Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Get well quickly Ron. Kermit here will keep a watch over the flock until you're 100%.
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I hope you recover quickly, Ron! At least you have an exceptional knife or two to keep you company ;). That Humphreys is quite the knife, you most certainly should be proud.

Well, it is Wooden Wednesday, after all, so this guy is in the pocket today. I hope all of you Guardians are having a great Wednesday so far!
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Thanks Dylan!:) Another photo of your Rosewood Lambsfoot and a beautiful pipe! I profess to know little about pipes, but I can tell that one is a hand carved work of art! :thumbsup:
 
personal stash? ;):D:eek:

LOL! It was, but I had to share it! :D :thumbsup:

Many thanks Mr. Jack. I've been researching and found the English site ...which has for sale very good prices several knives of A. Wright and Joseph Rodgers.
It is my first lambsfoot and I liked the bone, it is very comfortable in the hand.
Maybe the next one is in stag, my favorite material !!!

I left you a message on your homepage :thumbsup:

But what a wonderful collection.
Congratulations to all, for the 160 pages!!!

That collection is spread about a bit now! ;) :thumbsup:

@Jack of course I do enter the competition!:thumbsup:

BTW seeing again with pleasure that nice array of horn lambsfoots, did you discover who is Evans? ;):rolleyes:

r8shell r8shell : well said! :thumbsup::D


Probably not my best picture ever, sun shone for only 10 seconds, I had to make it quick! St Nicolas ginger bread and lambsfoot:View attachment 805652

Thanks for your entry JP! :) :thumbsup: I DID find Evans thanks (I almost forgot about that)! :D :thumbsup:

Beautiful photo of a stunning knife Jack! Love that coloring in the horn.

Thanks a lot Duane, great to see you here my friend :) :thumbsup:


Cool pic Dylan :cool: :) :thumbsup:

Get well quickly Ron. Kermit here will keep a watch over the flock until you're 100%.
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Another great pic! :D :thumbsup:

Good afternoon my fellow Guardians.
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Wow! That photo really grabs you, and hauls you in! :cool: :thumbsup:
 
Hey ya go jack here is the picture of the horn that chipped. I will look into epoxy and r8shell I’ll start with sand paper and skip the power tools thanks for the advice guys.

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Well, folks, count me in to the horn shrinkage club. Last week I realized that the pins on the pile side of my Buffalo A. Wright were feeling a bit proud of the horn and, upon closer inspection, that the heel end had shrunk just enough that the brass liners are barely visible around it. The mark side is still fine, though. To be honest, I'm not sure whether I would have given it much thought had it not been for reading about the more significant shrinkage issues that others have encountered.

This knife is going into its second autumn in my possession. I vaguely remember noticing some seasonal changes last winter, but don't recall noticing them during the summer. It could be that this minor shrinkage has been present all year—with me forgetting about or no longer noticing it—but I'm hopeful that my tactile memory is correct and this is an annual cycle for this knife in my climate.

I'm curious about that and am going to treat this as an experiment. I'm not going to do anything to condition the horn other than give it a bit of a rub with mineral oil when I lubricate the joint later today. I did that once last year, too, not because of shrinkage, but because the horn was looking a bit dull. It's looking a bit dull now, too.

I'll report back with the results in the spring. Meanwhile, I hope those facing more serious problems with their horn handles are having success with the mitigation methods that have been discussed here.

Greg, a while back I posted in this thread about that same issue with two horn-handled A. Wright Lambsfoot knives, one that I've had for a while (the worse of the two, noticeably pulling away from the edges of the liners), and my Guardian's Lambsfoot (more minimal, but definitely noticeable when you feel the pins).

About a week ago, I took two 65% Boveda two-way humidification packets (I use them for my cigars), stuck them in a sandwich-sized ziplock bag, put my Guardian's Lambsfoot directly in between them and sealed the bag. (I decided to start with my Guardians Lambsfoot because it's such a special knife, I didn't want it to get any worse.)

Yesterday afternoon, I checked on it for the first time, and the pins seemed much better, almost flush with the horn again! I put it back in there and sealed it up again, and plan on checking again in another week or two. I'll report back then, but I'm hopeful it will keep improving (at which point I'll give it a go with the other knife as well).

The mail arrived, today with my new knife A. Wright Lambsfoot Jigged Bone ...

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Mine is blue, a bit (too) dark with a good strong spring. A nice knife, well made, found on the bay. This is an old picture because no light today. Next one could be a red jigged.

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I knew A. Wright made them in jigged bone, but I can't recall have seen one here before. Thanks for sharing, guys! :thumbsup:
 
Hey ya go jack here is the picture of the horn that chipped. I will look into epoxy and r8shell I’ll start with sand paper and skip the power tools thanks for the advice guys.

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Thanks Keith, it looks like the top layer of horn, where the flaw was, has flaked off.

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If you have the piece, you could re-affix it, or I think that area can be filled with epoxy. I've used it to repair smooth bone in the past, and my friend @ADEE has had a lot of success with it, colouring and texturing it to repair chipped jigged bone. It naturally dries clear, darkening brown with ages, but can be coloured with powdered paint or pastel. Here is a repair he did for me a couple of years back, the bone was cracked badly, with loose pieces, and a piece actually missing. I've enlarged the pic to show the repair, but in the hand it's barely noticeable. The repairs he's done on horn are even better :thumbsup:

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btb01 btb01 : Thanks for the update on your humidifier experiment, Barret. That’s encouraging news! I hope it continues to be a success.

+1 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 
just buff down the sharp spots. I'd advise starting with very fine sandpaper, rather than any power tools.

I have used a multi sided (the kind that has a different grade of coarseness on each side) manicure buffing board, as used to finish off fingernails, to polish repairs to horn or bone with great success. Someone posted this as a hint on one of the forums here a while back, works like a champ!
 
It looks to me like it is the sharp rear bolster edge, which has now been exposed, which is Kevin's main concern. Filling the gap with epoxy would be one solution, but an alternative would be to simply soften the sharp corner with sandpaper. The bolster is nickel silver (mainly brass), so that won't take long, though personally I would opt for epoxy option. Actually I'd probably buy @ADEE a pint, as he has an artistic flair that I lack! :D :thumbsup:
 
I have used a multi sided (the kind that has a different grade of coarseness on each side) manicure buffing board, as used to finish off fingernails, to polish repairs to horn or bone with great success. Someone posted this as a hint on one of the forums here a while back, works like a champ!
That makes sense: horn and fingernails are pretty similar. ;) Some of those nail buffers come on foam-core board, for an even softer touch. :thumbsup:
 
I did the chalk in clear epoxy ploy on my Kutmaster trapper. Plain paper masking tape worked fine as a dam to keep the epoxy from running off.

Cool :) I've also experimented with some of the epoxy putty you can buy, it's great for moulding, less messy, and very strong, but it is quite expensive (though you don't need much) :thumbsup:
 
Some of those nail buffers come on foam-core board, for an even softer touch.
The ones to use have a foam core that is pretty thick (square in section) and a different grade of abrasive on each side. I will see if I can find the old link when I get a moment. Works on the bolsters as well, I find it is best to go with the grain of the horn (I buff the bolster to match).
 
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