This One's MINE

I talked Dick into giving me my Valentine's present at 12:05 a.m. (Hey, it was officially Valentine's Day at midnight. I think I showed remarkable restraint by waiting a whole five minutes.) I knew he'd been working on something, but didn't know exactly what. This . . .

is elephant ivory (pre-ban), ebony, and padauk. Isn't it gorgeous?? I can't believe how tiny the hook looks and how carefully he had to work to get the point exactly right. The good news is that he has more ivory - both elephant and walrus - and plans to make more hooks with ivory. But this one is all mine!