Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Morning Guardians (well it's morning here in Yorkshire!) :) Just checking in here before I head down the market :thumbsup:

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Looking good Ron :) :thumbsup:

A week or so ago , I posted this picture of the Lambfoot knives that I have . Two have Water Buffalo Horn , One has Ramshorn , and One is Jugged Bone .

My Friend @mrknife told me that I needed one with Wooden covers . I told him that I did not need another knife . I had more than 10 or 12 knives , why do I need any more . After all : I CAN QUIT ANYTIME . The young Whippersnapper can not read too well or did not pay much attention to me .
This came in the mail today : A Very Nice A.Wright Lambfoot with some Wooden Covers .


The Mark Side cover has some very nice grain in it and a little browner color than the Pile Side which has a little redder browns .
The F&F of this knife is pretty darn nice and I am proud to add it to my collection .
This knife is pretty sharp . I don't yet know if Jack sharpened it or not . I f this is a true sample of a normal production knife , I just may have to order one some day .
Thank You VERY MUCH my Friend .

Harry

That's a great new addition to your growing Lambsfoot collection Harry :) Nicely played Jack, you're a very generous feller :) :thumbsup:

I am glad you enjoy it my friend! nope never sharpened/honed that edge. New as it came.

Still usually need some work, but I think Wright's are definitely paying more attention to the edges on their knives than they did in the past :thumbsup:

Here's a shot of the grain in the covers, Chin asked if I was sure it's wood and I'm not sure but opinions are welcome Cambertree Cambertree
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I bought it with intentions of having the scales replaced and using it. I really like the idea of having the 2 full blades in one frame and I've been wanting to try a lambsfoot but Jack and Charlie convinced me not to alter it. Thanks guys for steering me in the right direction :thumbsup::thumbsup: guess I'll have to get me an A Wright with a pruner handle and settle for a one blade lambsfoot :)

Here's the pics from the old knives thread and I'll get some better pics Saturday outside in some good light.

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Once again Rob, a fascinating knife :) Thanks for bringing it over here, and welcome to the Guardians! ;) :thumbsup: It's very unusual to see a Lambsfoot blade with another full-sized blade alongside it, and in a Barlow frame too! :) As I said in the Old Knives thread, I have a strong suspicion it was made for the Australian market.

I used to like the idea of having a Pen alongside my Lambsfoot, but like others here, I've come to find the Lambsfoot blade so versatile that the Pen is almost superfluous. Of course I often 'cheat' by carrying a second knife, but that's just me being greedy! :D :thumbsup:

Old horn can sometimes look like wood, but the covers of your knife remind me of the ones on this old knife, a worn Lambsfoot, Gevonovich identified as a Taylor's, and which I sent to him a few years back :thumbsup:

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Harry I'm not well educated in Sheffield cutlery, I just like the looks of Wright, I may just get a Taylor's and a Wright to add to the rotation :thumbsup:

Getting one of each , now that would be very nice . I can only encourage you to go for it .

Harry

Harry, you are such an enabler! :D :thumbsup:

I couldn't decide so both of these ended up in my pockets today. Does that make me a bad person?
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Sometimes temptation is just too much! :D :thumbsup:

Beautiful knife sitting on some old trinkets. :)

Thank you for all your kindness my friend :) :thumbsup:

So many fantastic examples shown and the picture compositions and quality are just wonderful.
Here is an older Taylors Eye Witness.

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Fantastic pic sir :) Here's a similar TEW with Pen, it's a great workhorse :) :thumbsup:

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Once again Rob, a fascinating knife :) Thanks for bringing it over here, and welcome to the Guardians! ;) :thumbsup: It's very unusual to see a Lambsfoot blade with another full-sized blade alongside it, and in a Barlow frame too! :) As I said in the Old Knives thread, I have a strong suspicion it was made for the Australian market.

