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  • twistsol
    SawdustZone Patron
    • Dec 2002
    • 2988
    • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
    • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

    The woodworking shows

    Last year, The Woodworking Shows cancelled the last three shows of the year due to lack of interest / vendor support. As of Friday, their website is showing an error and nothing else. My brother in laws and I were regular attendees and usually traveled to and attended in one of the cities where it was warmer than Minneapolis and made a 4-5 day trip out of it.

    Has anyone else attended in the last few years or are they correct that there isn't much interest anymore?
    Chr's
    __________
    An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
    A moral man does it.
  • LCHIEN
    Super Moderator
    • Dec 2002
    • 21459
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    #2
    The ones from the last few years were a shadow of those from the 90s and early 2000s. They seemed to be shrinking every year.
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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    • leehljp
      The Full Monte
      • Dec 2002
      • 8552
      • Tunica, MS
      • BT3000/3100

      #3
      I have only attended one in my life - back in the late '70s in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. I still have memories of that. The closest thing to that but is only a drop in a bucket in comparison is a sale day at Grizzly. Large warehouse, lots of machines and tools, quite a few sales people, and people milling around. Not a regional woodworking show by any means, but still a bit of excitement.
      Hank Lee

      Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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      • LCHIEN
        Super Moderator
        • Dec 2002
        • 21459
        • Katy, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 vintage 1999

        #4
        Reddit discussion of WW shows

        https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking...ng_shows_expo/
        Loring in Katy, TX USA
        If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
        BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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        • twistsol
          twistsol commented
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          Now I'm sad. The borthers in law and I will need to plan a different vacation this year.
      • Jim Frye
        Veteran Member
        • Dec 2002
        • 1073
        • Maumee, OH, USA.
        • Ryobi BT3000 & BT3100

        #5
        Yeah, I've seen the show's attraction diminish over time. Two of my BILs and I would go to the one in Novi, MI. Lots of fun and information. Always came home with a bunch of new tools and catalogs. Met Norm Abrams and got a turning tool sharping lesson from John Jordon there.
        Jim Frye
        The Nut in the Cellar.
        ”Sawdust Is Man Glitter”

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