Phoenix arising from the ashes of burnt dinners

I have a soft spot for vintage implements (and vintage items in general), partly because I try to avoid buying anything new if there are second-hand options available, but largely because vintage items are usually better made and more beautiful. The long, thinness of these implements suggested feathers to me, so I embarked upon a frottage that suggested the tail feathers of an exotic bird - a phoenix reinvented from the histories of burnt dinners.