75 – Road Trip to Wood Werks Supply

Video - December 12, 2008

Some of you may recall our visit to Ohio last spring. While we were there, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to visit a woodworking store that I had heard great things about: The Wood Werks Store in Columbus, OH. Pictures just can’t do this place justice! Wall to wall tools, lumber from floor to ceiling, and a Rockler store built-in! Amazing! Since this store is essentially a woodworkers playground, I thought it would be fun to give you a little tour. Wood Werks has also made great efforts to bring the magic of their retail location online. So you can now shop for all the latest and greatest tools and supplies at WoodWerks.com.

Discussion

Tomcat1066 December 12, 2008 10:51 am

That may be the coolest store I’ve ever seen. EVER!

I may find myself in Columbus, OH for work at some point in the future, but until now I never thought I’d be happy with that! ;)

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Tom December 12, 2008 10:55 am

Great store – I think I will visit it for Christmas! I will be in the area anyways!

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Todd A. Clippinger December 12, 2008 11:54 am

Thanks for the post Mark. It was neat to see the store again.

I have spent a lot of time and money in WoodWerks and became good friends with the staff. I would say that I fully endorse WoodWerks.

Getting the “Board Room” was great but I missed the industrial machinery showroom when they took it out. Gotta be honest though, it was a lot of eye candy that I could never buy, however, I did buy a lot of wood there and appreciated the great selection. The bonus was that the wood was well stabilized from being stored in a well conditioned space, unlike the open metal buildings at many places.

They have a great frequent buyer program for CMT bits and blades. I spent quite a bit of money on the bits and received several free bits from the program. I love CMT bits and blades, they are exceptional for the high end work that I have done.

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Joseph Watson December 12, 2008 12:41 pm

they could so attach a hotel on the side for vacationers :)

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Tomcat1066 December 12, 2008 1:54 pm

Joseph, you’re a genius! I would SO go there for vacation :D

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ccarse December 12, 2008 4:09 pm

I have to say, it’s a blessing and a curse having this place less than 10 minutes from my house. I’d say it’s a blessing, my wife would probably tell you it’s a curse ;)

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LONGHAIR December 12, 2008 4:51 pm

Woodwerks is the coolest, I am one of the lucky people to have a place like this close to me. It is only about 10 miles from my house and even closer where I work, less than 2 miles. I stop in there all of the time, usually once a week of so.
The expansion/remodel was great, the “Board Room” is much bigger than it was before. They have recently expanded the Festool area as well.
Glad you liked your city, this gives you a reason to want to come back.

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Rob Horton December 12, 2008 6:18 pm

Wow! And only a short 2000 mile drive from Idaho! Can’t wait to stop by the next time I am out and about!

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Bullshooter December 12, 2008 7:11 pm

I’m so happy I live in the Columbus area! :)

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Tim December 12, 2008 7:48 pm

Wow. I’ve lived in Columbus for 10 years and never knew of this place until now. Granted I’m not a wood worker, I just enjoy the idea of becoming one. I guess you could say I’m living vicariously through you and all the other wood workers. Would love to be able to do some wood working, but I lack the time (currently) and live in an apartment with no space for the hardware.I’m going to have to visit this store just for the total joy of it.

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Claude Stewart December 12, 2008 7:58 pm

If I bought one of those custom painted saws, I’d have to have a block M on it. Columbus Oh., block M, somehow I don’t think those two go together. Claude

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Jon December 12, 2008 11:20 pm

I was so impressed by your video, I decided to review the entire site for one of my companies, you can see the site review here.

http://buzvia.com/MBVKN

I also told my visitors on another site (WoodMarvels.com) to do the same. Those guys have an amazing site. Great interview by the way!

Jon
http://WoodMarvels.com – Create Unique Memories

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- thewoodwhisperer December 12, 2008 11:51 pm
  
  Thanks for the write up Jon. Great review!
  
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Ken F December 13, 2008 5:58 am

Road Trip
Do they have RV parking ?

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Jason Gerard December 14, 2008 7:19 am

Thanks for showing me what heaven looks like.

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Todd A. Clippinger December 14, 2008 10:04 am

Ken F – They have an itty bitty parking lot. I have trouble getting in and out with my contractor truck.