I used to like the idea of having a Pen alongside my Lambsfoot, but like others here, I've come to find the Lambsfoot blade so versatile that the Pen is almost superfluous. Of course I often 'cheat' by carrying a second knife, but that's just me being greedy! :D :thumbsup:

Old horn can sometimes look like wood, but the covers of your knife remind me of the ones on this old knife, a worn Lambsfoot, Gevonovich identified as a Taylor's, and which I sent to him a few years back :thumbsup:

Thanks Jack, lots of great knives in this thread, I'll take some time over the weekend and dig back through from the beginning :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Thanks Jack, lots of great knives in this thread, I'll take some time over the weekend and dig back through from the beginning :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I know it's a pretty long thread now, but I think you'll find some great reading here Rob :thumbsup:

143 pages and going strong! :) Maybe I'll do a giveaway when we get to page 150 ;) :thumbsup:
 
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Hmm...since I have an Ettrick and a Lambfoot, I'm thinking I need to find a Tackler for the Sheffield Trifecta. :D
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This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far


Reporting for duty as summoned in the other thread Jack Black Jack Black :D

It's so great how this thread has kept going, and going, and going, and going...

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Those are a couple of beauties, Mike!! :cool::cool:

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We do have a lot of wet spots here my friend! :D I mainly used it on boots GT, but was seduced away by a gifted pot of a homemade mixture of beeswax and lanolin :D You could certainly be a detective my friend :) :thumbsup:

That's pretty cool my friend :cool: :) Cool pic too, and a first from that angle I think :cool: :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the commendation, Jack. :) I've not tried beeswax on footwear, but I'm pleased with Sno Seal beeswax on leather gloves, and am ecstatic with it as a remedy for Opinel swelling!

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Thanks GT, I'll have to try the name out in my head a bit first to see if it works. I find I think of my ebony Lambsfoot in my mind just as 'Mah Knife'. As in, reciting when getting dressed in the morning: 'Keys, wallet, phone, torch and mah knife'! No disrespect intended to any of my other knives, of course, but that's just how it is.;):D

... I carried the Ettrick for a bit, it's a very cool knife to whip out to use, when EDCing it, but I'm convinced one of the ways it may also be designed to use is in a kind of reverse grip, with the edge facing the user. It used to be reasonably common, I remember when I was a kid, to see adults peeling and slicing up their lunchtime apples using this hold.
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"Mah Knife" is a name any knife should be proud to wear, Chin! :cool::thumbsup: Since I tend not to have multiple copies of a given knife model, I often refer to them in my mind rather generically, but preceded by an upper-case THE (THE Rough Rider Congress, THE buffalo lambsfoot, THE Buck stag canoe, etc.) connoting "unique, one-and-only, and mine". (I also tend to have a mental link for each knife to its "source", such as THE Taramundi (I bought in Sevilla with my daughter), THE Case Swayback Jack (from Paul), THE Vic Moneyclip (I found at the Cedar Shake in Cedarville).

The reverse grip you mention in connection with an Ettrick is used often for certain whittling cuts, I think.

I enjoy seeing your ebony lambsfoot with its distinctive "long pull nail nick". ;)

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I am going to have to get round to buying another rosewood Lambsfoot sometime. I sent this one to Charlie C when I was a newish poster here :) :thumbsup:

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Quite a difference in the structure of those two samples of antler, Jack! :eek:
The two wood-handled lambsfoot knives you posted are very appealing! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

My Guardians Lambsfoot has just helped me open an incredible (and extremely well-wrapped) package of vintage treasures from my good friend H herder :) :thumbsup:

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Congrats, Jack; looks like you have some treasures indeed! :cool::cool:
Kudos for your generosity, herder!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Just another day at the mill
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Your Guardians Lambsfoot is a knock-out, Keith! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup: Is your hardhat made of micarta??

Double the pleasure, double the fun, Ron!! ;):thumbsup::thumbsup::cool::cool:

...My Friend @mrknife told me that I needed one with Wooden covers . I told him that I did not need another knife . I had more than 10 or 12 knives , why do I need any more . After all : I CAN QUIT ANYTIME . The young Whippersnapper can not read too well or did not pay much attention to me .
This came in the mail today : A Very Nice A.Wright Lambfoot with some Wooden Covers .


