On 2/7/2014 12:35 PM, Leon wrote:
On 2/7/2014 12:29 PM, Roy wrote:
On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:33:26 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 2/7/2014 11:19 AM, Roy wrote:

My favorite WW show was the first one held at Reliant in Houston
some years ago.
A gun show was going on next door. My planned purchase of a new
(table saw,
jointer, planer, etc.) managed to transform itself into a 40 caliber
flintlock
rifle.

Unlike Leon, I enjoy the shows at the Katy civic center. It's much
smaller than
Reliant, but not nearly the hassle to get into and out of, plus
parking was free
and not $15. A difference I note with the change in venue is that it
seems the
show is a bit more oriented toward the hobbyist. I now have all the
"big iron"
I need for the rest of my life (except for a 15" planer) and have
zero interest
in laser carving machines or those you feed a tree in one end and
get a chair
out the other. Someone who makes their living working wood might
differ. I
certainly enjoyed the hand tool seminars they have provided the last
couple of
years, and have improved my techniques from what I learned.

Would I go if it was back at Reliant? Sure, especially if it would
be a large
enough venue to convince Lee Valley to attend. And if they could
schedule it
the same weekend as the Houston Gun Collectors show, that would be a
great, but
very expensive weekend for me.

Regards,
Roy

So Roy, where do you live?

Richmond. I take the Grand Parkway to I-10 to get to the Katy
location, or come
in on 90A to get dumped off near the Dome. Just about the same
distance to
either location, just a lot less traffic hassles to Katy, and no toy
trains to
run into me.

I hear you on the trains! LOL

You should stop by some time, I live in Parkway Lakes, basically at
Grand Parkway and Bellaire, a mile south of the West Park toll road.

Be careful, Roy ... Leon is an internet Fest(ool)ifile. Once you meet
Leon you will forever have to have a firm grasp on your wallet.



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