Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

I'm sure I've read of the eggshell ploy somewhere, but I can't find it offhand. I definitely saw it in the My World and Welcome to It episode where their new cook was afraid of electricity. Based on Thurber cartoons. I'll have to google for the actess who played William Windom's wise and compassionate wife.

This JoC recommends not putting a lightly beaten egg to clarify the coffee, because it impairs the flavor of the coffee.
Kephart says that only a few old timers now take the trouble to roast and grind their coffee "berries" with a frypan and a pistol-butt.

 

A canned picture of my WCLF to remind me what sunshine looks like as it is snowing here today.

 

Dylan, sounds like a worth while project on your end. If you do a complete rebuild/redesign with you use lumber or the synthetics?

 

Interesting patch there Jack. For a hike your little portable gas fired unit looks just right. I use an electric hot water heater at home and it will boil 12 cups of water in about 3 minutes. Great for our morning tea. Your HHB is lookin' good.

Very nice photo of you WCLF Ed.

Good morning to everyone. Here in South Coastal NC it's a beautiful sunny day and warming up. Doing some grouting and caulking work. What a pain in the tuchus.

 

Headed home, quick 3 day vacation. Hope all you Guardians are having a great weekend!

 

My newest addition to the flock. It started with a rather poor, coarse grind but I remedied that. I also lightened the pull from "dear God I need a pair of pliers" to a more manageable 8/9. I will most likely work on it a bit more when time permits.

 

Good Sunday Morning Guardians

 

Kicking back today and hunkering down. Doing some indoor caulking but that's about it. Bagpipe Ebony close at hand. Recycled photo.

 

The card had me worried for a second, Jack! Had to go check the calendar... Didn't miss it, still have 2 more months.

 

Thanks Jack! It was a great time. I love South Lake Tahoe it's always nice to get up there. It's just a quick trip up the "hill" lol.

Here's some pics from a walk we went on.




Pretty sad there was really no measurable snow at lake level. I'm glad it snowed the last night we were there and more storms stacked up in the Pacific that are supposed to dump more in the mountains.

 

True enough, in my experience their QC is rather shoddy and I have the feeling the blade thickness varies ever so slightly but I didn't measure to confirm that. Even so, they make an (somewhat)acceptable knife that takes a good edge and they seem to be among the last using carbon steel for their blades.
Wishing all a good day, stay healthy.

 

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@Jack Black

Could not get a clean shot of my first Lamb Foot knife. The other jigged ?bone? is C E Slinn & CO. It has brass bolster and steel or nickel silver liners.Open is about 8-9, snap close. The cover on the mark side is short of the bolster. The mark side pins arre a bit proud of the cover. The pile side is a bit proud of the cover.The mark side cover has a crack from the first pin. The spring is level open and closed. The blade, both sides, shows hand sanding marks and is not a polish.

 

Made by A. Wright of Sheffield for Jack Adams. Nice, dark, Rosewood on this one.

 

Have found the following:
Charles Edward Slinn (1880-1955) was a spring knife cutler, who was born in Sheffield, the son of Charles Slinn and his wife, Sarah. Charles Sen. was a brass turner and tape measure maker from Hathersage. Given the family’s address in Sheffield (Pearl Street), it seems likely that he worked for Chesterman’s, the renowned measuring tape manufacturer.

By 1911, Charles Edward was a spring-knife cutlery manager. In the early 1920s, he started his own firm, which was listed as C. Slinn & Co, spring knife manufacturer, Fitzwilliam Lane. It operated at that address until the early 1950s.

Charles Edward Slinn, of 40 Rosedale Road, died on 22 July 1955, leaving £934