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#1 ·
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Ok, I am from New Orleans and we do not have anything like a Woodcraft store in my entire state. My wife and I were on vacation in San Antonio this week and just a couple of miles outside the city was a Woodcraft store. We had some time to kill one morning and headed over there. Now, I am pretty new to wood working and very much an amateur, but when I walked in that place I wanted to kiss the floor. I get the Woodcraft catalogue every month, but being there in person is just so much better. After the first 45 minutes of looking at and touching every single item that I passed, my wife found a seat and commented to the salesman that I was like a giddy little kid. She was right. But she never complained, and actually encouraged to buy a few things. she was a trooper. Then I found the wood room. This place is simply amazing to walk into. I would have bought so many things to bring back home, but unfortunately everything I wanted, TSA would have an issue with, so I just bought a Wixey digital angle cube. I think our family vacations from now on will be planned around Woodcraft locations.
 
#4 ·
I know exactly what you mean…in fact my wife and I took a trip to see the Amalo in San Antonio a couple of years ago and you were most likely in the same store they had to evict me from at closing time. They must think us Louisiana guys have never seen a tool store before…
You got off cheap if all you bought was a wixey.
 
#6 ·
I think I did about the same thing when they opened the Woodcraft in north Dallas back in the '80s. It's 20 miles away, but I try to stop by whenever I'm that way. These days I'm about the same distance from 2 Rockler stores, 5 miles from Harbor Freight, 3 miles from Northern Tool and walking distance from Home Depot. Texas may have a lot of "exes", but it's got plenty of woodworking stores.
 
#8 ·
While you only bought the one item, your timing was just slightly off because the only thing better than visiting a woodworking tool store is visiting it during a sale event. Yesterday and today Woodcraft held a 10% off power tools, 15% off everything else sale. They got about $85 of my money.
 
#10 ·
They got about $60 of mine. I hit it today on the way home from work to catch the sale. I have to drive out 20 minutes to get to it, which isn't bad on the weekend. During the week though, i have to fight nasty traffic thru a tunnel to get there so i only go on the weekend. Or of I drive by on the way to or from the current job site which I happen to be now. SouthernBoy, I felt the same way the first time I walked into a Woodcraft. I walked thru the door and stopped. The guy behind the counter asked me if he could help and I asked him to pinch me to make sure I wasn't dreaming. It seems every time I go in there I find something new to drool over.
 
#11 ·
Actually I felt the same way when I walked into my first woodcraft store. But then…..when visiting a friend in Columbus, Ohio he introduced me to a store called Woodwerks. Amazing! Not only do they have it all, but they have the knowledge and experience to back it up. An amazing store, with a vast lumber section and turning blocks sold by the pound. This weekend while passing through Columbus, I visited the Woodwerks store instead of going to the woodworking show that was in Columbus this weekend.
 
#12 ·
Stayinbroke, every time somebody would ask if they could help me I just promised to wipe up the drool. But it was a great trip to woodcraft and to San Antonio.
Greg, if the suitcases weren't already stuffed full of things for the grandkids I would have stuffed them with woodcraft products.
Mip, I'm thinking that Hawaii store sounds like a great idea.
 
#14 ·
I live in Atlanta, Ga and I am blesses six times over. We have Rockler, Woodcraft, Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Hardwood of Atlanta, Carlton McLendon, Inc. Rare Woods And Veneers and Highland Hardware. All I need is the money, for I have the places to spend it.

You will love the Wixey digital angle cube. It has improved my angle cuts and squaring things so much.

I will say that I have bought much from Rockler on line. They run a lot of specials that make it reasonable to deal with. Their delivery time is very good.

I traveled Louisiana for over 11 years calling on the meat industry. Loved the place and the people.

Welcome to LJ.
 
#20 ·
First of all you do not call them a "***********************************" unless they like you. That will take some time. Then when you are to that point you now have a friend for life of the best person that God ever put on this earth. I had customers in Louisiana that if I did not stay in their home when I was in town, I would have lost their business because I had insulted them.
 
#21 ·
Redryder,
The way my beloved mother in law, an Avoylees Parish woman by birth, explained it to me a *********************************** is North of a Creole and south of a Yankee. In General Non Creole French. A better group of people cannot be found in the south. And the cooking, well nuff said.
 
#23 ·
There isn't a Woodcraft store where I live. We do have a Grizzly, but I'd be more that happy to trade it for a Woodcraft if only I could. LOL. Fortunately, my wife (who was born in New Orleans) has relatives in Tulsa and I always visit the Woodcraft store when we're there.
 
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