Great tool gift ideas | 2011 holiday gift guide

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Are you searching for the perfect gift idea for the tool nut, handy person or woodworker on your shopping list?

Instead of putting together a typical generic holiday gift guide, I decided to ask each of the HANDY Magazine staff members to send me their holiday tool gift wish list. It’s not for me to judge who’s been naughty or nice, so I can’t say if they’ll receive what they’re hoping for; I just thought it would be interesting to see what this team of people, who love tools and spend their time searching out the latest and greatest, would put on their own gift list this season. Use the combined list as a guide to help you find the perfect gift for any handy person on your shopping list. And, please post a comment to add any additional tools that you think should be on the list.

Dear Santa,

Larry Okrend is wishing for a:
- An assortment of band saw blades (approx. $20)
- A new cordless drill with brushless-motor technology (Festool ($575) or Milwaukee (price TBD))
- A Work Sharp sharpening system ($250)
- Some of the new Milwaukee and DeWalt handtools (generally $10 to $30)
- A Lie-Nielsen No.5 Jack plane ($325)

Jenny Stanley is wishing for a:
- Bright From the Start Hybrid Halogen-CFL (enough to light my entire apartment) ($6-$8)
- DeWalt’s 5-in-1 Multi-Function Hacksaw ($22)
- Ridgid R3100 Compact Orbital Jig Saw ($99)
- Matching set of Moen Home Care Designer Grab Bars with Integrated Accessories ($60 each)
- Women’s Souped-Up Sweats from Duluth Trading Company ($39)

Connie Bastyr is wishing for a:
- Womanswork gardening gloves ($22.50)
- Kreg Pocket Hole Jig System ($99)
- Pull-down kitchen faucet with Moen’s Reflex technology ($180):
- Bora Straight-Edge Clamp ($40)
- DT Pro Ladder saddle tool pouch ($34)

Gary Legwold is wishing for a:
- Little Giant SelectStep Ladder ($199)
- Mr. Heater HERO cordless forced air heater ($170)
- Bosch GMS120 Wall Scanner ($79)
- An air compressor
- Attic ladder

Dan Cary is wishing for a:
Veritas Apron Plane ($85)
Starrett 6-in. Combination Square ($79)
Ryobi 18-volt inflator/deflator ($40)
Channellock 13-in-1 Racheting screwdriver ($34)
Veto ProPac tool bag ($130-$144)
Irwin General Construction Gloves ($18)
Fluke 1AC-A1-II Volt-Alert AC Non-Contact Voltage Tester ($25)