Guardians of The Lambsfoot!
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My son came home from school today humming a familiar tune. Before I could ask him about it, he inquired about an Irish tune that he used to hear me play on the fiddle. Apparently a fellow student at school played the violin and had learned the song via private lessons and taught my son the notes.
My son, who plays the cello, took his instrument out of the case, and proceeded to carefully demonstrate the jig that he had heard me play quite some time ago. So I took my fiddle out, tuned it, and quickly realized how rusty I had become...
It wasn't long though, before that Irish jig was singing...
I celebrated with a fine single malt.
Apologies for the poor indoor quality pic. It will have to do for now.
My son, who plays the cello, took his instrument out of the case, and proceeded to carefully demonstrate the jig that he had heard me play quite some time ago. So I took my fiddle out, tuned it, and quickly realized how rusty I had become...
It wasn't long though, before that Irish jig was singing...
I celebrated with a fine single malt.
Apologies for the poor indoor quality pic. It will have to do for now.
Campbellclanman
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That...is an excellent post along with an excellent Photo!
Campbellclanman
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Jack...I will say it again...... That is a wonderful Knife matey- every time I see it, I appreciate it so much - Great Photo!
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Well, it's here. Kind of lambsfooty. Cool looking.
I'm not too worried about the reproductive toxicity, as I've never reproduced because I figured my issue would be poisonous.
I'll have to give it a fair trial, but I have my reservations: not much blade for the handle, and tapered the wrong way. Though I can't take my too-much-handle-for-the-blade objection too seriously:
Still, if it tapered the other way my littler fingers would have better leverage.
But it does look cool and it cut well out of the box.
A very interesting knife for sure Jer, I wish we could find out how it came to be made
I did quite a bit of reading about the Thorns Dylan, and the Timbers, they have even had some coverage in the British press, which I had not seen before. Watching them sounds like a great day out
My son came home from school today humming a familiar tune. Before I could ask him about it, he inquired about an Irish tune that he used to hear me play on the fiddle. Apparently a fellow student at school played the violin and had learned the song via private lessons and taught my son the notes.
My son, who plays the cello, took his instrument out of the case, and proceeded to carefully demonstrate the jig that he had heard me play quite some time ago. So I took my fiddle out, tuned it, and quickly realized how rusty I had become...
It wasn't long though, before that Irish jig was singing...
I celebrated with a fine single malt.
Apologies for the poor indoor quality pic. It will have to do for now.
There seems to be no end to your talents my friend
Excellent pic, and a great tale Thanks a lot Duncan, hope you're having a great weekend pal
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Congratulations fellow Guardians, we’ve made it to 150 pages!
I said that I’d do a giveaway when we reached this milestone, and so I will A couple of months back, I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of knives with Sambar stag covers from A.Wright & Son. I also picked up a couple for Ron. And I have a spare – which is the prize.
The giveaway is open to anyone who has posted in this thread prior to this post.
We’re coming up to the season to be merry, so sometime over the next month or so, please post a seasonal Lambsfoot pic – eg a bit of tinsel, some holly, mistletoe, a snowy vista, fir tree, or whatever takes your fancy. Just include the word ‘giveaway’ in your post, but feel free to post as many pics as you like, and otherwise, please contribute to this thread as normal. I’ll pick a name out of the hat in a month or so.
Good luck everyone. Thanks for all your contributions
Jack
I said that I’d do a giveaway when we reached this milestone, and so I will
A couple of months back, I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of knives with Sambar stag covers from A.Wright & Son. I also picked up a couple for Ron. And I have a spare – which is the prize. The giveaway is open to anyone who has posted in this thread prior to this post.
We’re coming up to the season to be merry, so sometime over the next month or so, please post a seasonal Lambsfoot pic – eg a bit of tinsel, some holly, mistletoe, a snowy vista, fir tree, or whatever takes your fancy. Just include the word ‘giveaway’ in your post, but feel free to post as many pics as you like, and otherwise, please contribute to this thread as normal. I’ll pick a name out of the hat in a month or so.
Good luck everyone. Thanks for all your contributions
Jack
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i do hope Paul ships yours soon!
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I was forgetting Duncan didn't actually have his yet! Hope you're thrilled by it
Well done Jack (and Paul) I'm also hoping we'll see the one
zolthar
has at some point 
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I don't what I did wrong on this post but I meant to quote with this picture.
