Friday, September 8, 2023
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
1500 Riverside Ave., Fort Collins, CO

Learn about the NEW Festool products introduced in 2023!

Festool representatives will be at Sears Trostel to introduce you to the new Festool products making their debut in 2023, including the much-anticipated CSC SYS 50 Cordless Table Saw, which will be available to purchase in September. See the full line-up below.

Over the last 90 years tradespeople and woodworkers have come to trust the reliability and longevity of Festool products, which are built to stand-up to the toughest demands in construction, carpentry, renovation work and woodworking.

Please register to attend the Festool Experience 2023 to help us gauge how many representatives will be needed at the event.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER


The first 50 registered attendees receive a FREE Festool swag bag. Enter to win a Cooltainer portable cooler at the event.

Have LUNCH on us from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm!

Thursday, September 22, 2022
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
1500 Riverside Ave., Fort Collins, CO

See the latest tools and products from top woodworking brands IN ACTION, talk with manufacturer reps, and enter to WIN great PRIZES at this fun and informative event. Whether you are a professional contractor, home DIYer or woodworker, this event has something for you.

Representatives from SawStop, Festool, Fein, Kreg, CMT Orange Tools and Kenryu blades will be on-hand to demonstrate products and answer questions throughout the event.

Don't miss the amazing hotdog-vs-SawStop table saw demos!  10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 1:15 pm



** SPECIAL ** DEMO DAY ONLY!  SAVE 20% on ALL General Finishes products, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. This a great deal that you won't find often! Discount taken on regular retail prices.




Register on Demo Day to WIN over $500 worth of prizes between 7:30 am and 2:00 pm. You do not have to be present to win.

• Festool Systainer3 CENTROTEC Drill Bit Set 
• Festool Work Lamp SYSLITE KAL II-Set
• Festool TS 55 Plunge Cut Saw Blade
• Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig® 720
• Kreg Panel Carrier
• Kreg Multi-Purpose Project Blocks
• Kreg Drilling Guide
• FEIN 10pk Multi-Tool Blades
• CMT Cabinetmakers Series Blade
• CMT Combination Blade
• CMT 10" Ripping Blade
• TENRYU Silencer series Arbor Blade
• TENRYU Silencer series Arbor Combo Blade

Tacos El Diablo food truck (eldiablofortcollins.com) is serving LUNCH! The first 125 people at Demo Day will receive a voucher for one FREE entree* valid during Demo Day only (10:00 am - 2:00 pm).

* The entree includes 1 Asada, Pastor, Chorizo or Chicken Taco, or Cheese Quesadilla, plus beans and rice.

Take advantage of our Cedar Sale deals!  LEARN MORE

We look forward to seeing you at Demo Day!

There's great satisfaction in a job well-done. The process is even more enjoyable when you have the right tools to help a project come together quickly and with ease.

Going cordless with your power tools offers a lot of freedom. Many brands and options are available to contractors and home DIYers in cordless power tools, and an equally wide range of quality, construction and life span.

We asked Sears Trostel customer, Jeremiah Sailer, why he has invested in many Festool cordless products, as well as the whole Festool line.

Jeremiah has worked in custom carpentry for 15 years, and six years ago started Sailer Carpentry in Fort Collins. Three years into business for himself, after trying-out a fellow contractor's Festool products, he started selling-off his tools from another tool brand and replenished them with Festool. Now his job sites are outfitted with nearly all Festool products and he has no regrets about making the change.

Festool manufactures many cordless tools -- drills, sanders, jigsaws, track saws, multi-tool, angle grinder -- and Jeremiah says he owns most all of them. Cordless makes up approximately 30% of his tool inventory. The convenience of cordless tools adds to the overall efficiency of a job by allowing his team to easily move between sawing stations on a job site with one track saw; walk through a house and do sanding detail work; and have freedom of movement with the twisting and turning of a jigsaw without the cord slowing you down.

"I think there is night and day difference" he said when asked about the battery life between Festool batteries and the batteries of his previous cordless tools.

"Cordless Festool lasts quite awhile. Plus their charger charges fairly quickly," he added. "All of our drills are cordless and we're not having to swap-out batteries all the time. We can go quite awhile before we would need a charge. Even our little drills for cabinet installs. We can almost get through an entire cabinet pack in a custom home without having to swap-out batteries."

"Drills in box stores are designed for a certain amount of use and then they fail," said Jeremiah. "They're not necessarily designed to break, but they don't have the gearing. They don't have the proper engineering to last like Festool does. That to me is the big difference. I feel like everything is geared and engineered to what we do. Cordless and corded."

