A number of CJWA members made the trip out to Covington, KY, for the 2010 Woodworking in America conference, which was organized by Popular Woodworking magazine. It was 3 days full of very useful classes and an unparalleled opportunity to try tools from some of the best woodworking tool makers in the country today. Among the CJWA members making the trip were Frank Vucolo, Simon Stark, and Jerry van de Sande.
Besides just attending the talks, you could enter the Hand Tool Olympics, which was a fun opportunity to test your hand tool skills. Simon Stark took first place in the dovetail competition, making a dovetail by hand accurately in 5 minutes 40 seconds, and won a set of chisels for his performance. Congratulations, Simon!