Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

View attachment 1065947 A gift from@Jack Black,sambar stag never leaves my pocket.

Good to see you here my friend, that's a nice slip

 

[bonzodog]

I’m never far away

 

[Jack Black]

I’m never far away

I'm sure Hope you have a great Sunday

 

[Nature Boy]

I just HAD to do it...sorry for crowding Jack- just realised that the last post was post number 9,999
so I would like to have the honour of placing my 10K here - and Now - BOOM!

Congratulations on the milestone, Duncan!

 

[screened porch]

Jer, I sure hope you're right about winter being on the ropes. I seem to have come down with the worst case of SAD I've ever experienced this week. Great snow shot of Old Toffeewing, and I can probably come up with a couple of snow shots.

Thanks. Looks like you can find plenty of snow to shoot. As for SAD, maybe the lights were brighter where you were working. I'm trying to switch over to full spectrum LEDs, myself. Hard to find them over 60W equivalent, but it still helps. And they're supposed to be 5000K, but the best I can do is 60W at 4500K. At least on sale.
And amen on the cold. I expect an occasional low near zero, so highs in the tweens below is way out of line.

Back to my Pre-Raphaelite atelier: "I'll paint the snow in here, Fanny. Let's keep you allegorical."

 

[r8shell]

Thanks Dave, sounds like a good excuse to stay indoors my friend



Nice pic



LOL! I think it was an advert for a fibre optic company! I snaffled one of their pens for you



Sure is Duncan

I felt much the same when my grandfather handed me my first Lambsfoot, thought it was some kind of 'trainer' knife!



Nice John



Sorry to hear that GT, I think you might need a Taddy Porter and a Double Lambsfoot Day It looks like you have been getting plenty of exercise with all that snow



Thanks pal, I hope everyone is happy with them



LOL! I know what you mean GT, but I'll be sure to guide you there when you visit I was in yesterday, but they's sold out of Lambsfoot patterns, they've put their prices up too!



Aren't we all my friend?



Always a shame Joshua, but always a great knife to have in your pocket



You're definitely one of the smart ones Vince The stag on your AC seems to look better and better

I thought I'd treat myself today, and double up

Have a pleasant Sunday folks, thought I'd share a few pics from my trip to York yesterday

Thanks for showing those pictures, Jack. Are the ice sculptures all carved, or just formed in a mold? I'm afraid they would melt to nothing within an hour around here.

Oh, nice, R8shell, I wasn’t aware you favoured the small frame. Is the AC your favourite Lambsfoot user in your craft work then?

My Li'l Sambar isn't actually an Ashley's Choice. It's one of five or so small framed stags that Jack had made. You can tell, because it doesn't have the threaded bolster of the ACs. Most of my craft work is done with even smaller, scalpel sized blades, but I find the small framed lambsfoot handy for most general use. (I go with the big 'un if I'm doing yard work.)

Dare I ask if you’re also a Very Stable Genius, PJ, my friend?!

We Texans are all above average.

I love the look of checkered ivory, the ivory on my 'Big 'Un is actually very 'plain' (if such a word Can be considered), and would suit checkering well. I might consider scrimshaw too, but it's getting hard shipping these knives around. Stan Shaw checkers some of his

I like the look of checkering and scrimshaw, but nothing beats the mellowed tones of smooth ivory as it ages.

Oh now stop it folks! Your destroying my image of the resilient independent American happily battling the elements of your great land

I'll admit that here in Central Texas, everything shuts down if there's a dusting of snow. On the other hand, when the temperatures soar to 110+, we just go about our day. I've heard of folks up north dropping dead when it gets into the 90s. I mean, it's uncomfortable, but I think dying is an overreaction.

 

[screened porch]

Jack Black , That's a great castle.
I have to go and take some more lambsfoot pics.

 

[dc50]

Thanks Dave, sounds like a good excuse to stay indoors my friend

Sure is looking out the window this morning you can tell its cold there's a blue crystal hue and all the chimneys are showing there exhaust or smoke.
Jack, you have some very interesting photos again thank you.

 

[dc50]

Awesome pic, Dave.

