What is on your "wish list"?

[Johanna]

With the holidays coming up, what leather and leather related goodies would you like Santa to bring you? Do you give a list to your SO, or do you hope your family gets it right? Do you ask for gift certificates?

If you could ask Santa for a leather something this year, what would it be? A tool? A hide? A machine? A new laptop to read LW? Do you always wind up with cologne and a tie whether you need them or not?

Johanna

[TwinOaks]

My wish list (leather related) is a Tippmann Boss, and more orders than I can shake a mallet at....maybe a little inspiration.

In lieu of that, I'd settle for the orders and some really good callouses :D

Christmas for my family has, for several years now, been about getting together. The kids make out okay, and the rest of us make do. My parents have repeatedly asked that no gifts be given to them, as they have waaay too much stuff accumulated after 40 years together.

We typically trade recipes, and stories, cook for each other...the usual family stuff

And no, no cologne.

[bruce johnson]

I am pretty hard to shop for leather wise. I pretty much have what I need to get the job done. The only things that really interest me much now are a unique new stamp, an old tool with history, or creature comforts for the shop. I traded my son back pickups and found my black gold Resistol and harmonica....I guess I'll just ask Santa for some hippo or another pink shirt or two now.

[TexasJack]

A "thin" Christmas this year - for a variety of reasons. I think we've agreed to limit gifts to those that will fit in each person's stocking. The in-laws will be over and they've gone pretty much bust over the last year or two. I'm having a hard time getting through to them that the most important thing is for family to be together, and not the gifting. They're pretty talented artistically, so hopefully they'll make something.

I think if I had room for a wish, I'd want a custom maker stamp. (At least something better than what I have.) I have to be careful - I did a pretty good job picking out this wife and she'll try to get anything I ask for.

There's another reason I may not get any leather stuff for Christmas: I was a very naughty boy yesterday. I called Microsoft and chewed on them for an extended period about some issues with their software. And I don't intend to apologize.

[Hilly]

I'd like a really good head knife! One that holds a sharp edge more than 5 minutes. I'd also like a sharpening fairy to visit, and sharpen all my dull tools!

[CWR]

I told my wife I wanted the Sheridan book by Bob Likewise and anything on Barry King's website would suit me just fine. But if I don't get any of it it will be alright. Our little boy will be 16 months old and it will be a great time with him. He was born three months premature and only weighed 2.5 lbs. He's doing great now though.

Merry Christmas everyone,

CW

Edited December 3, 2009 by CWR

[Dink]

I really like hilly's Idea, some elves get dropped off and are tools are miraculously sharpened over night.

Dink

[CitizenKate]

I asked Santa for a high-powered 3-axis laser engraver and a NC milling machine. Don't know if all that will fit on his sleigh, though. Might have to arrange a motor freight transport.

Kate

[DUDDY]

Well my wish list for leather related items is a mile long, but what I really want is for my family and friends to have a wonderful Christmas. Thats all I need...

[TomSwede]

I would like Santa to rent the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi North Sweden (google for it, really cool in the words true meaning, drinks served in iceglasses) and bring over the whole leatherworker team and a bunch more people from here and we'd have a bash all together!!!

The spirit of X-mas is to share

Merry X-mas all!!

Tom