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dryhter December 14, 2008 11:31 pm

Marc,

This store looks great and you looked like the little kid in the candy shop, but what really got my attention was the solid cast iron top on the saw. Boy did that bring back memories…………………… . .. .
About twenty years ago plus a couple I was ready to make the big jump, you know the jump, that one where you finally decided to quit screwing around and make a go of this wood working thing, well that was me. I decided it was time to retire the trusty 10 inch Crapsman and that, to this day f_ _ _…P.O.S fence, and buy me a real cabinet saw. I looked at both the Unisaw and the 66. I liked the 66, I could afford the Unisaw. Well really I lusted after the Model 66. The Unisaw is a good saw, really it is. The 66 is just better, sorry to all you Delta owners. If you donâ

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Stu’s Shed December 15, 2008 6:23 pm

Awesome story dryhter – thanks for sharing it.

I haven’t actually gotten to Marc’s video yet, but I loved the story it prompted :)

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Kirch January 2, 2009 8:31 am

Marc,

Was visiting the in-laws in Dayton over the holidays and I made time to visit WoodWerks on your recommendation. What a great store! I told them you had sent me and they said quite a few folks had come by on your recommendation. I will make it a regular stop whenever we are up there.

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Matt (StratMan9000) April 2, 2009 8:20 am

What is the square footage in that store? My dad and I will be around Pomeroy for a guitar camp at the end of May, and I am trying to convince him to go up there. He’s a contractor programmer, so when he’s not working, he sees the money disappearing. But I am hoping that when he hears “it’s 10,000 square feet!” or whatever it is, he might change his mind. Besides, we need a new jigsaw.

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- thewoodwhisperer April 2, 2009 8:34 am
  
  Hey Matt. I honestly have no idea how many sq. ft. the store is. But its definitely the biggest woodworking showroom I’ve ever seen. I am sure if you give them a call they will tell you the square footage. Here’s their contact page: http://www.woodwerks.com/contact.php
  
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jack August 13, 2009 9:56 am

ahh If I only lived closer to ohio. Its just a long drive from Los Angeles. As a teenager in wood work I have to deal with a lot of crap at woodwork stores. I dread the routine trips to rockler, woodcraft and the like. First off, The salesmen are one of three types. There is the kind who assumes you know nothing and wants to be your teacher… “The first step in using a miter saw is pulling this trigger.” Next up is the egotistical type… I wish i had someone like me to teach me when i was your age.” finally there is the the one who assumes you know nothing, but tries to sell you stuff you don’t need. One salesman even tried to sell me a pwermatic pm2000 when i was buying my first table saw. when i was in the market for chisels one tried to sell me $50 japanese chisels because the irwin/marples “wouldnt do” lol nice vid marc good luck with the new shop. cant wait to see. I too have a three car garage.

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Jason Page October 27, 2009 6:08 am

Hey Marc if I could only buy one router which one should I get

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- thewoodwhisperer October 27, 2009 7:13 am
  
  I can’t really recommend a specific brand, since many of them will do just fine. But if you could only have one router, I would recommend a plunge base for the most versatility.
  
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Jason Page October 27, 2009 6:12 am

what about this one from festool I know it is really expensive but in my experince with other things you get what you pay for but do you think that it is worth the money http://www.woodwerks.com/festo.....-2764.html

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- thewoodwhisperer October 27, 2009 7:14 am
  
  That’s a nice unit, for sure. But make sure you get your hands on one first before buying. That router is very heavy and very large. So if you are looking at the Festool line, consider the OF1400.
  
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Jack Hoying December 1, 2009 8:58 am

I stopped in to Woodwerks last Friday for my yearly pilgrimage. My only complaint about the store is that it’s impossible to leave without putting a dent in your credit card!! That $2800.00 Kreg clamping table sure was calling my name.

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Matthew June 15, 2011 11:32 am

Thanks for sharing mark!!
I’ll be living in Dayton for another five months so good for me!! I’ll be out to the woodwerks store i’n no time!!
Thanks

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Steven Reckner January 6, 2012 12:33 pm

So glad you shared this video with us mark! i only live a few hours from this place and never knew it existed so thank you so much for helping me find an amazing woodworking store!

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Mike January 7, 2012 1:34 am

If only there was such a store in Australia……I mean anywhere on this God forsaken island???!!!!

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75 – Road Trip to Wood Werks Supply

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