Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

A quick shout to everyone and a deep thank you to Jack Black to say my Ironwood Lambsfoot arrived today in pristine shape.... It is a wonderful knife in so many ways.... Beautiful wood, construction, fit and finish.... When the blade closes it sounds like a .303 Enfield going off..... I'm 69 years old and racked with crippling Psoriatic Arthritis..... But I am able to pull the blade from the well without blowing a cork.... The wood is absolutely stunning, lightly figured with warming striations of honey colored quarter sawn handles...... Perfection is the only way I can describe it..... Here is a quickie snapshot taken in haste this evening.... Tomorrow I will get a couple better shots in subdued natural lighting with a eye catching background to make you ohh and ahh...... Thank you again Jack Black for being a man of vision and action who facilitated this wonderful knife from my ancestral homeland...... View attachment 1086629
Nice grain congrats!
 
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Beautiful iron maiden Chin and the produce delectable.

Thanks Dwight!:)

Thanks, mate, I do think the one I got has a lot of character. Yours is looking mighty slicey!

Cheers Joshua!:)

A quick shout to everyone and a deep thank you to Jack Black to say my Ironwood Lambsfoot arrived today in pristine shape.... It is a wonderful knife in so many ways.... Beautiful wood, construction, fit and finish.... When the blade closes it sounds like a .303 Enfield going off..... I'm 69 years old and racked with crippling Psoriatic Arthritis..... But I am able to pull the blade from the well without blowing a cork.... The wood is absolutely stunning, lightly figured with warming striations of honey colored quarter sawn handles...... Perfection is the only way I can describe it..... Here is a quickie snapshot taken in haste this evening.... Tomorrow I will get a couple better shots in subdued natural lighting with a eye catching background to make you ohh and ahh...... Thank you again Jack Black for being a man of vision and action who facilitated this wonderful knife from my ancestral homeland...... View attachment 1086629

Congratulations Brent, looking forward to seeing how that honey amber beauty will show up that luminescent grain in some natural light.:thumbsup: They definitely do have a similar authoritative sound to a shot, or a bolt or slide clacking shut!;)

Thanks, Jack. It would be pretty hard to take a bad photo of these '19's

tmd_87 tmd_87 I think it is a "M" but shhhh don't tell Mykel. ;):p:D
@mykel m If yours has "FBC" in the grain, you have yourself a trade! ;):D
I thought about naming it "M" when I first saw it. The name "M" has a fond place in my heart because I sold a old VW single cab that is known as "M". Here's a pic. The guy I sold it has added quite a bit of "flair" to it :D
When I had it it was grey and plain as can be.
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Thanks fellas. Like I told Jack, it's hard to take a bad pic of these knives, they are just so dang good lookin' !

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Awesome photo, knife and van, Kevin.:thumbsup:

Ha, I keep thinking of the name Moriarty, when I see your knife. I imagine it’s just the thing a smooth, Victorian villain might carry.:cool:;):)

Hey, I meant to ask you - I always enjoy your patina shots - what do you use your knives on to get that blue colour?

Speaking of letter Ms, wolves, bears and Easter Island statues: I think I have a yawning crocodile on mine!

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Thanks Dwight!:)



Cheers Joshua!:)



Congratulations Brent, looking forward to seeing how that honey amber beauty will show up that luminescent grain in some natural light.:thumbsup: They definitely do have a similar authoritative sound to a shot, or a bolt or slide clacking shut!;)



Awesome photo, knife and van, Kevin.:thumbsup:

Ha, I keep thinking of the name Moriarty, when I see your knife. I imagine it’s just the thing a smooth, Victorian villain might carry.:cool:;):)

Hey, I meant to ask you - I always enjoy your patina shots - what do you use your knives on to get that blue colour?

Speaking of letter Ms, wolves, bears and Easter Island statues: I think I have a yawning crocodile on mine!

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Another beauty. They keep coming!
 
Many thanks, I'll do my best to increase it...;):thumbsup:

Just letting you know your PM box is full my friend :thumbsup:


That's looking good Joshua :thumbsup:

Stag for Thursday:
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Staglicious Vince :) :thumbsup:

Did you happen to take a pile side group shot, Jack?

I did pal :) :thumbsup:

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I love the taste of habanero too, got a few plants coming along nicely with green pods on ‘em at the moment.

This red habanero ‘rescue plant’ which was basically given to me as a ‘dead’ twig, has been a surprising little producer.

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You have green fingers my friend (green thumbs to our US pals I believe) :) Looks like you put your new Guardians knife straight to work :) :thumbsup:

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(The ‘stones’ from bottom are the Atoma 140, Venev bonded diamond 400/800, Shapton ceramic 5000, Spyderco Ultrafine, and a homemade, smoothside leather strop charged with 0.5 micron CBN emulsion.)

