Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Fodderwing]

Have a serene evening Guardians...

 

[cigarrodog]

I love jet black ebony, too, but recently decided to never buy a new knife with black ebony again simply because of the environmental situation with black ebony. The only other truly black wood that I will still buy, is African Blackwood (dalbergia melanoxylon). I have some examples that are as jet black as the best ebony in my collection. Plus, it is harder and denser than any ebony. Historically, I am convinced that a lot of the antique traditional knives that were sold as ebony were actually African Blackwood due to the source areas mentioned in old literature and also due to the fact that African Blackwood was often referred to as ebony (even the original ancient Egyptian word for ebony, hbny, referred to african blackwood). But I think the days of readily available high quality blackwood are also coming to an end.

First...Great family portrait. Second...Thank you for the enlightenment. Sounds like African Blackwood is a good alternative.

@Pàdruig You’re Ebony is what drew me to this wood.

Prester John Fodderwing Both of your images are wonderful.

 

[Prester John]

I always assumed that the south side of cities is usually the poorer part because most rivers in America flow north to south and rich folk want to live upstream, especially of the factories. It's the same basic principle.

Well, in my hometown on the Gulf Coast, the west side is the "rough" part of town. North side, too. The south side is the nicer part of town. Don't hear the term "east side" here. Maybe because it's the bay!

 

[Prester John]

And here I was hoping that the 2020 Guardian knife would be an ebony small.
I'll still hold out a little hope, it keeps me going

Hope springs eternal....

 

[Prester John]

I really like this knife but the placement of the nail nick and the shaped handle along with a strong pull makes this one a little too tough on the opening. I tried to capture it in the second pic. Hopefully as it breaks in it will become easier. Really like the rose wood handle. Any suggestions on break in besides the usual stuff, clean it up and lube the pivot.

Besides oiling the joint, you can flush it out with compressed air. Use the index on page one of the thread and look for "breaking in". These knives are harder to open than the typical American knife, but you can improve the action a little. You should get used to it if you use it a lot.

 

[Prester John]

Have a serene evening Guardians... View attachment 1076254

Serenity now!

 

[Rayray70]

Welcome to the addiction. Jack and the gang do their best to keep purchase talk off the thread. Sorry but I'm not able to shoot you a PM without the BladeForums membership.

Ahh, no wonder. Thanks for the info. I am new here, but have been lurking for awhile. Love the Lambsfoot! Will have one soon enough!

 

[Prester John]

Prester John Fodderwing Both of your images are wonderful.

Gracias, Señor.

 

[Prester John]

Ahh, no wonder. Thanks for the info. I am new here, but have been lurking for awhile. Love the Lambsfoot! Will have one soon enough!

Basic membership will allow you to PM, but the Gold is the standard!
Welcome!

 

[Fodderwing]

Prester John Fodderwing Both of your images are wonderful

Thank you kind sir.

 

[JTB_5]

I'm sorry I didn't post a picture here today, Guardians. I've been carrying my micarta modified lambsfoot all day. I even got to use it to whittle some stick swords for my boys and open a cardboard package for my wife. I must say that part of the exponential trend in this thread is due to how beautiful the newest 2019 Guardian lambsfoots have turned out to be (though it isn't the only reason, to be sure). I'm quite excited to be getting in on the second round of knives that Jack so graciously ordered. I'm hoping the wood turns out to be as nice as all of the ones showing up in the thread have been. Even if it isn't, I'm hopeful that the action and performance will be as nice as my Ashley's Choice lambsfoot.

 

[flatblackcapo]

While taking this pic, a big gust of wind came and blew Betty off the rail and she took a good 6 foot drop down into the loading dock. I hate wind!
Betty is a tough ol' gal and came away with nothing but a little scuff on the butt.

 

[cigarrodog]

While taking this pic, a big gust of wind came and blew Betty off the rail and she took a good 6 foot drop down into the loading dock. I hate wind!
Betty is a tough ol' gal and came away with nothing but a little scuff on the butt.

Here’s to your good fortune that it escaped mostly unscathed. Your Betty looks like it can take it.

 

[dc50]

While taking this pic, a big gust of wind came and blew Betty off the rail and she took a good 6 foot drop down into the loading dock. I hate wind!
Betty is a tough ol' gal and came away with nothing but a little scuff on the butt.

Betty's my kind of girl.

 

[mitch4ging]

I figured it was time for a family picture. Now I need to get one in rosewood, but I want to make sure it is one with distinctly reddish scales instead of brown, which, from the pictures I have seen, is pretty much a coin toss when ordering unseen.

