chiba
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It's my Dad's 60th in a few weeks, and I'm a bit stumped as to what to get him. He got me interested in the engineering game, DIY and the rest, and I want to find him something a bit special - ideally something new, given that I'm too far from home to go browsing flea markets.
He's something of an all rounder rather than a pure woodworker - IMO there's nothing he can't fix on a motorbike or car, he built his own (stone) garage/workshop, does a bit of model engineering, can weld, plumb, etc, etc. Really, he's an old school "jack of all trades" ex-farmer who can turn his hand to anything. He's not really one for buying new stuff either - bit of a bargain hunter. Anyway, I need some ideas. I have the feeling that a beautiful LN plane or something would provoke rumblings of "too expensive... could have got an old second hand one... humbug...", etc.
What I'd really like to get him is some tangible, well made (maybe hand made?) thing that he'll find a lot of use for. Anybody got any thoughts?
He's something of an all rounder rather than a pure woodworker - IMO there's nothing he can't fix on a motorbike or car, he built his own (stone) garage/workshop, does a bit of model engineering, can weld, plumb, etc, etc. Really, he's an old school "jack of all trades" ex-farmer who can turn his hand to anything. He's not really one for buying new stuff either - bit of a bargain hunter. Anyway, I need some ideas. I have the feeling that a beautiful LN plane or something would provoke rumblings of "too expensive... could have got an old second hand one... humbug...", etc.
What I'd really like to get him is some tangible, well made (maybe hand made?) thing that he'll find a lot of use for. Anybody got any thoughts?