Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[dc50]

Smashing Big 'Un Dave

Thank you, thank you very much.

 

[JohnDF]

Oh, please don't mention pie!
I shall live vicariously through your pics John

I will endeavor to make you proud.
The cool thing is, I can carry a larger knife at work if I can show cause. I think cutting pies is a good cause, don't you? Lambsfoot at work today!!!

 

[donn]

This is a clip of what happened June 2013

Crikey! Not much anyone can do when nature decides to remind us whose truely the boss.

Ha, yeah we have our own malted drink called Milo, considerably sweeter. I think they did the Ovalteenie buttons because not many people drink Ovaltine here.

I remember seeing the Milo factory up North once, when I was hitchhiking around in my younger days, and thinking - No wonder the drink’s so sweet, it’s in the middle of seemingly endless sugar cane fields!

Nice to see you got the Lansky Turnbox kit - I’ll be interested to hear how you find it.

I used to use a Lansky Crockstick set and a couple of strips of fine 3M 2000 and 2500 grit sandpaper as my travelling kit. I ended up giving it to someone in Ireland. The rods can be used freehand, to good effect as well. It might be a little tricky to make sure you don’t run the tip off the rods at the end of each pass. Some people sharpen the tip area as a separate operation so as not to round it off.

Great pics mate.

Here’s a couple more pics from the other day:

I've had Milo, it's available here in the UK but whether it tastes the same as it does in Australia I'm not sure.
Great pics there; I think I've said before your photos always "look" warm
The Lansky seems ok but I've actually barely used it as been really busy since I got it, but the two kinves I've run over it so far have come out fine.

Good Day Chin! Your right about Australia and Canada being similar other than the weather. Of course around here a large portion of the service workers are from Australia They arrive in the fall and return in the spring its a working holiday so they can ski/snowboard all winter.
Most if not all of our girls that take reservations for the Bus rides to Calgary are pretty much always Aussies. Over the years there was only one we couldn't quite understand the other girls said she was from deep in the country? I had an elderly couple on my bus returning from a holiday in Banff, I asked them if they enjoyed there visit? They said it was wonderful except that they were hoping to meet more Canadians, as every restaurant or store they went to the server was an Aussies.

In London years ago, they called Aussies 'JAFA's. Just Another F... Aussie, as there were that many of them , though I think that's changed now. Mind you I know Aussies have names for all the Brits who go backpacking round Australia

Superb pics David, looking forward to seeing your Lounge post (please post a link)

I'm not sure really how you could 'enhance' a C5 and still not end up looking like the Go-Kart I had when I was 5
Jack, sorry silly question, but how do I post a link for a specific post? Or do I just post a link to the particular page it's on? Cheers!

In class, we celebrate Pi Day by having students bring in pies for a "little" extra credit. We eat pie and explore circles. I'm going to have such a tummy ache. I'll be sure to snap a few pictures of my Lambsfoot cutting some pie.

That's inspired! Teach maths. Free lunch

I know just what you mean Dave, Sterling has dive-bombed these past 10 years, I remember when there were more than 3 US Dollars to the British Pound, and there used to be a couple of Euros to the Pound (now they are close to 1:1) Still, makes for cheaper Lambsfoot knives for most of our members!

Aye, when I first went to Oz it was something like $2.79AUS to the pound. Now it's about $1.60.

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Cheers Guardians!

Cheers!

 

[dc50]

In London years ago, they called Aussies 'JAFA's. Just Another F... Aussie, as there were that many of them , though I think that's changed now. Mind you I know Aussies have names for all the Brits who go backpacking round Australia

Over here we quite like them, they are good workers and fit in like a second cousin, even my family Dr is an Aussie.

 

[JohnDF]

That's inspired! Teach maths. Free lunch

It's a good gig.

 

[Half/Stop]

Huh! Why don’t we just call today “Bigun Thursday”!

 

[donn]

Aye I've always like our Australian cousins to. There used to be quite a population of them in York and some of my work colleagues were Aussies.

