The woodworking shows

[Jim Frye]

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.

[twistsol]

Now I'm sad. The borthers in law and I will need to plan a different vacation this year.

[LCHIEN]

Reddit discussion of WW shows

https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking...ng_shows_expo/

[leehljp]

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.

[LCHIEN]

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.

[twistsol]

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?