Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Cutfinger said:
View attachment 831454 Wishing Jack Black safe travels :thumbsup: in cold northern England, and a warm and informative visit with the folks at the A Wright & Son shop.
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That's a cool photo Michael :) Many thanks for the good wishes, I've been out of the house all day, and while it has certainly been cold, the gales forecast have not yet materialised, so I hope I'll be OK to get over to Sheffield tomorrow :thumbsup:

oldmanrunning said:
One of the benefits of living in England is I can order a knife from A Wright & Son and it is on my doormat the next day.
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Great stuff :thumbsup: Wasn't this a much longer post earlier? :confused:

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I've had this straight stag with me again today, but will slip my Guardians Lambsfoot into my pocket for my trip to Sheffield :) :thumbsup:

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Hello Guardians sorry no knife pic. But last week I showed my lambsfoot with my new bathroom tile figured I’d show the bathroom almost done. Will show a lambsfoot or two tomorrow.
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Great stuff :thumbsup: Wasn't this a much longer post earlier.


Well spotted Jack, I was feeling unloved so thinking I would save it for a while and post a fuller review, I cut it down and intend to post in a week or so and use the time to try and work out how to post pictures:D.
 
Pàdruig said:
Safe travels, Jack! Your journey reminded me of something, I'm sending you a PM.
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mrknife said:
safe travels my friend! will this be by the tubes? bus? car?
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Thanks guys, I'm just on the train now (a rare phone post for me)! :) :thumbsup:

gonebad395 said:
Hello Guardians sorry no knife pic. But last week I showed my lambsfoot with my new bathroom tile figured I’d show the bathroom almost done. Will show a lambsfoot or two tomorrow.
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Nice work Keith :thumbsup:

bonzodog said:
Buffalo for a few days
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Very nice my friend :thumbsup:

oldmanrunning said:
Great stuff :thumbsup: Wasn't this a much longer post earlier.


Well spotted Jack, I was feeling unloved so thinking I would save it for a while and post a fuller review, I cut it down and intend to post in a week or so and use the time to try and work out how to post pictures:D.
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LOL! :D Looking forward to seeing your review :) :thumbsup:

I've got my ebony Lambsfoot and my Guardians Lambsfoot in my pockets today, and half a dozen more in my bag. No doubt I'll have even more with me on my return journey from Sheffield ;) Happy Friday folks, the weekend is nearly here :) :thumbsup:
 
Will Power said:
Chin, astoundingly good Stag on that, always enjoy seeing it.
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Thanks Will.:) I appreciate the compliment, my friend. As I wanted a bit more of an aged, well used appearance to this knife, I experimented with dunking it in strong black tea overnight, then dabbing the low spots with potassium permanganate solution, rubbing the high points with a bit of scrap leather with some compound on it, between applications. I don't know if it's apparent, but I actually 'shaded' the dark patches to accentuate the appearance of depth - that is, one side of each little declivity should be a little darker than the other side. At least I didn't completely wreck the natural beauty of the stag - I hope!:D;)

Campbellclanman said:
Wow!
Chin - What a neat group photo my friend- a handful of goodnessright there- I love the way the lights is just glimmering in :thumbsup:
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Thanks Duncan.:) I went outside to take some pics, but the light was like high noon in Death Valley, so I used the shade of some tomato plants to take that pic.;) It's probably a no-no in formal photography, but personally I don't mind a bit of leaf shadow or sun spangle in an outdoor photo.;):thumbsup:

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Jack: I hope you have a good trip over at Sheffield. Please give Stan my best, when you next see him.:)

Keith: nice job on the bathroom remodel, my friend. Looks great.:thumbsup:
 
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Cambertree said:
Thanks Will.:) I appreciate the compliment, my friend. As I wanted a bit more of an aged, well used appearance to this knife, I experimented with dunking it in strong black tea overnight, then dabbing the low spots with potassium permanganate solution, rubbing the high points with a bit of scrap leather with some compound on it, between applications. I don't know if it's apparent, but I actually 'shaded' the dark patches to accentuate the appearance of depth - that is, one side of each declivity should be a little darker than the other side. At least I didn't completely wreck the natural beauty of the stag - I hope!:D;)



Thanks Duncan.:) I went outside to take some pics, but the light was like high noon in Death Valley, so I used the shade of some tomato plants to take that pic.;) It's probably a no-no in formal photography, but personally I don't mind a bit of leaf shadow or sun spangle in an outdoor photo.;):thumbsup:

A couple more cover texture contrast shots:

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The opposite sides:
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And the uncropped knives:
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Jack: I hope you have a good trip over at Sheffield. Please give Stan my best, when you next see him.:)

Keith: nice job on the bathroom remodel, my friend. Looks great.:thumbsup:
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Nice work Chin, and thanks :) I didn't see Stan today, but I had a very satisfying visit to Arthur Wright's, and discussed a lot of stuff with John Maleham, and his deputy Mick. I think some good projects will come of it :) Mick's son, Ashley, who did the bolsters for the 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot, also came downstairs from the workshop to say hello, which was nice. I also saw a knife Ashley had produced himself, which was an interesting design, and showed a lot of talent I think. As we had been discussing fancy bolsters, Mick, who served his apprenticeship at Joseph Elliot's, where his dad also worked, showed me this old die. I think Charlie @waynorth will find it particularly interesting, as he has at least one Elliot knife with those bolsters. Sorry about my poor photos.

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I picked up a few things for folks who'd contacted me. If you're one of those, please be patient, and I'll be in touch in due course :thumbsup:

I'll also be sending out an email to the Lambsfoot list in due course. If you're not on it, and would like to be, please PM me your email address :thumbsup:
 
WhittlinAway said:
That bolster die is very cool, Jack. I'm glad to hear that you and your bag of knives had a good trip to Sheffield. I always enjoy hearing about your visits with the folks at Wright's.
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Thanks a lot Greg :) :thumbsup:
 
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Jack Black said:
I'll also be sending out an email to the Lambsfoot list in due course. If you're not on it, and would like to be, please PM me your email address :thumbsup:
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I'd like to be on this list, but it appears that your Inbox is full at the moment.
 
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