Christmas time is here again... (Pic Heavy)

[Robert Burns]

Like so many other good folks on here I thought I would share some of the Christmas gifts I've made this year. Let me know what you think. Most of these projects were new to me aside from the axe but the spoon, cheese knife, and cutting board were all new, I felt like I was working at the North Pole this past week and no it's not jsut because I live in Minnesota But blather aside here are some of the things I made this year...

 

First up is the cutting board and cheese knife for my sister. The cheese knife is 16 layers of 15n20 and 1084 with a diver salvage oak handle from lake Superior. The cutting board is olive wood, rosewood, maple, 100 year old walnut reclaimed from a local barn, and (what I'm guessing is) cottonwood burl that I dug out of the mud of the Minnesota river a few feet from my shop.

 

 

 

 

Next up is a small "Viking axe" for my future father-in-law with a white oak handle.

 

 

 

Followed by a spoon and necklace for my fiance. The spoon being made from curly maple and treated with natural dyes and mineral oils.

 

 

And finally a flesh for for my fiance's uncle who is a big time hunter. This thing is beastly at 30 inches long with 5 inch long tines and a beer bottle opener! Not my prettiest forge welding but it works and I kind of like it.

 

 

And that's all for my elf work this week...now to hop on the train and hope security doesn't inspect my bag....

 

-Robert

[N. Runals]

Great stuff Robert! That axe is really nice.

 

Something about the wonky weld on the fork looks so good to me.... looks pretty authentic I guess.

[Don Abbott]

Everything looks great. They will love 'em.

 

However, I must question the wisdom in making one's "future father in-law" an axe... perhaps something less potentially destructive.

 

So if you're intent on giving it to him, you better be extra nice to daddy's little girl (I had to walk my daughter down the aisle last year, but no axes were handy)

 

Seriously, good work.

[Caleb Harris]

"An axe for the future father in law"

Get on his good side, well thought out!

[Robert Burns]

Haha thanks everyone...yeah I think I'd worry about his shot guns slightly more...

Edited December 19, 2013 by Robert Burns

[VaughnT]

Very nice work. I really like what you did to the handle of that spoon.

[Miles Hebbard]

Don has a good point there! Shotguns? Seems like a good man to me! Robert all my best wishes for the season to you and yours...thanks for posting your work, I always look forward to what you're going to do next! ( Offer to keep the guns clean?)

[Robert Burns]

Haha thanks Miles and the same to you I always love your bowies In all honesty I would know where to begin on cleaning a gun as I'm a bow man...my fiance is a better shot then me with a rifle

[Dave Wood]

Very nice work Robert! The cutting board is amazing! I like how you just drudged up a piece of wood out of the river and it turned out to be that beutiful! I have always wanted to try a cutting board but getting all the edges to line up always seemed imposible. (Though that was before I had a table saw... ) I really like the pin on the chese knife too!

[Robert Burns]

Thanks Dave...it does help that the shop space I rent is next to the owners profession woodworking shop which he lets me use. Otherwise it would take me days to do what with his tools takes hours.

[Luke Shearer]

Cool stuff, man. Fork has a gnarly aspect to it. I like it

[parsha]

Nice work Robert.especially liked the shape of the axe head.I have saved the image for future reference (read imitation)

[Robert Burns]

Thanks guys! No worries Parsha I do the same thing all the time

[Krateros]

you didn't get my letter yet?do you have time for my present ?

your work is amazing!

[shawn patterson]

They all made out like bandits. Especially your father in-law and uncle. Of course that's coming from a man, the women will be over joyed im sure...