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Deep , deep down in your heart , you know how undeserving you are of the penturning Santa`s attention this year . Do you remember what you said when you CA`d your fingers together ? The time the skew sliced into the tube on its last pass over that gorgeous blank ? How about when you saw that sanding line after the pen was assembled ? Or when the blank exploded because you didn`t stop drilling quite soon enough ? No one will believe that you actually told your loving spouse `Not now dear , I have to finish this pen . `
Santa`s heart is heavy with these remembrances . It is difficult to live up to ones reputation in the light of such behaviour . But it is very , very cold outside . No one , regardless of the seriousness of their transgressions , should have to shiver over their lathe all winter . So Santa has had his elves toiling in the blackness of the mine , extracting some lumps of coal . Rudolf and crew have promised to deliver them by the Eve of Christmas .
Santa sincerely hopes that you will reflect upon your behaviour as you bask in the warmth provided by the coal . Next year you might earn a real present . And remember , this is a secret between Santa and you .

 
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EEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!!

You mean Santa was listening yesterday when I decided I needed to make ONE LAST FINAL pass on the most gorgeous piece of maple burl I have ever seen? He heard what I said after the perfectly machined (less that ONE LAST FINAL pass) piece that I had spent days filling and sanding and filling and sanding and filling and sanding *EXPLODED* into shards?

He heard that?

Oh dear... I guess I may as well just take my stocking down now....

Cheers!

Gary
 
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Can't believe that during the year not ONE of the elves said something about a toy he was making that was close to what I said over my lathe. Santa will forgive you if you leave cookies and milk out for him.
 
Let me get this straight .....


Just this past week, while working at my lathe on a christmas bell ornament, I had another minor mishap and gouged a major gash down the length of (thankfully a nowhere near finished) finial/handle, and said, "DOH!!! Not again!" and earned myself a black mark on St. Nick's list?
 
Ha ha, that was great. A couple weeks ago my wife is outside the shop beeping at me to get in the car and I have to yell "Can't, dammit--I'm freakin' glued to something!". I think I've done everything on the list this year. Sorry Santa!

Regards,
Michael
 
Good thing my Santa loves me,because I know they can hear me cuss like a sailor from the garage.

Like taking a trip back in time.It was an enjoyable read.
 
I'm researching how to stabilize lumps of coal with Cactus Juice. If feasible I see some pen blanks coming out of all this. Sorry Santa. What happens in my workshop stays in my workshop. Wonder how your elves express their frustration when a toy doesn't come out right. HMMM??? )

"Smurf the Smurfing Smurfers, right where it Smurfs!"

"Nabisco THIS!"

"Ohhhh ... those Pink Elephants...."

"Yeah, I got your present RIGHT HERE!"
 
Hmmm, I better get to cussing out in the shop! Figure if I cuss enough I'll have enough coal to avoid splitting fire wood.
 
I'm researching how to stabilize lumps of coal with Cactus Juice. If feasible I see some pen blanks coming out of all this. Sorry Santa. What happens in my workshop stays in my workshop. Wonder how your elves express their frustration when a toy doesn't come out right. HMMM??? )

"SON of a NUTCRACKER"

Thanks Elf, I like that movie
 
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