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Holy Cow Bob and Rod, i'm seriously thinking that Santa Bear is stuck down your chimneys!

Nice presents everyone! i'm friggin' jellous!

Hey Chris, your picture didn't come through.

This router set I got has a built in speed control. Now I just need a couple $100 worth of bits and templets guide bushings

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"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

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I got two tickets to see Eric Clapton when he comes to OKC in March.... I'm stoked. I've always wanted to see him live...

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] I'm having choccy envy here Sam, never thought you'd do it! [/QUOTE]

I've already given some of my stash to my chocoholic Mother-in-Law.....

Chris is this the one? Nice saw!!! WOW!!! Great Christmas for you.

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The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Rod Bosch routers are great. Your gonna love it. Can't have too many clamps either.

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The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Well, it's no 'Sinker Double Topped' beauty, and it's not one I've made, cause I'm am still not finished w/ that...But, Santa was very good to me this day...

Actually, it's a combo gift; from my wife, & my mom for Christmas and my upcoming 60th B-Day. It's a Collings SJ . They done Good! And yes, it sounds justs right!

WOW guys,more spoiled Bears, heee haw!!

Got spoiled again today with shop goodies!





Too much emotions, had to take a Bear nap!

Thanks Hesh...The biggest advantage to it was getting the 1 3/4" nut width. Something I was always struggling w/ on a Martin Jumbo I have. One of these days I'll get a newer/better camera...Then, I can do some real Showboatin'!

Gift Certificate from Grizzly YAY!!!!! and they're a short drive from here
(we're near Bellingham at my sister's) but they're closed on Xmas!!
AAARGGHH!! And we leave tomorrow morning! Double ARRGGHHHH!!! But I'll
be perusing the catalog!

Merry Christmas, everybody!

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now known around here as Pat Foster
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[QUOTE=Bobc] This should greatly reduce the time I spend sanding.



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WOW, Bob, that is some machine.    Why do I get a feeling that many of us own a piece of that sander?

Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

I guess no more sandpaper sharpening for me.....

peterm39076.6922916667

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Christmas was good this year. I received 2 Sorby paring chisels (1/4 & 1/2), a Varitas Mark II Honing Guide, and a small granite slab for sharpening!

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Brad
Avon, OH

And the real surprise was the Compiano guitar construction book. Great find by my wife.

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Brad
Avon, OH

Sweetie and Don Williams gave me a luscious set of mahogany for Christmas. If I could find the camera cord I would show them to you, BUT (grrrr!) . . . I can't at the moment.

I also have a new (new to me) PC fixed based router and a $50 gift card for Rockler. There is one on the way into Seattle that has nice toys.

My son gave me a tin containing a three disc set of Celtic music. Its a great compilation. I'm looking forward to putting them on my iPod, when I can pry them out of Sweetie's fingers. I moved too slow. They are going on Sweetie's iPod first.

Now if Sweetie's son and girlfriend could have beaten the storm in Denver and made it in, it would have been a perfect celebration. As is, its been pretty darn spiffy.

I'm off to go find that dang cable.

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Aoibeann

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] WOW guys,more spoiled Bears, heee haw!!

Got spoiled again today with shop goodies!





Too much emotions, had to take a Bear nap! [/QUOTE]

Hey Serge, you should have put them new bo boats on too than you can really hibernate

Looks like it was a great morning.

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"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

No "luthier gifts" for me this year. I had a hunch, so I have a christmas gift to myself from one of out most popular auctions sites in the mail. It is a Stanley Bedrock #604 1/2 in good condition, something I have always wanted. I have the right Hock iron here waithing for it!

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I got a black ipod nano...8gb!!!!!John How39076.7109490741

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[QUOTE=Arnt] [/QUOTE]
That is BEEEUTEEFUL!




The Mrs. suprised me with four new butterfly chisels in white steel from Matsumura. The numbers indicating size in mm are something I stamped into them. The one you can't see on the right is 12mm

The 24 mm I had the rest are new. These chisels are great its almost like they can reach around corners...

My son surprised me with a great PC-690LR. Also got a
Sandisk MP3 player gizmo !

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

I got (this is Christmas + birthday, same day):

Bosch Colt trim router

Auriou 7" Modeller's rasp I hope to give this a workout tomorrow.

Norton flattening stone

Richard Thompson 1000 Years of Popular Music DVD

Thomas Pynchon - Against the Day

National Geographic World Atlas (8th edition - I had the first edition previously. Heh, look at all those new countries in central Asia )

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Well, they're still in the post, but I'm told I'm getting some John Mayes DVDs

Well, the long day is about over so i can mull over my gifts. By far the most interesting is from my lovely wife who is really trying to understand this new obsession with building my first guitar. Trying to show her support, she bought me a really nice set of nail guns. Yep, you read that right. Has a framer's gun, a finish nailer and a brad nailer. Now i just have to make a slight design change to that bolt on neck and figure how to get the nailer through the sound hole.

Merry christmas all!
Rob