Started with a Stud!

Not this Stud...got to be safe though

Pencil in of the final shape and marking spots for dowel joints

Quickly threw together this doweling jig...worked like a charm

Lots of pressure

Time to bust out the jigsaw, it'd be nice to have that band saw right about now...the wife doesn't get Christmas hints.

Rough

Shaping, shaping, shaping...thank god I have nice neighbors for all the noise.

Shop Dog tax...and a messy garage.

Very messy

Sketching patterns

Burning it in takes a long time.

A VERY LONG TIME...but side 1 is done.

And magically finished...this fish hook is Magic 

Did a different pattern on the opposite side

Close up

Even wrapping took long...

Had to have her name in there

Finished Product