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Rene
PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:35 am 
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I got $100 (my wife got a 2010 Honda Pilot) to spend at Highland Woodworking in Atlanta later this month. What did the rest of you get? Non-lutherie is ok also but please no sex comments. :oops:

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12 hrs of peice and quiet in my wood shop with no one bothering me allllllllllllllllllll daaaaaayyyyyyyy bliss

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Colin North
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Do you guys actual get St Valentines Day presents from you wives! Lucky you... gaah

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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Rene
PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:02 am 
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This is Rene's wife. Actually he has been promising me a new vehicle for months. It was supposed to be my graduation gift back in December, but he is just now getting around to getting it for me. How convenient of him to call it my Valentine's gift.
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Rene
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Oop's! Busted! [xx(]

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WudWerkr
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Graduation From what ??? Rene Did You ROB The CRADDLE ?? wow7-eyes laughing6-hehe

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James Orr
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I got permission to build a home gym for olympic weightlifting with part of our tax return :D A Squat rack, gymnast rings, Pendlay barbell, and 300+ pounds of rubber bumpers.
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Colin North wrote:
Do you guys actual get St Valentines Day presents from you wives! Lucky you... gaah


No.. but we get Valentine presents from your wives..... :D JUST KIDDING!!! :roll: :D

Congrats Sandra on your new vehicle and graduation! Congrats Rene on using one present for multiple occasions.... And coming from me I would be concerned.... :D

James O this was your first Valentines Day married and your wife is OK with you working out.... beehive :D

Don't mind me I am just jealous... the big event here was last Friday - Sony was 8 years old and we celebrated with him getting his own filet Mignon.... It's a tradition and I'm not breaking it.... :? :D

Running for cover now.... oops_sign :D
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Edward Taylor
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James Orr wrote:
I got permission to build a home gym for olympic weightlifting with part of our tax return :D A Squat rack, gymnast rings, Pendlay barbell, and 300+ pounds of rubber bumpers.


Gettin ripped are we? :D
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Rene
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James,
Sandra received her Master in Ed. Leadership from LSU Shreveport on Dec 19. [clap]

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Lillian F-W
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Well done Sandra. Over a 3rd of relationships don't survive a partner completing a masters program. The Pilot was well deserved.

Well as things worked out, I received a box of tops from Shane Saturday. 'Fessed up to buying them when I said I wouldn't buy any more wood. Got a kiss and was told, "Good, now I don't have to get you anything." Didn't have to sleep on the couch and have 10 tops stickered in the shop. bliss

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Rene wrote:
James,
Sandra received her Master in Ed. Leadership from LSU Shreveport on Dec 19. [clap]

René


Great Job Sandra , Thats a mile stone that is quite an acheavment !! [clap] [:Y:]

Ren'e You still didnt answer me laughing6-hehe ( just Kiddin )

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The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
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Rene
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James,
Yes, I did rob the cradle. Sandra was 45 and I was 49 when we married 8 years ago.

René
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Cocephus
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I made out pretty well.
A scorp for inside carving (Woodcraft).
A complete set of binding bit & bearings (Stew-Mac).
A Freud pattern bit for my router (Woodcraft).
Drawer slides for my binding jig (Woodcraft).
An Ibex finger plane (LMI).
A set of Hondo Mahogany (LMI).

Valentine`s Day present?
Well, my money paid for it and there is no significant other, so I guess I must love myself! laughing6-hehe
Coe Franklin

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SteveSmith
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I got a cool t-shirt with a guitar on it but I actually get my lutherie gifts all year. I am blessed to have a wife that understands and accepts that my passion for guitar building results in packages showing up on the front porch on a routine basis. I think she is still hopeful that I might actually sell something eventually. ;)

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Link Van Cleave
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I got a workshop with Tommy Emmanuel and also the concert later that night.

[:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] unbelievable !!!!!!


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Darrin D Oilar
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Right on Link. That had to be amazing.

My best friend came down from Oregon and we got lots of wiring done on the shop and got to hang out all day. I got a new framing hammer for aggressive tap tuning.

The best part was that I got engaged to an amazing woman. She truly is the love of my life. She has a brilliant 2 year old boy who I will be honored to call my son. So I had a pretty dang good day.

Darrin
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I got the reassurance from my wife that spending hours in the shop is still very much ok with her, as long as I am enjoying what I do. Man...she is soooo cool that way!
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Chris Oliver
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I got some really dense wood.

Really, it is true..... bliss

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Rene
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Hey guys,
Glad to hear you all had a good valentines day and if I may, I would like to say hi to my wife here because I know she will be reading this later.

Sandra,
I love you Baby Doll !
René
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Marcus
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My wife's gift came a day late. She honored me by driving me to the ER on Monday night. Thankfully it was only a deep cut that they were able to glue shut.

I knew i married her for a reason.

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I got this book along with a first sunday of every month date night to make one of the dishes in it. Yum!

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My girl gave me a bottle of blue label scotch. Aka a good way to calm myself down after making a guitar mistake.

Link Van Cleave wrote:
I got a workshop with Tommy Emmanuel and also the concert later that night.

[:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] [:Y:] unbelievable !!!!!!


Link


That is awesome! Tommy is a heck of a player. I'm sure I could learn a thing or two from him!
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