The Mark Side cover has some very nice grain in it and a little browner color than the Pile Side which has a little redder browns .
The F&F of this knife is pretty darn nice and I am proud to add it to my collection .
This knife is pretty sharp . I don't yet know if Jack sharpened it or not . I f this is a true sample of a normal production knife , I just may have to order one some day .
Thank You VERY MUCH my Friend .

Harry
Congrats, Harry; that's a beautiful wood addition to your flock! :thumbsup::cool::cool::thumbsup: Both sides have quite mesmerizing grain IMHO! :cool::cool: You mentioned not NEEDING another knife. I read that Michigan State basketball has a motto: It's not because you've got to, it's because you get to. That's how I think about knife acquisition. :rolleyes:

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Here's the pics from the old knives thread and I'll get some better pics Saturday outside in some good light.

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What an intriguing knife, rockman!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: Certainly no doubt about the maker with all the bolster, tang, and blade stamps!! :D How many "eyes" does that knife have??

I couldn't decide so both of these ended up in my pockets today. Does that make me a bad person?
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Not a BAD person, lambertiana, but a FORTUNATE one! :thumbsup::thumbsup:;)

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I used to like the idea of having a Pen alongside my Lambsfoot, but like others here, I've come to find the Lambsfoot blade so versatile that the Pen is almost superfluous. Of course I often 'cheat' by carrying a second knife, but that's just me being greedy! :D :thumbsup:
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Fantastic pic sir :) Here's a similar TEW with Pen, it's a great workhorse :) :thumbsup:

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Although I'm much more willing to have a single-blade knife than I once was, my preference is still 2 or more blades, even if one is a lambsfoot. :rolleyes:

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It was a dark and stormy night on which I first saw a lambsfoot in use...
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I was in Leeds market early this morning, and after a couple of hours, stopped off for a hearty breakfast :) FAO our Food Correspondent 5K Qs 5K Qs ;) :D :thumbsup:
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Why they sprinkled grass on my breakfast, I have no idea (the avocado is weird enough)?! :confused: o_O :rolleyes:
The grass is obviously for your lamb! :rolleyes:
Except for the position of the various foods on the plate, that looks nearly identical to the last breakfast you posted, Jack! ;):thumbsup::cool: (I had to Google "FAO", and was almost convinced you were referencing the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, even though that seemed quite a promotion for me! :D:D)

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Your Guardians Lambsfoot is a knock-out, Keith! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup: Is your hardhat made of micarta??

Thanks man I carry it everyday along with a rosewood lambsfoot. And no the hard hat is made out of resin and like burlap material it's called a bridge hat.

Today no work took off to get in one of my deer stands. So on the walk in passed this rock had to take a picture.
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Jack, that's pea haulm. You get that on stuff here, totally inedible and I like Greens:D

Thanks for the info Will, I'll definitely not eat it! :D Everytime I eat in that place, I remove the stuff with a look of considerable disdain, and leave it on the counter! They still keep adding it though o_O

Thanks for the commendation, Jack. :) I've not tried beeswax on footwear, but I'm pleased with Sno Seal beeswax on leather gloves, and am ecstatic with it as a remedy for Opinel swelling!

Good stuff GT :) The first really good pair of walking boots I ever bought were made by Scarpa of Italy, and naturally, they recommended 'Scarpa Boot Cream'. There was an independent climbing shop in Sheffield at the time, run by an old climber (who also had an interest in knives as I discovered some years later), so I called in there to pick some up. His manager was a nice guy, but a terrible salesman. "Oh, you don't want that," he told me, "it's gunk!" I asked about another product. "Gunk!" Then he gave me a pot of this stuff they had made up for them, pure beeswax and lanolin, told me to take it for free because he didn't think I'd ever want anything else. Sure enough, it was great stuff, and even with regular use, the pot lasted two years. I managed to buy some more just before the shop went bust! :rolleyes:

