9th Annual Garage Journal Secret Santa (Official Thread)

[BigEarn86]

Thanks secret Santa! Got a pair of fishing pliers, a knife and fire starter set and a BRIGHT Larry light... Which I used twice this morning already!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[Duker]

Once again, another fantastic gift from my GJ SS! I received two Trusty Cook hammers in the last two sizes I did not have so I am not sure how you snuck into my garage and found that out but nicely played sir!

As if that wasn't enough, he sent a beautiful Swedish made Morakniv knife and a neat LED pen light. The knife with its quick clip sheath will come in very handy when I am roaming our little farm doing repairs etc.. This will be a welcome replacement for the woefully inadequate folding utility knife I had been using.

Bob, I think I know what your screen name is but I am not sure so please shoot me a PM as I want to send you a note.

Thank you for the wonderful gifts!

 

[stonesfan68]

Cypherian sent me some stone wheels, a wire wheel and a wheel dresser for the Craftsman block grinder that I picked up last month. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!

Merry Christmas!

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Opened up my awesome gift from my secret Santa. Got a set of park tools brushes for cleaning my bike, and a chain whip for performing my upcoming 1x11 swap on my mountain bike. Totally thrilled! Our bunny seemed very interested too and wanted to be in the picture haha. Thank you Jon aka Jawn! Merry Christmas to you and your family, and best of luck on your coming arrival! We're both going to be entering fatherhood in 2017 about a month apart!

 

[Kaane]

Here are the cool things I got from Mark Duncan.

Awesome knife, nice tire inflator, a gearwrench flex ratchet and some had cleaning wipes.

Thanks a lot! Merry Xmas!

 

[Cypherian]

Cypherian sent me some stone wheels, a wire wheel and a wheel dresser for the Craftsman block grinder that I picked up last month. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!

Merry Christmas!

No worries you are hard to stalk !!!! I saw you picked a vintage craftsman up sooo :} Enjoy Merry Christmas !!!

Cypher

 

[twertsy]

I'm not sure who my SS was but I can always use more sharp implements! Thank You!

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[Vbwiley92]

Big thank you to vbwiley92 for doing a fantastic job of picking out some perfect items. You did an excellent job in your research and everything will be extremely useful. If I remember right, I think this was your first year participating in the GJSS. Well done.

I received...

A nice hand written note

Tig Finger sold by Jody at Welding Tips and Tricks - These work great, and you can never have too many around. Without Jody's videos, I would have never had the confidence to begin welding, and I think what his channel has done for (especially beginner) welders, is really profound. It's great to see the support for what he does.

Wera Kraftform Kompakt Screwdriver - This gift is really clever, especially because I received a different Wera screwdriver set years ago for a GJSS (I think it was my first year). I've had this screwdriver on my ebay watch list since then, but just never ended up making the purchase. The original set is my go to set, and these handles are perfect. It's clever how the bits are stored under the pop-up handle and the shank can be set at different lengths or removed.

Valve Stem Caps/Keychain - Being a DSM/Mitsubishi guy, these are great and the keychain is a nice touch.

Once again, thanks again and Merry Christmas!

Glad you liked it. This is year one, and im hooked.

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[Vbwiley92]

Can't thank MEngineer enough for the gift. I received two Eastwing soft face hammers. My 18month old dropped his toys and confiscated them already so they're already being used.

The shop floor sweeping s was a nice touch and I'll enjoy the candy.

Thanks again for the great gift and Merry Christmas!

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[DSLTRK]

Opened up my awesome gift from my secret Santa. Got a set of park tools brushes for cleaning my bike, and a chain whip for performing my upcoming 1x11 swap on my mountain bike. Totally thrilled! Our bunny seemed very interested too and wanted to be in the picture haha. Thank you Jon aka Jawn! Merry Christmas to you and your family, and best of luck on your coming arrival! We're both going to be entering fatherhood in 2017 about a month apart!

I thought that you got a fake rabbit when I first scrolled down.

 

[Jbullfrog]

Sadly, my wife left my unopened package at the in laws last night.

 

[Todd.Brock]

Alex W., from the great state of Texas- I'm not sure of your screen name but Thank you! I love these books. I can't wait to get started on some wood work projects for the kids ( and me)

Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!

