Top Gifts for Butches, 2013

This is a mite tardy, but I hope it will help you find the perfect last-minute gift for your butch friends/partners/family.  (And yes, there's still plenty of time to get free 2-day shipping on Amazon, so YAY.)

Some of these items are from my own wish list, but most are suggestions from BW readers.  Enjoy, and feel free to post your own ideas in the comments!

• The wool tie one pictured here is one of my favorites--gorgeous for dapper butch winter wear.  And the Tie Bar is my favorite tie company.  Only $15-$20 for most ties, and the quality is stellar.

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• Books make the best gifts.  Here are some great queer recs: Ali Liebegott's Cha-Ching or The IHOP Papers; Haruki Murakami's Sputnik Sweetheart; S. Bear Bergman's new Blood, Marriage, Wine, and Glitter; or the acclaimed graphic novel Blue is the Warmest Color (now a movie--I still need to read this one).

• We love to smell great, but rarely buy scents for ourselves.  Help us out with some cologne!  Butch  favorites include Twilight Woods, Euphoria for Men, and Gucci pour Homme II.

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• Fitbits are one of my Butch Store finds; they're fitness trackers you can put anywhere--pocket, clipped to undershirt, etc.  They integrate seamlessly with phones, tablets, and computers, and have an altimeter (few others do).  Plus, the company is great.  I accidentally put mine in the washing machine (ruining it), and they replaced it for free.
  

• I'm enough of a coffee control freak that I still use this thing, but everyone I know who has a Keurig (pictured left) loves it.  Brewing good coffee is a snap with these--no more sludge at the bottom of a pot.  And if your butch is a real coffee snob, go for a this Yama Coffee Siphon Vacuum Pot--probably the coolest-looking coffee contraption I've ever seen.
  

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• Handy butches swear by DeWalt miter saws, which make it easy to cut quickly and accurately at any angle.  Or so I'm told.  In truth, I'm flummoxed by anything fancier than a power drill (one reason I love being in a relationship my also-butchy DGF is that she picks up my butch slack!).
  

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• A slightly unusual pocket knife is a cool gift, especially for a butch pal.  For something original, skip the Swiss army knife and go for a Japanese Higo no Kame or a Camillus.
  

• Fountain pens are fun, and seem to be making a comeback (since it's hipster-cool to indulge your Luddite tendencies.  A few good bets include the Lami Safari pen (Amazon's best-selling fountain pen--plus only $30), this pricey but fabulous retractable Pilot, and this Parker kit, which includes multiple cartridges and a bottle of ink.

• Kangol Flexfits are my absolute favorite baseball cap (I'm wearing my navy blue one as I type this).  Their logo is an understated little kangaroo.  Very cool.
  

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What's on your wish list, butches?  For a few more ideas, check out the Butch Store.  Good luck with your last-minute shopping!