Twas The Night Before Christmas

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A woodworking twist to the classic yule tide poem…

Santa's sleigh filled with woodworking tools and wood pieces flying over snowy village at night

Twas

the night before Christmas,
when all through the
woodshop
Not a creature was
stirring, not even the bench dog
stops.
Two brass marking knives with textured grip handles and metal clips for woodworking tasks.

The tools were all put away in their cabinets with 
care,

In hopes that the artisan soon would be
there.
Wooden workbench with drawers and cabinet storage, featuring black metal handles

The woodworker was nestled all snug in his 
bed,

While visions of new projects danced in his
head.

And mamma in her kitchen, and new tools in my
lap,

Had just settled in with our gifts from
Woodcraft.

Woodcraft gift tags featuring woodworking-themed designs for various holidays and occasions.

When out in the shop, the tools were a

clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the
matter.

 Away to the Woodshop
I flew with a
gust,
I opened the door and raised some
sawdust.

Woodworker planing wood on bench in organized garage workshop with storage cabinets and tools

 When, what to my wondering eyes would appear,

But my favorite woodworkers using plans
to make new projects to
share.

With Scott Phillips of The American Woodshop using
the new Kreg ToolBoxx Screw
Kit,
his cabinets would be done,
lickety-split.

Woodworker in workshop assembling small wooden cubby shelf using bar clamps

Rob Cosman was teaching with a NEW WoodRiver

Plane,
sharpening and honing with the Angle Saw
Trainer.
Then picking up his Dovetail Bone Resin
Saw
and teaching online workshops with students in
awe!
Man standing with arms crossed in front of a close-up of a dovetail joint on a wooden box corner

There’s Tommy Mac of Rough Cut, building furniture and

more,
with Eli, Steve and Al on the Woodworking
floor!
With the 5 horse power 20″ Jet for
Planing,
their new chairs were soon ready for
caning.
And using a WoodRiver Hand Plane for
smoothing
Tommy’s table top is ready for
staining.
Woodworker sitting on a custom live-edge wooden table in a workshop with hand tools and cabinetry behind him.

 The NEW Festool MFK

Router
made building a recipe box a breeze for my
daughter.
Open wooden box with dovetail joints and a recessed lid panel on a workshop table

While finishing was easy with the NEW Festool Random ETS Orbital

Sander
Her gift was complete, I could then
hand her.
Festool ETS 150/3 random orbital sander with dust extraction hose attached.

Now there’s a new Drill Press! Dust Collector! DVD’s, and

Books!
New Pen Kits, Pen Blanks, Vix Bits, and the NEW Powermatic 4224B Lathe with turner,
Nick Cook!!
Older man teaching young boy woodturning on a lathe in a workshop with safety glasses

 On the bench top, new Chisels!

Countersinks! Carving Tools! Catches, Hasps, Dowels and
Briwax,
Trashed was my old wood from splinters and
cracks!

To the back of the shop, to the top of the
wall,
New wood was stacked, plenty for
all!

Variety of wood veneer samples, turned wood spindles, and small wood blocks arranged on a brown surface

As dry wood cut by the Saw Stop Table Saw

flies,
When they meet
with an Oneida Dust Deputy II,
where the Festool Dust Filter
lies.
Oneida Dust Deputy cyclone dust separator attached to Festool dust extractor with flexible hoses.

So back to the house the family they

flew,
With a handful of finished projects and Dad the woodworker
too!
Red sack filled with woodworking tools, wood pieces, clamps, and magazines

I drew in my head, and was turning

around,
he got into his truck, and headed for
town.

For it was our Woodcraft Santa,
with an empty red sack.
As he left one last gift,
the 6-Shelf Wood Rack!

Wall-mounted lumber rack holding various lengths and thicknesses of wood boards and planks.

He gave a salute and with a twist of his head,

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
Gave the “Tool Man” simian grunt, arr, arr, arr!

“Happy Woodworking Christmas to all, and to all… a Good-Night!”

Merry Christmas Everyone…Frank!

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