 

[DSLTRK]

Big thank you to Jon (jlh92) for the awesome set of pliers and screwdriver. I'm an electrician currently getting my EE degree and will definitely use those dykes and mini bolt cutters.

I've never had my mitts on any Tekton tools before. Not too common here in CA.


Sorry the picture is huge. I used tapatalk. Also, our gravity here in CA is 90*, for those that didn't know.

 

[The Cobbler]

WOW is all I can say. My SS had the parcel shipped out super fast, infact I bet I was the first to receive my SS package. A great job on gifts too. all stuff that I can use for sure.
I just don't know who he was , all I have is his real name & address.
Tks to SS in TX..

great lot of fun/
big thanks to everyone that participated

 

[The Cobbler]

Opened up my awesome gift from my secret Santa. Got a set of park tools brushes for cleaning my bike, and a chain whip for performing my upcoming 1x11 swap on my mountain bike. Totally thrilled! Our bunny seemed very interested too and wanted to be in the picture haha. Thank you Jon aka Jawn! Merry Christmas to you and your family, and best of luck on your coming arrival! We're both going to be entering fatherhood in 2017 about a month apart!

love the rabbit

 

[Bobcat753]

Thank You Brian From PA!

 

[8comm13]

Thank You DonkDonk (Zack) for hitting it out of the park on this. Super cool hammer that he made himself and it has different tips, this will get lots of use. A cool bullet key chain, a jeep Matchbox car that I forgot to put in the picture, a light switch that turns on a self contained led light and a spool of fishing line that will go on a reel that I have been wanting to re-spool.
Thank you again! Merry Christmas!

 

[Kaane]

Awesome Hammer

 

[TK-421]

Alex W., from the great state of Texas- I'm not sure of your screen name but Thank you! I love these books. I can't wait to get started on some wood work projects for the kids ( and me)

Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!

That was me, I'm glad you liked them. Had trouble figuring out what to get you until I realized I skipped over your elf post. Saw that you were getting into wood working and it reminded me of all the cool stuff my dad built me when I was a kid, back when he was big into wood working. Hopefully you can build similar memories with your kids.

 

[Jawn]

I got some real goodies from kunkernator!

A Bosch laser measure, a CAT 3/8 ratchet, a Craftsman Professional #2 phillips screwdriver (always handy), and best of all... some really nice looking cobalt USA split point drill bits! Looking forward to trying these drill bits out, especially since I've been working with steel more lately. I already tried out the laser measure, seems accurate and I think it'll come in handy!

Thank you!

Opened up my awesome gift from my secret Santa. Got a set of park tools brushes for cleaning my bike, and a chain whip for performing my upcoming 1x11 swap on my mountain bike. Totally thrilled! Our bunny seemed very interested too and wanted to be in the picture haha. Thank you Jon aka Jawn! Merry Christmas to you and your family, and best of luck on your coming arrival! We're both going to be entering fatherhood in 2017 about a month apart!

Ride fast, sir! Merry Christmas!

 

[8comm13]

Once again, another fantastic gift from my GJ SS! I received two Trusty Cook hammers in the last two sizes I did not have so I am not sure how you snuck into my garage and found that out but nicely played sir!

As if that wasn't enough, he sent a beautiful Swedish made Morakniv knife and a neat LED pen light. The knife with its quick clip sheath will come in very handy when I am roaming our little farm doing repairs etc.. This will be a welcome replacement for the woefully inadequate folding utility knife I had been using.

Bob, I think I know what your screen name is but I am not sure so please shoot me a PM as I want to send you a note.

Thank you for the wonderful gifts!

Glad you liked everything. It's funny, I first learned about the Morakniv's right here on GJ, I have several now. As to the sneaking into your garage...... I have tactical ninja elves that I keep on stand-by for just such occasions.
Merry Christmas!

 

[turnpikecrusier]

Thank you Outlander!
Your gifts are awesome! Canadian made screwdriver set, a plate from Quebec, a very special pocket tool and A jar of Maple Butter that suffered ruff shipping.

 

[Jeepster425]

I wanna give a huge shout out to my guy Caleb, I'm already thinking of ways to mount the vice to my jeep! I really appreciate everything, that bottle opener is gonna be the most useful tool today[emoji14]

Merry Christmas everyone!

