Round Yorkshire With A Knife: The Wizard’s Quest Part 4

Then be prepared to hit it with the helve not the head! It looks like it'll be the other side of the room by the time you swing it back'n'forward!

LOL! Yes, it does look like that doesn't it? But it actually feels really secure.
 
With my simple camera, I've not managed to capture what I wanted, but here's a couple of pics anyway.



 
I'd wager its head was a couple of pounds at least, given the meat in those cheeks. I don't think the ball-peins were proportional in size, when they got that big in the face.

The hammer seems quite small compared to the cheeks and overall dimensions. Would the ball be substantially bigger than the hammer?
 
Thank for writing such poignant prose Jack! I can barely keep up with the turns of phrasing as I am not an English speaker, I only speak American. Im guessing Im lucky to catch your drift in text after mulling it over repeatedly.

Im afraid I would be lost following you speaking live, with whatever accent goes along with your vocabulary. Thanks for the trip back in time to places older than the current Anglo-European settlement called the New World.
 
Jack - just fantastic, I have had a quick glance - as this is all I get to do while having breakfast before I take Izzy for her walk, but I am looking forward greatly to coming back and having a good detailed read.
Thanks for taking us out on another Journey!
 
Thank for writing such poignant prose Jack! I can barely keep up with the turns of phrasing as I am not an English speaker, I only speak American. Im guessing Im lucky to catch your drift in text after mulling it over repeatedly.

Im afraid I would be lost following you speaking live, with whatever accent goes along with your vocabulary. Thanks for the trip back in time to places older than the current Anglo-European settlement called the New World.

Thanks Jon. I'm sure we'd communicate fine in person. I've deliberately included a few turns of phrase for entertainment purposes as I've been asked to do before, but I hope it's not inpenetrable :)

Jack - just fantastic, I have had a quick glance - as this is all I get to do while having breakfast before I take Izzy for her walk, but I am looking forward greatly to coming back and having a good detailed read.
Thanks for taking us out on another Journey!

Thank you Duncan :)
 
Thanks Jack. Have to say your "Round Yorkshire with a Knife" posts are awesome. Don't know if your friend will quit lurking, but being able to say thanks for a quick vacation in England was a large part of why I decided to start posting. Find myself hoping you wont find the object of the quest any time soon. ;)

Don
 
Thanks Jack. Have to say your "Round Yorkshire with a Knife" posts are awesome. Don't know if your friend will quit lurking, but being able to say thanks for a quick vacation in England was a large part of why I decided to start posting. Find myself hoping you wont find the object of the quest any time soon. ;)

Don

Thanks Don, there's a TV series over here, Round Britain With a Fork ;). Let me know if you're ever over here again :thumbup: And A.D. - stop lurking and sign up!!!
 
Oops I wasn't clear. I have never physically been to England as much as I would like to go. The vacation I meant was the few minutes in my head reading your story while I took a break at work. In fact in some bizaar way I feel more like I have been there with you seeing the markets than if I had actually come in on a tour seen all the famous landmarks in a rush just so you can say you have seen them and flown home.

Thanks again.

Don
 
Oops I wasn't clear. I have never physically been to England as much as I would like to go. The vacation I meant was the few minutes in my head reading your story while I took a break at work. In fact in some bizaar way I feel more like I have been there with you seeing the markets than if I had actually come in on a tour seen all the famous landmarks in a rush just so you can say you have seen them and flown home.

Thanks again.

Don

Ah, thanks a lot Don :) For sure, you can visit a country and not really see it :)

Jack
 
I've deliberately included a few turns of phrase for entertainment purposes as I've been asked to do before, but I hope it's not inpenetrable :)

I find it adds a great deal of flavor to savor, as it forces me to consider otherwise automatic assumptions of language, in order to grasp the fine points of your culture and interactions. Among others, I loved your description of the pen knife thief :-)

I too feel transported to other realms by your photos and prose. Thank you taking the time to share. I also hope you dont succeed at your quest too quickly...
 
