Thread: Wife Needs Xmas Ideas - What's a tool you don't use often but really glad you got it.

I got a trim router some time back for the occasional use but it's been used a lot more than I originally thought....

Workshop cleaning vouchers.

I recently bough a hot glue gun, i've found it really useful!

Originally Posted by The Spin Doctor

I pretty much have most the tools I could want but... This Xmas we're only buying one gift each and I need some food for thought to take to my wife.

I'll throw a couple things in to get the ball rolling.

Dial Indicators, both digital and mechanical, woodwork use has been to accurately setup the table saw and to check it.

IR Digital thermometer - woodwork use - checking temperature of wood to be glued, especially useful in Canberra winters.

16 line laser level - don't use it much but it's real handy to have.

Cheers
Phil

I had this exact scenario a couple of years ago and asked my wife for a small scraper plane.
I found a lovely LN under the tree.
It doesn't get a lot of use but it is the duck's guts when it does.
Tom

Digital angle finder
Digital protractor
Extra long digital calipers
Concave spokeshave
Angled block planes
Drawknife
Japanese carving knives
Just about any Japanese tools

Skew rebate/rabbet plane (the danger is after using one you will want to rebate everything).
Bullnose plane or combo bullnose/chisel plane.
Side rebate plane.

In power tool land, maybe a little 12V drill driver for the occasional petite job.

Originally Posted by BobL

Digital angle finder
Digital protractor
Extra long digital calipers
Concave spokeshave
Angled block planes
Drawknife
Japanese carving knives
Just about any Japanese tools

Got all but the Japanese stuff. Good food for thought. Might look a bit further also in that I find western planes hard on the shoulders now so a planes with handlebars probably would find a lot of use

Originally Posted by Aussiephil

I'll throw a couple things in to get the ball rolling.

Dial Indicators, both digital and mechanical, woodwork use has been to accurately setup the table saw and to check it.

IR Digital thermometer - woodwork use - checking temperature of wood to be glued, especially useful in Canberra winters.

16 line laser level - don't use it much but it's real handy to have.

Cheers
Phil

Yup, got all that!! But thx for the suggestions

Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum

I had this exact scenario a couple of years ago and asked my wife for a small scraper plane.
I found a lovely LN under the tree.
It doesn't get a lot of use but it is the duck's guts when it does.
Tom

Yes, I like the LV stuff so have pretty much all their planes...

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Originally Posted by Alkahestic

Skew rebate/rabbet plane (the danger is after using one you will want to rebate everything).
Bullnose plane or combo bullnose/chisel plane.
Side rebate plane.

In power tool land, maybe a little 12V drill driver for the occasional petite job.

LOL. Yup, got all that!!

No. 98 and 99 side rebate planes - useful for all sorts of little trimming jobs where everything else just won't fit
No. 20 compass plane - makes curves a breeze
Japanese plane scraper - One of the most useful cheap tools I ever bought; great for cleaning up internal corners and other little bits where a normal scraper is too big

Well, considering how many tools you already have, I'd like to nominate myself as first in line to be adopted.

If you're considering planes with handlebars, perhaps a HNT Gordon smoother? Or perhaps the moving fillister if you need to impress the pants off everyone that sees it.

Originally Posted by Alkahestic

Well, considering how many tools you already have, I'd like to nominate myself as first in line to be adopted.

If you're considering planes with handlebars, perhaps a HNT Gordon smoother? Or perhaps the moving fillister if you need to impress the pants off everyone that sees it.

What about a boxed Record CS 88 Calvert Stevens hand Plane.

Martin.

Originally Posted by verawood

Workshop cleaning vouchers.

I would never use this, I would be afraid things would be cleaned a little too well.


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