Thank you, my friend.

 

[HEMI 49]

Good morning Guardians...... I gave the edge a little freshening up last night.... Now I'm seeing how it is in morning light.... This is my first post from my bat phone so we'll see how it goes..... It is 33° F in Rochester and the snow is starting to go......

 

[JohnDF]

This thread is rolling... Three pages between dinner and breakfast

I snaffled one of their pens for you

That's great, thank you.
Those ice sculptures are so nice, thanks for posting the pictures of them.

Hmmm, I tried to find a previous reference in this thread to a South African custom maker, who make a quite small Lambsfoot (not identified as such, though).

I remember seeing that as I worked my way through most of this thread. It would be nice to find a small Lambsfoot that I could carry at work.

Chin, I think the posts I’ve quoted below might be the ones you’re looking for re: the small South African Lambsfoot. Unfortunately the link now leads to nowhere, and a quick Google search of Cor van Ellinckhuijzen didn’t turn up much.

Thanks for trying, but it also sounds like the price may have been out of my range. I'll keep searching...

I can't reveal the full content of a conversation I had on Friday yet, but we may yet see some 'new' Sheffield jigged bone

That would be fun to see some day.

LOL John! I didn't see any but then I didn't see any BBC journalists either. If they had been there I'm sure there would of been a profusion of hysterical "eye witness reports" of undead snowballs....

Thanks for making me laugh.

 

[mitch4ging]

Thanks Dave, sounds like a good excuse to stay indoors my friend



Nice pic



LOL! I think it was an advert for a fibre optic company! I snaffled one of their pens for you



Sure is Duncan

I felt much the same when my grandfather handed me my first Lambsfoot, thought it was some kind of 'trainer' knife!



Nice John



Sorry to hear that GT, I think you might need a Taddy Porter and a Double Lambsfoot Day It looks like you have been getting plenty of exercise with all that snow



Thanks pal, I hope everyone is happy with them



LOL! I know what you mean GT, but I'll be sure to guide you there when you visit I was in yesterday, but they's sold out of Lambsfoot patterns, they've put their prices up too!



Aren't we all my friend?



Always a shame Joshua, but always a great knife to have in your pocket



You're definitely one of the smart ones Vince The stag on your AC seems to look better and better

I thought I'd treat myself today, and double up

Have a pleasant Sunday folks, thought I'd share a few pics from my trip to York yesterday

Thanks Jack, yes I recall now, that I think the inaugural 2017 Guardians edition was made by Ashley and his Head Cutler dad, and the 2018 ebony edition was all Ashley’s work. I think it adds immeasurably to these knives, that we are getting to support and enjoy the work of one of the young cutlers who will be the future of high quality Sheffield knifemaking.

Yeah, sad to hear of that last bone jigger retiring, and yeah, I don’t think we’ll see any of the younguns heading into that trade anytime soon. It’s also kind of sad to think that most of those Sheffield specialist cutler tradesmen probably would have no idea of of the Traditional Knife Renaissance coming out of the US over the last few years.



Very cool mate. Yeah those white sintered ceramics are a great value considering they hardly wear at all, and produce a great edge on carbon steels.


Nice one Jack. What’s the difference between ‘hollow’ and ‘fluted’? Would you say those deeply concave Unity bolsters are ‘hollow’? And the 2017 and ‘18 Guardians knives are fluted?



Hey Duncan, good to see you here brother!

Yeah, I smile to myself sometimes, when considering that the strange history of the Lambsfoot pattern, when it comes to be documented, will have two ‘bookends’. It will tell about the genesis of the pattern in the late part of the 19th century (and its subsequent domination of the local British market as the quintessential single blade working knife) - and then it will have a curious resurgence, and international dissemination almost exactly 100 years later! Yep, all down to one man, our very own Jack Black! I feel honoured to be a minor functionary in assisting his crusade!



Oh, cool Will. You were certainly favoured by the Fates, my friend!

