butzla
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I was at the JLC Live event yesterday, just went down for the day. My thoughts as a layman, and mind you. I'm not a professional, but I have been going for the past 4 or 5 years and enjoy seeing new technologies in the trade and of course, being a toolaholic, I love seeing what's new there as well. But this year, I felt it was overrun by decking, decking balustrade and underlayment booths.
Call me crazy, but maybe it's because I didn't get my Festool Connect fix this year, I dunno.
The highlights for me:
the Festool Booth. It was probably the largest one there and it was packed with every single power tool Festool offers. Steve Bace gave me a nice personal demonstration of the new vacuum clamp. Very nice!
Ceaserstone Countertops: They specialize in making quartz counters that resemble marble. But what caught my eye was this petrified wood look called Sirena that I think would make a killer wet bar backsplash.
Also in the same booth was another material called Profundo, made from semi precious rocks. This would also make a great bar back splash, if you could afford it:
I ran into Steve Thomas from This Old House fame and introduced myself. He was there just like me, cruising the conference, mingling with the commoners.
Lastly but not least, I've never seen this window and door trim from Trim Solutions, LLC. It has J-channel built in to the edges so vinyl siding can slip right behind it and also has a very slick nailing strip much like a new build window so no nails or cortex plugs showing on the trim. Check out the videos on their page.
I'd like to hear thoughts from other attendees on their experiences.
Call me crazy, but maybe it's because I didn't get my Festool Connect fix this year, I dunno.
The highlights for me:
the Festool Booth. It was probably the largest one there and it was packed with every single power tool Festool offers. Steve Bace gave me a nice personal demonstration of the new vacuum clamp. Very nice!
Ceaserstone Countertops: They specialize in making quartz counters that resemble marble. But what caught my eye was this petrified wood look called Sirena that I think would make a killer wet bar backsplash.
Also in the same booth was another material called Profundo, made from semi precious rocks. This would also make a great bar back splash, if you could afford it:
I ran into Steve Thomas from This Old House fame and introduced myself. He was there just like me, cruising the conference, mingling with the commoners.
Lastly but not least, I've never seen this window and door trim from Trim Solutions, LLC. It has J-channel built in to the edges so vinyl siding can slip right behind it and also has a very slick nailing strip much like a new build window so no nails or cortex plugs showing on the trim. Check out the videos on their page.
I'd like to hear thoughts from other attendees on their experiences.
