Five Star Gift Ideas

Here are some unique and meaningful birthday gift ideas for your wife who enjoys furniture making:

1. Woodworking tools: Consider buying your wife the woodwork she needs to create her own furniture. This could be a high-quality set of chisels, a wood carving knife, or a wood lathe.

2. Woodworking books: There are countless woodworking books that can inspire, teach and share various tips and tricks. Consider buying her a book written by famous woodworkers or designers like Paul Sellers, Woodworking for Everyone, The Anarchist's Design Book or The Art of Furniture Making: Projects and Techniques.

3. A workshop or class session: Look for opportunities for your wife to attend a woodwork class or workshop, perhaps with a famous woodworker. She can learn new techniques, meet new friends, and work on projects in a supportive community.

4. Subscription to woodwork magazine: If she hasn't already, get her a subscription to a woodwork magazine like Woodworking magazine, Better Homes and Garden Wood magazine, Popular Woodworking or Fine Woodworking.

5. Hands-on experience: One of the best ways to improve skills in woodworking is by hands-on experience. You can consider giving her a voucher for classes like carving a spoon or a wooden bowl at a woodworking club, which would also provide her an opportunity to meet like-minded people.

6. A gift card to a lumber store: woodworking requires good quality wood that can be expensive, so treat her by getting a gift card to a local lumber store so she can get the wood she needs.

7. A drafting table: Help your wife up her game with a drafting table. These desks are made to lift and tilt so that she can work on her furniture designs more comfortably.

8. A DIY kit for furniture making: Furniture-making DIY kits are available online, ranging from simple stools or chairs to more complex bed frames. Encourage her to try out something new and perhaps make a unique gift for a loved one.

9. A new, quality tool: If she has a tool she loves after many years of woodworking, replace it with a new, high-quality version, like a classic Rockler Router, a top-of-the-line sharpening set for carving knives, or a brand-new heavy-duty bandsaw.

10. Commission a project: ask her to make, furniture as gifts for birthdays, weddings, or other special occasions, such as benches or cabinets, and you pay for all of the materials.

Or you can get her a star map with the date when she was born.