
Experience working faster, easier and smarter with Festool first hand!
JLC Live is one of the premier woodworking shows of the year and we'll be there on December 8th-9th at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. It's your opportunity to check out all of the amazing new tools that we introduced this year, watch product demonstrations, attend our workshops, and meet us in person. Some of the new products we'll be showing at JLC Live include the Rotex RO 90 DX Multi-mode Sander, Kapex UG Mobile Cart with Extensions, Workcenter WCR 1000, T-Loc Systainers, CXS Compact Cordless Drill, and more! You may even get a peek at some new products that we'll be launching in 2012.
Be our guest and register now for your free exhibition hall pass. Swing by and see us at Booth #519 for your chance to enter to win one of two new Festool T18 Lithium Ion Cordless Drills.
Thousands of residential construction professionals from across the Pacific Northwest come to JLC LIVE to perfect their skills and build their businesses by networking with exhibiting companies, get hands on training with live building clinics and attending the educational conference.
Are you out on the East Coast? Not to worry. We'll see you March 2012 at JLC Live New England in Providence.

Experience first hand all the new Festool power tools for 2011!
AWFS is one of the premier woodworking shows of the year and we'll be there on July 20-23 at Las Vegas Convention Center. It's your opportunity to check out all of the amazing new tools that we'll be introducing this year, watch product demonstrations, attend our workshops, and meet us in person. Some of the new product we'll be showing at JLC Live include the Rotex RO 90 DX Multi-mode Sander, Kapex UG Mobile Cart with Extensions, Workcenter WCR 1000, T-Loc Systainers, CXS Compact Cordless Drill, and more!
Swing by and see us at Booth #4019 for your chance to enter to win Festool prizes.
Are you out on the West Coast? Not to worry. We'll see you later this year at JLC Live Northwest in Portland in December.

Festool is one of the many fine sponsors for an initiative called Regeneration: Fine Woodworkers Under 30 in conjunction with the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine. The purpose is to inspire young people to become more interested in the art of woodworking and carrying on the heritage of fine craftsmanship. The school hopes to assist those with exceptional skills to further their careers.
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Experience all of new Festool power tools for 2011 first hand!
JLC Live is one of the premier woodworking shows of the year and we'll be there on March 25-26 at Rhode Island Convention Center. It's your opportunity to check out all of the amazing new tools that we'll be introducing this year, watch product demonstrations, attend our workshops, and meet us in person. Some of the new product we'll be showing at JLC Live include the Rotex RO 90 DX Multi-mode Sander, Kapex UG Mobile Cart with Extensions, Workcenter WCR 1000, T-Loc Systainers, CXS Compact Cordless Drill, Carvex Jigsaw and more!
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Chris Grundy and gang stop by to check out the OF 2200 Router.
The crew of DIY Network's show, Cool Tools, caught up with us in Las Vegas at the International Builders Show 2010. Chris Grundy, the host of Cool Tools, shows viewers innovative and sometimes unusual tools. If you're a tool fanatic, then this show is for you! Cool Tools has recognized the quality, innovation and solutions provided by the Festool line of power tools. Since it's introduction, the show has featured nearly the entire line of Festool products.
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We mentioned briefly in the last SysNotes that we had selected several members of the Festool Owners Group forum for an exclusive Festool training class. Well, we've decided to offer two additional opportunities for professionals to attend a Festool training class.
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In the November edition of SysNotes, we had an article about the Volvo Ocean Race and the Ericsson Racing Team. Festool is the official power tool supplier of the Ericsson Racing Team and has participated in the world's most demanding ocean race, the Volvo Ocean Race, since 1997. We thought we would update you on the status of the race as it nears its arrival in Boston, Massachusetts and tell you a little more about Festool's involvement in the marine industry. At the time of this writing, the two Ericsson boats are in first and fourth place in the overall standings. Go Team Ericsson!
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Discovery Channel recently began airing its newest hit series, Doing DaVinci. The Doing DaVinci team takes some of the revolutionary designs of Leonardo da Vinci and constructs them. These designs were, without doubt, far beyond their time and it's definitely interesting to see these fascinating machines come to life. Interestingly, there is no record of these machines having ever been constructed before now.
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