I stopped by the green temple on a recent trip to the Front Range ---- picked up a copy of Woodcraft Magazine, and a few other supplies.
a) My magazine had a huge ad from Grizzly ---- which seemed a little odd for a magazine that is printed for a specific company.
b) Sales person told me they dropped Triton Routers (drat).
c) Inventory is nothing like it has been in the past.
My hunch is that WC is getting a lot of pressure from discount retailers. My guess is there's not a lot of money to be made with equipment/power-tools --- and that WC is better off when they develop niches with smaller scale stuff.
The shop I visited has developed a niche by focusing its marketing at female woodworkers. They also focused a lot on turning (I have a ShopSmith in my shop - but don't use the lathe much), sell a lot of clock parts.
a) My magazine had a huge ad from Grizzly ---- which seemed a little odd for a magazine that is printed for a specific company.
b) Sales person told me they dropped Triton Routers (drat).
c) Inventory is nothing like it has been in the past.
My hunch is that WC is getting a lot of pressure from discount retailers. My guess is there's not a lot of money to be made with equipment/power-tools --- and that WC is better off when they develop niches with smaller scale stuff.
The shop I visited has developed a niche by focusing its marketing at female woodworkers. They also focused a lot on turning (I have a ShopSmith in my shop - but don't use the lathe much), sell a lot of clock parts.
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