Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack Black said:
LOL! We haven't had any here yet. I like your avatar BTW :thumbsup:
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Ta, it's the family motto (By Sea, By Land) atop the Hunting Sett.
Oh we've had all of 3 inches in the country; a couple of inches in the towns. My mates over in Yorkshire have had not a sausage and wall-to-wall blue all day.
Naturally, society has collapsed. Schools closed. Airports closed. Entire public transport networks shut down. Cats and dogs living together.... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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tmd_87 said:
I'm jelous of all these snowy pictures and cold temperatures. I'm in basketball shorts and a t-shirt :(.
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I'm jealous of basketball shorts and t-shirts :D (see above post why :thumbsup:).
 
A great pile of of knives, Jack!! Looking forward to opening the box!!
This thread is just steaming along - I can hardly keep up!!
Here are two Joseph Rodgers large Lambfoot knives at 3 7/8".
A jigged bone single-blade with double rattail bolsters, and a two-blade with ebony, and flat bolsters. Both main blades are stamped with "The Lambfoot Knife".
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These knives are helping to guide the Lambfoot Knives GEC is hoping to produce later this year!
 
kamagong said:
Gotta thin it out. Modern factory slipjoints leave the edge much too thick for my tastes, and my natural sharpening angle (pretty close to flat on the stone) ends up thinning the bevels out a fair bit.

I much favor the knives with the extra sway. I think they're the best looking of the bunch, don't much like the standard shape. Probably a good thing too, otherwise I'm liable to end up like you lot and with multiple lambsfoot knives in my drawer. :p
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Yes, I agree Christian. She's yours now :thumbsup:

You need to assimilate ;) :D :thumbsup:

Pàdruig said:
Happy Wednesday, Guardians.

I was a bit indecisive today so I brought out more than a couple of knives to have near by today.

Some pile side goodness:

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Thanks for reminding me what day it is Dylan! :eek: Really nice pic my friend :) :thumbsup:
 
donn said:
Ta, it's the family motto (By Sea, By Land) atop the Hunting Sett.
Oh we've had all of 3 inches in the country; a couple of inches in the towns. My mates over in Yorkshire have had not a sausage and wall-to-wall blue all day.
Naturally, society has collapsed. Schools closed. Airports closed. Entire public transport networks shut down. Cats and dogs living together.... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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I'm jealous of basketball shorts and t-shirts :D (see above post why :thumbsup:).
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LOL! It was like that even when we had REAL snow every year! :D I always wondered if Britain had recently drifted over from the Caribbean, rather than being a northern European country, where snow might be kind of expected, and prepared for :rolleyes:

waynorth said:
A great pile of of knives, Jack!! Looking forward to opening the box!!
This thread is just steaming along - I can hardly keep up!!
Here are two Joseph Rodgers large Lambfoot knives at 3 7/8".
A jigged bone single-blade with double rattail bolsters, and a two-blade with ebony, and flat bolsters. Both main blades are stamped with "The Lambfoot Knife".
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These knives are helping to guide the Lambfoot Knives GEC is hoping to produce later this year!
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A fantastic pair of Rodgers Lambsfoot knives Charlie, that double rat-tail bolster is SWEET! :) I think 2019 is definitely going to be The Year of the Lambsfoot! :cool: :) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
LOL! It was like that even when we had REAL snow every year! :D I always wondered if Britain had recently drifted over from the Caribbean, rather than being a northern European country, where snow might be kind of expected, and prepared for :rolleyes:



