The European Woodworking Show 2012

Cal doing his thing

Calum and I went to the European Woodworking Show after it was recommended to us by our tutor Colin Eadon Eden and resident maker Steve Cook. After being directed down a railway by the satnav we finally found our way there, parked up and got our ticket. (discount for students if any of you want to go next year). When we got inside we found there was a friendly laid back atmosphere and plenty of shiny tools for Calum to get excited about! The highlights for us were talking to Tom Lie-Nielsen and David Charlesworth about plane tuning (we even had a go with his beautifully set up planes). Oh and the Chinese takeaway for lunch!

If I won the lottery.....

Needless to say we both came away with a lighter bank account! I picked up a Hock plane blade and chip breaker for my No7, a Lie-Nielsen low angle block plane and a small boat level and record plow plane from a second hand tool dealer. I found that everybody was approachable and happy to help out students starting up in the profession, both through helpful advice and time to useful discounts both at Classic Hand tools and the second hand tool dealer. I recommend you all to visit next year.

The maestro Mr. Charlesworth