Reclaimed Wood Valentine Heart

Today I'm gathering a pile of reclaimed wood and constructing a heart for Valentine's Day. I'm down in the workshop just messing around to see what I can come up with. 

The first thing I did was to lay the pieces of wood I found on the table. 

The pieces were basically all about the same thickness.

It looks like a big mess, I know!  

Once I lined up enough boards I flipped them all over. 

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I attached paint stir sticks to the back of the wood pieces with wood glue and screws to secure the pieces of reclaimed wood. 

I would have used my nail gun with small brads but I was out of the brads so screws were my 2nd choice. 

I created a heart template with paper and traced it onto the wood pallet. 

I used a scroll saw to cut out the heart. 

You can also use a hand jigsaw for this project but a "perfect" heart shape is difficult to cut with the supports on the back. 

Next, I sanded the edges and the top of the heart using a coarse sandpaper pad on my electric sander. 

Once I got the wood sanded down, I drilled 2 holes in the top of the heart. 

I rubbed hemp oil onto the heart to bring out the brilliance of the different woods. 

I inserted rebar wire into the holes and created a wire knot on the back. 

I used a pencil to coil the wire down its length then attached the other end of the handle. 

I made a messy bow using scraps of ribbon and attached it with thin wire. 

Now I can hang the Valentine pallet heart anywhere! 

It looks great on the board and batten wall in my living room. 

It can also be hung on a wreath on the front door. 

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It looks great hanging on the brick too! 

Here is another rustic heart I made for Valentine's Day.

Here is another wooden pair of polka dotted hearts. 

You can add a stencil that says love, a house number, or nothing at all like I did. 

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