Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[JohnDF]

Morning John and a beautiful shot of the iron.

Thanks, Dwight.

 

[black mamba]

Beautiful scenery, Chin; nothing quite like the peace and solitude of God's country.

The little path is so symbolic, it reminded me of my favorite line from the whole series of Harry Potter movies. In the last one, when Harry "dies" and meets Dumbledoor at the train station. Harry says, "Where will it take me?" and Dumbledoor says, "On!" Just beautiful.

 

[Prester John]

Good morning, Guardians!

 

[donn]

'Cos it's winter.
Again...

 

[pjsjr]

Morning John, such great grain in that wood



I know just what you mean my friend, before the BFO's intervention, I thought The Knife With No Name was just about the best-looking Lambsfoot I'd ever seen. Lucy was just going to be 'archived', but I've kind of bonded with her now, and she hates being in a box!

I still resolved what I'll do



You're right Vince, I actually know nothing about American football I did understand Dwight's meaning though



I haven't got time for no Googling!

Thanks for thinking of me guys



Thanks buddy, she has been helping me out quite a bit Great pic there

Nice Rosewood Dave



Thanks my friend, lovely to see your Big Iron

You do have your work cut out for you, hope Lucy can be a help...not just a pretty face!

Emmylou getting ready for the weekly Wednesday night poker game later on this evening.
Not sayin' she cheats, but we make her wear short sleeves
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Neat photo, OG, hope you won big!

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Happy wood Wednesday

Great photo, like that patina

This took care of everything I needed today.

Excellent photo, there are just a few tasks where it would be nice to have a bigger/different blade.

Oh yeah, it was a rubbish film, eh? Completely missed all Moore’s relentless and hilarious satire of those Victorian era boys adventure annuals and ‘penny dreadfuls’, wrapped up in what must be the ultimate 19th century literary ‘Justice League’ concept.

Poor old Alan hasn’t had much luck with film adaptations of his work, but at least the royalties have probably financed some of his later independently published books.

Thanks Preston. I hope you’re healing up ok, my friend. I probably delete at least five photos for every one I keep, so I guess I have to get lucky sometimes! It is quite jungle like - in fact the understorey is probably a bit thicker than some of the equatorial and subtropical jungle I have been in.



Ah, that’s interesting. Fascinating how there’s a whole strata of timeframes and styles of construction in those tunnels of the Sheffield undercity.



LOL!



Thanks mate. Yes it just seemed normal as a kid. We’d head off on our BMXs into the forests in the morning with the only injunction from our parents being to ‘stay away from old Gold Rush mineshafts, and head home when the streetlights start coming on’. Later on after travelling around a bit, I realised what a great place to grow up it was!



Yes, this one is definitely my favourite user out of all my Guardians knives. I’ve sanded the handle edges to a bit of a chamfer, and given the Ironwood a bit more of a satin texture for handling comfort. It’s the sharpest of all my Lambsfoot knives too, now.




Thanks Dennis. I wouldn’t really say it’s that humid - those lush looking photos with the mosses and Antarctic Tree Ferns were taken in the bottom of valley systems where creeks run all year round. If you walk a hundred yards/metres up the sides of the valley you’ll pass through a few distinct bands of vegetation types, eventually coming to a drier type of eucalypt forest.

The weather patterns here are basically a product of being at the confluence of baking hot dry westerlies from the Nullarbor desert plain, and southerlies coming up from Antarctica.



Very cool walking stick Dennis. I went for a walk in the Forest Arboretum yesterday afternoon. I’m always looking over the groves of English Ash trees, hoping to find a windfall one day, that I can make into a good walking stick!



Thank you kindly Senhor Josè.

So many great photos and beautiful, unique knives all you Guardians - too many to quote, but here’s a random sampling:



Love the patterns and contrasting textures in this, r8shell!




Thanks Dwight, I’m loving being able to follow the onset of Spring in your photos. So great, my friend - both the knives and your compositions.

The blades of grass made me think of that Walt Whitman line: ‘The beautiful uncut hair of graves’.



Superb, Vince! Love that graceful riverbend in the grain of your Ironwood.



Wow, that grain is just astonishing John. The wolfs head is crystal clear!



Awesome, Taylor! The figure on yours reminds me of part of a Mayan hieroglyph.



Lovely contrast and juxtaposition of colours, shapes and textures, Dylan!



Very cool, Dwight! Were you there for work or pleasure, my friend?

