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News & Exhibits Heads WHAT’S HAPPENING registration opens for AWFS fair The 2013 AWFS®Fair—the major woodworking show of the year in North America—is taking place July 24-27 at the Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. This biennial event includes a massive exhibition floor of manufacturers and distributors of woodworking tools and equipment, supplies, and services, in addition to a full educational seminar program. The exhibit floor has been reconfigured to improve traffic flow. Registration for the 50 educational sessions is now open, including tracks on handcrafted furniture, techniques, cabinet/ millwork, management, technology, small shops, safety, and teachers. Among the handcrafted furniture instructors are Tim Celeski, Roland Johnson, Darrell Peart, and Paul Schürch. For info and registration, visit the website: www.awfsfair.org or call: (800) 946-2937. weekend with wood Wood magazine hosts Weekend with Wood, May 17-19, in Des Moines, IA. This event consists of 8 rotations covering 37 woodworking topics—from hand tools to power tools, basic techniques to advanced—by 9 recognized master craftsmen. Teachers include Marc Adams, Kevin Boyle, Jim Heavey, John Olson, Tom McLaughlin, Zane Powell, Gary Rogowski, Brian Simmons, and George Vondriska. Registration is limited to 200 attendees, and the fee includes lunches on Friday and Saturday. For info, visit the website: www. weekendwithwood.com or call: (888) 636-4478. ALTBUILD EXPO IN SANTA MONICA The 10th annual Alternative & Building Expo takes place May 10-11 at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA. This event features over 150 exhibitors representing the best of green building & design materials, processes, and services, as well as on-going presentations, exhibitions, and tours. For info, visit the web site: www.altbuildexpo. com or call: (310) 390-2930. handworks The national historic landmark Amana Colonies hosts HandWorks 2013, May 24-25, in Amana, IA. Held in a restored timber-frame dairy barn, this event celebrates woodworking tools and traditions, featuring demonstrations by 27 unique hand toolmakers. Featured presentation will be Virtuoso: The Tool Chest of H.O. Studley by furniture expert Don Williams and magazine publisher and author Chris Schwartz. In addition, the historic German villages feature pre-industrial attractions of old-word furniture and craft shops, as well as traditional German restaurants. Admission to the event is free, and door prizes will be provided. For info, visit the website: www. handworks.co. SEATTLE WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL The 37th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival will be held July 4-7 at South Lake Union Park in Seattle, WA. Various types of vessels will be on display, and a variety of maritime and boatbuilding skills will be demonstrated. There also will be toy boat building, family boatbuilding, sailing model boats on the pond, boat rides, and races. For info, contact the Center for Wooden Boats, (206) 382-2628 or visit the web site: www.cwb.org. Distri THE WOODWORKERS “CANDY STORE” Begin your project at Anderson Plywood. We offer a great selection of Premium Hardwood Plywood and Lumber, Slabs in Jacaranda, Redwood, Maple, Brazilian Walnut and Pequia, and Euro Color Plywood—Phenolic in 4 colors. We are the Westside distributors of Festool. It doesn’t stop there. From Adhesives to Zinc Screws, we’ve got you covered. Commercial Accounts Welcome. Anderson Plywood 310.397.8229 www.andersonplywood.com 4020 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA (just north of Washington Blvd.) Distributors of OLD TOOL SWAP MEET—MAY 18 Page 24 Woodworker West May-June, 2013