 

[JohnDF]

I wanted to share this with you guys, especially those into sci-fi, superheroes, and other nerdy stuff.
One of my talented students drew this for me, it's my childhood favorite... Can you name him?

 

[Prester John]

In London years ago, they called Aussies 'JAFA's. Just Another F... Aussie, as there were that many of them , though I think that's changed now. Mind you I know Aussies have names for all the Brits who go backpacking round Australia

Were Americans called JAFYs?

 

[Prester John]

I wanted to share this with you guys, especially those into sci-fi, superheroes, and other nerdy stuff.
One of my talented students drew this for me, it's my childhood favorite... Can you name him?

Iron Man?

 

[JohnDF]

Iron Man?

Nope.

 

[donn]

Really?!

Here ya go.
The Sinclair Iris. Aka "deathtrap".

Were Americans called JAFYs?

LOL! I know during the war Americans were called "over sexed, over paid and over here"

 

[Jolipapa]

...
Ha, yeah we have our own malted drink called Milo, considerably sweeter. I think they did the Ovalteenie buttons because not many people drink Ovaltine here.

I remember seeing the Milo factory up North once, when I was hitchhiking around in my younger days, and thinking - No wonder the drink’s so sweet, it’s in the middle of seemingly endless sugar cane fields!

This remind me of a British tourist in Geneva when I was young. He was puzzled because all he could find was Ovomaltine. An employee explained him with a soft tongue that " Yes, the name differs for export because oval boxes are easier to pack in crates".

 

[black mamba]

. . . it's my childhood favorite... Can you name him?

Cyclops?

 

[Prester John]

I wanted to share this with you guys, especially those into sci-fi, superheroes, and other nerdy stuff.
One of my talented students drew this for me, it's my childhood favorite... Can you name him?

He must be pretty obscure. What's wrong with Superman and Batman? Or Captain America?

 

[Frailer]

I used to watch Ultraman as a kid. Loved it.

 

[JohnDF]

Cyclops?

Nope.

He must be pretty obscure. What's wrong with Superman and Batman? Or Captain America?

Nothing wrong with them. I LOVE the Big Three; Superman, Batman, and Spiderman.

I used to watch Ultraman as a kid. Loved it.

Winner, winner!!!
It was the best show on TV after school. I even made my mom sew me a science patrol suit and still have it.

 

[Prester John]

Nope.


Nothing wrong with them. I LOVE the Big Three; Superman, Batman, and Spiderman.

Winner, winner!!!
It was the best show on TV after school. I even made my mom sew me a science patrol suit and still have it.

Maybe my kids heard of him. What's the prize?

 

[pjsjr]

It was quite tense yesterday, the wind(40-60 mph) rattled my house and the snow drifted as high as six feet...my driveway will have to be cleared out with my neighbor's Bobcat. I know there are folks that had it worse, and the sun is trying to break through. I don't have to be anywhere and have plenty of food etc.
Dutch and Rosie don't seem to mind the snow drifts...

Yikes! Stay safe Preston

Thanks Jack

Like every Thursday, I'm heading out early tomorrow, to go to the market I'm going to be packing Big Rose!

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Another great photo, Dwight!

I've probably missed something but why "Valley Jack"?



Crikey! Sounds like a British summer....



Only hundreds....??



Oh yeah...maybe Chin could start an Ovalteenies Import/Export business...



What a lovely shot. I've been in quite a monochrome world today so they've just really stood out



Thanks Preston, great shot. Good luck with the weather



Yeah I do to as well. I'd really like to carry a .357 but apparently it's frowned upon nowadays


Do you know that chap's son (or nephew?) is planning to build a more modern rendition of that thing?

Today.

I'll being doing a proper post explaining the above pictures tomorrow morning in Carl's Lounge as our U.S cousins may find it of interest.

Thanks, Dave, I'll look forward to your 'proper post'!

Mother Nature can be devastating.