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[Ray-CA]

I wanna give a huge shout out to my guy Caleb, I'm already thinking of ways to mount the vice to my jeep!

This is at Harbor Freight....http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=vice+mount

Ray

 

[Jeepster425]

This is at Harbor Freight....http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=vice+mount

Ray

Perfect[emoji106]

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[gipraw]

Many thanks to my SS, Corndoggeh, for the cool stuff.

A nice sign to add to the shop, two cans of adult pop I haven't tried yet, some snacks , a franklin mint book and a small made in USA plane.

Cool stuff. Thanks!

 

[Snapped-off]

Got some awesome stuff again this year,

• Sticky Pig Seasoning and BBQ Sauce (Made in Missouri) (Original & Jalepeno)
• Beef & Summer Sausage (not pictured )
• Darn Tough Merino Wool socks (Made in Vermont)
• Chapman Bit Driver w/ Bits (Made in Connecticut)

Thank you Gary T.! I'm assuming the sauce and seasoning is local and you hit the spot with the USA goodness. Have a Merry Christmas!

 

[thecody59]

Thank you so much mr. Roboto for the awsome stuff! These will definitely help me start getting my tools organized for sure!

 

[Romanova]

I'm out of town until Thursday. The person getting my mail reported that I got a package which I assume is from my SS. Will post up when we get back!

 

[lwlobo]

My Secret Santa was ckadams00.

Chris nicely wrapped and decorated a GJ themed box and it has been under our tree for a while. This morning I finally got to open it and he nailed it with Wilde pin punches, a kershaw knife (with sweet bottle opener), a pouch, and best of all, The Macallan 12 Double Cask scotch.

I've had Macallan and loved it but have not tried the double cask, I'm really excited to give it a try.

Thanks so much for the thoughtful and generous gift, Chris.

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours!

 

[apong23]

Opened up my box to see a sweet multitool and bottle opener.

Thank you very much Secret Santa, couldn't find who it was from.

Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[RStewart]

It was actually me! I wanted to make sure it got there in time so i had it shipped from where i got it. You were very hard to get something for. You didn't give me much to go on but when i found this gift i knew it was perfect!

Well thank you very much. It is much appreciated. Merry Christmas to you.

 

[BreeStephany]

Opened my GJSS present this morning! A huge thanks to u/Wrenchr for the thoughtful and useful gifts! There are some really nice Blue Point wrenches in there and I absolutely love the the Wright 1/4" ratchet.

I will definitely have to post some action shots in the future!

 

[rusty65]

Thank you to my secret Santa. Really like the little Wilton vise.

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[dodge610]

Thank you so much mr. Roboto for the awsome stuff! These will definitely help me start getting my tools organized for sure!

Lookin good there cody organize away buddy.

 

[Duker]

Glad you liked everything. It's funny, I first learned about the Morakniv's right here on GJ, I have several now. As to the sneaking into your garage...... I have tactical ninja elves that I keep on stand-by for just such occasions.
Merry Christmas!

Bob, The gifts were fantastic. Ninja Elves... I should have known! I have already used the smaller hammer today reforming some metal on my Ocy/Acet Cart project I am making. Thank you again! Hope you are having a great Christmas!

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[BreeStephany]

Opened up my box to see a sweet multitool and bottle opener.

Thank you very much Secret Santa, couldn't find who it was from.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Glad you liked your gift! I wanted to leave you a note, but forgot your gifts in my shop up north, hundreds of miles from where I live, so I got in touch with my family and had them ship them your way.

 

[Caleb T]

Merry Christmas everyone!!! I want to send a special thanks to my SS Oggy! I got some really great gifts! I has been wanting a set of t-handle allen wrenches, but hadn't pulled the trigger. Also, I can't wait to get out to the garage and hang my new sign. I finally have a spot in my garage to hang cool signage like this. I'm super stoked! Last but not least, I love the slingshot. Not sure how you knew Oggy, but I have an obsession with slingshots. This is a great little pocket carry! Love it all. Thanks so much and merry Christmas!

 

[Scout Driver]

Thank you to The Cobbler for the awesome package from Canada! Some cool tools and garage supplies are going to come in handy!



Scott

 

[neonlazer]

A nice dead blow hammer and Christmas decorations for next year! Awesome note as well! Thanks Dabirdguy!

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