Here’s some pics from my Forest Arboretum ramble yesterday:

Managed to stalk in close to a pair of Superb Lyrebirds just on dusk:

And was treated to a full concert and tail feather display from the male, as I quietly stood about ten feet away.

His Missus:

I was whistling to get them to look at the phone camera and the male must have been thinking ‘what the heck?’ as he eventually walked off down the path!

Thanks Chin, the wound is healing. You live in a most interesting area, are these areas you picture and write about close to you? Where is it, I'd like to see it on a map...well actually I'd like to see it with my own eyes. That won't happen so visiting by other means will have to suffice. As usual your photos are excellent!

Thank you, fellas! The AC Stag surely is one of my favorites. There is a reason it was my knife of 2018.



Good to see you drop in, Randy! I hope you are well, my friend. Your AC Stag is looking quite fine.


'Tis Wooden Wednesday and has been dry all day. I think I am going to attempt that smoke again. This dandy in Ironwood is making for mighty fine company.

Had a few showers yesterday PM...hope you enjoyed your time and relaxed...another nice photo.

 

[pjsjr]

Thank you Preston.

Thanks again my friend!

So true. I am always seeing earlier lambs I have missed. But how fortunate to have discovered this place! And how bright the future looks.

Good lookin cousins.

The big iron.

What was I thinking?

The first time I ever heard Marty Robbins was in the Amazon jungle late at night as I lay under my mosquito netting in a hammock. His great music takes me back there every time I hear him.

Excellent composition and photo Randy. And now I'm gonna research the Sheffield flood of 1864. Sure nice to have you here my friend.

Ah... yes... the super star... Lambocephus...a.k.a... "the eye"

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Thank you, Dwight, must have been an interesting time in the Amazon, look forward to hearing more of your time there.

Thanks a lot guys



Excellent photo Dave



That's a great pic Dylan, I love the look of that Ironwood in the sunshine





Wow, that sounds interesting Dwight

The Sheffield Flood was the biggest disaster in British history, yet it is almost unknown, even within the city itself

http://www.mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk/sheffield/flood.html#index

Thank you my friend, another great photo there



Ace pic Michael It would be great to see you build a Lambsfoot



Definitely, really great posters here



I can understand why he's not a fan, even though I have enjoyed some of the films enormously. Despite the plot changes, I thought Watchmen was great at the cinema, and despite my dislike of some of the plot changes to V For Vendetta, I went to see it several times - I can remember one May Day in Barcelona, defending the film to a friend in my faltering Spanish!

More incredible pics my friend, I know I'm not alone in really looking forward to your posts, you always bring great insight and fabulous images



Very nice indeed

Morning folks, thought I'd better show my face in here before getting back to work Hope everyone is having a good day

Thanks Jack. Hope you had a good night's sleep, Lucy looks refreshed...now back to work!!!

View attachment 1104000 @mitch4ging oh dear, I'm no luthier, but I've been itching to build a ukulele for years, and I have no fear when it comes to building things out of wood. I'm all tooled up, and I have a great set of plans for a soprano. The first one, I figure will come out like the first pancake; but the following ones may turn out just fine.

@Fodderwing thanks man, I love the two blader too. It is earning its keep and then some.

Michael

P.S. Posting here about my intention to build a uke reminds me of my talk of building my own Lambsfoot knife. A year or more's dust sits on the blade steel I bought for that project.
Time will tell, maybe I'll build knives and ukes this year.

Michael, I like to tinker with things. I get into so many different projects that I'll have to work 24-7 just to finish and many will never be finshed because of my lack of skill and knowledge. That doesn't stop me!

Good morning, Guardians!

That AC is sooo good looking!
Happy Thursday, Guardians, hope you have a great day.

 

[dc50]

It's a licorice allsorts day.

 

[dc50]

'Cos it's winter.
Again...

Winter Nooo say it ain't so!

 

[donn]

Winter Nooo say it ain't so!

Ok ok. Not a 'Canadian winter', but my back garden is colder than my fridge...

 

[dc50]

Ok ok. Not a 'Canadian winter', but my back garden is colder than my fridge...

haha, you'll be ok then.

 

[donn]

haha, you'll be ok then.

LOL Dave! Yip that's me. Except with more hair....

 

[Jack Black]

My favorite Dark Superhero movie of all time.

