I didn't visit this thread Monday and most of Tuesday (at least not to read new posts), so of course I fell behind. But worse, I've kind of "lost the thread" of various ongoing conversations/discussions here, so that when I simply tried to pick up where I left off, many posts seemed somewhat meaning less to me because I had no context. Live and learn!
So I've gone to my default desperate catch-up strategy of trying to limit myself to responding to or commenting on one post per page as much as possible.
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You're not the only one, OG! When I get behind, all I can do is like all the back pages and only respond to the posts of the current day, and that still takes more than a couple of hours!
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Dennis, as a veteran multi quoter, I'm incredibly impressed by how many posts you can quote in a single message! I always seem to overshoot the 10K characters/post limit with my multi quotes.
I also liked the catch-up strategy you described, and may have to try that out myself sometime (although I'll probably stubbornly stick to my personal rule to never use the Like button
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My biggestes compass!
Cool photo, Dennis!
Always a treat to see your scarred blond horn lambsfoot.
Good morning and good week to all the Guardians.
Splendid sunny pic of your superbly-grained ironwood lambsfoot, José!
Love my Ironwood.
Love the light in that 2019 Guardians shot, Mark!
OK, I'm going to collect together a bunch of shots of the Waynorth jigged bone lambsfoot here!
Good morning Guardians! Lots of great posts to catch up on this morning!
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My first bounty!
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LOL!
You should see the
fungi I brought home with me today!
It's not getting eaten though, it's as hard as rock!
End of today's installment.
It depends Christian. The factory edges aren't bad at Wright's these days, and they tend to be ground even, but some prefer less steel behind the edge. On the advice of
@Cambertree and
WhittlinAway
I reprofiled my Rosewood Big 'Un to 15 DPS, and it certainly works OK, but those guys use their knives a lot harder than I do these days. I also think that I'm less obsessed with the sharpness of my knives than I was a few years ago, when I wouldn't have dreamed of carrying a trad knife without first sharpening it to shaving sharp. Of course I also have a lot more knives to take care of!
These days, so long as a new knife is sharp, I'm happy to carry it for a while before putting a better edge on it. Most of my knives I sharpen at 20 DPS or thereabouts, and that really works OK for me. I've had LF knives from other manufacturers in the past, which I've re-profiled because I wasn't happy with the grind. It's certainly a lot easier to do with a straight-edged blade than one with some belly
Thanks for sharing some of your sharpening opinions and experiences, Jack!
Good afternoon, folks.
I have had to reevaluate how I approach this thread. With the steaming locomotive that this discussion/community has become, I have had to resign myself to mostly lurking. Those of you who have the time and stamina to quote everyone and offer kind words, you have my respect and gratitude, I honestly do not know how you do it. ...
Rather than drop in with a picture now and then, I thought I might use my limited time to make my posts here a bit more meaningful. Taking a page out of Chin's book, so to speak.
The past several days has seen me with a Waynorth Lamb Foot in my pocket. ... it is this line of thinking that has led me to choose the Jigged Bone version of Charlie's Lamb Foot as my regular user.
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I mentioned some time ago that I was tending a garden. It continues to grow - and grow - and grow...
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Dylan, thanks for sharing your plans about how you intend to handle the heavy traffic in this thread, for telling us how you came to make the jigged bone Waynorth Cutlery lambsfoot your regular user, and for answering the question, "Dylan, how does your garden grow?"
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BEEP BEEP
Cool photo, FBC, and I'm sure your stag HHB is securely lashed to the car, but you really ought to invest in one of those lambsfoot roof racks!
View attachment 1162092 Great posts today, everyone! Carrying a Sheffield veteran with lots of character today! Razor sharp with amazing walk and talk.
That looks like a champ, Ben!
Trying to keep this blade clean and pretty for now:
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It's working, Vince!
Lambsfoot Experience Report: Breaking Down Whole Chickens
Whole chickens were on sale at the market today and I purchased two to break down and stock up our freezer. I have a Japanse Honesuki knife that I usually use for that task, but today I decided to see what would happen if I tackled it with my lambsfoot instead. Some of you may be wondering what's up, given that I've said in the past that I don't tend to favor pocket knives (even a lambsfoot) for extensive kitchen duty. That's still true, but, hear me out, there was method to this madness.
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So there you have it: you can break down a chicken with a lambsfoot and it does an admirable job. It was actually a pleasant experience. I don't think I'll being doing it again soon, though, mostly because I don't want to have to go to the trouble of deep cleaning it afterwards and then drying and oiling it. In a pinch, though, I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
Thanks for the interesting and detailed report, Greg.
I'm not an experienced chicken butcher, so I found the report intriguing and informative (although I did NOT buy any whole chickens when I got groceries this morning
). I'm not responding in real time, so you may have answered this already, but which lambsfoot did you use?
Have a great meal and a lovely time Vince
Lambsfoot knives bring a lot of vivid color into our lives, don't they?
I thought of adding maybe some strawberry jam and Tabasco sauce, but I think I will keep it simple.
Looking forward to hearing the results of your PB & Spam experiment, Vince!
FWIW, I like onions, mustard, and pepper rings with Spam, and I like honey, jam, and/or bananas with peanut butter. I'd recommend any or all of those as condiments for your experiment!
Yesterday, Valley Jack showed off the pile side for which he's named; today it's mark side's turn (looks better than I remember
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- GT