If you have to drive far (probably too late for those already driving... sorry), don't bother. If you're in Nashville, since college football is over, and you have 6-9 bucks to spare, check it out. Juts don't hold your breath waiting to be floored.
Peachtree Woodworking Supply out of Atlanta basically has half the floorspace, displaying the same stuff you see in their catalogs..... and everyone else's.... which is great if you're looking to stock up on all that woodworking nuts-n-bolts stuff and save yourself a bunch of shipping.
If it weren't for our local Woodcraft store's presence, there would've been virtually no power tools at the show. And these guys were thinking of not even participating this year. They saved the show from bordering on being a complete joke, in my book.
Notable exception.... and quite possibly worth the price of admission and travel, alone. This guy:
Final word... for the most part, this show has become at best, disappointing, at worst, a real joke. Most of the products you would expect to see at a woodworking show are absent. Maybe it's a case of the manufacturers not seeing a profitable market in Nashville. Maybe all the cool tools and new, exciting technologies show up in the bigger markets. Man, I sure hope so....