This and That GAW

Jack Black said:
Another very generous giveaway glennbad glennbad , and some great work, as always :) I was thrilled to win my Biscuit from you in a previous giveaway, and treasure it very much :)

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As we approach the July 4th weekend, my US friends are in my thoughts, and I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating American Independence Day. Many posters may be surprised to know that the first one was celebrated in Sheffield, where the people associated with common folk across The Pond, rather than with their lords and masters at home. The editor of the local newspaper was imprisoned for his mildly stated views, eventually fleeing across the Atlantic, and a demonstration in the town was charged by sabre-wielding cavalry.

Joseph Mather was a file-hewer (he hand-cut files), and poet, hugely popular with cutlers, and other working people in Sheffield, and this is one of his songs:

God save great Thomas Paine,
His ‘Rights of Man’ explain
To every soul.
He makes the blind to see
What dupes and slaves they be,
And points out liberty,
From pole to pole.

Thousands cry ‘Church and King’
That well deserve to swing,
All must allow:
Birmingham blush for shame,
Manchester do the same,
Infamous is your name,
Patriots vow.

Pull proud oppressors down,
Knock off each tyrant's crown,
And break his sword;
Down aristocracy,
Set up democracy,
And from hyprocrisy
Save us good Lord.

Why should despotic pride
Usurp on every side?
Let us be free:
Grant Freedom's arms success,
And all her efforts bless,
Plant through the universe
Liberty's Tree.

Facts are seditious things
When they touch courts and kings,
Armies are raised,
Barracks and bastilles built,
Innocence charged with guilt,
Blood most unjustly spilt,
Gods stand amazed.

Despots may howl and yell,
Though they're in league with hell
They'll not reign long;
Satan may lead the van,
And do the worst he can,
Paine and his ‘Rights of Man’
Shall be my song.


Have a great 4th of July folks, and good luck to everyone who enters glennbad glennbad 's giveaway :) :thumbsup:
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Im sure weve all heard of John Wilkes Booth.
John Wilkes the English namesake was a full rebel and better still the only man at the time (obviously didnt have me to compete with) who Casanova took a handicap from in the " how quick to bed a woman " stakes...Wilkes was no oil painting either.
Cheers and good luck.
 
meako said:
Im sure weve all heard of John Wilkes Booth.
John Wilkes the English namesake was a full rebel and better still the only man at the time (obviously didnt have me to compete with) who Casanova took a handicap from in the " how quick to bed a woman " stakes...Wilkes was no oil painting either.
Cheers and good luck.
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Thanks for that Jon :cool: :thumbsup:

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John Wilkes - Wikipedia

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The Hellfire Club...a good read
Your revolution began in England.....at the top.apologies if thats too rebellious.
 
In short the Booths named their kid John Wilkes ...after the English rebel....
Wilkesboro? Too.
 
Breaker breaker big Glenn
I got your 20
Lets get this convoy back on harway...10.4.🤗
 
Wilkes and Liberty!!
was the cry of many people...in England....in the 1700s......
 
"I'm In" for number #4 and would like to nominate Nature Boy Nature Boy
I posted in the Wanted To Buy forum that I was looking for a Lambsfoot Big 'Un
He sent me this marvelous one in Horn as a gift and I was deeply impressed with both the knife and his generosity.


Now for sharing something...
It's a fun time of year for me and my family... it's marching band season.
Some of my friends here are probably tired of me going on and on about it, but I am as much of a fan of Drum Corps International (DCI) as I am the NFL.
For those not familiar with DCI, it is Marching Band on Steroids. There are 30+ Corps across the U.S.A. that spend two months during the Summer, traveling and competing against each other at large venues across the country. These Corps attract the best musicians and marchers from around the world and it is phenomenal. My boy is competing with our local Corps, the Sacramento Mandarins. He plays the Contra Bass Bugle (Tuba), a 35 lb instrument that is carried on the shoulder. Here's a picture of my son playing with The Mandarins at the Opener, he's in the lower left corner. Thanks for letting me brag about him a little. :)

 
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As for the ones they sent to the brutal penal colonies in New Holland and Van Diemans Land...rebels to a man and hope they perish.
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Thats my Mum doing something that she would never have done in Good olde England...I feel this personifies the English spirit....
together we conquer fear.
 
Jack Black said:
Another very generous giveaway glennbad glennbad , and some great work, as always :) I was thrilled to win my Biscuit from you in a previous giveaway, and treasure it very much :)

vKuFL5i.jpg


As we approach the July 4th weekend, my US friends are in my thoughts, and I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating American Independence Day. Many posters may be surprised to know that the first one was celebrated in Sheffield, where the people associated with common folk across The Pond, rather than with their lords and masters at home. The editor of the local newspaper was imprisoned for his mildly stated views, eventually fleeing across the Atlantic, and a demonstration in the town was charged by sabre-wielding cavalry.

Joseph Mather was a file-hewer (he hand-cut files), and poet, hugely popular with cutlers, and other working people in Sheffield, and this is one of his songs:

God save great Thomas Paine,
His ‘Rights of Man’ explain
To every soul.
He makes the blind to see
What dupes and slaves they be,
And points out liberty,
From pole to pole.

Thousands cry ‘Church and King’
That well deserve to swing,
All must allow:
Birmingham blush for shame,
Manchester do the same,
Infamous is your name,
Patriots vow.

