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  1. 12-25-2017, 3:19 PM #1
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    What did the "holiday elf" bring you for your woodworking addiction?

    So...what did the jolly elf put in your stocking, under your tree or wherever your own family tradition lands for year end holiday gift giving/receiving?

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    Professor Dr. SWMBO graced me with a very nice set of Fisch metric forstner drill bits, a Zhen bread knife blank to handle and a set of Bessey clamp support blocks...all items on "my list". Oh, and my older daughter provided more Duluth Trading base layer clothing since I'm in the shop pretty much daily and keep the thermostat at 62ºF when working.
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    Here is mine, even if I did have to pay for it myself.
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    Lee Valley Shooting Plane. Lovely tool!
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    I'm going the other direction, I am making kits for my son and grandson out of duplicates, first installment delivered.
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    I received a Diston D8 5.5 rip, a Gransfors Burks drawknife and incra 5000
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    My family and friends purchased 100 Christmas dinners at a local shelter in my name...........Best present ever.......Rod
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    Festool TS55 plus one 55' track. I'm pretty happy
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    Bosch trim router, very happy.
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    Before Christmas I was troubleshooting one of the wife's Christmas ornaments and the free Japanese analog DVM I was given 20 year ago, died. It was fatal. So for Christmas, the wife gave me a replacement digital auto-scaling DVM with a temperature sensing probe. I also received two cases for the meter (one of the leads and one for the meter) from a DIL. Not woodworking related but useable in the shop and the house.
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  11. 12-26-2017, 11:28 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason Ost View Post
    Bosch trim router, very happy.
    Be careful NOT to hold the Bosch Colt like it shows in the manual on page 13 - with your left hand fingers resting on the indents on the Colt router base. People have had their fingers chewed up because the fingers rest too close to the opening and the router bit. If you can't run it one-handed then ...

    ... the best advice I've seen is to use the Bosch Colt plunge router base, or the Rockler Compact Router Sub-Base with Handles:

    http://www.rockler.com/rockler-compa...e-with-handles

    By the way, I've also read of people who have been "bit" on the left hand or arm by the rotating router bit while handling the Colt - while removing it from the material while the router bit is still turning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Kortge View Post
    Be careful NOT to hold the Bosch Colt like it shows in the manual on page 13 - with your left hand fingers resting on the indents on the Colt router base. People have had their fingers chewed up because the fingers rest too close to the opening and the router bit. If you can't run it one-handed then ...

    ... the best advice I've seen is to use the Bosch Colt plunge router base, or the Rockler Compact Router Sub-Base with Handles:

    http://www.rockler.com/rockler-compa...e-with-handles

    By the way, I've also read of people who have been "bit" on the left hand or arm by the rotating router bit while handling the Colt - while removing it from the material while the router bit is still turning.

    I bought one of those last year. And the first thought I had was to be careful using the indentations... Way too close for my comfort.

    Anyway, I did not get any tools, but I did get time to be out in the shop. In between family visits that is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frederick Skelly View Post
    Lee Valley Shooting Plane. Lovely tool!
    It is, indeed. A generous Lee Valley gift card from The Wife® made that more affordable for me last Christmas. She's always a great gift giver but holy crap, she really blew me away this year. Thanks to her, I'm now the proud owner of...


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    ...the dream saw I've been lusting after for a few years: the SawStop 3hp, 36" Professional Cabinet Saw.
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    Enough Amazon gift cards to combine with the Amazon points I had to cover a Festool RO 90. That should round out my sander fleet with the ECS 126 and RTS 400.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett Luna View Post
    It is, indeed. A generous Lee Valley gift card from The Wife® made that more affordable for me last Christmas. She's always a great gift giver but holy crap, she really blew me away this year. Thanks to her, I'm now the proud owner of...


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    ...the dream saw I've been lusting after for a few years: the SawStop 3hp, 36" Professional Cabinet Saw.
    Brett, that saw is way too pretty to use. I would encase it in glass, set it on a pedestal & park it on my front lawn for the neighbors to appreciate! Well done indeed!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett Luna View Post
    It is, indeed. A generous Lee Valley gift card from The Wife® made that more affordable for me last Christmas. She's always a great gift giver but holy crap, she really blew me away this year. Thanks to her, I'm now the proud owner of...


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    ...the dream saw I've been lusting after for a few years: the SawStop 3hp, 36" Professional Cabinet Saw.
    Nice! Got the exact same setup with the overarm dust collection and LOVE it! Youre gonna have a blast with that! Enjoy!
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