Christmas Gifts in anticipation of building needs

[esmithers1]

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I am taking the class December 5th-7th and I am excited. However, knowing my family, they are going to be Christmas shopping before I come back from that class. They are going to insist on getting me something despite me telling them not to. SO, I would like your help with coming up with a list of what i will most certainly need to build my log home (i.e. a block and tackle (or two?, or three?).

Can any of you give me a list of things I will need? Assume I have nothing right now. And please don't tell me to take the class first. I promise that I am not going to try and build it before I take the class. I just want those who get me a gift to get me something I need to buy later anyway.

Any help you can give will be appreciated.

Eric

[Shark]

My wife bought me a chainsaw for X-mas the year I took the class.
Best gift ever! :)

[loghousenut]

Even my wife, the stingy banker gal, says that she wishes we woulda got this thing a long time ago. You only live once.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t55/loghousenut/4X4issocool003.jpg

[Basil]

bandages, liquor, and a pillow. This is hard work.

Seriously, Chainsaw is a good idea, sawzall, hole hawg, safety gear, cordless tools, a generator...

that's a start, i don't know what price range we're in here...

[ragdump]

Ragdump

You forgot the Ibuprofen !

[panderson03]

We've been telling everyone that for Christmas we'd like HF or HD gift cards:)

[JayRae]

A cant hook for turning logs. We just got a Logrite 60"...heavy duty and worth the extra money, because it will likely never break.



JP

[hemlock77]

I'll second that notion. I'm still trying to convince people to get me this for Christmas. My wife says "good luck with that one".
Stu
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