Pull proud oppressors down,
Knock off each tyrant's crown,
And break his sword;
Down aristocracy,
Set up democracy,
And from hyprocrisy
Save us good Lord.

Why should despotic pride
Usurp on every side?
Let us be free:
Grant Freedom's arms success,
And all her efforts bless,
Plant through the universe
Liberty's Tree.

Facts are seditious things
When they touch courts and kings,
Armies are raised,
Barracks and bastilles built,
Innocence charged with guilt,
Blood most unjustly spilt,
Gods stand amazed.

Despots may howl and yell,
Though they're in league with hell
They'll not reign long;
Satan may lead the van,
And do the worst he can,
Paine and his ‘Rights of Man’
Shall be my song.


Have a great 4th of July folks, and good luck to everyone who enters glennbad glennbad 's giveaway :) :thumbsup:
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Thank you Jack. Profound prose.
 
Glenn, I would love that Powr Kraft, what a cool little knife. So this past Saturday my oldest daughter got married. Yup, I teared up many times that day but I got many more people to do the same. I gave a short speech, shortened even more when I forgot half of it after getting choked up. But during the speech I thanked the groom and said “depending on how life goes, I may be the very last person you ever see”. That got a lot of laughs, but it wasn’t supposed to be a joke;)…it was the happiest sad day of my life.
 
meako said:
As for the ones they sent to the brutal penal colonies in New Holland and Van Diemans Land...rebels to a man and hope they perish.
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Thats my Mum doing something that she would never have done in Good olde England...I feel this personifies the English spirit....
together we conquer fear.
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LOL! :D Great pic Jon :) I was having a few pints with a friend who has just spent six months Down Under, and we were talking about it. I told him that my impression, from friends like yourself, was that it was a bit like Britain in the 70's, "Before we'd had the f%$£offness kicked out of us!" 🤣 And if that's right, long may it be so my friend :) :thumbsup:
Fodderwing said:
Thank you Jack. Profound prose.
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Thank you kindly my friend :) :thumbsup:
 
Fantastic giveaway, Glenn! I like them all! I'd probably carry the Barlow or the Bruckman more though.

I can't carve, but I do like it, especially in the ovoid styles native to the Pacific Northwest. This is a photo I took a few years back of one of the treasures of Canada, done by Bill Reid, and currently housed in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. The subject is raven discovering the first man. More about it in the link:

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The Raven and the First Men: From Conception to Completion - Museum of Anthropology at UBC

The Artist Bill Reid was born in 1920 in Victoria, BC. His father was an American of Scottish-German origin and his mother a Haida, born...
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Shoot yeah, great GAW Glenn! I'm in for any of these.
For an offering, here's my first attempt at a limerick:

There once was a modder called Glennbad.
He'd fix up your knife if it been sad:
Deleting a blade,
A resizing made,
And crappy scales switched out for good stag!

(I realize 'scales' is not correct terminolgy, but poetic license!)
 
JohnDF said:
Some of my friends here are probably tired of me going on and on about it, but I am as much of a fan of Drum Corps International (DCI) as I am the NFL.
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Somehow I missed your earlier DCI talk, I'll go looking for it. Congrats to your son on joining the Mandarins. I played baritone for Carolina Crown for one season (the year before they broke Top 12, HA!). I haven't kept up with DCI, but now I want to check back in.
 
DKIN said:
Somehow I missed your earlier DCI talk, I'll go looking for it. Congrats to your son on joining the Mandarins. I played baritone for Carolina Crown for one season (the year before they broke Top 12, HA!). I haven't kept up with DCI, but now I want to check back in.
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Congrats on marching with Crown... a great Corps.
I mostly talk about DCI in The Lounge and the Guardian thread, about this time every year.
My son marched with BDB, Academy, and now the Mandarins. They are hoping to improve on their Top 10 this year.
Some amazing shows are just taking shape, you should check them out. 🤠 :thumbsup:
 
cigarrodog said:
Very generous and special because it’s your mods. Love them all, but…

2. Powr Kraft. A horn hafted cigar pattern beauty.

3.Bruckmann with my kind of stag. Watch pocket bliss
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I just wanted to add: My focus is mostly on vintage Sheffield Lambsfoot knives, so I’m reluctant to have them modded, because of a desire to preserve them as they are. The exception was the making available of a once broken and ugly duckling Lambfoot that had been modded by glennbad glennbad for the porch member. It is not just beautifully hafted in horn, but mechanically performs perfectly. Not going anywhere.



traumkommode said:
Here are a couple pictures from the first Lambsfoot mod I did. A conceptual sketch of sorts, and then a photograph of the finished result:
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When I saw traumkommode traumkommode had modded a GEC Navy knife and turned the blade into a Lambsfoot, and that a porch member was willing to release it, I greatfully took possession. It wasn’t just the Lambfoot mod, but the splendid patina finish. It will never leave.
 
Wow, thanks for the chance! I am interested in #1 and #2. Gorgeous work!

I have a little story I guess. My wife had off of work yesterday and so we went fishing. She caught her first rainbow trout! She was pretty frustrated because she had not caught anything while I had caught 3 beautiful cutthroat trout, and she hung in there and finally caught a fish! I was so excited that I dropped my pole and ran over to her to help land it, and it made my day.

Also, a joke.
What happened to the beans when they showed up late for work? They got... canned! :D:rolleyes: lol
 
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