Jeremiah is sold on both cordless and corded Festool. But why did he make the switch to Festool? There are several reasons he said:

• "Precision. Festool is specifically engineered for what we do."
• "The efficiency of working with the tools allows us to be quicker on the process of building so that we can take our time on the install."
• "The cleanliness of how Festool comes together and the set-up is very organized. I really love that."
• "Every tool hooks up to a dust extractor. That's really key with my homeowners and my clients."
• "Their warranty program is amazing."
• "Festool allows us to set-up shop in somebody's home and be able to fabricate anything out of wood for their house."

Jeremiah bases the success of his business more on the outcome of projects, rather than on the financial bottom line.

"The majority of what we work with and what we wear on our sleeve is Festool, and that is what creates a lot of success in what we do."
Sailer Carpentry specializes in finish work and custom carpentry in custom homes, and takes on projects like stairways, cabinet installs, built-ins and faux beams. Check out their website and Instagram to learn more.
 

THANKS to everyone that participated in the Sears Trostel 17th Annual Woodworking Show, Sale & Competition last week, February 20-22! There is so much talent in our community and we love providing a venue to share their creativity.

We also thank this year's judges who took-on the difficult task of picking the winners from the wide variety of beautiful and technically-challenging entries:
 

• Tyler Morris of Tyler Morris Woodworking
• Anne Bossert of Anne Bossert Fiber Art and Furniture  
• Forrest Cramer of Pin & Scroll: Elegant Wood Designs

 
Hobbyist Category Winners

1st Place — Dan Swaim, "Swirl Bowl" in Purpleheart, Redheart, Ash, Oak and Wenge



















2nd Place — Don Maul, "Blanket Strip" in Bigleaf Maple Burl












3rd Place — Brian Carroll, "Chillin" in Mesquite and Juniper


















Professional Category Winners

1st Place — Ray Cole, "Rosette" in Oak, Cherry and Maple













2nd Place — Terry Chaplin, "Prairie Storm Table Lamp" in Maple



















3rd Place — Spencer Young, "Everette Media Console" in Walnut, Bubinga and Maple











Best of Epoxy — Jim Stroh, "Serving Tray 2" in Reclaimed Red Oak, White Oak and Elm











Visitors at the show were the judges for the People's Choice Award. Congratulations to Doug Turner for his "3-Leg Stool" in Black Walnut!






















If you weren't able to make it to the show, you can see all the entries in the 17th Annual Woodworking Show Gallery.

 

We love celebrating creativity expressed in wood, and that's what the Sears Trostel Woodworking Show, Sale and Competition is all about!

This is our 17th year to give local woodworkers of all skill levels the opportunity to show-off their woodworking talents, compete for prizes and sell their pieces.

Stop by the show to see a beautiful variety of original works and maybe even take something home, too.*

>> Check out last year's show entries

Show Hours:

• Thursday, February 20  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Friday, February 21  7:30 am - 5:00 pm
• Saturday, February 22  8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Sears Trostel Lumber & Millwork Showroom
1500 Riverside Ave
Fort Collins, CO

ENTER YOUR PROJECT IN THE SHOW

Whether you consider yourself a novice or a seasoned professional, this is a chance to share your talents. Furniture, turnings, carvings, novelty items, boxes, sculpture, works with marquetry and intarsia and more anything the creative spirit inspires you to craft with wood, we want to see it!

Craftspeople working with EcoPoxy Resins are also encouraged to enter.* EcoPoxy Resins are non-toxic, low odor and incredibly durable resins that are safe and easy to use. They offer endless creative possibilities to woodworkers, artists, jewelry makers and contractors. LEARN MORE

New this year, prizes will be awarded in Hobbyist and Professional categories.

Prizes for 1st through 3rd place in both categories:

• 1st Place  $100 Sears Trostel gift card
• 2nd Place  $50 Sears Trostel gift card
• 3rd Place  $25 Sears Trostel gift card

Two additional awards for all entries in the show:

• People’s Choice  $25 Sears Trostel Gift Card
• Creative Use of EcoPoxy  $75 Sears Trostel Gift Card

* EcoPoxy project entries are not required to include wood.

Registrations are due by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18. Please bring your pieces to our Riverside location starting at 2:00 pm on February 19 and no later than 9 am on February 20.

>> Download the Registration Form here

Email your registration form to Katie Tingle at ktingle@sears-trostel.com or drop it off at our Riverside location.

OR complete the ONLINE Registration Form BELOW.

See you at the show!

* Any sale of pieces are between the artists and purchasers.

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