Midwest Forest Products show - St. Charles, Mo. Sept 23,24 2005

Bibbyman · August 26, 2005, 06:48:55 PM

Mary and I plan to attend the Mid-West Forest Industry Show in St. Charles, MO. September 23,24 ... if something don't come up to keep us from it.

Here is a link to their web site for more information and some idea of the vendors that may be there.

Midwest Forest Industry Show back at St. Charles Family Arena in 2005

Last year's exhibitor list

See you under the big ORANGE and black tent! 8)

ronwood · August 27, 2005, 09:14:38 AM

Bibbyman,

My son and I are looking at coming down on the 24th.

See you then.

Ron

Buzz-sawyer · August 27, 2005, 11:27:46 AM

We will be there again.

inspectorwoody · September 09, 2005, 11:07:56 PM

Has anyone been to this before? I gathered it is for the pallet people....am I wrong? Is it something similar to the logging congress only much smaller??

Gadget

beenthere · September 09, 2005, 11:33:08 PM

Here is Bibbyman's thread on it, and some links. The exhibitors list for last year was pretty impressive.

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=13771.0

Bibbyman · September 10, 2005, 03:46:07 AM

Inspectorwoody,

Here is a link to the Midwest Forest Products show of 2003. Lots of FF members there - even Jeff and Tammy.

Lots of stuff to see and do. So come on down! 8)

Midwest Forest Products Show 2003

Warning, this thread got hijacked a couple of times. Just keep reading! :P

inspectorwoody · September 10, 2005, 05:46:24 PM

Anybody know of a cheap place to stay?

Safe to camp around there? :D

Kevin_H. · September 15, 2005, 03:16:29 PM

Lynette and I plan on being there on friday. The only thing I dont know is if we are wearing our outback woodshop shirts or our arkansawer shirts :D

Jeff · September 15, 2005, 05:24:27 PM

Kevin! Dont forget the "cookie" for Baker products eh? See if you can get a picture of Tom with it?

chet · September 15, 2005, 08:28:07 PM

Quote from: Kevin_H. on September 15, 2005, 03:16:29 PM
Lynette and I plan on being there on friday. The only thing I dont know is if we are wearing our outback woodshop shirts or our arkansawer shirts :D

I thought about wearin' my Arky shirt at da Lake States Loggin' Congress last week. But I wasn't sure if it was such a good idea ta have folks thinkin' BibbyMan was dat far north. ;D

Kevin_H. · September 17, 2005, 11:04:18 PM

Jeff, I have the "cookie" sitting by the back door. We will do our best to get a good forum pic. 8)

Todd · September 22, 2005, 08:59:46 AM

Look for a nucklehead with a goatee, pocket tee, and messy hair...I'll be by the Baker exibit learning to run our new 3667d!!!!Leaving in 45 min.

Bibbyman · September 22, 2005, 07:19:44 PM

Today I got the Dodge 3500 all gassed up, dirt and trash kicked out of the cab, washed the dirty windshield, checked the oil, and removed the junk we didn't need from the side boxes - we're ready to head out early in the morning.

8) Look for us under the big orange and black Wood-Mizer tent! 8)

Buzz-sawyer · September 23, 2005, 10:09:28 AM

Hi all
Kirk Allen, Off -bear-err and Buzz sawyer will be at the show Saturday......who else will?

ronwood · September 23, 2005, 10:45:22 AM

Buzz.

I am planning to be their with my son sometime in the morning.

Ronwood.

Buzz-sawyer · September 23, 2005, 11:27:05 AM

well, any of us that are there, aside from our hats, can find each other by checking in at the woodmizer den???

ronwood · September 23, 2005, 11:37:41 AM

Buzz,

I will have my Woodmizer hat on. Need to buy a FF hat.

ronwood

inspectorwoody · September 23, 2005, 03:33:13 PM

Was there this am for a bit...will be there in am sat. Will be there around mizer tent...saw bibbyman. Look forward to meeting some of you other guys.

Gadget

Steve_M · September 23, 2005, 09:18:40 PM

I plan to be ther around 10AM tomorrow----with my lovely wife if she doesn't dump me and go to the mall.

Steve

Kevin_H. · September 23, 2005, 10:25:21 PM

Here are a couple of pics from the show today
Mary, ElectricAL and Bibby.

here is a pic of the Baker Cookie, Delivered safe and sound.

Well almost safe and sound, It kinda cracked as it dried out...

Cant be there tomorrow, gotta saw. Some one keep an eye on bibby, anytime he got close to the 300 he got this glazed look in his eye's. ;D

ElectricAl · September 24, 2005, 08:14:11 PM

Kevin,

Nice picture of my back :-\

Were you concerned about cracking the lens ;D

Friday morning started out with a Cedar Log delivery by Bibbyman and Mary to WoodMizer.

LT70

Checking out the Board Drag Back

This unit in headed south on Monday for hurricane cleanup.

Bibbyman · September 24, 2005, 09:41:32 PM

Sam and Pro-Sawyer Mary complememt each other on their fine taste in fashion.

IT'S BIG, IT'S BLUE! Here is the inside shot of Baker's new 36-50 E mill.

Here is the other side. I think they built it for production sawing. Like all Baker products, it's got a lot of steel and BLUE paint! ;D

Wood-Mizer's AMWV division had their LT300 system up and cranking out the lumber - including their E430 edger.

Here is another shot of Kevin Corder pushing a flitch through the E430 edger.

AMWV Wood-Mizer introduced a new single head resaw at this show. Here is Kevin_H looking it over. The bed on the resaw tilts so to make beveled siding. Price - $7400

That's not shine coming off the Logrite hook used buy the Wood-Mizer team - it's one big honkin' scratch! They really use them! I noted Baker had some too. But their's were blue.

The Orange Wood-Mizer guys introduced the new Lathe-Mizer - here mounted on the new LT28. They had one of every size mill there - LT10, LT15, LT28, LT40 HD, LT40 Super, and LT70. Well, I guess they didn't have EVERY one, they didn't have an LT40 manual mill.

Pro-Sawyer Mary steps up to LT70 and knocks the dust out of a sycamore log. It was as the show was coming to a close and Mary wanted to get-er-done!

Here is Buzz-Sawyer, Kirk Allen, Ronwood, Off-Bearer, and Pro-Sawyer Mary under the Wood-Mizer tent.

Sorry if I failed to get a picture of or mention the names of other FF members. I had 4-5 guys come up to me this afternoon that are regular readers of the Forum but have never become a member. Come on in guys!

ElectricAl · September 24, 2005, 10:42:02 PM

Wow I missed out

I would have tailed and edged for Pro-Sawyer Mary in a heart beat ;D

Quality lumber and fast 8)

Buzz-sawyer · September 25, 2005, 05:56:20 PM

I had a great day yesterday hanging out with FORESTRY FORUM members at the Expo in St Charles MO> ..thats the good news.the bad is...that there was VERY little there to see or do....especially since we were charged to park as well as enter.
There where less than half as many exhibits, mills or machines as this photo demonstrates, this lot was empty and also anothetr 5 acre lot.which were full last year.