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Here's another look at how the horn on the Guardians Lambsfoot started out 
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I like that. I'm more comfortable with the medium, but it would be interesting to have a larger version to round out my burgeoning lambs foot collection. Sometime in the future.
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Here's another look at how the horn on the Guardians Lambsfoot started out
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I'd love to just paw through that, offering each one up to the light. Horn is so special.
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Maybe I'll call mine "Brain-biter", like Hereward the Wake's sword.Ha ha, I was toying around with names for a couple of my favourite Lambsfoot knives too! Every good blade should have one, I suppose, but I've only named a couple of my knives before.
They're still saying mine will arrive by 8:00 tonight: 1.75 hours.
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I guess my Rosewood is a large. (4" , closed)
Larger than I usually carry, but it's just so useful it's worth the pocket real estate. I combine it with a small knife like a pen or peanut for detail work.
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What a pair, Dylan!! just super, both of them!!
Nice going, Jack!!
Jack is the GG!! The Guardian Godfather!!
WOW! Dylan those are two beautiful examples! I hope I will get to see mine sometime this week. They left Memphis and made two stops in Nashville!
Just FANTASTIC Dylan! Great photos and a nice care package from our friend!Jack Black
Thank you all for the compliments, though I can hardly take credit. Jack's work on these alongside Wright's has produced something rather exceptional. These knives truly are treasures.
Dylan, ....... WOW! Those are AMAZING!
Today's Lambsfoot.
I'm thinking about naming her Betty.
Thank you! Your ebony looks mighty fine. Since Betty is the name of my mother, I heartily approve!
Amazing pair you scored there, Dylan, either one of them would be exceptional in its own right. I can't decide which one I like more, either. You certainly got a double 'A' side Guardians edition, but that golden Ox horn keeps compelling me to go back and visually savour that rich amber glow and peaty black contrast in the covers.
I'm glad to see such fine examples end up with a most deserving Guardian, especially after the state of that earlier horn piece. (Come to think of it, you could possibly use that one with the dried out horn covers as a project piece to put your own covers on in future, if you were so inclined. There's some good tutorials around.)
And well done Jack, a very generous and thoughtfully compiled package, as always.
I think you have taken the words right out of my mouth, Chin. Both are exceptional and I have been checking them out all day whilst being cooped up in the office. In regards to my dried up horn, I have something in the works, stay tuned! But yes, the arrival of these beauties certainly has motivated me to see what can be done with my less than stellar example.
Another gray, drizzle this morning. But things are supposed to change afternoon. It is supposed to full on rain
I really do love the mismatched horn covers on your Lambsfoot, Alan. I think your knife has dual characters and that is most certainly special and unique.
After a week of compulsively checking the tracking, and seeing the package stalled out at the zip code that means it should be at the post office, but not yet delivered to my box, I finally had a spare moment to swing by and ask about it.
nice mail lady: "I'll look...hmm...I'm seeing it should be here."
me: "It's from England, if that makes a difference."
nice mail lady: "Let me see the screen grab on your phone...Oh, it's registered!"
She goes to the back room once more, and comes out with the parcel.
me: "Yay! Thank you, thank you!"
No idea on what pile they throw International Registered Mail, but apparently it isn't the one that gets delivered without an inquiry.
No matter, it's here now, and it's lovely.
The mark side has wild, wavy streaks, and the pile side has a bold white feather.
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Great job,
Fantastic,
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! Beautiful knife, I think you did a great job capturing its character though I certainly can relate to pictures not doing the covers justice. I am having a difficult time myself trying to photograph horn, it has presented a rather interesting learning curve for me. Doesn't matter what angle I try, I just can't quite seem to capture what I intend to. Oh well, practice makes perfect and some research can't hurt either...
A couple of pics from today:
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Fellow Guardians, my package arrived today. As luck would have it my wife was home and was able to forge my name to sign for the package. I didn’t get home until around 6:00. So by the time I had opened my package and became mesmerized by the absolute beauty of the contents my supper was cold and the light needed to get a quality photo worthy of the subject matter was gone. So I will just say to Jack Black and the fine craftsmen at A. Wright and Son LTD, a job well done! I am not going to take a photo until I can get a good one, but I will say that the Midnight Special, 2nd from left, now resides in Tennessee! All of the knives posted so far are unique and each one a treasure in their own right! Now back to some more serious CE and CF activities!!! To be continued!
As luck would have it my wife was home and was able to forge my name to sign for the package. I didn’t get home until around 6:00. So by the time I had opened my package and became mesmerized by the absolute beauty of the contents my supper was cold and the light needed to get a quality photo worthy of the subject matter was gone. So I will just say to Jack Black and the fine craftsmen at A. Wright and Son LTD, a job well done! I am not going to take a photo until I can get a good one, but I will say that the Midnight Special, 2nd from left, now resides in Tennessee! All of the knives posted so far are unique and each one a treasure in their own right! Now back to some more serious CE and CF activities!!! To be continued!
