2010 Woodworking & Tool Show

SEMINARS

Sponsored by Delta

George Vondriska from the Wild Earth Woodworking School will be presenting the following informational seminars:

Wednesday September 22 9:00am - 12:00pm Cathedral Raised Panel Doors
Wednesday September 22 1:30pm - 4:30pm Drawer Construction
Thursday September 23 9:00am - 12:00pm Band Saw Techniques
Thursday September 23 1:30pm - 4:30pm Table Saw Techniques
Friday September 24 9:00am - 12:00pm Table Saw Techniques
Friday September 24 1:30pm - 4:30pm Band Saw Techniques
Saturday September 25 9:00am - 12:00pm Drawer Construction
Saturday September 25 1:30pm - 4:30pm Cathedral Raised Panel Doors

Cathedral Raised Panel Doors
    Intimidated by the prospect of making cathedral raised panel doors? It's easy, once you know some tricks. You'll see a door made, start to finish, and learn the secrets behind perfectly shaped panels and rails.

Band Saw Techniques
    Are you getting the most out of your band saw? This session will teach you tips and tricks for tuning your band saw, picking the right blade for the job, and getting the blade on the saw correctly. George will demonstrate how to pattern cut identical parts, use a shop-made circle cutting jig, cut through dovetails, and how to use a single point resaw fence. Finally, learn how to coil a blade once it's off the saw.

Table Saw Techniques
    The table saw is at the heart of most wood shops. Make sure yours is doing everything it can. First, George will cover basic tuneup techniques including blade and fence parallelism, and ensuring the blade is perpendicular to the table. Next, learn blade selection and how to make sure you are using the best blade for the job, including information on stackable and wobble dado heads. Finally, we will cover ripping and crosscutting operations, dadoes and rabbets, half lap joints, box joints, and dovetail sockets.

Drawer Construction
    George will present three great approaches for drawer joinery. You will see half-blind dovetails cut using a router-based jig, drawer lock joints on the router table, and a rabbetted drawer lock joint cut using a 1/4" slot cutter. With each joinery method, you will learn set up techniques and cutting tips that will ensure success.

Sponsored by Freud

Freud, an industry leader for more than 50 years, will have their 36-foot rolling demonstration truck at our show again this year. George Malley has over 40 years of woodworking and tooling experience and will be sharing his vast knowledge with all who stop by the Freud truck.

Wednesday, September 22, All Day
Router and Router Bit Basics
George Malley will demonstrate how to use your router in hand-held applications and in a router table. At the same time, George will discuss different ways to maximize the effectiveness of router bits - from speed selections to using one router bit to make several profiles.

Thursday, September 23, All Day
Choosing the Right Saw Blades
With a vast array of saw blades, George will show why different blades excel in different applications. He will explain proper depth setting and the critical alignment of your table saw fence in order to maximize the potential of your saw blades.

Friday, September 24, All Day
Interior and Entry Doors Made Easy
Your friends and family will be impressed when they walk through a beautiful door built by you. Interior and exterior doors can now be built with a router. George will show you how with Freud's new router bits.

Saturday, September 25, All Day
Building Creative Rail & Stile Projects
This course will take your projects beyond the simple basic joints normally used in furniture.
Explore the options of using rail & stile router bits in many interesting and creative ways.

Lumberjack Tools
Instructional Seminars Running Daily throughout the Show
Here you will see the 3 easy steps of building log furniture for the home, cabin, or even your office. In a short time you will go from novice to expert, building one-of-a-kind heirloom log furniture that can be passed down for generations to come. These same tools and techniques can also be used to build a custom log swingset.
Your log creation masterpiece is only 3 easy steps away.

Makita
Saturday, September 25, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Meet the famous Makita Tool Girl and receive a personally autographed picture that
we guarantee will brighten up any shop wall.

Epilog Laser
Daily throughout the Show
The Epilog Laser engraving system can cut and engrave on wood, metals, acrylic, plastic, fabric, leather, glass, ceramic, marble, tile, cork, and many other materials. The degree of detail and intricacy is amazing. These innovative and unique lasers work like a computer printer; however you choose the Epilog Laser as your printer. Instead of ink on the paper, the laser vaporizes a small dot of material. Come to the show with any item you would like lasered and experience this amazing machine. The machine will be continuously demonstrated all day and every day of the show. Come and check it out !!