Rose in a heart of ice

Step 7 Preparing the wooden base

So far you have made a heart of ice. This by itself would already be suited for giving to your sweetheart, but to make it look more elegant and accomplished, we will mount it onto a nice little wooden board.

For this, first use a jigsaw (or a normal saw, if you do not have one) to saw out a square piece of wood on which we will mount the heart. The square should be somewhat larger than the heart of ice, with some space left at the margins not to make it look too crowded. Then saw off the corners of the square. (See the first picture.) This is a first approximation of rounded corners.

Now use a rough rasp to make the corners round. Then bevel the edges of the board. Now the does not look like a piece of leftover wood any more, but more like a custom made socket for the heart. (See the second picture.) Finally, use the rasp and abrasive paper too make the corners and edges smooth to the touch (you would not want your Valentine to get a splinter in her hand). The final result should look like on the third picture.