Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Fodderwing]

Have a great weekend all.

 

[cudgee]

325 grit diamond plate.

I don't trust myself to grind flat on the belt sander.

Good all round grit.

 

[cudgee]

Thanks Leon.

You have a good weekend my friend.

 

[birdsbeaks]

Good all round grit.

The plate I have is 8" x 4" - 325 on one side and 1250 on the other.

The 325 side sees most of the action but the 1250 side will give a nice, smooth razor edge if you're into that sort of thing. I've found the higher grit I go, and especially with loaded strops, good technique becomes increasingly important.

 

[cudgee]

good technique becomes increasingly important.

Yes and patience. Where a lot get it wrong is rushing and not stopping to inspect their work as they progress.

 

[mitch13]

Afternoon all
Beans for lunch

 

[cudgee]

Beans for lunch

On a cold winters day for lunch.

 

[mitch13]

On a cold winters day for lunch.

Might need some sausage for dinner

 

[cudgee]

Might need some sausage for dinner

Mad if ya don't.

 

[Jack Black]

Bonus pic of the day



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Great pic Steve

Saturday morning breakfast just for you. Fresh sausages with a triple lamb hit as well.

Great way to start the day Leon

File this under "ugly."

I got sick of the weird, warpy, wandering edge on this recent Twisted Assisted lamb and decided that, due to it being morbidly obese behind the edge, that the best course of action world be to kill two birds with one "stone" (har-har... actually a diamond plate) and both thin it and flatten the (what was supposed to be a) flat grind on the primary bevels.

After hours of the 'ol back and forth, the removal of much material, and goal re-targeting (I initially wanted to flatten the entire primary bevels but the blade proved too... ahem... "Twisted" - I forced myself to be satisfied with flattening the functional areas of the primaries instead) - I wound up with the pictured results. The primary bevels are flat up to the edge (except for the very tip of the pile side bevel - nothing I could do about that), the stock is thinner, and the edge is straight and sharp. The dark areas on the blade are low spots where the blade would not contact a known flat plate. Poor attempt, TA and AW&S. Poor attempt.

It's a riot to poke fun at Pakistan's sub-standard cottage cutlery industry but I must point out that I have never seen a Pakistani blade ground as poorly as this unfortunate lamb was.

She may not be pretty, but she works better now and doesn't make my head hurt every time I look upon her edge.

Wright's have been turning out knives with those appalling edges, for a number of years now, which I suspect are done by the same individual. Why on earth, you would send out half-ruined knives like that, I don't know, but it shows they really don't give a stuff. The Twisted people ought to be sending them back to the factory, rather than sending them out to their customers. I'm glad you were eventually able to get a usable knife out of it Will. Well done, looks like a fair bit of work

 

[Jack Black]

Have a great weekend all.

I used to love those old buses Fantastic pic Dwight, what a Lamb!

Afternoon all
Beans for lunch

Well-balanced Mitch! You need some toast mate

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wow, Dan, great yourself and Duncan both had such great surgeons.


Beautiful batch of lambs, Jack. Don't think I could give up any of them.


The La Ronge airport is about 24 km to the southeast of my cabin. However, government cutbacks have gutted Fire Protection Services. There was absolutely nothing done for this fire. There are many other fires burning in the province that are threatening communities and the resources have all gone to those fires.

Darn! That.s tough man, if the flames were 2 feet high, one would think that perhaps it could have been contained, but then again, its always easy to call the shots outside the Ring!
i am hoping that it settles down very quickly for you guys over there Dan!

 

[cudgee]

Well done, looks like a fair bit of work

And skilful work at that.

 

[Campbellclanman]

File this under "ugly."

I got sick of the weird, warpy, wandering edge on this recent Twisted Assisted lamb and decided that, due to it being morbidly obese behind the edge, that the best course of action world be to kill two birds with one "stone" (har-har... actually a diamond plate) and both thin it and flatten the (what was supposed to be a) flat grind on the primary bevels.

After hours of the 'ol back and forth, the removal of much material, and goal re-targeting (I initially wanted to flatten the entire primary bevels but the blade proved too... ahem... "Twisted" - I forced myself to be satisfied with flattening the functional areas of the primaries instead) - I wound up with the pictured results. The primary bevels are flat up to the edge (except for the very tip of the pile side bevel - nothing I could do about that), the stock is thinner, and the edge is straight and sharp. The dark areas on the blade are low spots where the blade would not contact a known flat plate. Poor attempt, TA and AW&S. Poor attempt.

It's a riot to poke fun at Pakistan's sub-standard cottage cutlery industry but I must point out that I have never seen a Pakistani blade ground as poorly as this unfortunate lamb was.

She may not be pretty, but she works better now and doesn't make my head hurt every time I look upon her edge.

But what a way to grow into a knife and have it mean that much more to you now!

