The Wood Show at Chantilly Va was this weekend. Finally got some down time and went today. Seems like the number of vendors and displays (quality & space) are down again this year. Maybe it just seems smaller after the first time. Pretty much all the major hand tool brands were there except Bosch. Only Mini Max had a Euro saw and couple of bandsaws - no Lagunas this year. Also didn't see Wilke there this year. They didn't have the Jointech Saw Train on the BT3100 this year either (while I would never invest that kind of money it was worth the price of admission just to admire and dream about it). So all in all a pretty dull show from my perspective. Did pick up some extension poles for setting up a dust barrior (4 9 1/2 ft for $70). The one tool I really wanted to search out was a dust collector. The only near deal was a shop fox 1 1/2 hp for $199. Price seemed good for that size, but I figured I'd have to pop for new bags/cannister to actually get collection so I let it slide. I'll have to keep looking for a good deal on the Delta I want. Just thought I'd pass along what I thought of the show.
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I went on Saturday. I had 2 things I wanted, a Triton 3 1/4 HP router and the
Rigid OSS. Rigid was sold out but Somerfield was selling the Triton for a few
bucks cheaper than Woodcraft, so I have the new router--still in the box.
Also ordered 2 new Timberwolf blades for my Grizzly bandsaw. Picked up some
cheap router bits and dust collection fittings, too.
My first WWing Show was in CA 5 years ago. I was blown away by that one
and bought my first router there. This was my second show. I guess I own a
lot more stuff now so I wasn't really blown away by this one. I kinda' wish the
demos were in separate rooms or something because it's always really hard to
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Have you heard of the one in Baltimore? Just wondering if it draws more dealers.Last edited by Curly Qsawn; 03-18-2007, 07:48 PM.Comment
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