Mine too I think John I remember someone lending me the graphic novel when it was first published. I was in my late 20's at the time, and hadn't read a comic since I was a kid. I came home from the pub, put some jazz on, sat down, and read it from cover to cover, finishing about 8.00am Fantastic book

Good Morning Guardians

Great pic

My parents worked for Gulf Oil and also did mission work and dad flew supplies into the bush for missionaries. I was just along for the ride. We were there four years. I turned sixteen just as we returned state side.

I hope it wasn't like the film!

Thanks for the link Jack.

A pleasure my friend, it's an interesting story. A couple of years back, I walked round Dale Dyke Reservoir in early January, taking my ebony Lambsfoot with me

'Centre Line (of) Old Bank'

These two pieces of concrete, both paid for by private subscription, are the only memorials to the 250 people directly killed by the Sheffield flood. Compensation was paid by the Water Company to the mill and factory owners for their loss of property , not a penny to the families of the bereaved.

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And don't work too hard. You know what they say... "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy..." Albeit one who is successful and solvent.

I'll be putting my feet up later Dwight!

Gorgeous pic of your AC my friend

Good morning, Guardians!

Lovely, as always Vince

'Cos it's winter.
Again...

It's not been too bad here today David There's always an excuse for some boozy hot chocolate though

You do have your work cut out for you, hope Lucy can be a help...not just a pretty face!

She helped me out with a couple of awkward bubble-wrap situations Preston

Thanks Jack. Hope you had a good night's sleep, Lucy looks refreshed...now back to work!!!

Michael, I like to tinker with things. I get into so many different projects that I'll have to work 24-7 just to finish and many will never be finshed because of my lack of skill and knowledge. That doesn't stop me!

That AC is sooo good looking!
Happy Thursday, Guardians, hope you have a great day.

Not the best I'm afraid Preston, so hopefully I'll sleep better tonight!

Cool pic of your Lambsfoot, certainly no lemon

It's a licorice allsorts day.
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Fantastic pic Dave, two classic Sheffield exports!

 

[dc50]

Fantastic pic Dave, two classic Sheffield exports!

Thanks, Jack! as a boy the only candy, I remember my parents bringing was Black Licorice, Licorice Allsorts and Mom's favorite Scotch Mints.

 

[dc50]

These two pieces of concrete, both paid for by private subscription, are the only memorials to the 250 people directly killed by the Sheffield flood. Compensation was paid by the Water Company to the mill and factory owners for their loss of property , not a penny to the families of the bereaved.

Wow, thanks for the read up and photos Jack.

 

[donn]

A pleasure my friend, it's an interesting story. A couple of years back, I walked round Dale Dyke Reservoir in early January, taking my ebony Lambsfoot with me

'Centre Line (of) Old Bank'

These two pieces of concrete, both paid for by private subscription, are the only memorials to the 250 people directly killed by the Sheffield flood. Compensation was paid by the Water Company to the mill and factory owners for their loss of property , not a penny to the families of the bereaved.

Jack thanks for posting those pictures! It's sad to hear so many people are unaware of it. I'm not from Sheffield but I've known about that for years. I can't remember where it was now but I remember looking at a lot of old photos of the aftermath. Quite the devastation was wrought by it

It's not been too bad here today David There's always an excuse for some boozy hot chocolate though

Yeah, 'cold' and 'thirsty' usually do it.
Now you see as you know your on'th right side 'o Pennines, which of course God smiles upon If you were wrong side like me you'd still wearing ya woolly pullys and woolly socks . I keep getting pics from my mates in God's Own showing blue skies so I'm off up there tomorrow to catch a few days of sun before autumn returns.

 

[Prester John]

'Cos it's winter.
Again...

Reason enough.
Why is the label upside down?

 

[dc50]

Reason enough.
Why is the label upside down?

Good eye Vince! Maybe it has something to do with driving on the wrong side of the road, everything is opposite.

 

[Prester John]

That AC is sooo good looking!

Lovely, as always Vince

Thanks, guys.

 

[donn]

Reason enough.
Why is the label upside down?

It's a bottle sold to the on-licence trade so it would be mounted upside down in a pub on an optics dispenser. Though in most pubs nowadays most landlords would just go out and buy a normal bottle, so all the labels would be upside down.

 

[Prester John]

It's a bottle sold to the on-licence trade so it would be mounted upside down in a pub on an optics dispenser. Though in most pubs nowadays most landlords would just go out and buy a normal bottle, so all the labels would be upside down.

Ah! Thanks, David. Haven't seen that in the pubs/bars/cantinas/saloons around here.