A solo week in the Dong-Shed. More of a Hannukah Present, really, so 8 days.
What did Santa bring you?
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My wife and I have been not getting each other presents for like 5 years now, we just use the holidays as an excuse to do or buy something we otherwise wouldn't. Works great, and thus far, has not been a trap.
My dad is a generally terrible gift giver, he means well, and spends copious amounts of money, but is known for giving useless gifts and then making you feel really bad if you don't love them. For instance he bought me ice climbing boots for my birthday, I have never been ice climbing, and the odds of me ever going are approximately zero. Another time he bought my mom a Porsche Boxter, with a manual trans, she hasn't driven a stick since the 1960s, so you can guess how that worked out. He buys my brother Frank Lloyd Wright china all the time, despite being told numerous times how much my brother hates it, will never use it, and that it all just goes up on ebay.
I was shocked this year for Christmas, he bought me the Lamborghini of hand-planes, something I'll actually use and won't have to lie about returning to avoid hurting his feelings and getting a lecture about what a POS I am for returning the 3rd ice cream maker he's bought my wife and I, in the same year. Woodworking nerds worldwide will lose their shit if they ever find out that I actually plan of using this thing.
As a side note, mental illness, gift giving holidays and money can be a fucked up combination.
My dad is a generally terrible gift giver, he means well, and spends copious amounts of money, but is known for giving useless gifts and then making you feel really bad if you don't love them. For instance he bought me ice climbing boots for my birthday, I have never been ice climbing, and the odds of me ever going are approximately zero. Another time he bought my mom a Porsche Boxter, with a manual trans, she hasn't driven a stick since the 1960s, so you can guess how that worked out. He buys my brother Frank Lloyd Wright china all the time, despite being told numerous times how much my brother hates it, will never use it, and that it all just goes up on ebay.
I was shocked this year for Christmas, he bought me the Lamborghini of hand-planes, something I'll actually use and won't have to lie about returning to avoid hurting his feelings and getting a lecture about what a POS I am for returning the 3rd ice cream maker he's bought my wife and I, in the same year. Woodworking nerds worldwide will lose their shit if they ever find out that I actually plan of using this thing.
As a side note, mental illness, gift giving holidays and money can be a fucked up combination.
I got a Apple Watch. Besides making it easier to leave the phone alone I really like I get my Nest security camera updates including video directly on the phone. More importantly I got to hang out with a lot of family and had a really good time and ate tons of good food.
Holtley?
I got a few great days with my family and my favorite person in the world, and when I get home I'll have a pair of used but new to me skis to play with which bought for myself.
I'm coming over to your house. You have quality taste in whiskey.
My new toy is coming on Monday, a second hand Kemper PowerHead. Waaaay above my playing abilities but life it too short to abuse one's ears with shitty sound.
hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng
Whoa .
Dat avatar.
Whatcha get?
Yeah, and Nikon. D5300. I put a priority on a light, compact body since much of my use is backpacking and ski touring. If I wasn't carrying it up mountains all the time I'd have a bigger full frame body.
In general I don’t subscribe to that train of thought, I’ve seen no difference in how long an iron holds and edge whether it’s stored on its sole or on its side, but also if you retract the iron because you’re sticking it on a finished surface it really makes no difference.
Wife gave me a Le Creuset grill pan and some (cabin) porn. In-laws hooked me up with some exercise bands and Woodpeckers saddle squares and angle guide. FIL seems to have made it his mission to single handedly equip my future woodshop with Woodpeckers stuff, not that I mind of course.
Who makes this gorgeous piece of wood shaving mastery? And I thought Lie-Nielsen stuff was a bit excessive...
Bridge City Toolworks, I have a couple LN and Veritas planes as well, and I'd say Veritas are pretty much the pinnacle of performance, but the machining on this thing is on a whole different level. Veritas planes can be improved on out of the box, the irons can be lapped flatter, as can the soles, and the castings are damn nice, but not quite perfect (not that any mortal needs a plane more perfect than an out of the box Veritas) this has zero room for improvement IMHO. Kind of the Unno Bikes of hand-planes, unnecessarily fancy, and doesn't really do anything significantly better than a Trek, but they look damn cool.
few shirts. fuzzy slippers. a pair of pants to wear when doing trailwork. a mug or two. at this point i don't want anything other than time in the woods. and i'll find ways to give that to myself.
A decade ago I begged my family to stop giving each other presents after a year where everyone gave each other Amazon gift certificates. Despite being more surprised than I was when opening gifts as a kid my dad keeps sending gifts. last year he sent what I guess to be $3.99 of Walmart socks he spent $20 shipping. This year we agreed only to give gifts to each others dogs. Great success!
I wonder how much a new blade runs...a 10k plane makes a 15k bike look like bargain.
I am $30 shy of free shipping on a QBP order...what useful thing should I add?
I’m out of ideas.
The Fox X2 Air is in the cart, so that’s my present.
I’m out of ideas.
The Fox X2 Air is in the cart, so that’s my present.
7075 alloy dildo?
Is that what you call your dropper post?
Have four boxes
SOCKS DAMMIT
sealant? grips? chainring? MOAR SOCKS?!?!?
You need to get better at planting some good ideas for Christmas gifts. I got a gift card for a new tree from the mother in law after I had talked about how I wanted an extra tree outside the dining room 
Some Issi Thump plastic pedals, $40.
I think I'm going to get some of their Alloy Stomp XL pedals, they look awesome.
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I’m flirting with the idea of the Wolftooth in-handlebar ((Encase) tools, but I need to find out for sure if they fit the RF carbon bars.
www.wolftoothcomponents.com
ENCASE SYSTEM
Grab the Wolf Tooth EnCase System in case of trouble. Trailside problems are solved in a flash with the EnCase System Chain + Tire Plug and EnCase System Hex Bit Wrench: two multi-tools that live in flexible, secure storage sleeves and are housed inside your bike’s handlebars for easy access...
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I have extra grips and three quarts of sealant, good there. The only tire I am interested in would be a Double Down Dissector, but they don’t make em yet.
I am going to run the Exo one with ghetto tubeless. Should do the trick.