Christmas Wish Lists.

[shoottx]

I know it isn't even Halloween yet, but the LOML has started bugging me for my Christmas wish list. She sends it to relatives to give them reasonable ideas and so I don't get a two potato clock.

So I was thinking, what would you all put on your list in these price ranges;

Under $20

Under $50

Under $100

One really big Item

[jackellis]

Clamps.

Router bits. A lock miter bit would be handy right now for some shop drawers.

A set of nice chisels.

And the one big thing would be my shop space, finished and ready to move in. But your relatives probably aren't quite that generous.

[dbhost]

I know it isn't even Halloween yet, but the LOML has started bugging me for my Christmas wish list. She sends it to relatives to give them reasonable ideas and so I don't get a two potato clock.

So I was thinking, what would you all put on your list in these price ranges;

Under $20

Under $50

Under $100

One really big Item

Woodworking related?
Under $20.00? one Timberwolf Band Saw Blade.
Under $50.00? MLCS Edge Banding tongue & groove 60 degree set.
Under $100.00? Full set of Timberwolf blades for the band saw. (Do they still have the buy 3 get 1 free deal?) Or maybe Freud SD-206 Stack Dado set.
One really big item? Shop Fox W1758 2HP 16x43 wood lathe.

Non woodworking?
Under $20.00?. U.S. Divers Total Dry Snorkel translucent blue.
Under $50.00? Pair Outdoor Gear full leather waterproof hiking boots.
Under $100.00? Bear Vault BV700 700 cubic inch bear canister.
One really big item? Remington Model 700SPS Stainless chambered in 30.06 fitted with a Leupold VX-L 4.5 14x56mm Illuminated Reticle scope. (not going to happen any time soon).

[poolhound]

Hmm thats a toughie. Having just received two nice new gifts in payment for a recent commision my xmas list just got a lot smaller. still on my list are:

Under $20
A nice Try Square

Under (or around) $50
Cabinet scraper or scraper plane (doubted I could get a plane for $50 but I can hope)


Around the $100 mark
Veritas MK II
HVLP system

On the big item side
A nice SCMS to replace my CMS any good one would do but how about a Festool
Wide belt sander
PM2000
I dont have room for either of the last two but I can wish...

[leehljp]

Shucks, I will skip the small ones and go straight to a Worksharp 3000 and the cost to send it here to Japan. $200 plus about $100 shipping.

$20 - $40 range would be Veritas squares and measurement tools.

[LarryG]

Under $20: Veritas Saddle Square. A little gem, unbelievably handy; one of the most used tools in my shop.

Under $50: two 10" wooden hand screws by Dubuque Clamp Works. Or stretch the budget to $55 and get the 12" size. I have four of each in the 6" and 10" sizes and use them all the time.

Under $100: Bosch Colt router. Sooo much nicer than wrestling with a full-size router on every little cut.

One really big item: a drum sander. The bigger, the better. You don't realize how much you needed one until you have one.

[gsmittle]

Under $100.00? Bear Vault BV700 700 cubic inch bear canister.

Is it hard to stuff a bear in a canister that small?

For me:

Under 20: More clamps
Under 50: More clamps
Under 100: A set of really good bench chisels
Really big item: a really nice lathe

Non woodworking--can't really think of anything...

[JimD]

Under 20 - 1 3/16 pins for my Bostitch pinner, tape measure corner dodad from Veritas
Under 50 - spiral upcut bit set from MLCS (3 pieces right at 50), maybe cheapest drillmaster bit sharpener but my son wants one so maybe I'll borrow his.
Under 100 - Veritas chisel/plane iron sharpening holder. Maybe HF HVLP sprayer on sale.

I don't have space for more big tools so I'd have to throw something out. Leading candidate if my old wooden bandsaw. It gets one more try on 4 inch oak for my son's next two chairs and if it is as much trouble as it was on the first two, it is getting replaced. Leading candidates are 14 inch Grizzly if I can find a way around the shipping, the Harbor Freight 14 inch if they go on a good sale and/or offer the 15% coupon, and the Sears professional 14 inch (recently on sale for $400 and looks like a good deal but I wasn't ready to pull the trigger).

Jim

[dbhost]

Under 20 - 1 3/16 pins for my Bostitch pinner, tape measure corner dodad from Veritas
Under 50 - spiral upcut bit set from MLCS (3 pieces right at 50), maybe cheapest drillmaster bit sharpener but my son wants one so maybe I'll borrow his.
Under 100 - Veritas chisel/plane iron sharpening holder. Maybe HF HVLP sprayer on sale.

