I have no idea what you're talking about, butThose are both good. It does look more like wings than the flames I was thinking of.
Breaking her in gently, and I probably owe the local post office an apology.
I don't refer to knives as "she"s, Charlton Heston's cold wife and Siegfried Sassoon's sweet sister notwithstanding, but "it" isn't good enough for this one.
It's a knife worth calling a "she" (her). Jer!
Very funny Jack! Yes, Primanti brothers in Pittsburgh. Great spot for a load of grease after a night hard drinking.Well done Dylan, and it's great to see your Guardians Lambsfoot in use
I also discovered that the fans of one of Sheffield's two soccer football teams, nicknamed 'The Blades' have a song, which references the chip butty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greasy_Chip_Butty_Song
To the tune of 'Annie's Song', they sing:
"You Fill Up My Senses,
Like A Gallon Of Magnet
Like A Packet Of Woodbines,
Like A Good Pinch Of Snuff,
Like A Night Out In Sheffield,
Like A Greasy Chip Butty,
Like Sheffield United,
Come Fill Me Again..."
My ebony Lambsfoot has just been helping me make...
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There's something slightly disturbing about that photo Jack? I'm not sure what it is, but just how it struck me.Thanks Keith, wile I was over at the factory a couple of months back, they had a handful of knives covered with Sambar, and I scooped them up. Since the Indian government stopped Sambar exports, the Sheffield cutlers have struggled to get decent stag. Wright's are mainly using Pere David stag I believe (and Sambar when they can get it). Here's their 'stag cellar' as witnessed by me and @herder when we were shown round the factory
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There's something slightly disturbing about that photo Jack? I'm not sure what it is, but just how it struck me.
Well done Dylan, and it's great to see your Guardians Lambsfoot in use
I also discovered that the fans of one of Sheffield's two soccer football teams, nicknamed 'The Blades' have a song, which references the chip butty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greasy_Chip_Butty_Song
To the tune of 'Annie's Song', they sing:
"You Fill Up My Senses,
Like A Gallon Of Magnet
Like A Packet Of Woodbines,
Like A Good Pinch Of Snuff,
Like A Night Out In Sheffield,
Like A Greasy Chip Butty,
Like Sheffield United,
Come Fill Me Again..."
My ebony Lambsfoot has just been helping me make...
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...mashed potatoes
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Well , after much gnashing of teeth and checking on the shipping number : I have to agree with everyone else that it is not easy to capture the depth of the covers .
The Midnight Special is just one Classy looking knife to my eyes . Notice the size of the Nail Nick . Best description that I can make of the color is Dusky to Smokey Brown on Mark & Pile Sides with a small line of white on the Pile Side
I had been wondering just how deep the Rat Tailed Bolsters were
The next knife is somewhat more FLASHIER . Notice the size of the Nail Nick . Coloration on Mark Side is some black , some white , some browns & tans
The Pile Side has even a little more Flash of Feathering in the same colors .
F&F of both knives is fine . Blade actions are fine . Pins are flush and smooth on both . Both of the Blades are sharp and evenly ground .
Very happy with both knives . My favorite one is the Midnight Special , which is probably contrary to other peoples opinions .
Thanks again Jack , A. Wright , and Dylan !!!
Harry
A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Brother Guardian and Master Pocket-Sheath Maker Dylan!
This is a better view of the lamb-clawed (thanks for description GT!) pile side of mine:
Lamb-clawed is a great description! Thank you so much, Jack. Despite having to work, my celebration was quiet and enjoyable with a most excellent dinner and subsequent libations afterwards. Not too much to complain about there.
This one is close by today.
Your Blonde is looking superb
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I'm starting to fear that the arid climate of the desert southwest isn't ideal for horn-handled knives. Here are a couple photos of my first A. Wright Lambsfoot, purchased around a year ago. You can see here how the horn has shrunk away from the liners:
And how the pin now protrudes here:
(The other pins stick out as well, but that one is the worst.)
