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So what's on your list as a great gift suggestion for yourself or another guitar builder?

The one thing I wanted is a new book by New York Times best selling author Jonathan Kellerman called With Strings Attached. Kellerman is said to have a world class collection of guitars and if you are a fan of his novels, and I am, you will also know that he has a character in his novels who is a Luthier and also a female. I often wonder if this character named Robin is modeled after anyone we know or would like to know....... A guy can dream can't he......

Anyway the book just became available and might make a great gift for the Guitar builders that you know.

Let's hear your holiday gift suggestions for guitar builders and/or what's on your list for Santa.....

Please Santa,
I'd love a laminite trimmer, erm drum sander, radius gauges, an intonator, oh and books I love books. I could go on forever.

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Formerly JJH

I learn more from my mistakes than my successes

Jaws 3 from Stew mac is on my Christmas list. I have the original Jaws and finally got to use it and love it, so I put Jaws 3 on my list for pressing in frets over the guitar body.

I also got myself a couple of gifts from LMI:
Saw Rasp
3º reamer
and then a few odds and ends like Bracewood, bridge blanks, fretwire, etc.....

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Blain

http://www.ullrichguitar.com

"89.67% of all statistics are made up on the spot."

Well, I haven't been a very good boy this past year. But, that don't mean I can't wish.

I would like:

LMI Bunny ears neck rest.

Bridge repair heating blanket.

18" Bandsaw

Spindle sander

10" Radial arm saw

LMI's Manual Slotting system

A girlfriend with a job.

That's all I want. It isn't too much is it?

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"After forty-nine years of violin building, I have decided that the search for a varnish is similar to the fox hunt. The fun is in the hunt."
Jack Batts Maker and Repairer of Fine Violins

I had to order my own pressies - no one in my family knows what I really want/need, and I have to pay for everything anyway! They should be here just in time for Christmas....

OLF-MJ and OLF-SJ bending patterns & molds from John at Blues Creek Guitars. They're not listed on his website yet, but he's making them....give him a call.

I'm sure I'll think of something else before the day....

My youngest is going to buy me a high-quality 4mm brad-point drill bit - to replace the one he ruined trying to drill through metal!!!

I'm going to make my kids wrap the patterns/molds up for me....

Cheers,
Dave F.

P.S. Chuck, what do you need a radial arm saw for? I thought they'd pretty much gone the way of the dinosaur these days, and people used compound sliding miter saws instead (being as how they're much safer).

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

My Christmas wish list includes:

Neck centering jig with attachment (Luthier Suppliers)
Neck contour gauges (Luthier Suppliers)
Parrot vise
Various router bits
Diamond sharpening stones

Of course my wife says I've already spent too much money on wood and guitar toys so I will have to slip them in the back door.

Vince

I would like more soundboards (a few I have bought recently have runout ) please Santa and some Japanese chisels.

LOL, who am I kidding? Santa ain't real....

Say it ain't so.

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I ordered a bunch of great wood from our very own BobC. It's the first package I would've received from him and I'm biting my nails in anticipation. According to the USPS tracking it's left the USA and will soon be in old Blighty - just in time to unwrap for xmas
Mat

Cut-proof hands prosthetic hands.

What is that baby blue whatever it is doing on the cover of a vintage guitar book?

Here's a nice, inexpensive gift item that fits in a stocking. Reliable dealer:

http://cgi.ebay.com/STARRETT-6-STEEL-RU ... 240%3A1318

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

Great suggestion Howard my friend and I use mine more than any other tool in my shop.

Starretts rule!

Great suggestions everyone!

Sammy Santa IS real.....

Folks feel free to post pictures of your suggestions (except Chuck and the girlfriend with a job...... ).

His girlfriend has a job? I'm gonna have to get me one of those!

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Waddy

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I can't resist Hesh buddy.

Here's my girlfriend, but she ain't got no job.

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"After forty-nine years of violin building, I have decided that the search for a varnish is similar to the fox hunt. The fun is in the hunt."
Jack Batts Maker and Repairer of Fine Violins

Wow, Chuck, I still think I want one of those, job or not!

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Waddy

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Chuck, having a girlfriend implies that you go out on dates.
How can a luthier afford to go on dates?
D.

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Good thing he's not a drummer!

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Waddy

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Hi David,
You know, that has become a problem. There has been many nights that I asked her if she minded me staying home to work on my guitar. When I'm on a roll it's hard for me to quit.

She's a south paw, so last Christmas I splurged and bought her a left handed Johnson to learn on, boy was she happy. It's junk, although I didn't tell her that.

WADDY T, you're going to get a skillet upside your head by the missus. Hope she don't read any of this....lol

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"After forty-nine years of violin building, I have decided that the search for a varnish is similar to the fox hunt. The fun is in the hunt."
Jack Batts Maker and Repairer of Fine Violins

You mean she cooks too? I'm just not living right!

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Waddy

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That is a cool book, Hesh. I've been flipping through it for a couple of weeks now. Another book worth getting if you don't have it is "Hand Made, Hand Played: The Art & Craft of Contemporary Guitars" by Robert Shaw. There are some lovely instruments in there including at least a couple of names I recognize from the OLF.

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Mike Lindstrom

Those Incra rules are great....I hope you ordered the 6" T-rule as well, I keep finding more and more uses for that one......