It’s good to be back home after a long weekend at Woodworking in America. Yes, the marketplace was great, and it was cool to be around all of those tasty new and antique tools. It was also a real trip to be in the classes with such luminaries as Roy Underhill and Don Williams. It was even better to see new instructors such as Wilbur Pan and Will Neptune.

But, there was so much more. For instance, I met some new friends who apparently didn’t measure twice before cutting. Who knew that was such a serious offense?

And, there was this matter of a few people absconding with tools, such as this shady Frank Klausz character walking off with a Saw Stop fence.

How could we forget the strange case of the chained up Lee Valley cases, which apparently was some type of Build-A-Bear setup for woodworkers.

We took the time to set up a recording of the Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast live from the conference center floor, which worked out very well.

We even dragged awesome wood carver Mary May (kicking and screaming) into the world of social media by goading her into getting a twitter account. Go figure…

While the hijinks were a ton of fun, as always, it was great to see so many woodworkers from around the country (and the world, Chris Vesper). Being able to pull together a gathering of more than 50 woodworkers on Thursday night in just a few hours through the power of social media.  Hearing about a few new workbenches that are going to be built. Drinking at the local microbrew place across the street from the hotel.Watching Steve Ramsey’s MeMo Get Together draw tons of folks.

And, as I had predicted last week, I am back feeling totally jacked about woodworking. I need to get back to the shop!