Quite a difference in the structure of those two samples of antler, Jack! :eek:
The two wood-handled lambsfoot knives you posted are very appealing! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

Yes indeed. It was Herder who asked me to take that pic, and him holding them :) There's also a big difference in weight, the Sambar is solid and bone-like unlike the pithy, weightless Pere David :rolleyes: THanks for the compliment my friend :)

Congrats, Jack; looks like you have some treasures indeed! :cool::cool:
Kudos for your generosity, herder!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Absolutely GT, a really nice package to receive :) :thumbsup:



The grass is obviously for your lamb! :rolleyes:
Except for the position of the various foods on the plate, that looks nearly identical to the last breakfast you posted, Jack! ;):thumbsup::cool: (I had to Google "FAO", and was almost convinced you were referencing the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, even though that seemed quite a promotion for me! :D:D)

LOL! :D I went back to the same place GT, figured I'd get a clearer pic ;) You can be our Special Food Envoy my friend! :D :thumbsup:

Thanks man I carry it everyday along with a rosewood lambsfoot. And no the hard hat is made out of resin and like burlap material it's called a bridge hat.

Today no work took off to get in one of my deer stands. So on the walk in passed this rock had to take a picture.
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Hope you had a great day Keith :) Beautiful knife :thumbsup:
 
They used to do the same here with lettuce leaves. I for long thought they got them in rolls, kinda like toilet paper! :rolleyes:

:D :thumbsup:

Once again, I am done fooling with the black TEW. I don't want to make it look like the red TEW (not Jack's fault), which Jack doesn't like because it's too close to the Case wharnefoot.
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:D :thumbsup:

It's garnish! :p And there's nothing weird about avocado for breakfast, at least not around these parts. (my healthy, low-cholesterol brekkie is egg whites, black beans and avocado) :thumbsup:

Lambfoot content:

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Really?

Lambsfoot content is always welcome :) :D :thumbsup:

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Thank you, Chin. I know oil that contains any sort of mineral spirits is no good for leather or anything really that is vulnerable to solvents. Mineral oil, on the other hand, shouldn't have any adverse effects on leather as it is rather gentle all around.

I hope to visit Australia someday, it is on my short list of places to experience. It sounds like there are some stellar areas to explore.

I have this one with me again today.

Thanks Dylan - yeah I tend to trust the experience of people who've worked with the material extensively, like yourself, when I'm gleaning advice on the 'net. Not being critical of whoever initially made the comment about neatsfoot oil deteriorating leather - I have no idea of the original context, but opinions expressed on the 'net have a way of going down the Chinese Whispers path sometimes. As an example, when I was recently looking up ways to maintain horn, a few sources recommended rubbing olive oil into it. Now anyone who's used olive oil as a protectant or lubricant in a pinch, knows it definitely should not be used for this purpose, as it gets sticky and goes rancid.

Mate, I'm sure you'd love Australia if you came over here. When I was in my early teens, I decided that I wanted to travel and experience as much of this vast country as I could, before starting to explore overseas, and that's what I did. I recommend taking a bit of time, and renting a four wheel drive to really get out into the 'Real Australia'. Probably 80% of Aussies have never seen anything but the populous Eastern fringe of the continent. You'd love the camping, hunting and fishing here, too, I'm sure.;):thumbsup:

Hopefully I'll see you here, one day.:thumbsup:

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A week or so ago , I posted this picture of the Lambfoot knives that I have . Two have Water Buffalo Horn , One has Ramshorn , and One is Jugged Bone .

My Friend @mrknife told me that I needed one with Wooden covers . I told him that I did not need another knife . I had more than 10 or 12 knives , why do I need any more . After all : I CAN QUIT ANYTIME . The young Whippersnapper can not read too well or did not pay much attention to me .
This came in the mail today : A Very Nice A.Wright Lambfoot with some Wooden Covers .


