What shop tools did you get for Christmas? (The Christmas Gloat Edition)

[Angus Hines]

I bought myself this :

[Andy Casiello]

Wow, I can't believe this list either! My wife and I decided to forgo presents for each other this year (although at the last minute I snuck a gift card to the spa under the tree for her), since our gift to each other is to travel to see family in Colorado over the holidays. We've also agree to spring for a new large screen HD display (our 2nd) during after holiday sales.

I did buy myself one of the Jet JFM-5 floor mortisers during the big discount, and bought Russ Massery's spare Mortise Pal as well - so I'm ready to start on some A&C furniture I'm planning as soon as I'm back home!

Merry Christmas, all!

[Bill White]

Alison Krauss/Union Station and a Dan Tyminski CD. WoooHooo! Look out speaker system, here comes the volume.
Thanks to Mrs. Kringle
Bill

[Matt Benton]

I got 5 of these:

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=bescset

Now if I can just figure out how to use them...

[Mark Drayton]

Santa's been very good this year!

One shiny new Veritas Premium Block Plane.
One nice Mike Wenzloff hand made small tenon saw.
Couldn't make my mind up between a Mike Wenzloff dovetail saw and the new Veritas docetail saw - so I kept both and will do some comparisons in service in due course.
And finally a new on the European market Festool T12 -3 NiMH cordless drill with centrotec bits and pieces.
I'll have to get off the couch and make some sawdust soon!

Mark

[Larry Fox]

I made out like a bandit this year:

- French Veneer Saw from ToolsForWorkingWood
- "Tilt Box" for measuring angles relative to a reference surface.
- Festool Systainer for the 6" abrasives which don't currently have a home
- Festool Sortainer for some of the random "stuff" that doesn't currently have a home.

[Dan Karachio]

I was "allowed" to buy some Festool stuff that represented my Christmas presents and as always, from my sister in law received a gift certificated for $100 to Home Depot. I have no trouble dropping $100 at any store, but with gift certificates I find myself going back and forth. If only they carried good router bits. As it is, I will more than likely buy clamps.

[Jason White]

Only if you send me a couple!!!!!!

Does this count..



Fresh from Havana..

[Steve Rozmiarek]

I bought myself this :

That second picture thinks the Christmas cheer flowed freely?

[Mark Kristan]

I live alone and don't exchange gifts with anyone - I bought myself a Steel City ten inch, 3HP, granite top table saw with fifty inch rails. Now if I can only get the thing set up properly I'll be a happy camper.

[Roger Newby]

My wife gave me a Keen Kutter wooden coffin plane that she found in an antique mall. We went back there today and I found a Stanley No. 80 scraper that someone had ground a bevel on the blade and tried to use it as a spokeshave. The shop wanted $24.00 so I jumped. Then they had 15% off anything over $20.00. My final cost including sales tax, $21.83!!

[Charles Shenk]

Didn't get any new tools but did get a new home for the existing ones.

Do you have any pictures of the inside? That shop looks sweet from the outside! It looks larger and nicer than my whole house.

[Steve H Graham]

Dewalt DW621 plunge router.

Plus a used Powermatic 66, which I bought myself, because no one loves me enough to buy one for me.

[Bruce Page]

Didn't get any new tools but did get a new home for the existing ones.

Daniel!!
We need a shoptour!

[Daniel Thompson]

I'll post some pictures in the workshop forum. I've got dozens taken during the construction process. The outside may be done but I've still got lots to do on the inside. I'm still in the process of getting my tools moved and I am so tired of painting.