Birthday Gloat (with pic)

[Graham Skinner]

High Guys.

I came in from work today, and my Wife asked if I wanted to have the plane I had been looking at for my Birthday.
I was in the car and off to the Lee Valley store, faster than a ferret down a rabbits hole.
So here it is, a Veritas Medium Shoulder Plane ( I have been drooling over this one for a few months, and at last I have one :))

Anyway Thanks for Looking. regards Graham.

[Danny Thompson]

Is it against the TOS to say, "I hate you?"

Congrats.

[gary Zimmel]

Congrats on the shoulder plane. Whens the first test drive...

And Happy Birthday..

[Mark Stutz]

High Guys.


I was in the car and off to the Lee Valley store,


.

That's a great plane, and certainly worthy of a gloat, but GETTING IN YOUR CAR to go is an even bigger one!

[Graham Skinner]

Thanks gary, Im building a work bench at the moment, so I will be useing it for the first time at the week end.

Thanks again...Graham

[Graham Skinner]

Yep, I get a very nice buzz when I can go to Lee Valley, I have a store about 20 minutes away, wish I could go more than two or three time a year, but my wallet just is not fat enough for more than that. (but when I do get there I make sure I get what I realy want)

thanks...Graham...

[Brian Kent]

Wonderful plane. Congratulations. I look forward to seeing how it works for you once your bench is up and running.

Brian

[Jim Koepke]

Nice.

Maybe my wife can be convinced to get me one for my birthday.

jim

[Jim Becker]

Ah....very nice gloat!!! Handy little thing, too...even this "tailed-woodworker" finds all kinds of great opportunities to use it!

[Greg Cole]

Nice addition! Even better when its a gift from LOYL.
I love mine.

Greg

[Ethan Sincox]

So is the gloat the shoulder plane? Or is it the fact that you live within driving distance of a Lee Valley store?

Either way, I'm jealous. (I love Lee Valley, but I hate those shipping charges...)

[John Revilla]

Congrats on the plane. The mere fact that you live close to a Lee Valley store is a worthy gloat by itself. I never wanted a Lee Valley store near me (there is a Rockler 3 miles away). The temptation these 2 stores can bring will be irresistible, I might sell my house! Godspeed.

[Graham Skinner]

[quote=John Revilla;848277]Congrats on the plane. The mere fact that you live close to a Lee Valley store is a worthy gloat by itself.

To be honest John, I live in North York (Toronto area of Ontario) and there are THREE Lee Valley stores in this area, but I just go to the one that is nearest to me, that is not meant as a triple gloat:eek:, because although I love my tripps to Lee Valley, I do wish I had more choises of stores, like Rockler or Grizzly to name a couple and you guys down in the USA get some great deals on your wood working machines.

Thanks for posting, Regards..Graham..

[Ted Jay]

So is the gloat the shoulder plane? Or is it the fact that you live within driving distance of a Lee Valley store?

Either way, I'm jealous. (I love Lee Valley, but I hate those shipping charges...)

This is the GLOAT:
Wife asked if I wanted to have the plane...

Isn't that enough?
So, when is her birthday coming up?... PLAN AHEAD:D

[Henk Marais]

Nice one Graham.

I used mine exstensively on Maple this past weekend. So sweet and I could not stop playing with those paper thin slithers.

Enjoy working with it.

[Danny Thompson]

May be the mother of all gloats. It's only 1700 mi. round trip to the closest LV from here!