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swampgator
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I vote for Wood
Wood is the only one of several I have subscribed to that I renewed the subscription. Seems to offer the most usable content for the lowest cost. I would like to get Woodsmith and/or Shop Notes, but just not in the budget.
'55 Greenie #292284 (Mar-55), '89 SS 510 #020989, Mark VII #408551 (sold 10/14/12), SS Band Saw, (SS 500 #36063 (May-79) now gone to son-in-law as of 11-11), Magna bandsaw, Magna jointer 16185 (May-54), Magna belt sander SS28712 (Dec-82), Magna jigsaw SS4397 (Dec-78), SS biscuit joiner, Zyliss (knockoff) vise, 20+ hand planes, 60s Craftsman tablesaw, CarbaTec mini-lathe, and the usual pile of tools. Hermit of the Hills Woodworks, a hillbilly in the foothills of the Ozarks, scraping by.
Magazine Subscriptions
Just got a "Woodworkers Journal" subscription offer in the mail. It seems like a really good price at $10/year. Does anyone know if it's any good or should I go with the referenced magazines in this thread?
here's an idea
One way to check out several different magazines and see which one fits your experience/need level would be to buy a current year's worth of issues on ebay. Usually this can be done for $1-2 per issue, so for an investment of $10-20 bucks per "brand" you can see what each is like.
I've been accumulating back issues of several that way. Now I just need to find time to really read thru some and see which ones I really enjoy the most. I still maintain that WOOD is a great value and has good stuff for the beginner/midlevel woodworker.
However, for $10 for a year's worth, I'd probably try just about any of them. Worst case is that you just have to ignore about a dozen renewal request over the next 12 months.
Does anyone know if they still publish Weekend Woodworking Projects or a similar mag these days?
I've been accumulating back issues of several that way. Now I just need to find time to really read thru some and see which ones I really enjoy the most. I still maintain that WOOD is a great value and has good stuff for the beginner/midlevel woodworker.
However, for $10 for a year's worth, I'd probably try just about any of them. Worst case is that you just have to ignore about a dozen renewal request over the next 12 months.
Does anyone know if they still publish Weekend Woodworking Projects or a similar mag these days?
'55 Greenie #292284 (Mar-55), '89 SS 510 #020989, Mark VII #408551 (sold 10/14/12), SS Band Saw, (SS 500 #36063 (May-79) now gone to son-in-law as of 11-11), Magna bandsaw, Magna jointer 16185 (May-54), Magna belt sander SS28712 (Dec-82), Magna jigsaw SS4397 (Dec-78), SS biscuit joiner, Zyliss (knockoff) vise, 20+ hand planes, 60s Craftsman tablesaw, CarbaTec mini-lathe, and the usual pile of tools. Hermit of the Hills Woodworks, a hillbilly in the foothills of the Ozarks, scraping by.
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robinson46176
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At the moment I am not subscribed to any but I have small stacks of old ones all over the place. For some reason Wood was the only one I kept going until recently.
I have become disappointed that they all seem to think that 6 issues is a years subscription...
I want 24 issues a year...
Mr. Google and I spend a lot of time together especially the "image search" page.
I sometimes hear complaints about woodworking magazines being all ads. In my case I like having lots of ads (as long as they are wood related) as that is how I keep up with new stuff.
The huge gap that exist between most woodworking magazines and me is that my interest / needs are so much different than most hobbyist. When I go to my shop it is either that I have something that I want to or must build quickly and then move on to something else. Most hobbyist (and the magazines that cater to them) on the other hand are geared toward consuming extra time... All too often articles and projects are based on seeing how much time can be spent puttzing along while I want to "gitter done" and go accomplish something else...
Yes, I have been told that I don't have a good grasp on this whole retirement thing.
But there are horses needing hugged and stables to be built, a garden to be planted, guns that need to be fired, logs to be sawed, antique tractors to be restored, ancestors to be traced, I have 4 writing projects in the works, there are drives to be taken and a huge number of un-tried restaurants out there etc. etc. etc... I can't be spending 6 days making a toothpick holder...
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I have become disappointed that they all seem to think that 6 issues is a years subscription...
I want 24 issues a year...Mr. Google and I spend a lot of time together especially the "image search" page.
I sometimes hear complaints about woodworking magazines being all ads. In my case I like having lots of ads (as long as they are wood related) as that is how I keep up with new stuff.
The huge gap that exist between most woodworking magazines and me is that my interest / needs are so much different than most hobbyist. When I go to my shop it is either that I have something that I want to or must build quickly and then move on to something else. Most hobbyist (and the magazines that cater to them) on the other hand are geared toward consuming extra time... All too often articles and projects are based on seeing how much time can be spent puttzing along while I want to "gitter done" and go accomplish something else...
Yes, I have been told that I don't have a good grasp on this whole retirement thing.
But there are horses needing hugged and stables to be built, a garden to be planted, guns that need to be fired, logs to be sawed, antique tractors to be restored, ancestors to be traced, I have 4 writing projects in the works, there are drives to be taken and a huge number of un-tried restaurants out there etc. etc. etc... I can't be spending 6 days making a toothpick holder....
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I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
robinson46176 wrote:All too often articles and projects are based on seeing how much time can be spent puttzing along while I want to "gitter done" and go accomplish something else...
Yes, I have been told that I don't have a good grasp on this whole retirement thing.
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You have confirmed my worst fears..........there is no rest at the light at the end of the tunnel. Just a shift of priorities on an accelerated scale with frequent naps maybe between each. Man....
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dforeman wrote:A friend once said to me when he retired, I'm not really retiring I'm just changing jobs.
After all tired is part of retired!!! As in tired again!
Gotta love this funky language we attempt to use!
