Carving Set
This is the carving set that goes with the cutting board written about in the previous entry. The set belonged to my grandfather (Chris). The set is hand made but I don’t know if Chris made the set or if it was made for him. The handles are antler. I would be willing to bet that Chris shot the deer or caribou that provided the antler material for the handles. I’m pretty sure that Chris and my grandmother Phyllis were living in Alaska at the time this set was made.
The set consists of a carving fork, a carving knife, and sharpening steel. Chris was a hunter. Based on the wear of the knife blade, I’m quite sure this set has seen a lot of use. One interesting note is that my father Jack made the wood holder for the carving set. Jack loved to work with wood. For him, it was a hobby that provided relief from the pressure of his job at the Boeing Company. (I think to a certain extent it also kept him out of the house where he didn’t have to worry too much about what the children were up to, not too unusual for his generation I think.) I remember as a boy watching my father work in his garage building all manner of wood things. My interest in building came at a young age from watching him.
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