The Mark Side cover has some very nice grain in it and a little browner color than the Pile Side which has a little redder browns .
The F&F of this knife is pretty darn nice and I am proud to add it to my collection .
This knife is pretty sharp . I don't yet know if Jack sharpened it or not . I f this is a true sample of a normal production knife , I just may have to order one some day .
Thank You VERY MUCH my Friend .

Harry

Very nice Harry, and well done Jack @mrknife. Beautiful figure on the mark side. Heh heh, I'm going to start nicknaming you Gideon, soon Jack! A Lambsfoot knife in every pocket and hotel room drawer, eh?:D:cool::p You're a most generous Guardian, my friend.:thumbsup::)

Here's a shot of the grain in the covers, Chin asked if I was sure it's wood and I'm not sure but opinions are welcome Cambertree Cambertree
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I bought it with intentions of having the scales replaced and using it. I really like the idea of having the 2 full blades in one frame and I've been wanting to try a lambsfoot but Jack and Charlie convinced me not to alter it. Thanks guys for steering me in the right direction :thumbsup::thumbsup: guess I'll have to get me an A Wright with a pruner handle and settle for a one blade lambsfoot :)

Here's the pics from the old knives thread and I'll get some better pics Saturday outside in some good light.

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Just a fantastic knife there, Rob. I love everything about it. The way the cover material has swelled around the pins and shrunk back from the bolster makes me suspect it's some sort of synthetic 'composition' material, perhaps rubber based. Also, you'll notice the 'grain' is very evenly layered and regular. I'm far from an expert on the matter, though; it just seems similar to other knives I've seen from that period in that material.

Here's a repost of another Australian Lambsfoot 'Stock Knife' variant, also with dual, full length blades - a Joseph Rodgers Western Castrator. (Sorry for the bad picture quality.)

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I couldn't decide so both of these ended up in my pockets today. Does that make me a bad person?
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LOL!:D:cool::eek: To Non-Knife-People, it can be hard to explain why we sometimes carry two or more pocket knives.:rolleyes: But even amongst ourselves, I thought it might be hard to justify why I've been 'dual wielding' two Lambsfoots of the same size, since my Guardians knife arrived!:eek::rolleyes::D

I carry it everyday along with a rosewood lambsfoot.

I'm glad to see I seem to be in good company, though!:D:D

Although, I fear that with Brother GT's influence as well, I may soon be wearing a double knife roll bandolier like a Mexican bandit from a spaghetti Western!:D:p:eek:

So many fantastic examples shown and the picture compositions and quality are just wonderful.
Here is an older Taylors Eye Witness.

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Very nice and workmanlike early delrin TEW, my friend.:thumbsup: Great catalogue cut you posted over in the Old Knives thread as well, and definitely worth referencing here, too.:):thumbsup:

Interesting that by 1928, Taylor's had started to go with the 'Real Knife' stamp, too. They also appear to have the modern style TEW long bolster with a rounded grind at the end, where Rob's knife actually has fluting applied at the bolster ends.

"Mah Knife" is a name any knife should be proud to wear, Chin! :cool::thumbsup: Since I tend not to have multiple copies of a given knife model, I often refer to them in my mind rather generically, but preceded by an upper-case THE (THE Rough Rider Congress, THE buffalo lambsfoot, THE Buck stag canoe, etc.) connoting "unique, one-and-only, and mine". (I also tend to have a mental link for each knife to its "source", such as THE Taramundi (I bought in Sevilla with my daughter), THE Case Swayback Jack (from Paul), THE Vic Moneyclip (I found at the Cedar Shake in Cedarville).

The reverse grip you mention in connection with an Ettrick is used often for certain whittling cuts, I think.

I enjoy seeing your ebony lambsfoot with its distinctive "long pull nail nick". ;)

Thanks GT, I have the same 'mental reference filing system', as I generally acquire one example of different patterns to test and try out, and only have multiples of patterns I especially like.

Yes, I've heard that too, about whittlers using that knife hold.:thumbsup:

And to answer your earlier question, that is indeed my Prodigal Lambsfoot knife.:):thumbsup:

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