Very nice looking family!
Rosewood will probably be my next one as well.

I love jet black ebony, too, but recently decided to never buy a new knife with black ebony again simply because of the environmental situation with black ebony. The only other truly black wood that I will still buy, is African Blackwood (dalbergia melanoxylon). I have some examples that are as jet black as the best ebony in my collection. Plus, it is harder and denser than any ebony. Historically, I am convinced that a lot of the antique traditional knives that were sold as ebony were actually African Blackwood due to the source areas mentioned in old literature and also due to the fact that African Blackwood was often referred to as ebony (even the original ancient Egyptian word for ebony, hbny, referred to african blackwood). But I think the days of readily available high quality blackwood are also coming to an end.

I have a fixed blade made with African Blackwood, and it's a great wood!

I really like this knife but the placement of the nail nick and the shaped handle along with a strong pull makes this one a little too tough on the opening. I tried to capture it in the second pic. Hopefully as it breaks in it will become easier. Really like the rose wood handle. Any suggestions on break in besides the usual stuff, clean it up and lube the pivot.

Lovely Lamb! Hope it loosens up and becomes manageable and enjoyable for you!

Good evening, Guardians.

Excellent pictures and post, @lambertiana. Though provoking stuff, for sure.


I've had my Ebony Lambsfoot close at hand today.

Another wonderful foto, Dylan!

Ironwood looking Incredible !

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Absolutely awsome pic!!

While taking this pic, a big gust of wind came and blew Betty off the rail and she took a good 6 foot drop down into the loading dock. I hate wind!
Betty is a tough ol' gal and came away with nothing but a little scuff on the butt.

Stupid wind! Glad your Beautiful Black Betty Bounced Back with minimal Butt Bruising!! Brilliant!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Whaaaooooo Black Betty Bam-ba-lam!
Betty is looking Good- Beautiful Deep Black Ebony- it would take a lot to hurt that Knife I am thinking!

 

[Jack Black]

Who knew! Jack Knew that's who Now I have some cool trivia I can tell my boys so I sound smart again. Although its usually Dad that wins when we play Trivial Pursuit.

Good luck in dropping that one into the conversation my friend

I always assumed that the south side of cities is usually the poorer part because most rivers in America flow north to south and rich folk want to live upstream, especially of the factories. It's the same basic principle.

Here we have that on a national scale, but in reverse, the rich South and the poor North!

Well, in my hometown on the Gulf Coast, the west side is the "rough" part of town. North side, too. The south side is the nicer part of town. Don't hear the term "east side" here. Maybe because it's the bay!

LOL! I guess it's a little different if you live on the coast! There are places here that don't have a 'rough' part of town, plenty of places that don't have a 'nice' part too!

And here I was hoping that the 2020 Guardian knife would be an ebony small.
I'll still hold out a little hope, it keeps me going

Unlikely really John, producing the ebony '18's was very hard work. You'll see a lot of nice examples, but a lot of knives, and a lot of wood, was rejected. I am grateful for the education I received here, from the posters I mentioned before, which has now given me a different perspective. If I were to use ebony again, I couldn't guarantee how black it would be, those days are over unfortunately

I figured it was time for a family picture. Now I need to get one in rosewood, but I want to make sure it is one with distinctly reddish scales instead of brown, which, from the pictures I have seen, is pretty much a coin toss when ordering unseen.

Beautiful photos sir, 3 great-looking knives. I particularly like your new Ironwood Guardians knife, I think it was the nicest of the bunch, and I've admired the mark side regularly in the group photo

I love jet black ebony, too, but recently decided to never buy a new knife with black ebony again simply because of the environmental situation with black ebony. The only other truly black wood that I will still buy, is African Blackwood (dalbergia melanoxylon). I have some examples that are as jet black as the best ebony in my collection. Plus, it is harder and denser than any ebony. Historically, I am convinced that a lot of the antique traditional knives that were sold as ebony were actually African Blackwood due to the source areas mentioned in old literature and also due to the fact that African Blackwood was often referred to as ebony (even the original ancient Egyptian word for ebony, hbny, referred to african blackwood). But I think the days of readily available high quality blackwood are also coming to an end.

