2013 – A New Season for the Woodworking Shows
Seems like forever since the last woodworking show in Houston last March. Being addicted to all the activity and camaraderie of the show circuit, it would be a long summer and fall before I would get my fix. This last weekend would finally bring relief in Baltimore as the 2013 season kicked off. Adding to the rush is the new schedule, new ownership and, for me, a new presentation. As Ole’ Willie Nelson would say, I’m “On the Road Again”. Read more
Categories: wood, Woodworking Show Reports | Tags: Baltimore, Bosch Tools, Jim Heavey, The Woodworking Shows, WOOD Magazine Traveling Ambassador
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Baltimore and the Raven
The holiday season, New Years and the bowl games are now just a memory as I begin the winter and spring road trip to the Woodworking Shows. For as long as I can remember, the first show of the year has always been in Baltimore. Even having traveled there many times, I still enjoy this city and the hundreds of years of history in it. Read more
Categories: Woodworking Show Reports | Tags: Acanthus Workshop, Annapolis Woodworkers Guild, Baltimore, Edgar Allen Poe, Jim Heavey, Maryland Artisan Guild, Rough Cuts, The Woodworking Shows, Tommy Mac, WOOD Magazine Traveling Ambassador
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My Kind of Town
This last weekend the Woodworking Show came back to Chicago. Though I really enjoy visiting with woodworkers in venues around the country, I have to admit that it was nice to forgo the probing questions and hands of the TSA people for a 40 minute ride in my own car without having to take off my shoes before I getting in. Still had to stay buckled in and seated until the doors opened, however. Read more
Categories: Woodworking Show Reports | Tags: Baltimore, Chicago, Fox Va;;ey Woodworking Club, Jim Heavey, Prairieland Woodcarvers, The Woodworking Shows, WOOD Magazine Traveling Ambassador
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Starting 2011 With A Bang
The 2011 Woodworking Show series opened in Baltimore this last weekend to clear cold skies and the promise of big things. Little did I know that this would start in Annapolis in addition to the show venue in Timonium, Maryland. Read more
Categories: Get to Know the Editors, wood, Woodworking Show Reports | Tags: Annapolis, Baltimore, Craid, Edward Edder, Howard County Woodworkers Guild, Jim Heavey, Lakeshore Hardwoods, Mark Prickett, Matt Seiler, Ruegsegger, Stockroom Supply, The Woodworking Shows, U.S. Naval Academy, WOOD Magazine Traveling Ambassador
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A Bit of Italy In Baltimore
Following some really quality family time during the holidays with my children and granddaughters, it took more than a little enthusiasm to get back on a plane and be on the road again. The good news is that I was heading to Baltimore. Read more
