Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Hope they get them finished and right, Jack! I got my popcorn, and a supply of beer, ready to go!!
 
Cambertree said:
And a combo that GT might approve of!l
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And another favourite pairing, when 'out bush':

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(Sorry, I hope the non Lambsfoot knives - a handmade O1 hunter/bush knife a friend and I made, and a Vic Escort - are ok to show for the purpose of this discussion point of Lambsfoot-based pairings; if not, I'll edit them out.)

Alan, you're starting down a slippery slope, there, my friend!;):D:p
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Chin, my friend, I know? :)
 
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Here's John Maleham of Arthur Wright & Son putting the 'Real Lamb Foot' etch on the 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot. You'll notice that not all the positions on the ancient etching machine are filled, that's because the etching bits wear out very quickly, and are in short supply. Let me know what you think folks, I think they came out pretty good :) I'll email everyone later (expect 2 emails), just waiting on something from one of our members. :) :thumbsup:

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OH BOY!!!

I was going to make a joke like "I want the third one from the left." But as I scrolled down to more pictures, I couldn't decide which one I like best, they are all lovely. Thank you for putting this together, Jack. :)
 
Jack Black said:
Here's John Maleham of Arthur Wright & Son putting the 'Real Lamb Foot' etch on the 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot. You'll notice that not all the positions on the ancient etching machine are filled, that's because the etching bits wear out very quickly, and are in short supply. Let me know what you think folks, I think they came out pretty good :) I'll email everyone later (expect 2 emails), just waiting on something from one of our members. :) :thumbsup:

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Every one a Gem Jack !!! Thanks for the pictures .

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Thanks a lot folks, I greatly appreciate your comments :) :thumbsup:

Got a nice surprise for you later too ;) :thumbsup:
 
Very interesting to see that pantograph in action, Jack. I hadn't realised it was an electro etching machine, for some reason I'd imagined it to be an acid etch.

The crew at A. Wright & Son have really outdone themselves on this run! Great stuff.:thumbsup:

(And thanks for the kind thoughts regarding the return of my prodigal Lambsfoot, Jack, Greg and Barrett.:))
 
Cambertree said:
Very interesting to see that pantograph in action, Jack. I hadn't realised it was an electro etching machine, for some reason I'd imagined it to be an acid etch.

The crew at A. Wright & Son have really outdone themselves on this run! Great stuff.:thumbsup:

(And thanks for the kind thoughts regarding the return of my prodigal Lambsfoot, Jack, Greg and Barrett.:))
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Thanks Chin, I was glad to have caught that. I think they are going to have to MAKE some replacement bits for it, they appear to be copper with a steel core. The machine is over 100 years old, and must be one of the last around in Sheffield unfortunately.

I'm very pleased with the work the cutlers at Wright's have done :) :thumbsup:
 
Cambertree said:
Wow, I started to multiquote some comments for the last couple of pages, but there's just too many exceptional pics, posts and amazing Lambsfoot knives being shown. This thread just gets better and better! If I want to explain to anyone the attraction of this knife pattern, I'll just point them right here. What an incredible array of Lambsfooty goodness!

Ok I have a quick announcement to make: I'm a bit of an eejit!;)

But a happy eejit, nonetheless.:D

I found my lost ebony A. Wright Lambsfoot!:rolleyes::oops::D

As I'd mentioned a while ago, I misplaced it while carrying a bunch of knives to take some outdoor pics of, and update my photo archives. I had pulled it out to harvest some tasty looking field mushrooms I saw, and closed it, put it in my coin pocket, and that was the last I saw of it. Of course I went looking for it a few times, and kept hoping it would turn up. I would occasionally get a terrible image-flash of it lying rusting in the rain and mud somewhere, and renew my searching, but to no avail.:(

After finally accepting that it was lost and mentioning it in a post here, wouldn't ya know: I went out to my car again and stood outside it, leaning in over the centre console, when I caught a tiny, familiar glimpse of brass, steel, and ebony down in the gap between the seatbelt attachment and the plastic housing of the pivot point of the drivers seat. It was wedged vertically, so that it wasn't visible when I got down behind the seat and examined the rails and underneath the seat. I'd even used a piece of wire to poke around there, a few times.

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Awright, thanks for indulging me, back to our normal programming, now!:oops:

This is definitely one of my favourite usin' knives.:cool::)

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Greg, that was a great post, my friend.:thumbsup: I can definitely vouch for the usefulness of the Lambsfoot as a camp knife.

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And a combo that GT might approve of!

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And another favourite pairing, when 'out bush':

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(Sorry, I hope the non Lambsfoot knives - a handmade O1 hunter/bush knife a friend and I made, and a Vic Escort - are ok to show for the purpose of this discussion point of Lambsfoot-based pairings; if not, I'll edit them out.)

Alan, you're starting down a slippery slope, there, my friend!;):D:p
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Very happy to hear that your Ebony Lambsfoot has turned up again, that is fantastic news. I bet it is like experiencing New Knife Day all over again! :D

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Here's John Maleham of Arthur Wright & Son putting the 'Real Lamb Foot' etch on the 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot. You'll notice that not all the positions on the ancient etching machine are filled, that's because the etching bits wear out very quickly, and are in short supply. Let me know what you think folks, I think they came out pretty good :) I'll email everyone later (expect 2 emails), just waiting on something from one of our members. :) :thumbsup:

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What a terrific set of pictures, Jack! Thank you for sharing. And every one of those knives is a real treat, just fantastic.
 
Thanks for taking us along, Jack!! Some nice insight into Wright's process!
The Horn looks great, and those Rat bolsters are looking mighty fine!!
 
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