I would definitely be up for using some dark African Blackwood, but when I was having the problems last year, Wright's ordered some African Blackwood, and when it arrived, it was actually lighter in colour than the ebony they had. I think, if I were to try African Blackwood, I'd have to think about sourcing the wood myself

One of the things folks don't always consider when discussing different handle materials, is that while it would be relatively easy for me to get Wright's to make a single knife for me exactly as I want, things are different if I am asking for 50 or more, particularly as most folks have exacting ideas about what they want. For example, with horn, everyone seems to want great sweeping swirls of colour, but all the knives will vary, and to get 50 knives like that, you might have to make 200 of them. I'd then have to buy the other 150 to stop them ending up on the general market, and devaluing the whole project. Even with last year's ebony knives, there was a period where I thought I was going to have to pay for 50 knives I didn't want.

I should not have stumbled upon this thread! Now I have a new itching for a lambsfoot! Are most of you ordering from the A Wright and Son website?

Welcome to the addiction. Jack and the gang do their best to keep purchase talk off the thread. Sorry but I'm not able to shoot you a PM without the BladeForums membership.

Ahh, no wonder. Thanks for the info. I am new here, but have been lurking for awhile. Love the Lambsfoot! Will have one soon enough!

Thanks a lot guys I'm not sure how much a basic membership is, but even the Gold is only $30 a year, good value in my opinion, and a way of supporting the forum

I really like this knife but the placement of the nail nick and the shaped handle along with a strong pull makes this one a little too tough on the opening. I tried to capture it in the second pic. Hopefully as it breaks in it will become easier. Really like the rose wood handle. Any suggestions on break in besides the usual stuff, clean it up and lube the pivot.

That nick is a little low isn't it?

Besides oiling the joint, you can flush it out with compressed air. Use the index on page one of the thread and look for "breaking in". These knives are harder to open than the typical American knife, but you can improve the action a little. You should get used to it if you use it a lot.

Great advice Vince, thank you my friend

I've had my Ebony Lambsfoot close at hand today.

Incredible photo Dylan, there's certainly no denying the beauty of that lovely dark wood

Gorgeous Vince

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Fabulous photo Dwight

I'm sorry I didn't post a picture here today, Guardians. I've been carrying my micarta modified lambsfoot all day. I even got to use it to whittle some stick swords for my boys and open a cardboard package for my wife. I must say that part of the exponential trend in this thread is due to how beautiful the newest 2019 Guardian lambsfoots have turned out to be (though it isn't the only reason, to be sure). I'm quite excited to be getting in on the second round of knives that Jack so graciously ordered. I'm hoping the wood turns out to be as nice as all of the ones showing up in the thread have been. Even if it isn't, I'm hopeful that the action and performance will be as nice as my Ashley's Choice lambsfoot.

It's the same batch of Ironwood Joshua, so I very much hope the second batch turn out at least as nice as the first Thank you for your patience my friend, I can sense your excitement

While taking this pic, a big gust of wind came and blew Betty off the rail and she took a good 6 foot drop down into the loading dock. I hate wind!
Betty is a tough ol' gal and came away with nothing but a little scuff on the butt.

Ouch! Glad to hear Betty is OK, she's looking good there It was probably that well-heeled wind blowing from the posh side of town, jealous of Betty's natural beauty! I often take photos with my knives posed about rivers and precipitous drops, and it can be a nervous time!

 

[Jack Black]

I thought I'd carry Rosewood today This is one of a short run of 10 Wright's made for me last year, with polished blades

Hope everyone's week is off to a good start

 

[Half/Stop]

I figured it was time for a family picture. Now I need to get one in rosewood, but I want to make sure it is one with distinctly reddish scales instead of brown, which, from the pictures I have seen, is pretty much a coin toss when ordering unseen.

Great family photo! All three are beautiful! With the arrival of the 2019’s I think I may need to do a Guardians edition family photo myself!

Good evening, Guardians.

Excellent pictures and post, @lambertiana. Though provoking stuff, for sure.


I've had my Ebony Lambsfoot close at hand today.

As usual Dylan, a terrific photo!

I thought I'd carry Rosewood today This is one of a short run of 10 Wright's made for me last year, with polished blades

Hope everyone's week is off to a good start

Jack that’s a nice Rosewood model and your Horn Bigun is always a treat my friend!

Today I’m going to have one of my 2017 Horn models in my pocket! Hope y’all have a great day!

 

[Jack Black]

Great family photo! All three are beautiful! With the arrival of the 2019’s I think I may need to do a Guardians edition family photo myself!


As usual Dylan, a terrific photo!


Jack that’s a nice Rosewood model and your Horn Bigun is always a treat my friend!

Today I’m going to have one of my 2017 Horn models in my pocket! Hope y’all have a great day!

Great idea Ron Thank you my friend, and your 2017 looks superb