What'd you make for your Valentine?

[Art Mulder]

14 years, 8 months, and 27 days...

Things have been crazy in my life the past week, as far as free time, and my wife is very understanding. But still... this morning I snuck down to the shop and got busy for a half hour, so I could give her my heart once again. So what if I'm a bit late for work!

(The heart is spalted maple, the dowel is bloodwood. In truth, that was what sas available, but I like the symbolism I see in those names.)

[Tom Pritchard]

When's Valentine's Day? How late is Walgreen's open? Not again!!:p

Seriously Art, this is a very thoughtful and great looking little gift. I wish you would have posted it earlier so I could have copied your idea;) ! I'm sure she will love it.

[valerie williams]

Mr Pritchard,
The day is not over yet, dont loose all hope, you can still redeem yourselfe!

I say this as a woman whose hubby foregot that today was valentines day:(

[Jim Becker]

A greeting card...off the computer. With a piece of candy attached. Simplicity is sometimes a nice thing.

[Art Mulder]

I wish you would have posted it earlier so I could have copied your idea;)

Tom, did you miss the bit where I said a "half hour" in the shop? I wasn't kidding. This really did come together very quickly:

I went to google, clicked on image search entered "heart", and found a simple line heart. Blew it up to about 3 to 3.5" tall, and printed it out.
(actually, printed several sizes). Glued it to a piece of 3/8" thick maple from the extras pile, and took it to the bandsaw. (Darn, a scrollsaw would have made a better job of this.) Chucked a flapper/sander into the drill press and cleaned up some of the worse cutting marks, and also put a slight chamfer on the edges. More hand sanding to touch up, a bit of file work to take out a burn mark or two. Noticed the dowel sitting there, and the lightbulb went on. Chucked a 1/4" bit in the drillpress, clamped the heart in place and measured very carefully, said my prayers and drilled it in the point of the heart. (Hey, I only had a 1/16" margin of error on each side!) dollop of glue in the hole, slide in the dowel, reach for the can of BLO and wipe on a thin coat, and buff it out.

Done.

You could do it on your lunch break, and still have time for your Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. (remember to brush your teeth... )

[Art Mulder]

A greeting card...off the computer. With a piece of candy attached. Simplicity is sometimes a nice thing.

Oh, hey, did that too. apple.com/icards/ has great selections. In fact, I'll probably send her a few more.

Jim, get your daughters to supply the sentiments to write with it and email it to Mum and she'll get all melty inside... ;)

[David Fried]

My valentine is leaving Thursday for a vacation in Texas so I couldn't bring myself to buy flowers that would just rot. Instead, I headed down to a place that just opened by us, Edible Arrangements, and picked up an arrangement of strawberries dipped in chocolate. Now to get card and I'm all set.

Dave Fried

[Dave Walker]

I made this hand mirror for my wife last year for Valentine's Day. The plans were in Wood Magazine and was my first attempt at scroll sawn marquetry.

This year she gets flowers, wine, and a nice dinner out.

http://home.wideopenwest.com/~dgw1/images/handmirror11.jpg

[Art Mulder]

This year she gets flowers, wine, and a nice dinner out.


Dave, you're forgetting something.

C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E

...art

[Chris Dodge]

I got my wife a beautiful new dress, a dozen roses, and we are going to PF Changs for dinner tonight. She's pretty happy!

I also have a cherry jewelry box in the works but it doesn't look like that will be done for a few more weeks. So many projects, so little time...

[Jim Fancher]

Chocolates and a card with two tickets to Rob Zombie in May.

Who said romance is dead?!?!

[John Hemenway]

I asked her what she wanted for V-day. Well I spent several hours last weekend clearing berry bushes down by the creek. What a deal!!

Who said romance was dead? :)

[Don Baer]

I'm gonna make her dinner. She said she'd rather do that then go out so I'm gonna Grill a London Broil, baked potatoe and a Salad with a nice bottle of wine..:D

[Vaughn McMillan]

Chocolates and a card with two tickets to Rob Zombie in May.

Who said romance is dead?!?!
Nothing says "love is in the air" quite like a Rob Zombie concert. :p

I had the presence of mind to stop at the market and buy flowers last night on my way home from pool league (after LOML was asleep), so she had flowers and a couple of cards (that I made last night after pool) waiting for her when she got up this morning.She specifically asked me not to buy anything substantial...she'd much rather pick something out for herself, then let me know to buy it. :rolleyes:

- Vaughn

[Art Mulder]

I made this hand mirror for my wife last year for Valentine's Day.

Hey Dave, I forgot the first time... Very nice looking mirror. I would be worried though, about how narrow the connection is between the handle and the mirror. It's a year older now, what do you think? Has it ever been dropped? Does the connection feel sturdy to you -- err, to her?

[Steve Ash]

I gave my wife a gift certificate to her favorite quilt supply store...she is thrilled!

[Mike Waddell]

As somebody else did, I cooked dinner at home. Normally, I would have headed out to the shop when I got home, but tonight I stopped by a local butcher, purchased some veal, and had a hot meal of veal picatta (spelling?) fettucini alfredo and a bottle of her favorite chardonnay waiting for her when she walked through the door. I also stopped by the florist on the way home and had some flowers on the counter for her to appreciate while I got things ready.

She does more for me than I could mention. The least I could for her was make her evening a little less hectic by taking over the kitchen and treating her to her much-loved candle-light dinner.

Where would we be without our better halves? I, for one, would not be half the man I am.

Mike

[Reg Mitchell]

Rob Zombie :eek: jk....I sent my girlfriend to a day at the spa....:D
she sent me a picture of a hvlp spray gun and the go ahead to order it ;)

[Corey Hallagan]

:) These days we save our money for other things, namely the kids etc. However, She will be the recipent of my 2nd pen turned on the lathe this weekend. The first will go into a shop drawer as a keepsake!

Art, pretty cool and quick, good thunking! Dave, that is some fine work, I expect she was very happy, maybe even took care of this year !

Corey

[Helen Gee]

got hubby a brand new bosch router..but it's also his birthday :D he got me a pink toolbelt:eek: :p for valentines and some nice pretty flowers.

[Paul Canaris]

A wicker basket filled with chocolates, cookies, fruit a Teddy Bear and flowers. She seemed very appreciative later that evening.

[Maurice Ungaro]

A nice little pendant necklass in sterling silver - it was simple, quick, and she loves it. Bought it from a shop on our little town's main street during a lunch break yesterday (last minute, huh?). Did I mention I'm shopless right now?

[valerie williams]

Well, dh redeamed himselfe, he had a bag or 2 of goodies when he got home. first he braught in a new strainer pot thingy cause I had asked him to stop by wally world to get some sketty noodles and made me think that was all he had. Of course I was sweet about it but when I came badk in the liveing room he was trying to fit through the door with the biggest baloon I have ever saw and a stuffed duck that is literally bigger than my 4 year old, lol. And there was a set of coffee cups I had pointed out that I wanted( I have a 3 pot a day habit, lol.) a card, The best thing though, was 3 woodworking magezines, hehe. go mikey, go mikey

I have removed part of this post as it seems to have offended someone, sorry about that.
huggs
Val