Christmas Gift Exchange

mykel m said:
I like gold bullion/coins, diamonds (the bigger the better), fast cars (the faster the better),unicorns and gas station knives (the gaudier the better).
Kidding about the last three.;)

And thank you for getting this started this year fishiker.
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Ok, the gold wrapped chocolates, flashy vending machine jewelry, and either matchbox or hotwheels cars, and a free set of Ginsu knives....man, you will be easy to shop for!!! :D
 
I like anything non military or tactical related. My wife says i was born in the wrong century i dont have a Facebook or smart phone. And she says i like man things that last me atleast ten years because im cheap. She also says i like fancy handmade leather things that were cool in 1810. If it helps i wear a jk fixed blade every day i wear whites boots and carry a full size p220 in a r grizzle holster every time i walk out of my house. Just a normal guy that likes normal things that are practical and made to last.
 
I like all things pocketknives. I'll take your good knives or junkers, but please no China/pakistan stuff, got enough of those already. Or whatever you choose to send, I'm not fussy...

I remember around Christmas, mid 70's, back when my dad was in the USAF. We had been waiting for on-base housing to open up for us to move in (upstate NY), and 6 of us and a dog had been living in about half of a normal size trailer. No running water, plumbing, or electrical. My brother's job was to empty "the bucket" that was under the toilet trailer, LOL. No regular showers, and one morning we got frozen into our trailer cause the sliders froze shut. I guess at that age I didn't really realize how rough it was. Anyway, mom must have got sick of it, cause we moved into a regular trailer closer to the base. We had no regular gifts that year, as our dog had gotten into them and chewed up most everything. I still remember what my dad did for me. He had a tool board from work, that had the tool silhouettes painted on them (must have been for the dumb Airmen, LOL). He cut out a bunch of tools from foam rubber, and gave those to me. I don't know why, but I thought that was the coolest thing, and recall it to this day.

We weren't poor like some people can be, but we certainly didn't have much. Those were simpler times, and we appreciated hand-me-down items for what they were. Nowadays, we throw out so much. When we went through my father-in-law's garage after his death, we found SO many baby food jars and coffee cans of nails, screws, used spark plugs, lengths of string, tape, etc. Anything you can possibly accumulate. People of that generation never had a lot growing up, so had to conserve and reuse everything. Today's kids of my sons age (23) are very minimalist. They don't get their bills in the mail on paper, and don't have/need the "stuff" that we had growing up. Of course, many also don't have any tools or the skills to make or repair anything when it breaks. They are encouraged to buy new or hire someone else to do the work.

Different times indeed. Sorry for the drift...
 
Was there a cutoff date for shipping posted. I remember the last time someone didn’t get their gift until after Christmas, I don’t want that to happen again.
 
JK Knives said:
Was there a cutoff date for shipping posted. I remember the last time someone didn’t get their gift until after Christmas, I don’t want that to happen again.
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I'll try to get an email out to everyone with the shipping date. If anyone needs me to be a go between for gift questions or ideas feel free to send me an email. Merry Christmas
update: emails sent

 
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Figured I'd post some general things that interest me. I like all kinds of knives especially carbon steel, handmade stuff, small AA or AAA flashlights, anything that will patina field notes and just pretty much anything really
 
Just a little more than 2 weeks to the shipping deadline. I hope everyone is as excited as I am. I stretched the Thanksgiving Holiday into a full week off next week. I plan to do some hunting and hopefully get my gift finalized.
 
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