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
I've subscribed to these for the last couple of years:
[INDENT]Popular Woodworking
Fine Woodworking
American Woodworker
Wood
Woodcraft
Woodworkers Journal[/INDENT]
I've dropped all of my subscriptions except Pop Wood and Fine Woodworking.
Woodcraft and Woodworkers Journal are, IMO, basically advertising for the parent companies. I'll probably drop Pop Wood and Fine Wood after these subs run out. They seem to have gotten pretty repetitive. The plans for my larger furniture projects over the last several years have come from Pop Wood, but there has been a major staff change at Pop Wood and my favorite furniture guy, Glen Huey, is no longer a full time writer.
One more reason that I'm dropping the subs is that all of the above have electronic newsletters that I subscribe to. I probably spend more time reading the newsletters than I do the magazines. Pop Wood also puts a large number of their plans/projects in the online Google SketchUp repository.
I follow newsletters from these locations:
[INDENT]American Woodworker
Popular Woodworking
Woodsmith Tips
Woodworker's Journal
Fine Woodworking
Apolllo Sprayers (regular finishing articles by Bob Flexner)
Start Woodworking (very, very basic stuff)
PlansNOW (have some freebie plans to download)
WOOD
Workbench
Woodworkers Guild[/INDENT]
Speaking of projects.....I'm off to pick up finishing supplies for my bookcase project. Supposed to be a gorgeous weekend with minimal wind (:eek: ) and maybe I can get a couple of coats on
[INDENT]Popular Woodworking
Fine Woodworking
American Woodworker
Wood
Woodcraft
Woodworkers Journal[/INDENT]
I've dropped all of my subscriptions except Pop Wood and Fine Woodworking.
Woodcraft and Woodworkers Journal are, IMO, basically advertising for the parent companies. I'll probably drop Pop Wood and Fine Wood after these subs run out. They seem to have gotten pretty repetitive. The plans for my larger furniture projects over the last several years have come from Pop Wood, but there has been a major staff change at Pop Wood and my favorite furniture guy, Glen Huey, is no longer a full time writer.
One more reason that I'm dropping the subs is that all of the above have electronic newsletters that I subscribe to. I probably spend more time reading the newsletters than I do the magazines. Pop Wood also puts a large number of their plans/projects in the online Google SketchUp repository.
I follow newsletters from these locations:
[INDENT]American Woodworker
Popular Woodworking
Woodsmith Tips
Woodworker's Journal
Fine Woodworking
Apolllo Sprayers (regular finishing articles by Bob Flexner)
Start Woodworking (very, very basic stuff)
PlansNOW (have some freebie plans to download)
WOOD
Workbench
Woodworkers Guild[/INDENT]
Speaking of projects.....I'm off to pick up finishing supplies for my bookcase project. Supposed to be a gorgeous weekend with minimal wind (:eek: ) and maybe I can get a couple of coats on
Bud F.
1998 Mark V 510 bought used 2006, Jointer, 2 Bandsaws, ca 1960 Yuba SawSmith RAS
Projects and "stuff": http://www.bfulgham.com/JAlbum/Woodworking_Index/
1998 Mark V 510 bought used 2006, Jointer, 2 Bandsaws, ca 1960 Yuba SawSmith RAS
Projects and "stuff": http://www.bfulgham.com/JAlbum/Woodworking_Index/
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rlkeeney
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I subscribe to:
Woodworkers Journal (Because I get it cheap)
Shopnotes (Favorite)
Woodsmith (Number two)
I have been a subscriber to Woodworkers Journal since the early days before they sold out. I don't like the new style magazine very much but every time I decide I'm going to let the subscription pass they offer to let me resubscribe for some really cheap price. I'm paying less than $1 per issue if I remember right.
Shopnotes and Woodsmith have no advertising. They have good articles and projects. There drawings are excellent. Most of the time you can see what they are doing from the drawings and photos without reading the text.
If I could only have one Shopnotes would be it.
As far as subscribing goes I think the best way to get magazines is to buy them used on craigs list or ebay.
Woodworking doesn't change very much and unless you are into the latest new tools and gadgets that are being pushed a twenty year old magazine is just fine. To get your magazines cheap buy in bulk I only bid or make offers on lots of several issues. I'm also into freshwater aquariums and have a huge pile of aquarium magazines I purchased for way less than $1 each. I subscribe to Woodsmith and Shopnotes because I want them to keep publishing these.
Another good option is to buy archives on DVD. The per issue cost is pretty good and if they are PDFs they are searchable which I find to be a real plus.
Woodworkers Journal (Because I get it cheap)
Shopnotes (Favorite)
Woodsmith (Number two)
I have been a subscriber to Woodworkers Journal since the early days before they sold out. I don't like the new style magazine very much but every time I decide I'm going to let the subscription pass they offer to let me resubscribe for some really cheap price. I'm paying less than $1 per issue if I remember right.
Shopnotes and Woodsmith have no advertising. They have good articles and projects. There drawings are excellent. Most of the time you can see what they are doing from the drawings and photos without reading the text.
If I could only have one Shopnotes would be it.
As far as subscribing goes I think the best way to get magazines is to buy them used on craigs list or ebay.
Woodworking doesn't change very much and unless you are into the latest new tools and gadgets that are being pushed a twenty year old magazine is just fine. To get your magazines cheap buy in bulk I only bid or make offers on lots of several issues. I'm also into freshwater aquariums and have a huge pile of aquarium magazines I purchased for way less than $1 each. I subscribe to Woodsmith and Shopnotes because I want them to keep publishing these.
Another good option is to buy archives on DVD. The per issue cost is pretty good and if they are PDFs they are searchable which I find to be a real plus.