A fantastic pair of Rodgers Lambsfoot knives Charlie, that double rat-tail bolster is SWEET! :) I think 2019 is definitely going to be The Year of the Lambsfoot! :cool: :) :thumbsup:
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You are certainly kicking it off as such, Jack!!:thumbsup: I am in the process of using your group shot as my desktop!! And am already eyeing the Postal woman!! I hope she doesn't get the wrong idea!!:D
 
waynorth said:
You are certainly kicking it off as such, Jack!!:thumbsup: I am in the process of using your group shot as my desktop!! And am already eyeing the Postal woman!! I hope she doesn't get the wrong idea!!:D
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LOL! Thanks Charlie, I'm flattered :D :thumbsup:

donn said:
You mean we've always been unable to cope? Oh Lord, you think we'd of learnt a lesson or two by now then.
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Oh yeah! :rolleyes: I remember one winter (1976) when Sheffield City Council didn't have a single gritter working. The first time it snowed, I happened to be crossing the A625 just above Hunter's Bar, when it started, and within a matter of minutes, the traffic was at a complete stand-still! o_OThe following year, I was actually working for the council, and had the job of maintaining the gritter fleet in case there was another snowpocalypse! :rolleyes:
 
waynorth said:
These knives are helping to guide the Lambfoot Knives GEC is hoping to produce later this year!
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Those Rodgers knives are a pair of beauties, Charlie!

And it's wonderful to hear that your project is still making progress. Having GEC make a Lambsfoot is a sure fire way to get the pattern in front of the mainstream masses. In a sense, I have mixed feeling about this... But regardless, a GEC Lamb or three will looked quite fine in my stable.
 
I always thought that “oil the joints” was a Wostenholm thing. Gorgeous looking pair you have there Charlie.

Russell
 
donn said:
Ta, it's the family motto (By Sea, By Land) atop the Hunting Sett.
Oh we've had all of 3 inches in the country; a couple of inches in the towns. My mates over in Yorkshire have had not a sausage and wall-to-wall blue all day.
Naturally, society has collapsed. Schools closed. Airports closed. Entire public transport networks shut down. Cats and dogs living together.... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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:D :D

A friend sent me this one a while back...

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Over here I think it's a regional thing. I've yet to see a barren bread shelf or empty milk cooler ahead of a snowstorm here in Minnesota, but you could count on it if there was even the slightest possibility of snow or ice back in Arkansas. I never really understood it -- bread, milk, eggs -- maybe the possibility of snow gives folks a hankering for French toast? :D

David, I'll update your avatar on the map tonight. :thumbsup:

waynorth said:
A great pile of of knives, Jack!! Looking forward to opening the box!!
This thread is just steaming along - I can hardly keep up!!
Here are two Joseph Rodgers large Lambfoot knives at 3 7/8".
A jigged bone single-blade with double rattail bolsters, and a two-blade with ebony, and flat bolsters. Both main blades are stamped with "The Lambfoot Knife".
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These knives are helping to guide the Lambfoot Knives GEC is hoping to produce later this year!
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Couple beautiful knives you've got there, Charlie! Gotta love that "OIL THE JOINTS" tang stamp! :thumbsup: :cool:
 
btb01 said:
Over here I think it's a regional thing. I've yet to see a barren bread shelf or empty milk cooler ahead of a snowstorm here in Minnesota, but you could count on it if there was even the slightest possibility of snow or ice back in Arkansas. I never really understood it -- bread, milk, eggs -- maybe the possibility of snow gives folks a hankering for French toast? :D
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I think a lot of it has to do with getting the most bang for your buck. Milk, bread, and eggs are generally reasonably cheap staples that can be stretched out and make one feel full for longer.

We experience much the same over here in the PNW. Though we deal with ice on occasion and a smattering of snow now and then (not counting the mountains), we are a pretty temperate area and mostly get copious amounts of rain. But when the threat of frozen stuff presents itself, you can be assured that the gas pumps will run dry, the grocery stores will run out of the staples, and everyone largely leaves their brains at the doorsteps. The figurative Subaru capitol of the nation and no one knows how to drive them... :rolleyes:

Adding a couple pics to stay relevant.

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A pic of a mountain I visit regularly.


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Lambsfoot in my pocket at the time I took the picture ten minutes ago. :eek: This is the street I live on.
All you fans of snow can come up here for a visit and help me shovel! :D
Oh, and notice the temperature....and going down to minus twenty tonight...Celsius

Michael
 
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