Who got Christmas Woodworking Goodies?

[Dave MacArthur]

Well, this year it was easy for Santa. Turns out he got me:
1. Rockler Bench Cookies
2. Rockler auxilliary fence clamps x2
3. Rockler magnetic spotlight with lighted magnifying lens.


Man, those Rockler impulse-buy ads really work! ;)

Anyone else get some stocking-stuffers for the woodshop this Christmas?

[Bruce Page]

A Lie-Nielsen 2011 calendar and a slew of gift cards. :D

[Mike Heidrick]

I got a KentCNC Dust shoe, two spacers, and a Hitachi M12VC exhaust diverter, and a K2CNC 8" linear Z axis. Both for the CNC machine. Also from me to me - the 2010 FWW DVD upgrade, the $25 Box joint blade from Sears, and some 8" and 6" spiral pipe fittings. Also got a metric Craftsman Dogbone wrench and a pair of carhart jeans (hey, they are for shop use :) ).

[Chuck Tringo]

I guess I was lucky....I gave mom and LOML my wish lists from Lee Valley and Tools For Working wood...got some grammercy holdfasts and bow saw kit, Ashley Iles American Pattern chisels, Olsen 5 inch adjustable fret saw, Veritas side rabbet and small router planes, a 12 inch tool rest for my mini lathe, and a pair of japanese milled tooth files....and a $50 gift card for more goodies at Lee Valley.

[George Bregar]

My sister had her husband...who does custom metalworking of all sorts...make a 7' x10' lumber rack and J hooks to hold 6" S&D PVC DC piping. All from plans she had me draw up.

Also got a Kreg bandsaw fence from my boys.

[Craig D Peltier]

I got dewalt combo drill kit , the 12v xrp, there so light and still powerful.I have the 18v ni cad already. A welcome addition while making cabinets.
I also got the velcro wrist band with magnets that will screws while im under a cabinet etc.

[Mark Ashmeade]

Santa must have heard my prayers. He brought me a Bosch 18V Litheon combo set - drill, recip saw, circ saw & flashlight. And the iPad I'm typing this on. Need to write some decent woodworking apps for it now!

[Matt Meiser]

Woodworking related, I got a set of bench cookies and the wall rack to hold them and the set I already had. Also got one of the Incra protractors.

[Gene Waara]

Bosch 1617EVS for the Jessem lift I bought in the fall, Lee Valley Japanese chisels and two LV Japenese wood rasps. Now to the shop to finish the router table that has been in a semi-fnished state waiting for the router!

[Mike Sayre]

Kids got me 13 piece router bit set from infinity...

[Jim O'Dell]

I got a set of 8 painter's pyramids, and 2 Sterrett 12' peel and stick measuring tapes I need for the 2 saws. Jim.

[Darius Ferlas]

No tool presents for me. I got a little pile of cash, some shirts, some Givenchy stuff, a subscription to FWW, and an invitation to take a romantic trip to a woodworking store. She has no clue about what any of those tools are for, although lately she guessed correctly that my Makita corded drill could be used to drill holes.

She goes by the tools' looks and she can appreciate various degrees of cuteness of some of the tools' designs. We never go to hardware stores together, unless there is also a gardening department, so it came to me as a shock when she liked a LeeValley store we visited a couple weeks ago. She marveled over their hand planes, the books, and she like the background music (they were playing Mozart that evening). We're going back to the store this coming Wednesday, as her wish is my command :D

[john davey]

My Mom is learning / getting a little older and doesn't have the kick she used to. She feels bad when she just writes a check but it is by far the best gift you can get. I am sure it will find it's way to Lee Valley :)...

[Mark Godlesky]

Two sets of bench cookies, 45 degree lock miter bit, Lee Valley calendar, Jim Tolpin's The Toolbox Book, and the Veritas Medium shoulder plane. I guess I must've been pretty good this year!

[Bill Huber]

Had a great Christmas !!!

Got the Woodpecler, Saddle Square 90 and 45, that is when they he gets them made.
A new sanding mat from Eagle America, the old one was just about shot.
A new screw drive set, now I can clean out all those old ones that don't match.

Now its not really a woodworking tool but it goes with the shop, now NO laughing, a foot warmer. My shop floor is not heated and gets really cold and after working out there in the evening I come in and my feet are freezing.

[David Cefai]

A Dremel 300, which I've been "on again, off again" over for the past couple of months. Also new speakers for the workshop.

