Interesting Woodworkers We’ve Met

A Very Sunshiny State

Written on March 21, 2011 at 5:59 pm, by Jim Heavey

 

After a very long, cold and snowy winter at home in Chicago, a trip to Florida was a welcome destination for a woodworking show. The predictions of sunny temps in the mid eighties in Tampa would make for a great weekend.

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MEMORIES OF CHANTILLY

Written on March 14, 2011 at 8:48 pm, by Jim Heavey

The eighteenth weekend of the 2010-2011 Woodworking Show season was held in Virginia and, because it was also my 40^th wedding anniversary, this would be a memorable one for both my wife and I. The nation’s capitol is only about a 40 minute drive from the venue and airport and we would spend the better part of two days there. Read more

A Georgia Peach of a Weekend

Written on March 7, 2011 at 3:50 pm, by Jim Heavey

The Woodworking Shows traveled to Atlanta this last weekend with blue skies and temperatures in the lower 70’s. The grass was starting to green up and there were blossoms on the trees. Though it would rain on Saturday and Sunday, this was a big change from the temps just above freezing at home.

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A Brief Summer In Milwaukee

Written on February 22, 2011 at 1:28 pm, by Jim Heavey

The Woodworking Shows traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin this last weekend and just a little less than a two hour drive northeast of my home. Hard to believe, though, that I could go from below freezing temps to the tropics in that short a time. Read more

You Met Me In St. Louis

Written on February 15, 2011 at 2:32 pm, by Jim Heavey

Week 14 in the current Woodworking Show season took place this last weekend in St. Louis. All the signs were there for a good show: weather in the 40’s and 50’s, sunshine and a well run venue in Collinsville, Illinois. It turned out to be a record breaker.

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Travel Plans Vs Mother Nature

Written on February 7, 2011 at 12:28 pm, by Jim Heavey

With the roads clear in my rural part of the county a day after the blizzard of 2011, I fully expected the nation’s second busiest airport of O’Hare to be ready for business and a short flight to Columbus. Read more

Woodworking Camaraderie At Its Best

Written on January 31, 2011 at 8:22 pm, by Jim Heavey

 

I just returned from probably one of the best attended woodworking shows we’ll see this season. I thought that I would find big crowds at the Kansas City show when I flew out on this last Thursday. The weather was very pleasant and all the stars must have been aligned. Read more

A Blue Ribbon At The Fairgrounds

Written on January 24, 2011 at 6:37 pm, by Jim Heavey

 

The Indianapolis Woodworking show was held this last weekend and, because it’s only about four hours from home, I decided to drive instead of providing airport security the chance to add one more grope to their morning. Read more

Timing Is Everything

Written on January 17, 2011 at 7:50 pm, by Jim Heavey

The second woodworking show of 2011 was in Springfield, Massachusetts and the timing couldn’t have been better. The east coast and in particular, New England, had been hit with a 25 inch snowstorm the day before my departure. Read more

Nick Offerman: Woodworking and Well-being

Written on December 22, 2010 at 8:34 am, by Lucas Peters