot worse than this..."

That's a shame !

Yeah, but maybe some good will come of it. I've always wanted a lamb with a lanyard tube, and this one, based on how it's put together, might make a good candidate.

 

[cudgee]

The covers are Yorkshire Oak.

Oak and Walnut are fantastic woods for knife covers, they just seem historically correct for Lambsfoot covers.

I'm more interested in using it as a personal learning experience

See below.

How cool would it be if I can fix it?!

Another string to your unlimited talents.

Yeah, but maybe some good will come of it

2 great points with a positive attitude.

 

[echoscout]

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Yummy

 

[echoscout]

 

[Fodderwing]

Lovely DIW

Lovely.

Thanks gents.

Some of my flock . . .

Fantastic Four Jeff. I'm glad to see ole Beni in there.

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A stunning photo Dwight, great lighting

Gracias amigo.

Playing nurse Ratchet with my brother. Trying a micro bevel on this one. 17° with 19° micro.View attachment 2674531

Wow that's pretty dang cool Bob!

 

[mitch13]

The Barrett.

 

[cudgee]

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What does that patch represent ????

 

[5K Qs]

My lambsfoot this week is my 2017 Guardians horn lambsfoot, and I've posted some pics of Lam Jack when he was new (in October 2017).
Here are some photos of Lam Jack in January 2018.


Looking pretty good, right, and developing a nice patina. (And almost no snow in January is a real treat IMHO.)
But maybe in the pile side photo you can see a concern I had at the time. In the cold dry January air, Lam Jack's horn seemed to be shrinking. There's a gap appearing between the bolster and horn, and the horn also seemed to be shrinking away from the pins, resulting in the pins appearing somewhat proud. Here's another pic that shows the proud center pin more clearly.

But the horn covers seemed to swell back to their original position by the time the humidity of spring and summer came around.
And, a happy surprise to me, the shrinkage hasn't been a problem during subsequent winters (or I haven't noticed it).

And here's a shot of Lam Jack in a window at the college library in which I accidentally got a cool reflection of the sunset in the knife's covers, also in January of 2018:


- GT

 

[Fodderwing]

Unforgettable jigging, Dwight!

Thanks GT.

Dwight, I really only have ONE horn lamb, but I make you look at photos of it for an entire week at a time.

You fooled me mate!

This M. May lamb is a disappointment. A gap that runs nearly its entire length, a squishy action halfway through the pull, a tip shape that I struggle to see as a lambfoot, and - while solid when unfolded, when closed the blade rattles against the liners so profoundly that I'm tempted to press it into service as a maraca

I've been hearing about M. May's knives for many years now. I'd say the positives and the negatives have been about 50/50. Not a very good record. He can make a nice knife. But "CAN MAKE" is not good enough.

knuckle dragging Neanderthal was one description of me that comes to mind.

Easy mate...


Agree about social media.

Bonus picture of the day



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Fantastic image Steve.

 

[Fodderwing]

The Barrett.

Very nice Mitch.

 

[Fodderwing]

Good night all ...

 

[Tyson A Wright]

What does that patch represent ????

Bacon. It's clearly bacon. I will not be dissuaded on this point.

It's bacon.

 

[Tyson A Wright]

 

[echoscout]

What does that patch represent ????

Bacon

Bacon. It's clearly bacon. I will not be dissuaded on this point.

It's bacon.

Correct

 

[cudgee]

Easy mate...

That photo does me too much justice, it's a complete spoil.

 

[SteveC]

Fantastic image Steve.

Thanks buddy !

 

[mitch13]

Very nice Mitch.

Thanks Dwight

 

[cudgee]

Bacon. It's clearly bacon. I will not be dissuaded on this point.

Bacon

That's how stupid i am, i thought it was an Army unit insignia.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

That's how stupid i am, i thought it was an Army unit insignia.

Maybe it’s just lunch time!