Just had an example here of that, Vince, I know there were others that had a worse time than I did.

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Cheers Guardians!

To you to Taylor.

Have a great Thursday, Guardians!

Two English classics.

You too, Vince

Alrighty Guardians, my '19 R2IWAW&SLF arrived today and it is gorgeous!
The mark side has some beautiful, pert near straight, golden hued grain and the pile side has one of the two toned diagonal covers with the darkest part towards the butt.
I love it!

There is a slight gap towards the butt, but like my Rose, I have to shine a flashlight on it to see light in the well. No biggie.
Also not a biggie, but the action is considerably stiffer than the Rose. I can't pinch it open like I can the Rose, but not a worry, I have strong thumb nails, though I can see someone with arthritis not being able to get it open. Closing is a bit scary getting it over that first hump, but I'm a manly man and will overcome my fears.
I will clean, lube and work the action until it breaks in and hopefully loosens up a bit, but if it doesn't loosen up..no biggie, I'm a manly man after all.
The swedges are wonky though and as it sits the point is blunt and I like a pointy point.
Hopefully I can work it out without ruining it.
I will start by removing metal on the spine side of the tip and re-file/sand/polish the swedges as needed if needed.
Easy peasy right?
Riiiiight.

OK, pics.....

It's the one on the right.

I know I need a better camera.

Ad me to the list that is thankful for your efforts in bringing these about Sir Jack.

Great looking lamb foot, congrats and welcome.

Thanks Dave. Yeah, I like how that mark side on mine seems fairly dark and low key, but when it catches some sunlight it really flares with iridescent gold embers.

I can’t remember who first compared the figure in these Desert Ironwood covers to glowing campfire coals, or lava flows, but I can definitely see those things in the mark side of my 2019 knife.

Yep, I feel pretty fortunate to be able to enjoy the lifestyle here Dave, though I’m sure it’s not too different in much of Canada, except for the weather. Melbourne usually scores high in those world ‘liveability’ index ratings, but the places that sometimes come in higher are generally very cold in winter.

I’m always captivated by the pics you post of your own country, my friend.



Thanks Taylor!



Well done mate. I was looking back through some of the early parts of this thread a while ago (Greg’s index is a great way to while away a bit of reading time), and it wasn’t unusual to go a week or two between posts!

Nowadays, sometimes I think I’d like to comment on one of the points I read while catching up on the thread, and I think ‘no, that’s an old discussion, from 20 or 30 pages ago’. Then I check the date and it’s only a few days old!



Thank you mi amigo.



Yeah, the first benchstones I have any real memory of were my dad’s oilstone and later, the oilstones in each department in the large warehouse of an English paperback book publisher, where I had my first full time job. It was long enough ago, that you were issued a fixed blade knife on your first day.

The coarse oilstones were all so absurdly dished that I wonder how they worked at all. I think I just used to use a kind of ‘steeling’ action on the corners of the stones.

When I first started learning how to sharpen properly with Japanese waterstones, like most people, I concentrated on acquiring the finer finishing stones to produce a refined, crisp edge. Nowadays I get more appreciation if anything from using a good coarse stone to strip off material fast when thinning out the edge area of a new knife. The Atoma 140 and 400 diamond plates are excellent pieces of sharpening kit. And they’re always dead flat!



Thanks John. Ha, that’s cool, I can completely see that now!



Ha, yeah we have our own malted drink called Milo, considerably sweeter. I think they did the Ovalteenie buttons because not many people drink Ovaltine here.

I remember seeing the Milo factory up North once, when I was hitchhiking around in my younger days, and thinking - No wonder the drink’s so sweet, it’s in the middle of seemingly endless sugar cane fields!

Nice to see you got the Lansky Turnbox kit - I’ll be interested to hear how you find it.

I used to use a Lansky Crockstick set and a couple of strips of fine 3M 2000 and 2500 grit sandpaper as my travelling kit. I ended up giving it to someone in Ireland. The rods can be used freehand, to good effect as well. It might be a little tricky to make sure you don’t run the tip off the rods at the end of each pass. Some people sharpen the tip area as a separate operation so as not to round it off.

