Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Christmas present for yourself
Jim in Bulington On
>So what's everyone buying themselves. I'm still debating a few things but certainly I'm going to order the remaing few LN chisel's I don't have. And probably a some brand of mini lathe the Hamilton woodshow is just a few weeks after christmas.
Re: Christmas present for yourself
Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
>I just splurged tonight on a Mosaku shooting plane on ebay that I've been drooling over for five years. Even bought from a vendor who doesn't take Paypal (I don't think I"ve ever seen this plane on ebay before), so it's off to the PO in the morning.
Pam
Big ripper
Wiley Horne
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Lots of little treats
Angus Barclay, in New Zealand
>A cambered roller for the sharpening jig, because it is way too limiting to have just the straight roller.
Something to hit nails with that doesn't weigh 20oz and have claws (because I'm sick of using a framing hammer on fine furniture).
Something a bit harder than my old screwdriver shaft for burnishing scraper blades.
Something to help keep the big gouges sharp.
And saving the best to last, hardware for the new tool cabinet. I'll post pix in a few months when its completed and loaded up with all the goodies above and all the tools currently scattered around various shelves and window sills in my shop.
I ordered all this back in mid October and its due to arrive any day now, just in time for me to tell LOML that its a Christmas gift from long lost Canadian cousins.
regards
Angus Barclay
Re: Mark II power sharpener?
thomd
>Has anyone tried the MII power sharpener. Seems to be popular with store employees.
Sandpaper is the best sharpening media for most everything, short of art level sharpening on stones. Faster sharpening means more productive hand tool use. Power sharpening is much easier since it allows one to concentrate exclusively on the right angle, and not the energy. Power sharpening has a long history, older than most traditional woodworking tools. The MII is small and dry so easy to house in a small space.
What I have long wanted ..
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>I bought myself this .. Stanley #51/52 ...
It is basically in good nick but I still have a fair bit of work to do on this #51 to make it work as well as my ramped shooting board. It looks great in the pictures but I got it for about 1/2 market value as the frog has been repaired and the bedding is not quite correct . It needs a new lever cap (easy enough) and a new hold down (anyone?). I shall have some fun sorting it out over the Christmas holidays.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Re: Big ripper
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>That is a beauty Wiley. Mike is out there on his own. Just beautiful.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Re: Christmas present for yourself
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>Any pics Pam? I'd love to see it.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Me and 499 others. . .
Tony Sade (Charleston, WV)
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The Cutting Edge
Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont.
>Hi,
I have a few items on order from Blue Spruce...all in African Blackwood.
I ordered these marking knives including a scratch awl and a pait of skew chisels....
:-)
Take care,
Jim
Re: Christmas present for yourself
Mike Fitterling
>Just ordered this.
Re: Christmas present for yourself
vlparisian in rainy Houston
>Ordered an SteelCity 18" bandsaw on Thursday (they were on back order and thought they might be in b-4 Christmas), the store called Friday and said it was in and that I had left my CCard on the counter. Picked them both up on Saturday, and started assembly on Sunday. :>)
victor
I wanna see, I wanna see, I wanna see
vlparisian in rainy Houston
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Re: Christmas present for yourself
Ernie Miller
>I'm not buying any thing this year. I can't think of any thing that I really need. and there is nothing that I just can't live without. I have hit it har for the last 5-7 years and I can do most any task by hook or by crook if it needs done. I did pick up some nice Sterrett stuff the other day at an estate when I got them home I realized that they wouldn't sell very well on the bay so I am keeping them for myself. But I wouldn't call them a Christmas present for myself.
Some of these
Frank D. in Montreal
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Already gave myself mine
Bill Houghton, wintry rain again, Sebastopol, CA
>though I haven't been able to use it much yet.
Even though I've been very busy with my parents' place, moving things around to keep them out of the rain, and doing some work on the house, I've found some time with my sweetie and time to play in the shop. Time's been my most serious lack, not stuff; getting cured now.
Warrington, or the other?
Bill Houghton, wintry rain again, Sebastopol, CA
>I picked up a Warrington hammer at an estate sale last winter, and I was surprised to find that it does do furniture-size nails better than a claw hammer. Plus, of course, you don't have those claws hanging out there eager to damage something.
COMPLETE #78 . . .
s.mackay@worldnet.att.net
>Trolling the Bay but no luck yet.
The list is long and distinguished...
Denis Ch�nard, Orl�ans, Ont.
>From my tool dealer:
- Stanley #8 Type 11
From LN:
- Iron and chipbreaker for above Stanley
- #140 skew rabbet plane
- 1/2" chisel
From Misugi Designs:
- Three Imai bevel edge chisels (one regular, two sword steel)
From Normand (power tool retailer):
-Steel City mortiser
Last but not least, from Lee Valley:
- Pullshave
- Low angle smoother
- Japanese dovetail chisels (three)
I'm sure I'm forgetting lots, I would have to check in the shop...
Strictly speaking, some of these weren't intended to be Christmas presents, but that's how I rationalized most of them at the time of purchase... Given the list they'll do for my birthday too :-)
DC
Need to buy a good sewing machine to preserve marital bliss
Re: Mike
Wiley Horne
>Thanks Derek. Adam is right about Mike--Mike knows saws and sawing. He puts a ton of custom handwork into the toothing of saws like this, and his quality standard is 10/10. Wiley
Re: The list is long and distinguished...
paul womack
>Need to buy a good sewing machine to preserve marital bliss
Bernina!
BugBear
Re: Christmas present for yourself
Bruce, a MN Galoot
>A set of Hirsch firmers and one 1/2" Matsumura.
Bruce
Second the Bernina!
Bruce, a MN Galoot
>We're going to pick up my wife's third Bernina model this week. The first one is still going strong at 30 years.
Bruce
Re: Christmas present for yourself
VTAndy4
>Just sent Joel my order for rasps, and I also got an AI chisel to see whether I like them.
-Andy
Pics *LINK*
Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
>OK, here's a Wayback copy. I haven't received it yet, so can't take any photos; but I doubt that there's anything remarkable about it that's visible. The guys on the Hiraide forum praised it to heaven, supposed to take a fantastic edge and keep it forever; and the Hon Red Oak is solid, very stable. I didn't pay the price shown, although it wasn't cheap. Keep an eye on ebay where I'll have to sell something else good to pay for it.