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We must have diversity in our collections
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Great pre production look Jack. Thanks.Here's another look at how the horn on the Guardians Lambsfoot started out
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Sweet horn on yours....wowAfter a week of compulsively checking the tracking, and seeing the package stalled out at the zip code that means it should be at the post office, but not yet delivered to my box, I finally had a spare moment to swing by and ask about it.
nice mail lady: "I'll look...hmm...I'm seeing it should be here."
me: "It's from England, if that makes a difference."
nice mail lady: "Let me see the screen grab on your phone...Oh, it's registered!"
She goes to the back room once more, and comes out with the parcel.
me: "Yay! Thank you, thank you!"
No idea on what pile they throw International Registered Mail, but apparently it isn't the one that gets delivered without an inquiry.
No matter, it's here now, and it's lovely.
The mark side has wild, wavy streaks, and the pile side has a bold white feather.
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Great job,
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I'll try to take some pictures in the sunlight to try to show the depth in the horn. Even on the plainer pile side, there is a grain that looks like strands of hair. It's hard to capture when the surface is so glossy, and I think the mark side is confusing the auto focus. It thinks the knife is in motion.Fantastic,
I am having a difficult time myself trying to photograph horn, it has presented a rather interesting learning curve for me. Doesn't matter what angle I try, I just can't quite seem to capture what I intend to. Oh well, practice makes perfect and some research can't hurt either...
Elegant!Mine came in the mail today! It sure is a good-looking knife! I really like the bolsters!
Thanks again for putting in the work to get these beautiful knives made, Jack!
Thanks! I've never seen such figured horn. Each of these knives is mesmerizing in its own way.Sweet horn on yours....wow
But can you see the post box from your window?
Good luck!
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Mine came in the mail today! It sure is a good-looking knife! I really like the bolsters!
Thanks again for putting in the work to get these beautiful knives made, Jack!
that looks awesome! like a chunk of a galaxy map
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After a week of compulsively checking the tracking, and seeing the package stalled out at the zip code that means it should be at the post office, but not yet delivered to my box, I finally had a spare moment to swing by and ask about it.
nice mail lady: "I'll look...hmm...I'm seeing it should be here."
me: "It's from England, if that makes a difference."
nice mail lady: "Let me see the screen grab on your phone...Oh, it's registered!"
She goes to the back room once more, and comes out with the parcel.
me: "Yay! Thank you, thank you!"
No idea on what pile they throw International Registered Mail, but apparently it isn't the one that gets delivered without an inquiry.
No matter, it's here now, and it's lovely.
The mark side has wild, wavy streaks, and the pile side has a bold white feather.
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Great job,
Mesmerising ! Another Comet Tail or Starburst
What were those cattle eating???Regards, Will
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LOL!
I guess it didn't get there Jer Hope it arrives today Thank you all for the compliments, though I can hardly take credit. Jack's work on these alongside Wright's has produced something rather exceptional. These knives truly are treasures.
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Thank you for the compliments folks, but I think the laurels have to go to the cutlers at Wright's...I just made them an offer they couldn't refuse
I do hope that this knife will be a milestone for them in seeing that people are willing to pay a little more for better quality, and what can be accomplished when they are not constrained by clock-watching and the tightest budgets. I'm not sure they were even aware of bolsters like this before, but my request for one has let them see what they can accomplish, and I hope it won't be an isolated project It was considerably longer in coming to fruition than most people probably realise, but I think Wright's have done an exceptional job of these knives, and they have exceeded my expectations. I think we got an absolute bargain, and a knife to truly treasure. Thanks to everyone who ordered one, and allowed me to get some of my money back! Mine came in the mail today! It sure is a good-looking knife! I really like the bolsters!
Thanks again for putting in the work to get these beautiful knives made, Jack!
Congratulations Barrett
These knives have a really interesting swedge on them, too. Almost like a sharpened double-edge from the apex of the curve all the way down to the tip. I like it.
The swedges are excellent aren't they? All hand-ground of course
Fellow Guardians, my package arrived today.
Sorry about the cold supper Ron!
Glad the package arrived though my friend Looking forward to seeing your pics I hope you haven't been out there all night Charlie!
I had expected yours to be among the first to land, hope it reaches you today pal I'll try to take some pictures in the sunlight to try to show the depth in the horn. Even on the plainer pile side, there is a grain that looks like strands of hair. It's hard to capture when the surface is so glossy, and I think the mark side is confusing the auto focus. It thinks the knife is in motion.
The glossy surface reflects a lot of light, so it really is hard to capture the true depth and beauty of the horn isn't it? I think the auto light settings on many cameras probably increase the problem. One of the problems that I generally have is that my simple auto-focus camera seems to want to focus everywhere but the knife, but with this one, there's so much going on in the horn, I haven't experienced the problem so much
Mesmerising ! Another Comet Tail or Starburst
Space cows!
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Thanks Alan, I had hoped to be able to take some pics of the knives actually being made, but Wright's worked more quickly than I had expected. Maybe next time
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Really enjoying your pics folks
