Thursday Thoughts......

[Ric]

I had a huge surprise last night when I got home from work. My birthday isn't until next week, but my wife couldn't wait with her surprise. She had converted one of the spare bedrooms into a carving room for me. Inside she had bought a Veritas Carver's Bench, which is totally awsome. She also found my wish list in my carving notebook and bought every gouge I had listed on it (20 in all). I could go on, but this was a total surprise. She said she did it so she didn't have to yell out to the garage when she need me. What a gal.
Cheers
Rick

You are one lucky ( & spoiled) guy! ..that was a very cool 8) thing for your wife to do. I wonder if she realizes that now she will be spending time following you & your 'chip' trail around the house with the dustbuster? : oh well, I think it's better than all that hollerin' out to the garage.
Hey, Happy ..almost Birthday!!! ...and, hmmm...I think you are onto something with the wishlist/carving notebook.

Rick,
I would wish you a happy birthday, but it looks like you already have one.
But are you sure she didn't want you closer to the dishwasher and vacuum ?

[Ric]

Thanks for the wishes....Rick I think you may be on to something here.

I gave that bench a work out last night, and it is a cats meow. Here is a link to check it out. She did all the research on it. I didn't even know it existed. http://www.woodworking.org/WC/GArchi...rincarver.html.
Anyway now I have to think of some way to top her surprise for her birthday this May.
Cheers
Ric

[UNCLE_RICK]

Happy B-day from another Rick.
My wife also lets me carve in the house. We bought a new house 3 years ago and my office is the spare bedroom. I carve in there, but got stopped short when I tried to take my 9' bandsaw in there this winter.
Rick

[Texas_Jim]

My wife enclosed a part of the garage for my birthday this year. She also bought a real fancy heater that swivels and now when I come in from carving I'm not blue.

Uh-Oh!
A wife Never is that thoughtful !! ???
Better check the car fer dents !!
GaFred

[Gergie]

It's great to see that kind of support from your wife. I know my wife puts up with a lot of little frustrations when it comes to my carving. But she got me my bandsaw, dust collector and featherburner For Christmas and birthdays when I started out. I decided it could have been one of the following reasons. It was either because she loved me, or my carving hobby keeps me out of her hair?

YEEEHAW! What a bench. Isn't it wonderful to have a wife who knows how to buy her spouse a gift! My wifes the same way except she just tells me to go and buy it.

Now if can only keep her out of my tools...

Enjoy your birthday, and trust me keep the dustbuster handy.

[Colin-Partridge]

Do you guys know where I can get one of those wifes? My wife might buy me a new vacume and dust mop.
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Colin