Handtool Secret Santa - GET IT POSTED

[big soft moose]

Er.....I am thick. What is this all about? Is it an anonymous tool donation club thingy-whatsit? What is a PM and how do I send it? (Please use words of one syllable or less).

Lataxe, a dunce

Its secret santa - you sign up then you send a present to the person whos name yo are given , and someone is nominated to send one to you

pm = private message. Hit the button marked pm under someones name and type in the little box exactly as you would if posting on a thread , then hit submit.

 

[big soft moose]

ed, what a great idea and thanks for organising - Im in , pm to follow.

(though i wont be buying anyone a LN plane - with our wedding due in march swimbo would kill me)

 

[mahking51]

Ed,
PM sent
Martin

 

[Mr Ed]

Martin

No PM has arrived - are you sure you sent it?

Cheers, Ed

 

[ac445ab]

Ciao
I adopted this great idea and I am coordinating a similar event:

http://www.arcadilegno.it/viewtopic.php ... sc&start=0

Sorry, it is in Italian

Giuliano

 

[Mr Ed]

Good for you Giuliano

I 'borrowed' the idea from elsewhere, so it seems fitting that it passes on again in the same manner.

It would be great to see the gifts you guys exchange so do post a link here to your thread when the time comes.

Cheers, Ed

 

[ac445ab]

It would be great to see the gifts you guys exchange so do post a link here to your thread when the time comes.

Cheers, Ed

Ok! I will do

Ciao

 

[Mr Ed]

14 registered now, but room for plenty more. There must be a few out there who voted yes in the poll but not yet sent me a PM - there's still time.

Cheers, Ed

 

[Anonymous]

I didn't register in the poll Ed, as I had concerns after visiting other sites and seeing LNs being sent!
The money doesn't bother me so much, it's the problems and ill-feeling associated with such a thing and the effect of someone sending a LN block and receiving a 6" rule :lol: (OK, and the money )

With your recent details (this thread) I've come round to thinking this is a great idea!

pm sent

 

[Mr Ed]

I know where you're coming from Tony and I must admit I do have a bit of residual concern about mismatched expectations. I'm hoping that most of us would have our ideas of what to send (and therefore what we expect to receive) pitched at a similar level.

Only time will tell!

Cheers, Ed

 

[Mr Ed]

Just had a quick look on Woodnet and they are doing it again this year. They only launched a few days ago and have 30 participants already!

We are up to 16 now, which I think is good going. I wonder if there are any further potential santas helpers here still to register to help us keep up with our American cousins?
8-[
Cheers, Ed

 

[Karl]

Ed/Tony

I too had the same thoughts - not that i'll be sending an LN, but if I received one i'd feel really bad.... and good :lol:

Anyway, what about setting a "guideline spend" (for want of a better phrase). But it's up to you if you want to spend a bit more. Not sure how this would work out for home made items.

Then again, I think i'd trust the judgement and values of those who would sign up for the SS.

Cheers

Karl

 

[woodbloke]

I know where you're coming from Tony and I must admit I do have a bit of residual concern about mismatched expectations. I'm hoping that most of us would have our ideas of what to send (and therefore what we expect to receive) pitched at a similar level.

Only time will tell!

Cheers, Ed

As Ed said earlier in this thread if I recollect, 'shop made gifts would seem to me to be appropriate, which is what I'll be doing - Rob

 

[Mr Ed]

Shop-made is the route I intend to be going. I didn't want to say that its mandatory, but I strongly enouraged it in my initial post.

Cheers, Ed

 

[wizer]

I'm reserving my decision until I find out who I get. I'll probably have to end up buying something, but it won't be in the region of a handplane. Tho it won't be anything with the DAKOTA name on it :roll:

 

[Waka]

I'll be going down the workshop made route, possibly a cardboard box with some shavings in it.

 

[Jake]

Shop-made is the route I intend to be going. I didn't want to say that its mandatory, but I strongly enouraged it in my initial post.

Cheers, Ed

I haven't got the spare time for that, which is one of the reasons I have backed out after voting for it - along with the mismatch issue - it would be even worse if you sent out something pretty ordinary compared to some some exquisite thing someone has slaved over for hours and hours. Have fun though, it is a great idea.

 

[TheTiddles]

Shop-made is the route I intend to be going. I didn't want to say that its mandatory, but I strongly enouraged it in my initial post.

Cheers, Ed

I haven't got the spare time for that, which is one of the reasons I have backed out after voting for it - along with the mismatch issue - it would be even worse if you sent out something pretty ordinary compared to some some exquisite thing someone has slaved over for hours and hours. Have fun though, it is a great idea.

Think of it as re-distribution of tool wealth!

Very Karl Marx

Aidan

 

[wizer]

Hopefully this year will be a good advertisement for the whole scheme and next year will attract more Elfs

 

[Mr Ed]

Well I must admit I hadn't thought of this as a communist initiative, but if thats what does it for you then why not?

If the maxim 'property is theft' gets translated into 'tool ownership is theft' then I'm in for some serious trouble!
:shock:
Cheers, Ed