I’m only half so blessed: I use my right side for all strength related tasks, in that I kick a ball, swing a golok, cane knife and axe, and shoot with my right side; and use my left hand for all finesse related tasks, like using a knife, writing and drawing! Over the years, I’ve worked out that the crossover point for blade length is about 10”! Anything less goes in the left hand, anything longer goes in the right!



Oh, nice, R8shell, I wasn’t aware you favoured the small frame. Is the AC your favourite Lambsfoot user in your craft work then?



Beautiful magic hour glow in that pic, Preston, my friend. Yeah, these knives love that golden dusk and dawn magic hour light, huh? My 2017 Guardians knife, I dubbed Ingrid particularly loves to be showed off in that light as well!



Thank you Dwight, I hope you’re healing up well, and although you’re far too generous in your compliments in this regard, my friend, you really make my day with your kind words! I’m very much enjoying your fine pics, whenever they were taken!



Yes, Herder my friend, I agree - that Ivory Lambsfoot is a lovely contemporary example. I do often imagine what it might look like with some fine English gunsmiths checkering on it, or some sweet, folksy maritime scratting on the ‘tooth covers.



Notwithstanding my previous comment, that is such a wonderful Lambsfoot exactly as it is!



Of course they do, my friend. You’ve done well in passing some of your encyclopaedic knowledge to the next generation.



Great Lambsfoot knife and food pics, Jody!



Hmmm, I tried to find a previous reference in this thread to a South African custom maker, who make a quite small Lambsfoot (not identified as such, though). Didn’t succeed in tracking it down, though. I think maybe @Mescladis is working her way through the whole thread at the moment? Perhaps she might come across the makers name? They’re in Sandvik 12c27 stainless.



Ack, Jody, I couldn’t stand it any more! You made me go up the street and pick up some nice steak to sear!



Beautiful seasonal pic mate, I hope you at least had some R&R on your well earned (half) day off!



Another superb seasonal pic.



As usual, you’re spot on in your assessment, Rachel. Yep, that’d be a great outcome, I agree.



Duncan, I think your first post was wayyy back on page 13. And you’ve probably given more Lambsfoots away, than most of us have in our personal collections!

I daresay you’re well and truly ‘patched in’, my bro! Or should I say, Sergeant-at-Arms Duncan!

Great photos from York, Jack! I particularly like the snow covered cobblestone street.



Chin, I think the posts I’ve quoted below might be the ones you’re looking for re: the small South African Lambsfoot. Unfortunately the link now leads to nowhere, and a quick Google search of Cor van Ellinckhuijzen didn’t turn up much. He has a Facebook page, but there not much there, just a few photos, including this one.

Hey, great idea Duncan, York is a central hub for the northern railway network, so hopefully it will be manageable, and I can really show you around. Sleep well my friend



Congratulations on that impressive milestone Duncan, and thanks for 'spending' it here



Yes, that's right Chin I think so too, I had a long chat with Michael the other day, and I said that he must be very proud with the work Ashley is doing. He told me that when his own father trained him, he told him that he didn't want him to be as good as him, he wanted him to be better. He told me, "I said the same to Ashley, and he is." I know the Guardians knives are valuable to you all already, but one day they may be even more so



I can't reveal the full content of a conversation I had on Friday yet, but we may yet see some 'new' Sheffield jigged bone Yes, a few of them followed things in the US a little, but most didn't even know what was happening over here!



Absolutely Chin, I don't see any sign of wear on mine at all, and I got it in 1993 I think!



I put that because Wright's got the bolsters wrong last time, and because they generally refer to fluted bolsters as 'hollow' bolsters. I'd call them fluted, hollow bolsters are the sort of thing firms like Richards used to use! I asked for 'rat-tail bolsters' last time, and got thread bolsters. They look very nice, and suit the AC knives better, for example, but I wanted something different this time



Thank you comrade, I'm flattered!



That's interesting Chin, and handy you shoot right-handed



I love the look of checkered ivory, the ivory on my 'Big 'Un is actually very 'plain' (if such a word Can be considered), and would suit checkering well. I might consider scrimshaw too, but it's getting hard shipping these knives around. Stan Shaw checkers some of his

Thanks mate



Thank you again Chin, York was absolutely rammed, but it was nice to get the smell of tape and jiffy bags out of my nostrils for a bit!



