A few blades for friends plus one for the Sponsor's page.

After Atlantic salmon fishing with my brother-in-law in New Brunswick this past fall, he wanted to document me forging up a blade.  He is mentoring a young man who has an interest in making a knife so we start with an old file.  Unbenounced to him, I decided it would make a perfect Xmas present for him and just finished it.

 

A little knife for my sister to keep on her nick-knack shelf.

 

While shopping for a gift for my wife, I went into a local high end crafts store.  They carried unique hand made artisan's wears in pottery, hand turned wooden bowels, etc.  I picked up a special gift but decided to take a few knives back in to see if they had any interest.  I figured I could match up something to go with a h'orderves/cheese board.  They were a bit busy and didn't think their shop was a proper place for sharp knives.  But since I had purchased a gift the previous day, they were nice enough to ask to see one of my knives.

I pulled this knife out with a matching stand thinking it looked like a cheese cutter.  All of a sudden both owners were hovering and wanting to see what else I had.  I may be doing some business next year matching up steel with wood  

 

 

Finally a package for a Trad Gang Xmas.  Happy Holidays...tippit

 

 

That is some cool stuff Jeff. I really Like that cheese cutter,
CTT

Love 'em all, especially the second one.  You have a great sense of flow, style, etc.  I hope you're recovering well and enjoying being back at the forge!  

Looks great buddy!!!!!!
Ken

Those are all great.  I really like the first one.  Is that oak on the cheese knife?  I've heard several times that oak isn't "pretty enough" for knife handles, but the few I've seen with it look pretty darn nice.  There was some timber cut beside where I work about 6 months ago, and they left an oak log laying in the set when they left with about a 2 ft diameter burl on the side of it.  I cut it off in about 4 inch thick slabs with a chainsaw and am going to let it dry for a year or two, then cut it up and see how it looks.

I like all that stuff buddy