Marketplace
Shop the WIA Midwest Marketplace, where you can try out the best hand and power tools available anywhere. All vendors are approved by the Popular Woodworking Magazine staff to ensure only top-quality vendors make it onto the sales floor. No Sham-Wow or folding ladders here – just the best in woodworking tools. And you can try them all! View the WIA Midwest Marketplace Floor Plan to begin mapping out your experience NOW!
Marketplace Hours
Friday - November 2, 2012 9:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday - November 3, 2012 9:00am – 6:00pm
Shop Talk Schedule
Friday, November 2, 2012
Exhibitor | Topic | Speaker | Time |
Earlex | HVLP Spray Finishing Simplified | Sam Hamory | 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Lie-Nielsen | Sharpening Hand Tools | Deneb Puchalski | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Woodline USA | Demystifiing CNC | Wayne Sutter | 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Woodcraft | Woodworking Tips & Tricks | Scott Phillips | 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Horizon Wood Product | Book Matching Wood & Grain Orientation | Peter Terbovich | 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Exhibitor | Topic | Speaker | Time |
Woodline USA | Router Techniques | Wayne Sutter | 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Woodcraft | Classic Case Construction: Tips & Techniques | Tommy MacDonald | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lie-Nielsen | Understanding the Core Hand Tools | Deneba Puchalski | 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Woodcraft | Cutting Dovetails by Hand | Rob Cosman | 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Craft Supplies USA | Textures on Wood Turning | Kirk DeHeer | 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Earlex | Steam Bending Wood | Sam Hamory | 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Marketplace News
*Head over to the Popular Woodworking booth for the latest woodworking books, CD's and DVD's!*The American Woodshop's Scott Phillips heads to WIA Midwest 2012 to show off his skills with demos inside the Woodcraft booth. Learn more about Scott*Gorilla Glue’s “Trade in for Tough” promotion will be featured at WIA West 2012! Gorilla Glue will trade any used bottle of wood glue (any brand, any size) for a full 8 oz. bottle of Gorilla Wood Glue.*Woodcraft will be bringing Rob Cosman—Your Hand Tool Coach—and Jake Cosman—Hand Tool Coach, Jr.—to WIA Midwest! Hand tools are being used by every generation and this is your chance to find out more. Be sure to stop by the Woodcraft booth in the WIA Midwest marketplace to say hi. Read more
Marketplace Door Prizes
Fundamentals of Design $240 value |
Roy Underhill's
The Woodwright's Shop Season 1
$39 value |
Roy Underhill's
The Woodwright's Shop
Season 1-3
$120 value |
Japanese Hand Tools & Joinery DVD $25 value |
A Winchester Desk: Joinery Inside & Out DVD $25 value |
Popular Woodworking VIP Membership $50 value |
Mastering Hand Tools DVD $30 value |
Building Cabinets, Bookcases and Shelves $22 value |
How to Build Shaker Furniture $25 value |