Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Jack Black said:
Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone has made it through the week in one piece, and that those travelling made good speed, and had safe journeys. I need to do some stuff at home this morning, but I also need to make a trip into town. Then Wolfie is supposed to be coming round later. Better get moving I suppose ;) Have a great day everyone :) Be careful, I'm letting Lucy out of her box! ;) :thumbsup:

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Jack, What is the Broad Arrow marked 1953 tool for? John
 
echoscout said:
I have a number of knives with AEB-L. I like the steel a lot on the knives I have. They're ground thin and take a scary sharp edge which is easy to maintain. 👍🤠
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It is my first experience with the steel, but I cannot agree more. I really like it for exactly the reasons you state. Steels are a sort of "horses for courses" scenario, and each has a place, but for me personally, on the general use knives I carry myself, I prefer a steel that is easy to re-sharpen and maintain the edge to one that maybe holds a bit longer, but is more difficult to maintain or re-sharpen on the spot, so to speak. I really like this steel - it holds the edge well, and is really easy to maintain - it acts more like a high carbon steel than stainless
 
SteveC said:
Bonus pics 👍


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Such a beautiful Lamb :cool: :thumbsup:
SteveC said:
Cheers Jack !



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Cheers buddy :) :thumbsup:
echoscout said:
Afternoon Guardians!

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Elegant choice David :) :thumbsup:
John A. Larsen said:
Jack, What is the Broad Arrow marked 1953 tool for? John
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It's a hand vice John (there are also smaller, and less common, finger vices). They have a variety of uses, and are still manufactured, but they were often used by Sheffield cutlers when assembling knives, particularly multi-bladed knives, prior to pinning. I used to use a much smaller hand vice, of a different design, for tying trout flies as a kid :) A very useful tool :thumbsup:
mitch13 said:
Snake wood
Seems to end up my Saturday carry as it’s a little smaller and slimmer. Also looks good😁
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Nice Mitch :) :thumbsup:
mitch13 said:
It’s another emotional weekend for us.
Today is the 1 year anniversary of Buddy passing.
Tomorrow is our 29th wedding anniversary.
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Happy Anniversary Mitch, and I hope Buddy has an everlasting juicy bone :) :thumbsup:
 
Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is well, and that you have something to look forward to this weekend, even if it's only putting your feet up :) Wolfie eventually turned up, bringing me a bar of chocolate by way of recompense :rolleyes: I had a new pair of boots for him, a set of scales for the gym, and some stuff for his kids, after having a bit of a clear-out, so that's out of my hall now at least. I do really need to start getting rid of some stuff! 🫣 I was planning to go into town today, via the cafe, but it's raining outside, so I may reconsider :rolleyes: No hurry to decide anyway ;) Carrying this Rosecraft Lamb today :) Have a good one Guardians :thumbsup:

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echoscout said:
Hope your weekend goes well and Happy Anniversary 👍
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Thanks brother. 👍
Jack Black said:
Such a beautiful Lamb :cool: :thumbsup:

Cheers buddy :) :thumbsup:

Elegant choice David :) :thumbsup:

It's a hand vice John (there are also smaller, and less common, finger vices). They have a variety of uses, and are still manufactured, but they were often used by Sheffield cutlers when assembling knives, particularly multi-bladed knives, prior to pinning. I used to use a much smaller hand vice, of a different design, for tying trout flies as a kid :) A very useful tool :thumbsup:

Nice Mitch :) :thumbsup:

Happy Anniversary Mitch, and I hope Buddy has an everlasting juicy bone :) :thumbsup:
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Thanks Jack
He would probably have a few chips I’m watching the footy and Buddy would watch it with me.
 
Jack Black said:
Such a beautiful Lamb :cool: :thumbsup:

Cheers buddy :) :thumbsup:
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Thanks Jack 👍

Jack Black said:
Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is well, and that you have something to look forward to this weekend, even if it's only putting your feet up :) Wolfie eventually turned up, bringing me a bar of chocolate by way of recompense :rolleyes: I had a new pair of boots for him, a set of scales for the gym, and some stuff for his kids, after having a bit of a clear-out, so that's out of my hall now at least. I do really need to start getting rid of some stuff! 🫣 I was planning to go into town today, via the cafe, but it's raining outside, so I may reconsider :rolleyes: No hurry to decide anyway ;) Carrying this Rosecraft Lamb today :) Have a good one Guardians :thumbsup:

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Nice grain on that one. Have a good day buddy, it's to rain here as well
 
Kroo Blades said:
I have been curious about AEB-L. After looking at the specs, and some feedback on knife groups, I was wondering why it is not more popular than it seems. Not that it is unpopular by any means, but from the specs and characteristics I'd have thought it would be more popular (unless I am mistaken about how popular it actually is, which is entirely possible).....So I made a little Lambsfoot to test the steel for myself. It is based on an old, circa 1970's Joseph Rodgers 3.5" knife that I inherited from my late grandpa. Just a simple, no frills little working knife I wanted to share with you guys. Blade stock is just a tad over 1/10th " so I put a hollow grind on it to get a nice thin cutting edge.
Feel free to tell me what you think, and also about AEB-L if you have any experience with it.

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That is a very sweet Lamb Indeed! Will you be offering this model for sale? I love the idea of a basic no frills K’roo! I have two knives with AEB-L blades and the steel is nice. They are fixed blades so I can’t show here, a Lon Humphrey and a new David Mary David Mary who is an active BF citizen and could perhaps speak to you as a peer knife maker about why he likes the steel.
 
DaveHS said:
why he likes the steel
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Because it likes me.

AEB-L is easy to work, has good corrosion resistance, adequate wear resistance when hardened above 60 HRC, and excellent toughness, allowing thin geometry without compromising edge stability. Grind it thin, cuts like a laser, sharpens in a heartbeat.
 
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