Popular Post heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 I decided to make this for my wife's return home after 3 weeks away from me. I thought it just might be better for me if I made her a return gift, since I have been busy in my shop making requests and nothing for her. See, I really am a little smarter than you all thought I was. This is a Steve Good pattern that has a riser on it so that it really is not totally attached to the backer board so when the lighting is right, it looks almost 3D. I made another frame attempt to set it off. I hope she likes it when I bring her home tomorrow. Dick heppnerguy RabidAlien, Jim McDonald, Phantom Scroller and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollerpete Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Browny points for you Dick, you did an excellent job. danny and heppnerguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, scrollerpete said: Browny points for you Dick, you did an excellent job. I hope she likes it. If not, she will probably say she does, anyway. So then I get one brownie point from you and one brownie point from her. That sort of make me a winner. Dick heppnerguy meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Dick, you are a winner with that one. I like the idea of the riser. Nice framing too. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Dick it’s so pretty, anything made with love is the best gift of all. Well done. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Be careful - she might like your thoughtfulness so much she will leave again just to get you to make her another something. Nice cutting and display! Clean design and good visual impact. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Very nice and thoughtful too! heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Nice job! You should have "Love's Like A Butterfly" by Dolly playing when you give it to her. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Denny Knappen said: Dick, you are a winner with that one. I like the idea of the riser. Nice framing too. That was the way Steve designed it and I was not going to do it that way at first but as I was finishing it, I thought, why not? It does ad a little bit of interest to it, I think. It was a rather easy cut but it did have more holes then I realized so it took me a little more time then I thought it was going to. I cut it with #1 Pegas blades I bought from you. I sure do like the Pegas. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Tomanydogs said: Dick it’s so pretty, anything made with love is the best gift of all. Well done. I agree with you. One time, I was out shopping for a birthday present about 3 years after we were married. I thought about how much I enjoy a tool for me on mine so I started looking for something that I thought might make her life a little better like some tools do for me. Then I spotted this really nice and great looking steam iron and i bought that for my bride, and guess what? Boy was that a mistake and every now and then it comes up in our conversation all these many years later..That is why I like making scroll items and intarsia for her. She has yet to complain about those. The best part for me is I don't have to go shopping in a store for something unless I know for sure she is wanting a particular item. Dick heppnerguy barb.j.enders, meflick and Tomanydogs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Joe W. said: Be careful - she might like your thoughtfulness so much she will leave again just to get you to make her another something. Nice cutting and display! Clean design and good visual impact. She has so much of my decorative firewood already I am surprised she still likes getting something from my shop. Thanks for the kind words, I am glad when I can give her a new piece from my shop as she likes to rotate things on the wall so it gives her one more thing to choose from when she changes her decorating scheme. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Rockytime said: Very nice and thoughtful too! thank you. I hope she feels that same way when she gets home tomorrow. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Charlie E said: Nice job! You should have "Love's Like A Butterfly" by Dolly playing when you give it to her. you are such a romantic thinker. If I did that she would probably wonder if I was up to something while she was gone. I do like the idea though. Dick heppnerguy Charlie E and meflick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 terrific job heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Beautiful piece Dick. She will love it. Speaking of mistakenly getting your wife a household appliance once, my husband made that mistake just once too as I recall. I don’t mind “tools” for my hobbies, those I like, but do not get me any “tool” for the kitchen, laundry, housework for my birthday or Christmas - those are not “gifts” for me. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, meflick said: Beautiful piece Dick. She will love it. Speaking of mistakenly getting your wife a household appliance once, my husband made that mistake just once too as I recall. I don’t mind “tools” for my hobbies, those I like, but do not get me any “tool” for the kitchen, laundry, housework for my birthday or Christmas - those are not “gifts” for me. I guess women must all think the same way. Us guys view things a little different. I won't ever make that kind of a mistake again, I hope Dick heppnerguy meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 8 hours ago, meflick said: Beautiful piece Dick. She will love it. Speaking of mistakenly getting your wife a household appliance once, my husband made that mistake just once too as I recall. I don’t mind “tools” for my hobbies, those I like, but do not get me any “tool” for the kitchen, laundry, housework for my birthday or Christmas - those are not “gifts” for me. One year, I had the fan blade on our vacuum disintegrate in the middle of the living room about 8 pm on Mother's Day Saturday. What a mess! So, both of us took off for Walmart to get a new one to clean the mess. (Parts of the fan store the bag). The cashier made some kind of remark about it being a poor gift and my wife set her straight on that. Only time I ever bought a household appliance near a major holiday. heppnerguy and meflick 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSull Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 That ought to earn you a several course meal! It looks great! heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 She will love it. What is not to love???????? Great work Dick. Marg heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 10 hours ago, wombatie said: She will love it. What is not to love???????? Great work Dick. Marg It is a rather simple piece but you were right she does like it. I am so glad I made it for her Dick heppnerguy meflick and wombatie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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