Woodworking show Chantilly VA - impressions & GLOATS

My dad and I made our anual pilgrimage to the Woodworking show this
weekend. In the past years it was mainly just to look and drool, but
this year I had to go ahead from SWMBO to buy if I found good deals.
She told me "You have been busting your a$$ lately getting your side
business going and since it is actually making money go ahead and get
what you want" (1st and biggest GLOAT). So i put together a list of
things that I was interested in, and checked the prices I could get it
for elsewhere before going. I was able to find some pretty good deals
this year. Seemed like the deals were better in the past. I got the
following:

Jet 14" closed stand BS - $455.00 after $50.00 rebate
Jet 600lb mobile base - $47.00
Kreg bandsaw fence with re-saw guide $99.00
PC 4212 dovetail Jig - $143.00
48" straigtedge clamp - $32.00
Freud 3 piece door set with how-to video and setup blacks $158.00
Cathedral door template kit - $58.00
Woodcraft tenoning jig - $69.00
Various small items

All of the items that I bought were below the prices elsewhere, but the
two best deals were the BS and door templates. The Woodcraft tenonig jig
was the same price as at the store, but since I did not have to drive 25
miles to get it there is still a savings :>) There were alot of vendors
this year, ranging from heavy machinerey and major drool items (Laguna
Mini Max) to the usual snake oil salesman). Seemed that the prices
compared to other sources was better this year than in the past, but
maybe it just seems that way since I was paying more attention this
year.

-Rob


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-Rob Ritch
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