SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Entries are being accepted throgh March 8 for the 2024 #YoungWoodPro competition organized by Woodworking Network and sponsored by Grizzly Industrial. This year’s winning project will be recognized at an April 18 reception following the first day of Wood Pro Expo Illinois co-located with the Closets Expo.
Since its inception, the Young Wood Pro award has recognized outstanding projects and the young wood professionals who crafted them. For example, the 2023 #YoungWoodPro award recipient, Rebecca DeGroot, created “Steep and Cauldron,” a pair of wood sculptures looking like tea pots that sprouted legs. DeGroot’s project consisted of two wooden turned vessels made with maple burl, maple, black dye, and satin finish.
To enter this year’s competition, young woodworking professionals are encouraged to post a picture of their woodworking project along with a brief description on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), or at Woodworking Network’s Facebook page using the hashtag #YoungWoodPro. When posting on X or Instagram, entrants should mention @WoodworkingBiz (X) or @WoodworkingNetwork (Instagram). Alternatively, submissions can be entered directly using the online form.
Entries are limited to one per person. Entrants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 by the end of 2024 and be a professional woodworker. Judging of projects is based on the photo that is posted so good photography is essential.
The 2024 #YoungWoodPro contest winner will receive a $500 monetary award from Woodworking Network and will be featured on WoodworkingNetwork.com and in an upcoming issue of FDMC magazine. In addition, Grizzly Industrial will award the winner a Grizzly G0899 - 10" 2 HP 115V/230V Cabinet Saw, which has a retail value of $1,825.
For more information contact Sarai Abraham, Digital Content Specialist: sarai@[email protected] or visit the #YoungWoodPro on woodworkingnetwork.com.
The April 18 reception will also honor the winners of this year’s Top Shelf Design Awards, sponsored by Sauder Closets. The annual award program recognizes designers for their creative closet and home organizational designs. Admission to the reception is included with the registration fee to attend the Closets Conference or Wood Pro Conference on Wednesday, April 17.
View the full three-day schedule of events for the 2024 Closets Conference & Expo and Wood Pro Expo Illinois. 2024 Events Schedule | Woodworking Network.
Enter the 2024 #YoungWoodPro competition by March 8.
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About the Closets Conference & Expo and Wood Pro Expo Illinois
The annual Closets Conference & Expo (CCE) is the only national event for all closet and home storage professionals. The 2024 edition is co-located with Wood Pro Expo Illinois (WPE), a regional marketplace for woodworking professionals. The events are organized by Closets & Organized Storage and FDMC magazines respectively. Each is a distinct media brand of Woodworking Network. The twin-bill event is scheduled for April 17-19, 2024, at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill.
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CCE and WPE each kick off with a separate full-day conference on April 17, co-sponsored by the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals and Cabinet Makers Association respectively. The two-day co-located expo, April 18-19, features woodworking machinery, supplies, and components. Additional educational programming is offered on each day of the expo. Tours of local manufacturing plants and the popular Top Shelf Design Awards networking reception are also key features of the event. View current program schedule.
For information about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, contact Laurel Didier, exhibit sales. For all other inquiries, contact Kim Lebel, show manager.
More Woodworking Network events
Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct. 24-25, 2024, Spooky Nook Sports/Warehouse at the Nook, Manheim, Pa.
Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO), Oct. 24-26, 2024, Centrexpo Cogeco, Drummondville, Quebec.
Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo (WMS), Nov. 12-14, 2025, Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
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