A total of 50 woodworking projects made by high school and college students were selected as winners in this year's Fresh Wood Student Design Competition at AWFS. See some of the winning designs.

Slick and speedy, 20 belt sanders raced down a 75-foot track Thursday afternoon in the final leg of the Belt Sander Racing Association's National Championship Race. Watch a video of the races.

The smartSHOP debuted at AWFS Vegas, with a working display of automated equipment for the small cabinet shop.

SawStop introduces its new 10-inch Professional Cabinet Saw at AWFS. It features a new dust collection system and its patented safety system. Watch a video of their demonstration.

Day one of the AWFS Vegas Fair found attendees previewing some of the new items on display in the New Products Pavilion. Among the products featured were: cutting tools, TV lifts, components, finishing equipment and vacuum hold-down systems.

The road to “lean” manufacturing is a continuous one, and the key to a successful journey is employee support and buy-in.

AWFS Vegas opened with a slow but steady crowd Wednesday morning, as woodworkers from across North America, and the world, came to Las Vegas to view new equipment and supply technology.

Workplace safety standards, CARB developments, educational initiatives and the new Woodworking Industry Skill Standards were among the items discussed by industry leaders at the Woodworking Industry Leadership Forum (WILF), held Tuesday, the day before the opening of the AWFS Vegas Fair.

Judges on Tuesday zeroed in on the design, construction and composition of the 50 finalist projects selected from a group of 165 entries in the 2009 Fresh Wood student woodworking competition, held during the AWFS Vegas Fair.

If you’re heading to AWFS Fair in Las Vegas, make sure to stop by Booth #2335 to enter our daily drawings to win a free pass to an industry conference in either California or Illinois.