I don't have space for more big tools so I'd have to throw something out. Leading candidate if my old wooden bandsaw. It gets one more try on 4 inch oak for my son's next two chairs and if it is as much trouble as it was on the first two, it is getting replaced. Leading candidates are 14 inch Grizzly if I can find a way around the shipping, the Harbor Freight 14 inch if they go on a good sale and/or offer the 15% coupon, and the Sears professional 14 inch (recently on sale for $400 and looks like a good deal but I wasn't ready to pull the trigger).

Jim

I really like my HF 14 incher... BUT... If you can get around Grizzly's shipping, a GO555 is pretty much the saw my HF is turning into.

They are listing the GO555 right now for $456.00 after shipping, but of course extra cost for lift gate service...

To give you a cost idea to have a functionally equivalent or close to saw with the 32208, the dollars should work out something like this...

I bought mine on sale so..

HF 32208 on sale for $299.99, - HF 15% off coupon = $265.99. No shipping because I picked it up.
Olson Cool Blocks. If I remember right they run about $12.00. The HF OE blocks suck, the Cool Blocks are actually pretty nice. I went with Roller guides because I could. Not sure they are worth the extra $60.00 to be honest.
HF Prescision Band Saw fence. $59.99 Again HF 15% off coupon = $51.00
Grizzly blade tension release mod. $35.00

Total $363.99. The warranty is no better, no worse than Grizzly. That is NOT bragging about HF at all..

To make either truly useful, you will need a 6" riser block kit and decent blades...

Honestly, if Grizzly had a showroom near me, or Harbor Freight didn't, I would have bought a GO555, but the hassles and expense of shipping from Grizzly just make them not worth it to me...

[Black wallnut]

1. stocking stuffers for Thomas
2. stocking stuffers for all three kids
3. presents for all three kids
4. New surrond sound system for the living room or more presents for LOML and all three kids.

If you only meant woodworking.......

• a board of oak
• a large board of walnut
• several walnut boards
• enough walnut, maple and ply to build my planned dresser, finish LOML's jewlery box, plus a computer armoire.

I'm just waiting to use about 25' of birdseye for a dresser but need all the other lumber. Once it is cut and assembled I no longer will get to dram of the possibilities.

[Ed62]

1. Clamps
2. Clamps
3. Lumber, Decent dado blade
4. I won't go there

[BearPipes-1]

In my family, you have to be careful about a couple of things: First, if you specify a brand name, you may or may not get the one you're after. The Sears bandsaw blades, though for a Sears bandsaw, were a little disappointing when my list specified TW (complete with link to page at online seller, hint hint!). Second, if the items are too exotic (can't be gotten at the local big box store, for example), people often punt and get me another BBQ apron. (How many BBQ aprons does a fella need?!?)

Anyway, if you suspect that either of those scenarios might unfold, then don't specify a gift list; instead, specify ONE big box store's gift cards as the gift of choice, and then see what you end up with. Make a big deal of the particular store to your spouse/family, lest you end up with $25 at Sears, $20 at HF, $100 at HD, and $50 at Lowe's. DAMHIKT.

If your family's a little more clued-in, good for you! You've gotten a lot of suggestions for items, but I'll just add my votes for books in the lowest tier or two (I've got Krenov's stuff on my list, as the local libraries don't carry him). Also, consumable stuff like sandpaper in the form you consume it the most, Evapo-Rust, etc. are nice, because you can get 5 of the same thing and it's okay.

[Mr__Bill]

I'm not sure on the pricing: One of the digital calipers that reads in fractions and only one measuring system on the display at a time. A clamping system where a router or saw rides on a plate that follows the straightedge of the clamp. More clamps in general. New router bits to replace the burnt and dull ones. Perhaps the hardest, some plans and ideas for a complete sewing room with storage, machine table, cutting table and ironing table. With a design wall and space to display things and it all fits into a 10 by 12 room that is burdened with 2 windows a door and a 6' closet door, and the closet is already spoken for. Plans for a complete computer work area that does not look like an office would be nice too.

So, who is filling these wish lists? When can we expect stuff to arrive?

Bill, on the Sunny Oregon Coast

[Wood_workur]

1) clamps- little bessy bar clamps
2) clamps- slightly larger bessy bar clamps
3) wood. I could really use about 50 bf of birch right now
4) new set of golf clubs- I've outgrown my "standard" sized set.

[drumpriest]

1. Food
2. a good strap clamp
3. The complete Indiana Jones on blu ray
4. PS3