2008 WoodWorking Show #1: Hey has anyone out there .....Gone to this years show ?

I went to the woodworking show in Charlotte NC. I enjoyed it. Saw Stop was there. Lots of classes. Wood Magazine doing a project. Lots of stuff was going on. I could have stayed for days, I enjoy the classes. Learned to turn an ink pen. Then bought what I needed to do this at home. Wish I had more money. I will go again.

-- Berta in NC

I went to the show in Timonium, MD. I also learned to turn a pen. Like Steelmum said, lots of classes, some pretty good deals, some interesting new products. A few upgrades to last years products. It’s definitely worth a visit. I will say that this is the first year that I have gone where I didn’t buy anything. Not that I didn’t want anything, but that anything I wanted I would have had to ask the wife first. She only lets me spend up to $100 without asking.

I went to the show in Timonium, MD, and I went to the Show in Chantilly, VA by Dullas Airport.

Greg3G bought a jointer and table saw at the Chantilly show. His blog is posted on this site.

They are not as good as they used to be but are still enjoyable.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

So the Woodworking shows are not as good as they used to be ….? The ol grey mare she aint what she used to be …..as in all things …not what they used to be ..including me …lol I have not gone to a WW Show for about 5—-6 yrs …So I am looking forward to the show this year …
Thanks for your response ..

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

Does anyone know if there are any woodworking shows coming to New York / New Jersey ?

You can see the schedule here ….
http://www.thewoodworkingshow.com/calendar.asp

looks like the fall it may be back on the east coast …

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

My son and I went to the one in Collinsville, Illinois in February and had a great time. They had a good deal on Kreg bandsaw fences so I got one of them. 2 nice items in retrospect that I should have bought, a nifty spring loaded little driver to drive brads, set nails, and several other chores, also there was a demonstration of a sharpener that I probably would have purchased if were not for the dense crowd around it watching demonstrations. The Delta mini-seminars were really good and I had to force myself to leave the Lee-Neilson exhibit without buying anything…..not in my budget this year.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

I’ll see it in Sacramento.

-- Dust collectors suck.