The official Christmas gloat thread

[Groggy]

Here it is, the place to list your Christmas wins, I'll kick it off with my only WW gift - a set of mortising chisels.

(Wood Borer, ever since using yours I've wanted a set, two years wasn't so long to wait .)

[ss_11000]

2 live centres for a no mandrell set up for pen making and the bushings to the emperor and statesman pens.

thats all WW related. the other stuff is pretty cool to.

pretty cool aussie cricket shirt ( not playing ) - portable speakers for MP3 - guiness records book ( i'm up to six or seven of these in a row ) - goggles for the pool - indoor hockey glove - and some chockies. oh and some ps2 and PC games...and tickets for a cruise that me and mum are going on. ---pretty good this yr i rekon considering what i wrote below ( pool )

we also got a pool put into our yard 2 months ago so thats pretty cool.

wendy - the note book cover went down well with mum

cheers

[Waldo]

No gloat for me. SWMBO decided to get me a toaster as it seemed I was always complaining about the old one and that SWMBO was tired of me making burnt toast for my little girl.

Nothing tool related for me this year , I must've been a bad boy.

Noice chisels Groggy, noice . Can you get your SWMBO to speak to mine how I need tools, maybe then I'll get something next year.

[Gra]

Melways (Needed one)
Wallet (as above...)



Oh and some cash to buy some tools. Looks like a visit to carbatec is on the cards for the new year

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I got what I really wanted, but wasn't going to ask for: a youthful sense of zest, resilience and invulnerability.

Unfortunately, this arvo I started to sober up and discovered I wasn't as young as I felt.

[Robo1]

I got a Jointer and a dove tail saw! Thanks Santa.
Rob...

[LGS]

Lucky boy!!
I got a Festool ETS150-3 finishing sander

Regards,

Rob

[JDarvall]

chocolate coated peanuts. (sniff)

[jisk]

An Abbot and Ashby 8" bench grinder and some bunnies vouchers, woohoo!

[Geoff Dean]

A gift voucher for the local Festool dealer.

Now I will have to add the other 90% so as to make a purchase

[STAR]

Santa struggled down the chimney with a Ryobi Thicknesser and a Carba Tec 6'' Jointer.

So, who has been a good boy then? Or I am getting cleverer of covering up my tracks and knowing my place in this household.

[Simomatra]

New Jet mini, pen squaring jig vise and GPW new chuck, camping guide for the great grey nomad trip and storage

Many thanks to Santa

[Groggy]

Noice chisels Groggy, noice . Can you get your SWMBO to speak to mine how I need tools, maybe then I'll get something next year.

Ta Waldo, this year I emailed a LV wishlist and some links to Lie Nielsen to the missus and kids (first time for this). Funny thing is, I thought I took the chisels off the list because they were too dear. Now I have to go out in the shed and hit my lovely gift with a hammer !

They must be saving the tools for your birthday .

[TEEJAY]

Santa got me a bike (can' help but think of that Kevin B$#% Wilson song ) - so I can't count on Santa

Will get the present right in a few months with a Festool C12 on birthday

[ian]

12" Starrett combination square
6" Starrett double square
#71 Router plane

Plus the money to pay for items 1, 2 & 3
buying my own gift always works

No gloat for me. SWMBO decided to get me a toaster as it seemed I was always complaining about the old one and that SWMBO was tired of me making burnt toast for my little girl.

Nothing tool related for me this year , I must've been a bad boy.

Can you get your SWMBO to speak to mine how I need tools, maybe then I'll get something next year.

Waldo — now you now how the missus felt when you gave her that iron last Mother's Day.

a tip for next year, if you don't like how the toaster works, replace it yourself or substitute bread for toast when you do scrambled eggs



best wishes to everyone

ian