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone survived the week, and that the weekend is a good one. Poor old Paul Jakeywax31 is up to his neck in work, which is why we're not seeing much of him Hope you get a day off over the weekend Paul I didn't enjoy my trip over to Armley the other day, but the specialist I saw about my Tennis Elbow was pretty good. I wish I'd seen him 15 years ago! Got some new exercises, and am on a short waiting list for treatment. The exercises are designed to make it flare up, so I'll have to leave the boxing to Wolfie today, as my arm is a bit sore His boxing event starts at 12.30pm, and I'm hoping I have time to call in at Charlie's Cafe, and then at Matt's, beforehand. I think there'll be a few pints getting sunk this afternoon Taking Wee Staggy along with me Have a great day Guardians

 

[Jack Black]

And skilful work at that.

 

[screened porch]

I saw my coyote again yesterday afternoon. If he's nocturnal, he puts in a long day.

 

[SteveC]

File this under "ugly."

I got sick of the weird, warpy, wandering edge on this recent Twisted Assisted lamb and decided that, due to it being morbidly obese behind the edge, that the best course of action world be to kill two birds with one "stone" (har-har... actually a diamond plate) and both thin it and flatten the (what was supposed to be a) flat grind on the primary bevels.

After hours of the 'ol back and forth, the removal of much material, and goal re-targeting (I initially wanted to flatten the entire primary bevels but the blade proved too... ahem... "Twisted" - I forced myself to be satisfied with flattening the functional areas of the primaries instead) - I wound up with the pictured results. The primary bevels are flat up to the edge (except for the very tip of the pile side bevel - nothing I could do about that), the stock is thinner, and the edge is straight and sharp. The dark areas on the blade are low spots where the blade would not contact a known flat plate. Poor attempt, TA and AW&S. Poor attempt.

It's a riot to poke fun at Pakistan's sub-standard cottage cutlery industry but I must point out that I have never seen a Pakistani blade ground as poorly as this unfortunate lamb was.

She may not be pretty, but she works better now and doesn't make my head hurt every time I look upon her edge.

Good job, I went the belt sander route on mine

Have a great weekend all.

Nice scene and Barlow !

Afternoon all
Beans for lunch

Look out

Great pic Steve

Thanks Jack

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone survived the week, and that the weekend is a good one. Poor old Paul Jakeywax31 is up to his neck in work, which is why we're not seeing much of him Hope you get a day off over the weekend Paul I didn't enjoy my trip over to Armley the other day, but the specialist I saw about my Tennis Elbow was pretty good. I wish I'd seen him 15 years ago! Got some new exercises, and am on a short waiting list for treatment. The exercises are designed to make it flare up, so I'll have to leave the boxing to Wolfie today, as my arm is a bit sore His boxing event starts at 12.30pm, and I'm hoping I have time to call in at Charlie's Cafe, and then at Matt's, beforehand. I think there'll be a few pints getting sunk this afternoon Taking Wee Staggy along with me Have a great day Guardians

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Glad to hear you're getting some treatment for your elbow. I've had that a few times over the years and it's no fun.

Best of luck to Wofie !

 

[Onebigbill]

Good morning Guardians. It is bright and sunny outside this morning and already quite warm. Worked up a good sweat during my morning stroll around Lake Osprey. Looks like I'll be carrying my Blue Rope today - such a nice knife. Re-cycle photo from 2024.

 

[birdsbeaks]

Wright's have been turning out knives with those appalling edges, for a number of years now, which I suspect are done by the same individual. Why on earth, you would send out half-ruined knives like that, I don't know, but it shows they really don't give a stuff. The Twisted people ought to be sending them back to the factory, rather than sending them out to their customers. I'm glad you were eventually able to get a usable knife out of it Will. Well done, looks like a fair bit of work

Like Bear & Son and Case over here, putting in all the work shaping, pinning, polishing, etc just to wind up with sub-standard results makes me a little bit crazy. If you're going to do it and you have all the tools, why not just do it right?

It reminds me of a conversation Gordon Ramsay had with a restauranteur on the show Kitchen Nightmare. It went something like:

Gordon: Why do you hate being a chef?

Restauranteur: I don't. It's my passion.

Gordon: Are you taking the piss? You must hate it, you bloody donkey. You've BURNED the chicken! Look at it, it looks a mess, it looks like the dog's BLOODY dinner! Why would anyone burn the chicken unless they hated having to cook it?! Tell me the truth. What happened?

Restauranteur: I'm not sure what you...

Gordon: Get out. Get OUT! GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!!! WE'RE SHUTTING IT DOWN!!!

And skilful work at that.

Thanks again, my friend. Diamond cuts carbon steel pretty quick so, yes, time consuming but I think worth it.

But what a way to grow into a knife and have it mean that much more to you now!

Bring privy to some of the huge projects you've accomplished, I'm certain you've experienced that confident feeling of knowing something intimately and completely because you made, restored, or repaired it yourself.

I think that's where I'm at with this one.

I'll keep working on the edge, but it doesn't have the same ability to bother me - knowing I have the ability to do something about it.

Good job, I went the belt sander route on mine

Glad to know I wasn't the only one who couldn't tolerate it in its original state!!!