This happened within the first few months of owning this knife. The reason I bring it up now is that I'm afraid my beautiful Guardians Lambsfoot may be headed for the same fate. I was handling it this morning and noticed just the slightest burr as I ran my finger over one of the pins, which certainly wasn't there when it arrived a couple weeks ago. I'll be keeping an eye on it, although I don't know that there's much to be done. (I even tried storing that first horn Lambsfoot in my cigar humidor at 66% RH for a few weeks when I first noticed the problem with it, but it didn't seem to help.)
Thanks, Jack. It is hard to get a bad pic' of these photogenic beauties.Great pic pal
The Porch does have more than it's fair share of good knife pics! A name for this one has not came to me just yet. I can't rush these kind of things.FBC, the photos you all are posting are raising MY blood pressure, so it's only fair if I can make your knife blush!
The image of you muttering "bam ba lam" made me laugh out loud. As for the Guardians theme song, I imagined it as more of a pint sloshing tavern style tune.
That is a bummer, Barrett! here is a link that might help.I'm starting to fear that the arid climate of the desert southwest isn't ideal for horn-handled knives. Here are a couple photos of my first A. Wright Lambsfoot, purchased around a year ago. You can see here how the horn has shrunk away from the liners:
And how the pin now protrudes here:
(The other pins stick out as well, but that one is the worst.)
This happened within the first few months of owning this knife. The reason I bring it up now is that I'm afraid my beautiful Guardians Lambsfoot may be headed for the same fate. I was handling it this morning and noticed just the slightest burr as I ran my finger over one of the pins, which certainly wasn't there when it arrived a couple weeks ago. I'll be keeping an eye on it, although I don't know that there's much to be done. (I even tried storing that first horn Lambsfoot in my cigar humidor at 66% RH for a few weeks when I first noticed the problem with it, but it didn't seem to help.)
I guess I was multiply obscure. The gentle break-in refers to the first task being to stir my coffee. The apology to the USPS would be about my unnecessary and premature remonstrances, because I knew they were about to send the knife back again; illustrated by the B3 mug. In The Warlord, (which contains the sexiest cauterization scene in cinema history)Charlton Heston says "I've spent 20 years with that cold wife!", meaning his father's sword. (He wants to hang up the sword and live with Rosemary Forsyth.) Siegfried Sassoon wrote a WWI poem called "Brother Lead and Sister Steel".I have no idea what you're talking about, but
I used it on an oak stick from my brother's driveway.
After cutting the stick down again, a nubbin needed reducing to let the cap fit. Then I trimmed off a tiny nubbin that scratched my hand during moulinets, never mind espadrones (sp?)
(Moulinet means Mill-wheel, which means twirling your stick between thumb and forefinger; espadrone means something like sword-stroke, where you tighten your fingers and accelerate into a cut with a draw-stroke.
For calisthenic and historical purposes only, obviously.
Don't try this at home. Always wear safety glasses.
I'm starting to fear that the arid climate of the desert southwest isn't ideal for horn-handled knives. Here are a couple photos of my first A. Wright Lambsfoot, purchased around a year ago. You can see here how the horn has shrunk away from the liners:
And how the pin now protrudes here:
(The other pins stick out as well, but that one is the worst.)
This happened within the first few months of owning this knife. The reason I bring it up now is that I'm afraid my beautiful Guardians Lambsfoot may be headed for the same fate. I was handling it this morning and noticed just the slightest burr as I ran my finger over one of the pins, which certainly wasn't there when it arrived a couple weeks ago. I'll be keeping an eye on it, although I don't know that there's much to be done. (I even tried storing that first horn Lambsfoot in my cigar humidor at 66% RH for a few weeks when I first noticed the problem with it, but it didn't seem to help.)
Thanks for bringing this up Barrett, it's a very worrying issue. I was thinking about this just a few weeks ago, as I have central-heating, but having checked my knives, they seem to be OK. I wonder if the process can be reversed? Perhaps one of our members with some experience of the issue can give some advice? I am particularly sorry to hear about your Guardian, when I got the first one made, one of the things which impressed me was the glass-like finish of the covers, with the pins absolutely imperceptible by touch alone
but perhaps I'll give it a try.