Great pics mate.

Here’s a couple more pics from the other day:

Fantastic terrain, Chin...well photographed.

Good Morning Guardians, Happy Pi Day.

Rosewood on the rocks! Nice photo, John

Somebody in Japan has just added more digits to pi. Quite a few.

The talk earlier of what heaven looks like reminded me of the estate sale where I got these saws. (And a hatchet of exceptionally hard steel.) I almost had to doubt that the deceased had gone to a better place than the shop he had had to quit.

I love old tools and the search for any thing old! Nice find and your sentiments about the d

Crikey! Not much anyone can do when nature decides to remind us whose truely the boss.



I've had Milo, it's available here in the UK but whether it tastes the same as it does in Australia I'm not sure.
Great pics there; I think I've said before your photos always "look" warm
The Lansky seems ok but I've actually barely used it as been really busy since I got it, but the two kinves I've run over it so far have come out fine.



In London years ago, they called Aussies 'JAFA's. Just Another F... Aussie, as there were that many of them , though I think that's changed now. Mind you I know Aussies have names for all the Brits who go backpacking round Australia



I'm not sure really how you could 'enhance' a C5 and still not end up looking like the Go-Kart I had when I was 5
Jack, sorry silly question, but how do I post a link for a specific post? Or do I just post a link to the particular page it's on? Cheers!



That's inspired! Teach maths. Free lunch



Aye, when I first went to Oz it was something like $2.79AUS to the pound. Now it's about $1.60.



Cheers!

A frothy one and a sharp one, cheers.

 

[Jack Black]

I will endeavor to make you proud.
The cool thing is, I can carry a larger knife at work if I can show cause. I think cutting pies is a good cause, don't you? Lambsfoot at work today!!!

What a great day John! Can't wait to see your pics

Jack, sorry silly question, but how do I post a link for a specific post? Or do I just post a link to the particular page it's on? Cheers!
...

Aye, when I first went to Oz it was something like $2.79AUS to the pound. Now it's about $1.60.



Cheers!

Click on the post number David, and a box comes up with the link There used to be loads more clever stuff before the last big software change

We wuz robbed!

Great-looking pint mate, cheers

Huh! Why don’t we just call today “Bigun Thursday”!

Great idea Ron! I must say, I have warmed to the large size

I wanted to share this with you guys, especially those into sci-fi, superheroes, and other nerdy stuff.
One of my talented students drew this for me, it's my childhood favorite... Can you name him?

Great talent

Here ya go.
The Sinclair Iris. Aka "deathtrap".

Crikey! Isn't that just a push-bike with a plastic shell?! The Poor Man's Reliant!

This remind me of a British tourist in Geneva when I was young. He was puzzled because all he could find was Ovomaltine. An employee explained him with a soft tongue that " Yes, the name differs for export because oval boxes are easier to pack in crates".

The British abroad are easily confused

Maybe my kids heard of him. What's the prize?

You get to see John's pie!

It was quite tense yesterday, the wind(40-60 mph) rattled my house and the snow drifted as high as six feet...my driveway will have to be cleared out with my neighbor's Bobcat. I know there are folks that had it worse, and the sun is trying to break through. I don't have to be anywhere and have plenty of food etc.
Dutch and Rosie don't seem to mind the snow drifts...

Thanks Jack


Another great photo, Dwight!

Thanks, Dave, I'll look forward to your 'proper post'!

Just had an example here of that, Vince, I know there were others that had a worse time than I did.

To you to Taylor.

You too, Vince

Great looking lamb foot, congrats and welcome.

Fantastic terrain, Chin...well photographed.

Rosewood on the rocks! Nice photo, John

I love old tools and the search for any thing old! Nice find and your sentiments about the d

A frothy one and a sharp one, cheers.

Glad you're all OK Preston