Chances are you’ve read comments by famous (and not-so-famous) woodworkers regarding their relationship to the materials with which they work. George Nakashima described the “soul” of the tree and noted his responsibility to give the tree a second life through the furniture he fashioned from it. James Krenov inspired many woodworkers with writings on using … Read more
Woodworking In America
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Welcome to Woodworking In America – the best woodworking show and conference in the western hemisphere. WIA features dozens of educational sessions with America’s top craftsman. Sharpen your woodworking skills with the likes of Roy Underhill, Paul Schurch, Christopher Schwarz and David Marks just to name a few. The WIA Marketplace will afford you the opportunity to test drive the best woodworking tools available today, and even take a few home with you.
Visit the Official Woodworking In America site here.
Read articles about the show below.
Recovering (and Repairing) After Woodworking in America
I know the exact moment that Roy Underhill cracked my workbench open during Woodworking in America last weekend. There was a disturbance in the Force. In other words, my phone went nuts with people texting me and mentioning the event on Twitter. Those first-hand reports were dire – and wrong. Roy had split the chop … Read more
Congratulations to the Hand Tool Olympics Winners
There were dozens of participants in the 2011 Hand Tool Olympics at Woodworking in America – many of whom had never before picked up a handsaw or handplane. But thanks to the expert coaching and encouragement of Mike Siemsen and other members of the Minnesota chapter of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers: Dean … Read more
WIA Marketplace Coupon
Come on down to the Woodworking in America Marketplace – filled with 60+ world-class toolmakers and vendors – and save $2 off the admission fee by downloading, printing and filling out the PDF coupon below. Marketplace hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in … Read more
SketchUp Classes at Woodworking in America
The Woodworking in America conference is an opportunity to indulge in sensory overload, and for the third year in a row, I’ll be doing my part to keep your head spinning by teaching two different sessions on using our favorite design and planning tool, Google SketchUp. On Friday morning at 9:30 and Sunday morning at … Read more
Family Activities in Cincinnati
Come to town for the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event, March 30-31, and bring the family! There’s plenty for your spouse, significant other (or insignificant other) and kids to do while you’re at the show. The Kenwood Towne Centre (which I think is the city’s best mall) is about two miles from our office & shop, … Read more
Graham Blackburn Steps in for Ailing David Charlesworth
Graham Blackburn has joined the list of expert woodworkers instructing at this year’s Woodworking in America Conference (Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center). He has kindly agreed to step in at the last minute for David Charlesworth, who, we’re sorry to announce, has been hospitalized for pneumonia. In addition to teaching at … Read more