So What did Santa bring you?

[9fingers]

This year the poor old chap got a serious hernia bringing me a semi pro MIG welder so i could not really expect much in the woodworking line. However I did get

Some painters pyramids

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/finishing-&-g ... s-pyramids

and the Dakota equivalent of the Wixey angle gauge. I've been intrigued by these for a while and can't wait for permission to desert the family and get into the workshop to play with it.

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools/ma ... ngle-gauge.


I cant play with the welder yet as I still have to get a big refillable cylinder of gas and it is possible that the supplier wont be open until 4th Jan anyway.

How did others fare?

Bob

 

[chippy1970]

Lots of pants , shower gel and chocolate no Festool not that I was expecting any :lol:

 

[dannykaye]

One of Aled's plane kits and Whelan's book

 

[TrimTheKing]

More than I can possibly list here, but notably a most magnificent lignum mallet as my SS gift!

I will post a picture of suitable gloatage levels later...

 

[gidon]

I got a wrapped up bar of chocolate from the cupboard - that I unwrapped and put back in the cupboard!
Ah well - the children had a lovely day!
Cheers
Gidon

 

[9fingers]

Forgot to add this to my list

http://tinyurl.com/ya5r4j8

Everyone else is playing cards so I've just sneaked out to try the angle gauge. First impressions are good. Setting one place on my saw table at zero, the rest registers at =/- 0.1 degrees which is about the change when i sit on one corner (16 stone plus Xmas dinner!)

Setting the saw blade to 90 degrees, I can move the gauge aruond quite a bit for the same reading. So it is not fussy on mounting. Built in magnets seem quite adequate to keep it still. I think this will be useful for quick setups in my engineering workshop too which will save time fiddling with slips and a sine bar for all but the most critical jobs.

Bob

 

[Aled Dafis]

This year the poor old chap got a serious hernia bringing me a semi pro MIG welder so i could not really expect much in the woodworking line.

Just out of interest, which welder did you get? I'll be buying a couple of MIG's for the school workshop before long. I'm very tempted by the R-Tech welders, I already have a 200amp Tig by them and it's excellent!

Cheers

Aled

 

[TheTiddles]

One of these...

The only problem is that it doesn't quite match my entirely axminster machinery line-up, however the quality of it is way better than the Axminster mini lathes and the labels might come off as easily as the ones in the store did

Aidan

 

[9fingers]

This year the poor old chap got a serious hernia bringing me a semi pro MIG welder so i could not really expect much in the woodworking line.

Just out of interest, which welder did you get? I'll be buying a couple of MIG's for the school workshop before long. I'm very tempted by the R-Tech welders, I already have a 200amp Tig by them and it's excellent!

Cheers

Aled

It is a Portamig 185. It is British made and offers a wide range of current settings. It was recommended to me as a beginner as easier to use than the cheaper clarke and similar and yet had plenty of power for heavier work up to 5-6mm once I got into welding.
PM me if you want more details of the supplier.

Bob

 

[wizer]

One of these...

 

[Dalboy]

A nice big 1-1/2" roughing gouge

 

[Aled Dafis]

This year the poor old chap got a serious hernia bringing me a semi pro MIG welder so i could not really expect much in the woodworking line.

Just out of interest, which welder did you get? I'll be buying a couple of MIG's for the school workshop before long. I'm very tempted by the R-Tech welders, I already have a 200amp Tig by them and it's excellent!

Cheers

Aled

It is a Portamig 185. It is British made and offers a wide range of current settings. It was recommended to me as a beginner as easier to use than the cheaper clarke and similar and yet had plenty of power for heavier work up to 5-6mm once I got into welding.
PM me if you want more details of the supplier.

Bob

That's supposed to be a very nice bit of kit Bob, in fact it's one of the front runners along with the R-Tech. FAR FAR better than Clarke et al.

Are you a member on any welding forums? I wouldn't mind seeing a few pics and/or a review if you're up for it.

Cheers

Aled

 

[ondablade]

Guess i've been spending money on kit like mad over the last few months, so my stuff was strictly practical - clothes, books. Oh, and an Ipod nano which will take a bit of figuring out...

ian

 

[jimi43]

I hit Matthew's website last night out of desperation of being bleedin' snowed in and not being able to get to Axminster with mother and daughter who promised to bankroll the trip!

So I got a nice set of scrapers and a Clifton burnishing tool....YEH!!!

I have some other scrapers but no pro burnisher...and no French curved ones....so that is my excuse! Paypal helps!!! The process is BOOTFAIR (cheap) >>>> fleaBay to sell (lots) >>>> Workshop Heaven (spend).

SO...the purchase origin of a fiver ended up with a £40 pressie for me....I LOVE this process!!! :wink:

Jim

 

[Benchwayze]

Not a lot this year to be honest. Not much needed!
I did get a nice new shaving brush. If it lasts 15 years like the last one, I'll be happy. :lol:

2 CD's

1) 'Words For You'
a selection of well-loved poetry set to classical music and read by some of our leading actors. Fantastic idea to raise money for charity. It's going to get some use in the shop.

2) The Soldiers 'Coming Home'. Very pleasant listening, even for an old fogey like me. Not 'woodwork Music', but I wish those guys well in a different career later.

A roving phone handset, for the BT line.
An independent, mobile phone charger. How that works I don't know. I have yet to figure out how to open the packaging!"

And Santa bought me the usual bottle of 'Woods' 100 rum and forbidden fruit in the shape of a large Toblerone!

Happy Man!

A Good New Year folks.

John

:ho2

 

[Vinny]

I must have been a very good boy this year or SWMBO is dropping the tiniest of hints that I should maybe start some of the projects that have been promised but not started due to "lack of correct tool" !

Yohoho

Vinny

 

[devonwoody]

Me, I get Christmas presents most weeks, but nothing to gloat about today

 

[woodbloke]

I must have been a very good boy this year or SWMBO is dropping the tiniest of hints that I should maybe start some of the projects that have been promised but not started due to "lack of correct tool" !

Yohoho

Vinny

Some nice stuff there. You won't be disappointed with the KIII, just make sure you sort out some projection boards and different sized wedges for various thickness and widths of blades. If you have a 3mm chisel in that lot you'll easily be able to hold in in the Kell - Rob

 

[jlawrence]

Didn't do too bad this year:
Axminster height gauge.
digital angle gauge thingy
Encyclopedia of furniture making - still don't know who this is from.
flush saw - believe this is my SS
and 3 toblerones - original, fruit, and dark

Oh, and the next book in the wheel of time series.

 

[Doug B]

A very black Christmas for me.........................................





























With lots of little green bits on them