I could look at that all day Thanks again my friend

Great photos, Jack!
Congratulations on the 10k, Duncan!
Great conversation this morning, all! Great read for this over-easy Sunday! Thanks y'all!

Good Morning!

 

[dc50]

Hope everyone's having a great Sunday. My pic of the day was either going to be my sausage butty I had for breakfast, or another snowy shot of my 2019 lambsfoot. But as Punxsatawney Phil forecast an early spring, I thought I'd stick with the white stuff while we still have it

Thank you, David, I always enjoy your posts.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for showing those pictures, Jack. Are the ice sculptures all carved, or just formed in a mold? I'm afraid they would melt to nothing within an hour around here.

My Li'l Sambar isn't actually an Ashley's Choice. It's one of five or so small framed stags that Jack had made. You can tell, because it doesn't have the threaded bolster of the ACs. Most of my craft work is done with even smaller, scalpel sized blades, but I find the small framed lambsfoot handy for most general use. (I go with the big 'un if I'm doing yard work.)

We Texans are all above average.

I like the look of checkering and scrimshaw, but nothing beats the mellowed tones of smooth ivory as it ages.

I'll admit that here in Central Texas, everything shuts down if there's a dusting of snow. On the other hand, when the temperatures soar to 110+, we just go about our day. I've heard of folks up north dropping dead when it gets into the 90s. I mean, it's uncomfortable, but I think dying is an overreaction.

Yes, they're all carved Rachel, they were a couple of guys working on the blocks, and then they were moved into position and carved there

I just love that photo!

Jack Black , That's a great castle.
I have to go and take some more lambsfoot pics.

LOL! Great pic Jer!

Jack, you have some very interesting photos again thank you.

Thanks Dave

This thread is rolling... Three pages between dinner and breakfast

That's great, thank you.
Those ice sculptures are so nice, thanks for posting the pictures of them.


I remember seeing that as I worked my way through most of this thread. It would be nice to find a small Lambsfoot that I could carry at work.

Thanks for trying, but it also sounds like the price may have been out of my range. I'll keep searching...


That would be fun to see some day.

Thanks for making me laugh.

Thanks John, would you need to get Wright's small size cut down by much?

Great photos, Jack!

Thank you Dennis

Good Morning Guardians

Looking good John

Any guesses what my ebony '18 is sitting on?

 

[pjsjr]

Have a pleasant Sunday folks, thought I'd share a few pics from my trip to York yesterday

Wonderful pictures Jack, thanks for sharing. Those ice sculptures are beautiful, can't imagine the time it takes to complete one with such detail. If you're going to carry that Ivory Lambsfoot, be so very careful...better yet send it to me for safe keeping Preston

 

[Jack Black]

Wonderful pictures Jack, thanks for sharing. Those ice sculptures are beautiful, can't imagine the time it takes to complete one with such detail. If you're going to carry that Ivory Lambsfoot, be so very careful...better yet send it to me for safe keeping Preston

Thanks Preston, I suspect that like stag, ivory is fairly tough, but I'll certainly be very careful with it I'm not sure US Customs would take too kindly to it travelling, nor UK Customs for that matter (even though it was made from 19th century ivory)

 

[pjsjr]

Beautiful magic hour glow in that pic, Preston, my friend. Yeah, these knives love that golden dusk and dawn magic hour light, huh? My 2017 Guardians knife, I dubbed Ingrid particularly loves to be showed off in that light as well!

Thank you, Chin, coming from you it's a huge compliment...you take such great pictures. Preston

 

[Jack Black]

 

[JTB_5]

Yes, they're all carved Rachel, they were a couple of guys working on the blocks, and then they were moved into position and carved there

I just love that photo!



LOL! Great pic Jer!



Thanks Dave



Thanks John, would you need to get Wright's small size cut down by much?



Thank you Dennis



Looking good John

Any guesses what my ebony '18 is sitting on?

Looks like a triangular-folded green cloth to me, :-D