Just wondering if anyone in here received a tool or woodworking gift for Christmas. I have a few that are supposed to arrive some time, and the Leigh clamps ordered in September arrived yesterday, so that might count.
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Just wondering if anyone in here received a tool or woodworking gift for Christmas. I have a few that are supposed to arrive some time, and the Leigh clamps ordered in September arrived yesterday, so that might count.
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Finally received my new bench vise along with 4 Jorgensen parallel clamps via UPS. The first vise I bought at the end of November came in with the cast iron face plate broke in two where the screw goes through it. Returned with refund so it was no biggie other than having to wait another 3 weeks for a back order. New one came in and the shipping box and vise box inside were beat all to pieces. I was afraid to open , only to find that it was ok. Packing from the factory sucked. Nothing to keep the 22 lb. vise from sliding all over the box, and the shipping box was the same. Fortunately all was well. Tomorrow, wife says I can go spend my birthday money at HF. New DC hopefully will come home with me.
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Opened a Christmas box & lo & behold--- a Yankee push drill from Garrett Wade co. It may make me go more neander.
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I received the Narex skew chisel set and the fine tooth Veritas flush cut saw...both of which were on "my list". Santa didn't bring the Domino, however. LOL
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I received a branding iron to mark furniture with my name. I was really surprised. Did not expect that at all but something I'll use.
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Not really a present, but bought a 52" wide tool chest combo from HD. At the store it was $698. On line the same one was $498, and pick it up at the store. It is a monster, and getting it off the truck and put together was a real hassle, made possible only by my cheapie HF winch in the garage.
Now, I have to move stuff around to fit it in.
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Got an Amazon gift card that will be used to get a GRRR...Ripper
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Nothing big for me. My wife gave me a new Wixey angle finder to replace the one that uses button batteries that need replacing monthly.
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Bought myself a Silca T-ratchet and Ti-Torque tool from the Kickstarter --- it's my new favourite thing --- best of all it has resolved a lacunae in my tool chest: my dad left me a Snap-On 3/8" ratchet which apparently he picked up in Vietnam and mostly I use 1/4" tools --- been looking for a 1/4" drive Snap-on on eBay, but vintage Snap-on D.O.D. production is apparently collectable, who knew?
Paired it w/ a Wiha 1/4" hex to 1/4" square adapter and some other odds and ends in an Altoids tin organized using 3D printed holders: http://imgur.com/qBbnbCT
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DeWalt sent me a new 20volt max to 18 volt adapter and a new 20volt battery that I wasn't expecting
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Got a Lie Nielsen brush. Great gift because it certainly isn't something I would have bought myself. It's the one you always see in the sharpening and plane setup videos. I'm pretty sure this is the missing piece in my sharpening regiment and plane tuning kit. I haven't given it a try yet but should have some time tomorrow. I'm guessing by noon my planing results should rival Brian and Derek's, if not that's a really expensive brush!
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Got a extension table for the infeed side of my jointer. I got the Aigner tables last month for the outfeed of the jointer and infeed and outdfeed of my shaper but they dont fit the infeed of my jointer due to the fence configuration.
Pretty stoked about this as i easily jointed the piece of ash in the photo below by myself with ease. I think i could probably joint a 12' piece of stock now problem now.
Also got a bunch of Benchcrafted hardeware for a bench i should have made a long time ago.
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Santa brought a nice gift certificate for WoodWorkers Supply.
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The only thing I got was a new honing guide to replace the one that broke. Otherwise, didn't ask for anything and didn't get anything.
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No tools this year for me, I used Christmas as a get-outta-jail-free card for the next auction I go to and come home with a trailer full of stuff!
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