Great pic Chin, thanks for talking us through the sharpening media there, nice work on that edge :) :thumbsup:

Jack Black Jack Black regarding the pull on these knives, the consensus seems to strongly favour leaving them as they are. I agree. As you say, you can tune them to be a bit lighter and smoother, but you can’t really adjust them the other way easily.

I think my fingertips have also gotten a bit more used to the ‘Sheffield pull’ too. But I do wonder what the makers are thinking, with the pull on some pen blades and such. I’d never carry my small golden Ox-horn Lambsfoot - why have a knife where you have to stop what you’re doing and carefully focus on it, when opening and closing, to make sure it doesn’t fly out of your hands BFO style?

I agree Chin, I think Wright's 'If it ain't broke...' attitude can lead to complacency. The Guardians knives have been a struggle akin to trying to easily open one of their pen blades! :rolleyes: I'm always grateful for your perspective my friend :) :thumbsup:

My 2019 Desert Ironwood seems to have a slightly snappier and heavier pull than my 2017 and 2018 Guardians knives, but after a little polishing of the tang corners with a scrap of leather with diamond paste on it, it’s smooth and easy to open with a firm pinch.

The AC's I think have a slightly lighter pull. I'm happy with all of them, but from a commercial point of view, you'd think they would at least try to achieve consistency :thumbsup:

Also, you asked earlier about a Lignum Vitae shadow pattern Lambsfoot knife with a birds-eye pivot pin. I’d absolutely be up for one of them, if Wright’s could pull it off. Ashley might enjoy the new challenge!

It was actually one of the first patterns I spoke to them about. Trying to get anything new or different made in Sheffield is always an uphill struggle, but I remain hopeful about this one, and when the 'car-boot' season starts again, I'll be out looking for wooden bowls ;) :thumbsup:

I understand that Lignum Vitae is known as one of the most ‘steel friendly’ materials because of that self-lubricating quality. It’s pretty interesting to see this list of current industrial users of the timber.

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The pics in this thread just get better and better! What a treat to scroll through a few pages!

Fascinating link Chin, incredible to think of how many companies are still using Lignum Vitae :) Another fantastic pic there :thumbsup:

A quick shout to everyone and a deep thank you to Jack Black to say my Ironwood Lambsfoot arrived today in pristine shape.... It is a wonderful knife in so many ways.... Beautiful wood, construction, fit and finish.... When the blade closes it sounds like a .303 Enfield going off..... I'm 69 years old and racked with crippling Psoriatic Arthritis..... But I am able to pull the blade from the well without blowing a cork.... The wood is absolutely stunning, lightly figured with warming striations of honey colored quarter sawn handles...... Perfection is the only way I can describe it..... Here is a quickie snapshot taken in haste this evening.... Tomorrow I will get a couple better shots in subdued natural lighting with a eye catching background to make you ohh and ahh...... Thank you again Jack Black for being a man of vision and action who facilitated this wonderful knife from my ancestral homeland...... View attachment 1086629

Thank you, I'm so glad you're pleased with it :) If that is a quick snap, I can't wait to see more of your pics! :) Sorry to hear about your arthritis Brent, but good to read your perspective on the pull :) :thumbsup:

Thanks, Jack. It would be pretty hard to take a bad photo of these '19's






tmd_87 tmd_87 I think it is a "M" but shhhh don't tell Mykel. ;):p:D
@mykel m If yours has "FBC" in the grain, you have yourself a trade! ;):D
I thought about naming it "M" when I first saw it. The name "M" has a fond place in my heart because I sold a old VW single cab that is known as "M". Here's a pic. The guy I sold it has added quite a bit of "flair" to it :D
When I had it it was grey and plain as can be.
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Thanks fellas. Like I told Jack, it's hard to take a bad pic of these knives, they are just so dang good lookin' !

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Was Ken Kesey the previous owner of that VW Kevin? ;) :D Lovely pic :) :thumbsup:

Speaking of letter Ms, wolves, bears and Easter Island statues: I think I have a yawning crocodile on mine!

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Or a hungry Saltie! :eek: :D Great pics pal :) :thumbsup:

The top one on the very left of the picture. Thanks.

Here we go Wayne :) :thumbsup:

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Hope everyone is having a good day :) Carrying my big Ebony and one of the short Rosewood run I had done a while back :) :thumbsup:

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Thank you. It's the wood.

I'm sure your photo skills are a factor too my modest friend ;) :thumbsup:

My AC lambsfoot definitely has a lighter pull than my 2019 Guardian.

Yes, I don't think there's a huge difference, but I was slightly surprised by the pull on the ACs. If anything I'd have expected the pulls on the smaller pattern to be heavier. I'm not sure of the reason for the inconsistency, possibly something to do with the heat-treatment of the springs. I'd love Wright's to go for vacuum-hardening, but it is costly :thumbsup:
 
The 2019 guardians are lovely looking pieces,just a shame the damn things have such a strong pull.
 
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