[james gerus]

I got a Bosch 4410 from My Wife

[Paul McGaha]

I had a great Christmas with all (4) kids and (9) grandkids coming over yesterday. We had a great day.

As for woodworking goodies I got some gift cards. So far I've spent one of them at Lee Valley on 24" Veritas Steel Straight Edge, 36" Veritas Steel Straight Egde, Lee Valley Feeler Gauges. Looking forward to using a couple more of them.

PHM

[Brent Ring]

I was very spoiled due to some special blessings:

Shop Fox Mini Lathe (with a Proxxon chisel Set, face shield, and a scoop to connect to the dust collector, and calipers)
The Narex Mortise Chisel Set from Lee Valley
A small Japanese Pull Saw
A marking knife and guage
A used #4 Stanley that cuts like butter
A used Stanley block plane - iron needs a bit more work.

Some Jeans, and a nice shop jacket from my wife.

Very blessed this year!

[paul cottingham]

I got a lovely 1.5 horse steel city dust collector from my lovely bride. Oh, and the best gift: watching my 4 year old daughter's face when she opened her presents.

Blessed indeed.

[Leo Vogel]

Well, I used to get shirts, ties, and all kinds of things that I just didn't need. Most of the gifts were in the 15-20 dollar range. Now, I simply ask for clamps. I'm getting a nice collection of smaller clamps, but I need some richer friends to get some of the better clamps.

[Leo Graywacz]

Got a Wixey digital caliper and height gauge, a 10.8v battery for my Makita drill set 10 steel fold-able horses and a Jawhorse. Bunch of other smaller wood and finish related items.

[Chip Lindley]

When you get to be my age, you ARE Santa! Yeah yeah, I look like him Too!

So, three days before Christmas I made another trip to Omaha to pick up another eBay prize! It's a 1992 Powermatic Model 27 shaper. 3/4" interchangeable spindle. 5hp, 3ph Baldor motor. It even had a Freud 2x2 panel raiser still mounted. For $367, how can a guy go wrong? I'll drive my GMC sleigh 12 hours anyday for a Christmas present like that!

Merry Christmas to all! ...and, remember the Real Reason For The Season!

~Santa Chip~

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[Robert Chapman]

My wife got me a new Bosch Glide Dual Bevel Compound Miter saw - and I really love both of them!

[DOUG ANGEL]

A LN skew rabbit plane, LV small router plane and a mini LV edge plane. Got the mini edge plane because I collect Edge planes (don't know why).

[Ray Newman]

The Squeeze really out did herself this year. Besides renewing my subscriptions to Woodsmith and Shopnotes, she gave me a US $300.00 WoodCraft gift card.

[Kevin Gregoire]

my mother got me the Porter Cable Pin100 nailer as an early xmas gift when it was on sale at HD a month or so ago
and i just ordered the Work Sharp 3000 from HD that is on sale but back ordered so that is a late xmas gift along with
the Excalibur scroll saw im getting in a couple weeks when i get paid. Merry Christmas & Happy Birthday to me!

[Larry Alles]

I got the Kreg pocket hole kit from Rockler on sale for $99.99

[Joe Angrisani]

You guys are lucky. My wife got me a big list of things she wants me to make for her. I mean for the house.

I shouldn't bitch (and I'm not). I did build the shop in 2010.

[Jim Laumann]

While not a woodworking tool, a goodie for the shop that SWMBO and the kids gpt me completely blew me away - a Craftsman upper and lower tool chest set - ball bearing drawers. 5 drawers in each, and ones in the base unit are huge.

UG

[Richard Spain]

I received the gift I have needed for some time: A New Back. A disk in the lower back blew out and made my life miserable. With surgery on Dec 6 and a couple of weeks of healing, and my kids in town, I had the best Christmas I can remember.
Oh yea, my wife bought me the new Dewalt 12V lithion drill and impact driver combo. I can’t wait to get well enough to try them out.
Happy New Year

[Larry Fox]

I must have been a good boy last year as I got a LV curved bottom spokeshave and about 5 hours of uninterrupted shop time. I used my shop time to setup and resharpen all my hand tools. I then took two boards that all but had bark on them and s6s and join them together in what I will call a passable half-blind dovetail joint -- all by hand. I only turned my bandsaw on once to make a rough rip. Wonderful presents from the wife and kids.