In the thread http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/what-s-for-christmas-this-year/ I talked about the gifts I was making for others.

Now I would like to show the gifts that I received.  I was very fortunate this year. Here is a picture of my woodworking (and associated crafts) related gifts gathered under our tree:



I would like to point out the unique gits that my 8 year old grandson Ethan found and was very excited to give to me:



It is Stanley Knife decorated as a trout and I really do think that the highlight of Christmas for Ethan was giving this gift to me.  The knife even has a safety lock on it and Ethan made sure that I knew how to operate this safety.

Now, let's see what you received ...

 

$50 Woodcraft gift card.  Also $200 cash that's going to be turned around tomorrow and sent to facilitate the purchase of an ETS 150/3. 

I got a festool jigsaw, a design and inlay kit, a rob cosman dovetail saw, a home depot gift card(no woodcraft where I live) and some warm socks and sweatshirts cause it was -20 f last night!!!

I took the plunge and got myself my first Lie-Nielsen hand plane. I call it a gift because I received permission to get it!

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=62

Fantastic picture Peter.

This afternoon, I got to try out some of my goodies. Here I am wearing my Lee Valley woodworker's smock and using my Leigh mortice and tenon jig. They both worked well and, since the jig came without the dust collecxtion attachment, the smock really had to do it's job.



But, I need to get the dust collection attachment ASAP. What a mess without it!

I got the plans with book & dvd to make the "Maloof inspired rocker"

Just need to find some time to make it now.

Woodguy.

Great gift...I'd love to see work in progress pics of the build if you ever find time to get started on it, my friend.

Cheers,
Rick

Yes, the Leigh Super FMT does appear to be a well designed, well manufactured, and well documented jig.  I got everything set up in less than an hour and, so far, have spent about three hours experimenting with it. 

So far, I have had some good results and some puzzling results.  Just about an hour ago I managed to produce a tenon which was mis-shaped:



and, for the life of me, I can't figure out what I did wrong.

My wife gave me a Lie Nielsen #4 Bronze bench plane.  I've got to clear some space and make some curlies!

I got a Woodpeckers 32" T-Square, Magswitch universal base & Fence kit, KM-1, DJ-1 on order, LED Magnifying Light and a set of bench dogs.  I just ordered the 3000mm rail and it will be here Tuesday.  Good Christmas for woodworking tools.

Don

My nice jacket

Hey Don,
If you don't already have a Magswitch, get ready for a pleasant surprise.  I use it on my bandsaw.  I put a lot of pressure on it when resawing.  I am totally amazed that it holds on so tightly.  My laminations vary by less than 0.001 inch after a full day of resawing.  One caution, though, be sure your fingers are clear before you activate the magnet.  I got one heck of a blood blister that way.

Hey Kodi,

I hope you will like your new Rockwell JawStands.  They look to be an updated version of the Triton MultiStand -- however, Triton did not do a good enough job with the manufacture and customer support of their MultiStand, so I hope that your Rockwell JawStands will prove to be a better product.  Anyway, I've used two of these type stands to make a 4'x8' cutting table that I can tilt upright to set a sheet of material against and then tilt the tabletop and sheet material to the horizontal position to make my cuts.  Great back saver!  You might check out my photo gallery here to see what I'm talking typing about.  Happy New Year!

Let us know after using it awhile. I always wanted one or two of those, but never pulled the trigger.

That is one of the reasons I bought it.  The other is for the table saw.  I glad it works well.

Frank,
From the photo you posted it appears (I could be wrong here) that you are clamping your tenon workpiece horizontally, not vertically.  All tenon stock should be clamped vertically.  See the procedure below.  It is also possible that the table is not clamped and that is moving slightly when you route the tenon.  Check that it is clamped firmly.  Hope this helps.  I have been presenting seminars at Lee Valley in Ottawa for several years on the Leigh Jigs and this sort of thing happens from time to time if one forgets to ensure the table is clamped properly after centering it over the stock.
Cheers,
Denny
Procedure
1.   Install appropriate bit in router
2.   Install joint guide
3.   Mark outside surfaces of mortise and tenon stock
4.   Adjust table to its centre position
5.   Install fence off centre by about 1/2 the width of the tenon stock.  Ensure it is 90 degrees vertical.

Routing Tenons
•   Mark the length of the tenon on the work piece.
•   Clamp tenon stock vertically against the fence and touching the retractable sight.
•   Turn the left guide pin clockwise until it stops, the raise it two full turns.
•   The left guide pin steers the router bit around the guide to form the tenon.
•   Move the router in a clockwise direction to begin (a climb rout) to produce a clean shoulder, then counter-clockwise to complete the tenon, ensuring the guide pin rides against the joint guide all around.
•   Before removing the router or tenon work piece, confirm the tenon is properly routed.