I never tire of looking at this knife Jack. Cream of covers
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That's very generous of you, Jack. I'll try to take a nice festive seasonal picture soon.
My Lambs foots:
You did nothing wrong. If the picture was uploaded as a Bladeforums attachment, it will only show up as a link in a quote. I guess it saves on bandwidth.
My Lambs foots:
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You did nothing wrong. If the picture was uploaded as a Bladeforums attachment, it will only show up as a link in a quote. I guess it saves on bandwidth.
My Lambs foots:
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I've tried to find a "contact us" somewhere at Taylor_etc to ask who was thinking what to produce this knife, but if they have a human face I can't find it.A very interesting knife for sure Jer, I wish we could find out how it came to be made
I was a little harsh with my comments on the knife, whether because I was full of myself for having been asked my opinion, or just from a superabundance of senile crotchets (which I hope will prove cyclical rather than permanent).
At worst, it's a stout workbench/toolbox knife with a blade more versatile than the triangular throw-aways, and a good buy at $13 delivered.
I was going to do a patina update on my two-blader, but there really isn't enough to show.
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Beautiful stag on this lambsfoot Jack and a generous gaw
Congratulations fellow Guardians, we’ve made it to 150 pages!
I said that I’d do a giveaway when we reached this milestone, and so I will
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The giveaway is open to anyone who has posted in this thread prior to this post.
We’re coming up to the season to be merry, so sometime over the next month or so, please post a seasonal Lambsfoot pic – eg a bit of tinsel, some holly, mistletoe, a snowy vista, fir tree, or whatever takes your fancy. Just include the word ‘giveaway’ in your post, but feel free to post as many pics as you like, and otherwise, please contribute to this thread as normal. I’ll pick a name out of the hat in a month or so.
Good luck everyone. Thanks for all your contributions
Jack
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Here it is Jack
I'm sorry it took so long, but I've been quite busy lately and it was hard to find a moment to take some outdoor pics.But today it's a nice autumn day
I like how the mark side gives a little hint of what to expect on the pile side
This is also the first knife my non knife nut friends immediately picked up to cf&ce Thanks again Jack, it really is a beautiful knife!
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That's very generous of you, Jack. I'll try to take a nice festive seasonal picture soon.
You did nothing wrong. If the picture was uploaded as a Bladeforums attachment, it will only show up as a link in a quote. I guess it saves on bandwidth.
My Lambs foots:
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Very helpful response r8shell
I have been uploading pics directly to this thread since the Photobucket nonsense, (I'm still using PB links elsewhere as my links should work for another year), as Id like the pics to stay in place here I've tried to find a "contact us" somewhere at Taylor_etc to ask who was thinking what to produce this knife, but if they have a human face I can't find it.
I was a little harsh with my comments on the knife, whether because I was full of myself for having been asked my opinion, or just from a superabundance of senile crotchets (which I hope will prove cyclical rather than permanent).
At worst, it's a stout workbench/toolbox knife with a blade more versatile than the triangular throw-aways, and a good buy at $13 delivered.
I was going to do a patina update on my two-blader, but there really isn't enough to show.
Thanks for trying Jer
Yes, I find the one r8shell kindly gifted me a useful craft knife Is that a new two-blade (can't keep up)? It looks good anyway Beautiful stag on this lambsfoot Jack and a generous gaw
Thank you my friend
What a great giveaway sir,wife picked up this tree bauble in Liberty’s last week.
Great entry!
I have a terrible time with indoor photos,
Me too Ron, I changed lighting in my kitchen about a year back, and it's made it much harder to take indoor pics. That's a good one though
Thank you my friend Here it is Jack
But today it's a nice autumn day
I like how the mark side gives a little hint of what to expect on the pile side
Thanks again Jack, it really is a beautiful knife!
Thank you Mark, those are fantastic
I have also had more interest in my Guardians Lambsfoot from non-knife friends than other knives I have 
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Very nice knives my fellow Guardians hope everyone is well and everyone is looking forward to Turkey day next Thursday. Me my son and a few friends hunt this entire week. Today is opening day for firearms in Indiana. So while on my way in for lunch I snapped a few photos enjoy.
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Thanks for the great pics Keith, and Happy Hunting this week