A Cut Above

Bob finished another of his carvings this past week, which reminded me that he finished one in late Spring that I never showed you.  So, this is a little late, but it's a special one so I'm sharing it now.
Bob has one uncle left, his Mom's younger brother.  He was the youngest child and now just turned 85.
He owned a store and was a butcher, and had asked Bob to do a carving of him as a butcher.

Here's the finished carving showing Uncle Neal hard at work!

This one is named 'A Cut Above'.

He even made a little butcher block table, which is what they used to use in the store to cut meat on.

Cutting meat is messy, so he had to include a bit of it, without making it gory. I love the floor he made.  He also included sawdust, which is something they put down to absorb messes and make it easier to sweep up.

Butchers usually wear paper caps, which are supplied by different companies and have their logos on them.  Uncle Neals real name is Cornelious and he goes by Neal or Casey.  That's why Bob made the logo on the cap KC Fine Meats.
Another thing is the handprint.  Bob puts a handprint on all his carvings, and puts them in different places. This one was over his heart, to symbolize God's hand on his heart.

Here's Uncle Neal with the carving.  It's one Bob was especially honored to do.