Maleny Wood Expo

[Dan]

Has anyone been to the Maleny Wood Expo in the past and was it good? I'll be in Bundaberg that weekend and was thinking of going down for a look on sunday or monday. Going by the website it looks like there might be a fair bit of furniture on display which would be my main interest.
http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au...4042/index.cfm
Dan

[bitingmidge]

Dan,

We have enjoyed spending an entertaining few hours for a couple of years and there has in the past been a wide variety of exhibits. Last year, it seemed to drop off a bit in quality of and in the number of exhibits. We were out and having a lovely breakfast at Randy McGraw's Valley View Woodwork Gallery within an hour of paying our eight bucks, vowing to write to the organisers and all that sort of thing.

This year I will go alone (sigh!) but Mrs Midge has a pre-wedding girly day planned with one of our daughters, and if it turns out no better than last year will probably give it a miss in future.

I understand that Ian Simpson of Maleny TouchWood Gallery will be putting on his own (free) woodturning/equipment demonstrations in conjunction with Gary Pye Woodturning at the Touchwood Gallery, so I'll probably waste a bit more of my life there on the way back!

Of course there are no shortage of other galleries in the Maleny-Montville-Palmwoods and even if the show doesn't meet your expectations, you'll have a enough to justify a three hour drive!

Hope you aren't at all influenced by the above!!

Cheers,

P

[Ian Runge]

Dan,

I go every year or two and propose to go up again this Saturday a.m. Last year I thought it was good value because at the time I was looking for someone with a portable mill and there were several there doing demos etc. Also I sat in on a couple of seminars on hardwood timber species and some other topic can't remember what - seemed to be pretty competent presenters. In the chain-saw-to-fine-furniture spectrum, the show is more oriented to the chain-saw end. This year for the first year they have a box-making competition so the balance may be moving towards the fine furniture end.
I probably won't attend any seminars this year and therefore don't anticipate it will take more than 2 hours to see everything.

Ian R.

[Dan]

Midge,

With 5 weeks off work and a new XR8 falcon ute in the shed it's not too hard to justify the drive.

Ian,

With box making added into the mix I'm fairly certain I'll be there.


Dan

[q9]

I went a couple of years ago and regret very much not buying some of the stuff I saw, then and there. I never seem to get around to it later... There is(was) quite a bit in the way of furniture for sale, as well as the usual tools etc.

Might have to clean out the ute and take it there this year...