cb - Keen Handcrafted Handmade Hard Maple Shoe Horn

Description

A practical item to use yourself or give as the ideal gift. All polished solid brass components (end caps, connectors and hanger.)
The hard maple is the state tree of Wisconsin, Vermont, New York and West Virginia. In the North, during the cold nights and warm days of late winter, the sugar maple is tapped for its sucrose-containing sap, the source of maple syrup. Until the turn of the century, the heels of women's shoes were made from maple. Maple has been a favorite of American furniture makers since early Colonial days.
As a world renowned artisan, I was able to form this fine shoe horn through a painstaking process that involved several hours and stages in order to present a finely polished work of art. The Louisiana Walnut block was placed on my Delta midi-lathe for the shaping using various chisels. When the desired shape was achieved I then took it through a multi-stage sanding process finishing with nine steps of micro-mesh, followed by a three step polishing resulting in a glass like finish.
This fine shoe horn is destined to provide years of pleasure for the discriminating user. Its unique, one-of-a-kind design will speak volumes to your individuality, knowing that you have the pride of handmade craftsmanship that is often lacking in a world of duplicity.