Day one of WPE Lancaster started with early attendees on the show floor.
Brian Skalaski, the 2025 winner of the Young Wood Pro contest, showing off his winning Swell Tambour Cabinet on the show floor.
Day two opened with a busy registration desk.
Continuing education sessions and free keynotes were available for attendees willing to get an in-depth grip on best business practices.
Will Sampson, editorial director of Woodworking Network and FDMC magazine, started off the sessions with the Exit/Succession Planning seminar and Pricing Workshop.
Robert Schaefer of Fessenden Hall walked attendees through High Performance Waterproof Wall Systems for Interiors
Matt Buell's presentation focused on the small things that can get overlooked when running your business, defining those small things and how they can be coupled into big things, and if neglected, big problems.
Kenn Busch's Plywood, Seriously? CEU course went over four key points:
1. Understand how decorative, interior plywood extends and “demoncratizes” the use of natural wood.
2. Explain how forest certification programs help A&D shape forest management.
3. Explain how hardwood plywood adhesives have evolved through biomimicry.
4.Discuss different methods of CO2 capture and storage.
Miguel Mosquera of Wilsonart provided the CEU course: Appropriate Architectural Uses of Compact Laminates.
Eye-catching products were numerous on the show floor, with head-turning pieces like this wooden bicycle, presented by Pennsylvania Hardwood.
The two-day veneer grading seminar taught new and tenured business owners about the different shades, cuts, and grades of veneer.
Both days were packed with attendees learning about veneer from Greg Simon, Veneer Technologies, and Fred Mitchell, Columbia Forest Products.
Live machinery demos caught the attention of attendees looking to add upgrades to their shops.
Prizes were even awarded at the show. Show manager Lewis Goldman (left) hands a $500 check to Merv Wenger of Wenger Woodwork (right).
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