The Official "What I got for Christmas" thread...

A complete set of 1/ inch router bits for creating raised panel doors = and a crying towel for when I am on the golf course.

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PDQ

Replacement stereo for the shop (the CD player on the existing one had died, no amount of dust blowing would bring it back)

Flannel shirts for these chilly AZ days

Mom and Dad in town from Denver to spend time with the family

The enjoyment of watching my son enjoy Christmas, both the true meaning of Christmas and sharing that during the Christmas program, and also the joy of giving and receiving presents with/from relatives and friends.

Believe it or not, I know exactly what you mean. My FIL was a maintenance person for a school district until he retired; he provided me with one of those Boston 55's that was going to be thrown away when they were doing some remodeling. The finish is a little rough (probably why it was going to be tossed -- it wasn't worthy of a spanky-new particle board and laminate sparkling classroom), but it sharpens pencils just as I remember from grade school. I haven't yet figured out where it best fits in the reconfigured shop, so it's sitting on a window sill, being employed by manually holding it down, I'll eventually figure out a good, solid, out of the way place (for its safety) on which to mount it.

six or sixty?

Nice score. Think you'll keep her? :)

Doug Stowe's latest book!

Rob

- Norris A5 smoother plane, circa 1925 - antique folding rule from England with brass angle gauge. - two Bessey 24/40 panel clamp sets - Porter Cable 557 plate joiner - subscription to fine woodworking magazine - miscellaneous stocking stuffer items

Bob

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:46:59 GMT, Michael Baglio calmly ranted:

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Atta Girl! And congrats on the gloat. Now you can tell all your friends your wife bought you a wood planer with spiral-cutter heads for Christmas and watch their eyes pop out when you show it to 'em.

I'm wit chu, Mikey. I have one of those on my shop door jamb. Mine's a newer chrome and rust plated Swingline job, one size only, which is fine with me. I don't use those carpenter's pencils in the shop, only nicely sharpened standard pencils. And that scent when you open it to empty the pencil shavings has such memories...

For anyone else who wants one, look on Ebay for "crank pencil sharpener" or "Sanford sharpener" and ye shall find it. $8.66

• .66 shipping (? Those leaches.)

I got an Occidental, burgandy, leather tool belt.

Larry

Damn!!! That's what I wanted! All I got for wood working (wrecking) was a Bosch RS10 Recip. saw. Wait, got another wood tool but not for the shop, a Estwing campers axe.

Bryan

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I got a nice one for a quarter at a yard sale. It's a Apsco V-10T with a vacuum base. It's screwed to the wall, however, and has the added utility of holding my ear muffs so I can find them. I use those fat kindergarten pencils and this sharpener handles them very well.

Larry

I got hugs! Nothing else mattered!

I have all the tools I could imagine, at least for my use. I buy what I want so I don't expect tools for presents. Greg

Heh. I can appreciate that. My kids wondered why I thought getting a Boston pencil sharpener at a garage sale was such a big deal. Way better than anything else. Even electric. You have *control* with these babies. Quickly take down the dull or broken (or new) point, then back off the pressure on the pencil and get a nice fine point.

You dawg! Those are/were the best. Gray, right?

Somewhere by the shoppe phone. That would be my location.

UA100, who still uses his Bostich B8 stapler from a hunnert years ago onna 'count of it works...

Cha? I've been hunting for one for the past two years. For now it sits in the shop of a friend in Omaha. I just need to set aside a couple of days for the "out 'n back".

UA100

A Modine HotDawg 75K BTU shop heater.

Rick

hmmmm.... nice haul! i got a 25" dual drum sander. a set of senco nail guns. 1finnish 1 brad and 1 stapler. also a new delta 16 1/2 " drill press to replace the chiwanees POS i been using for years. dust collecter. and a hitachi m12v to add to the collection. WHAT A SWMBO!!!!!!!! guess i'll have to get around to them thar cabinet doors to finnish the kitchen now. SHOP TIME!!!! lol... :-]>

skeez

A 2" blue steel Japanese bench plane from the Japan Woodworker.

-jbb

You got your priorities right there fella. What's your dog's name anyway? :-)

Bob