I find it adds a great deal of flavor to savor, as it forces me to consider otherwise automatic assumptions of language, in order to grasp the fine points of your culture and interactions. Among others, I loved your description of the pen knife thief :-)

I too feel transported to other realms by your photos and prose. Thank you taking the time to share. I also hope you dont succeed at your quest too quickly...

All of what Jon said!!
 
A most pleasurable read yet again good sir! I really enjoy the way that you share your observations of the characters and moods encountered on your quest,

"So on a rain-sodden Tuesday morning, as the UK was lashed with wind and rain, as rivers burst their banks and high seas crashed against the shores of our sceptic isle, I sallied forth to Huddersfield in pursuit of the Wizard’s Quest,"
Nice setting of tone^

“A work of art of national significance, beautifully embodying Dewsbury’s innate spirit of solidarity and kindness, and protecting the weak in the face of adversity.”
I like your description;) ^

"They are protective of their personal space, each trying to edge a little further forward without making physical contact with their fellow travellers, and all the time nobody at all makes eye contact"
" but with an air of practiced politeness, as if those flowing into the empty space had been sucked into it by some invisible force, rather than ruthlessly conniving to get on the train first"
Brilliant behavioral observations ^

"Behind me, I hear an exaggerated “Helllooooo”. A ball-shaped man comes bouncing down the station steps like a pram in a Russian film. He is wearing a Peruvian bonnet, tied under his chin, finger-less gloves, a dark coat tied around his waist with string, and what I can only describe as hippy pyjamas, blowsed into old black work-boots. This is ‘Ratty’,"
I love the description, I can almost see this character in my minds eye^

I too hope that the quest has at least a little more time to it, so we can enjoy your talent for the "telling of the tale!"
Thank you for sharing the adventure :)
 
Thanks once again for your very kind words my friends :)

I did think I might including a photo of 'Ratty', but thought it would be wrong to do so. However, if you do an image search on 'Big Issue Seller Leeds', you'll find him at the end of the top row ;)
 
The hammer seems quite small compared to the cheeks and overall dimensions. Would the ball be substantially bigger than the hammer?

Jack, I suspect the 'poll' of this axe was formelry the 'pein'. Its the hammer face that was substantial enough to forge the edge of the axe.
At least that's the way I meant to say it.
 
I've been following your travels with much interest, thank you Jack! It makes me want to visit the UK and see the countries of my ancestors, especially that of the miners from Wales on Dad's side and the Scots from Mom's side of the family.

Those watchmaker's knives are thin and sharp, and work great on older snap back watch cases though newer ones are just a little too tight and lead to chipping of the case blade :o
 
Jack, I suspect the 'poll' of this axe was formelry the 'pein'. Its the hammer face that was substantial enough to forge the edge of the axe.
At least that's the way I meant to say it.

Yes, that makes sense doesn't it? I was discussing it with the feller at the tool stall today and he reckons the same about the pein. He also thought the axe head might have been longer originally too. He told me he'd always known re-forged axes of this sort as 'miners axes'. Not anything to do with mining I don't think, but because he reckoned miners were too mean to buy an axe, so they'd take an old hammer down to the blacksmith and get one made. I told him this one was supposed to have come from America, and he replied (in thick Yorkshire accent), "Ahrr, well a suppose thi 'ave miners theer an'all!"

I've been following your travels with much interest, thank you Jack! It makes me want to visit the UK and see the countries of my ancestors, especially that of the miners from Wales on Dad's side and the Scots from Mom's side of the family.

Those watchmaker's knives are thin and sharp, and work great on older snap back watch cases though newer ones are just a little too tight and lead to chipping of the case blade :o

Be sure to let me know if you ever fancy visiting Griff :thumbup:

always nice to come along with you, thanks

Thank you sir :)
 
Jack Black...YOU Sir, are the Most Interesting Man on Bladeforums!! I second everyone's approbation and applause! And now, if you don't mind, I must retire, as sitting on the edge of one's seat quickly becomes uncomfortable.
 
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