

So somehow I have to muscle this 300-pound bench into an as-yet-undetermined vehicle and trek 700 miles. This year I’ll be demonstrating hand-tool techniques (surprise) plus discussing the workbench, where it will be on display in a special exhibit of benches at the show. (Bring your spouse, the town is charming and scenic.) If you live anywhere in the Northeast, it is definitely worth a long drive. The show is one-third education, one-third furniture gallery and one-third selling floor, with high-quality vendors. This year the Showcase is March 26-27, and it is one of my favorite woodworking shows, both as an attendee and as a presenter. When the Northeastern Woodworkers Association came calling I agreed to bring my handmade Roubo workbench (the one featured on the cover of the August 2010 issue) to its annual Showcase in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Normally I don’t like to begin a story with a question (or an adverb), but: What Was I Drinking?
