Candelabra

Christmas gift swap 2004
This Candelabra was actually more difficult than it looks. He tried to make one for last years gift swap ( instead the trivet), but it was just to difficult to get the swirlies on the end to be symmetrical and smooth

Middle Candle holder, there are three

Hammer finished
I think it is just beautiful, it sits on our mantle.
Yes, we have actually used it to burn candles in, red ones to be exact, the wax is a little messy

Heart Trivet

Every year Shayne makes something for the family party gift swap.
Last year he made trivets.
He usually makes two items, one for me and one for the party.
This one is mine

feet. there are three

welds

Signature stamp
Its on about everything he makes.

He whipped both of them up in a couple of hours the morning of the party.
Typical Shayne Carter
He says he works well under pressure,
but
His procrastination drives me crazy!

Close ups of Bit #1 From A Previous Post

Two of The Reasons

Shayne has not been making tools

Look What came in the Mail

Alaska Trip

Shayne and our oldest son, Chance, went to Kodiak Island AK to hunt Sitka Deer with John Arkley and Joel Ringler, Alaska Farriers and great friends. More pic's to follow when I get SMC's camera.

Cowboy Bowie

Shayne made this Cowboy Bowie for The Wrangler Auction held at This Is The Place Monument last month. It was a fundraiser for the President of the Republican Party. It sold for $700. The shotgun sold for $600.

The guard is stainless with feral pins

The handle is stabilized giraffe bone

Shayne also does leather work and made the sheath