The Gallery

Take a break and enjoy the view in the North Hall. Be sure to stop by The Gallery, a 7,000 square foot area in the North Hall that includes the Fresh Wood student woodworking competition display, the AWFS Fair bookstore and The Gallery Lounge where attendees can take a much needed break from the bustle of the show floor while appreciating the view of fine student and professionally-made furniture.

FRESH WOOD STUDENT WOODWORKING COMPETITION

Students from across North America compete for the coveted opportunity to display their impressive furniture and case goods at the AWFS®Fair and vie for the chance to receive awards, recognition and monetary and tool prizes. NEW THIS YEAR The Fresh Wood competition awards ceremony will be held for the first time at the Fresh Wood booth on Friday, July 22 at 4:00 p.m. The event will be complimentary for all exhibitors and registered attendees. North Hall, Booth 1245

The Campus

The Central Hall Campus will showcase the SmartSHOP, the WorldSkills Cabinetmaking Qualifying Trial and the Woodwork Career Alliance Trainer Certification Center.

The smartSHOP

The smartSHOP is a fully operational cabinet shop on the exhibit floor that will showcase “Simplicity in Automation for the Small Shop.” If you’ve ever been intimidated by the vast field of woodworking machinery visible on a trade show floor, the smartSHOP brings automation down to scale for the modest size shops. This is a great opportunity for you to see how it takes less time to do more, and do it with ease and sophistication.

It will be hosted by industry expert, Gero Sassenberg and other professionals who will be on hand to answer questions as a fully automated shop demonstrates the machinery and processes of cabinet construction from data input software to cabinet assembly. The experts will interact with attendees while demonstrating the automation process—from start to finish. The smartSHOP will produce product for a local charity, and free, “mini-start demos” will be sprinkled throughout the day for attendees dropping by. Central Hall, Booth 4057

WorldSkills CABINETMAKING QUALIFYING TRIALS

Premiering at the AWFS Fair will be the WorldSkills Cabinetmaking Qualifying Trial. WorldSkills is an international career technical education training organization that hosts biennial skill competitions for students. Student representatives from countries around the world within each skill discipline compete for gold medals. SkillsUSA is the authorized national organization that selects and determines the competitors that will represent the U.S. at WorldSkills. The AWFS-hosted WorldSkills Cabinetmaking Qualifying Trial will determine which of the 2010 and 2011 SkillsUSA top-scoring, age-eligible cabinetmaking competitors will compete in WorldSkills Leipzig (Germany) 2013. The qualifying event will take place during three days of the AWFS Fair, beginning Wednesday morning and ending Friday afternoon. You can watch the students in action, building a project to showcase cabinet construction and woodworking skills including veneering and joinery. The winner will be announced at the WorldSkills booth at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 23. Central Hall, booth 4250

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Amana Tool Corp, Booth #4410

Bessey Tools, Booth #9033

Bosch Power Tools, Booth #4851

Colonial Saw Company, Booth #8104

Delta Power Equipment, Booth #4029

Dixon Enterprises, Booth #2355

Festool USA, Booth #4019

General International MFG CO LTD, Booth #4433

JET/Powermatic, Booth #4805

Joos USA Inc., Booth #4951

Kreg Tool Company, Booth #8734

Rockler Woodworking & Hardware, Booth #4753

Royal Plywood, Booth #1826

Senco Products, Booth #4659

WOODWORK CAREER ALLIANCE

The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America will debut the Woodwork Passport Credentialing program by offering live operational evaluations using the Woodwork Manufacturing Skill Standards. The Woodwork Passport – a portable, personal, permanent record of a woodworker’s level of competency in tool and machine operations – a “passport” to career success. For more information or to enroll in the program visit www.woodworkcareer.org. A few woodwork professionals and a few woodwork educators will be selected to be part of the demonstration assessments. To add your name to the pool of candidates to be evaluated on the show floor email gheuer@woodworkcareer.org. Central Hall, Booth 4053