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JSDenvir
PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:05 pm 
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What's everyone looking for this Christmas?

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A day off.
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Chris Pile
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Some 30 hours days, or an 8 day week might work for me.
Amazing how retirement makes one so busy.

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dzsmith
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Yep, time and nice weather.
Oh yeah, can you change the freaking DST change back to where it is supposed to be?
I don't know if you fellers up North change your clocks twice a year, but it drives me nuts!
I really have all I need, but a new chisel would be nice.
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A spindle sander and a Safe T Planer would. be great.


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A nice day...we don't do presents. We call it Christmas, not Xmas.
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Amen to that, brother Haans.

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Chris Pile wrote:

Amen to that, brother Haans.


You are not my brother.
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Chris Pile
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JSDenvir
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I'm thinking the L-N chisel plane.

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Alex Kleon
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A set of Uo-Chikyu nut files, Stewmac fret press. Just fooling myself, though. My wife will tell me to order them myself!

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Every year for the past ten years this kind of thread is running around this time of year.

My suggestion is always the things that I use the most and can't be without.

1) A nice engineer's scale, 6" with 1/64th" graduations unless you live in a metric country then a metric engineer's scale.

2) Starrett calipers or micrometers, use mine on every single instrument I touch. Be it determining string gauges or milling a bridge plate cap to .050" measuring tools are likely what I use more than anything else.

Other favorites from the past are:

Bunny eared neck rest

Stew-Mac router base

Nut files

Gift certificates to LMI, Allied, RC Tonewoods, Stew-Mac, Woodcraft, etc.

Some new ideas and something to play with and find cool uses for:

3/4" rare earth magnets with +/- 40 lbs of pull/push
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Mike Collins
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Peace among all peoples & religions of the world.

WOW then I woke up!

Must have been a dream.
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James Orr
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I put a Kostal on mine. Right next to the quadcopter. Listed as items 1 and 2 :D

In terms of tooling though, I have a Tite-Mark marking gauge and an 18 oz. mallet from David Barron. I have the smaller 13 oz. and love it.

Some other odds and ends like, this countersink/counterbore set from Lee Valley.
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doncaparker
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Here are very useful stocking stuffers for any woodworker, including guitar makers:

Bandages
Neosporin
Tweezers
Lava Soap
Antibacterial Soap

See a theme here?


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Greg
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Japanese Chisels


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James Ringelspaugh
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Greg wrote:
Japanese Chisels

I have these... they are fantastic and very reasonably priced too IIRC.
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James Ringelspaugh
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After many years of excellent service I need a new set of these excellent nut files... anyone know where I can tell my benefactors to find a set?


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Alex Kleon
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James Ringelspaugh wrote:
After many years of excellent service I need a new set of these excellent nut files... anyone know where I can tell my benefactors to find a set?


If you want Uo Chikyu, James, you can get them from here. http://www.japarts.ca/Default.asp

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Quine
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I'd like a maid to clean up my shop bliss
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Hesh
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I'd like a 74" 4K smart TV! :)

On topic Blue Spruce chisels are very nice and make great gifts, I know I've given them before.
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SteveSmith
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I'd like a maid to clean up my shop bliss


Then how would you be able to find anything? beehive

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