I've seen a few issues of Fine Woodworking and just subscribed. I have learned of at least two other woodworking magazines: American Woodworker and Woodworker's Journal. This is not a flame-bait message asking which is "best". But, ... I would like to learn from your collective experience:
-- What is the audience of each magazine? -- Which ones you have found useful, and why. -- What other magazines are currently being published on the subject, in the U.S.
Thanks,
Rich
Other magazines would include "Wood". That is the one I subscribe to. I find it very descriptive in a newbie type way - which is about my level.
I like and subscribe to all three as well as Better Homes and Gardens "wood" magazine.
The audience of all three is woodworkers.
Woodsmith and its sister mags, Shop Notes and Workbench are also quite popular. Good projects and ideas for newbies and vets alike.
Woodsmith and Shop Notes have no ads _at all_!
Woodworkers Journal, now published by Rockler or at least affiliated with them somehow, is good too.
I subscribe to all and now must leave to wait for the postman...The new Woodsmith should be along soon.
DexAZ
Do A Google Search (DAGS) for "magazines":
Fine Woodworking
Woodsmith
Workbench
ShopNotes
Wood
Popular Woodworking
Woodworker's Journal
American Woodworker
codepath
Let's not forget Woodwork and Woodshop News. The latter is aimed more at the small commerical shop owner, but has a lot of info that hobbyists may find useful. Woodwork is an overall excellent magazine, aimed more at the artistic side of practical woodworking. Now there's a title no one is using these days: Practical Woodworking. Too, Popular Mechanics still does a lot of woodworking project articles. Ro Capotosto has retired, but Neal Barrett seems to be a very worthy successor.
Charlie Self "Brevity is the soul of lingerie." Dorothy Parker
I'll agree with what the others's have said. Personally I do Fine Woodworking (to see others build things I could never do) and Wood (to do projects on my skill level).
I won't subscribe to any others - but will page thru them at the bookstore and buy the occasional issue.
Some closing comments: ShopNotes, as others have said, is entertaining for about a year, but then wears thin. I don't really think I'll ever build my own lathe.
Workbench, has improved greatly in content, with the last few issues. I won't continue the subscription but will peruse it in the future.
American Router - a new entry - I found to be very disappointing. Won't be buying another issue.
Thank you very much! This is exactly the sort of insight I was seeking. I very much appreciate your time.
I did find a google's worth of magazines, but have no way of knowing them nor the time to try to find out myself.
Rich
Ah, more quality insight!
Many thanks,
Rich
Sometimes that's a drawback. I've found special interest magazine ads valuable for finding sources.
Do I sense a retired man here? :-)
Thanks,
Rich
Perhaps I've missed a post, but I haven't seen anyone mention "Woodwork" yet. For artistic inspiration, I think it's the best. Not much "how to" stuff, but a showcase for real talent.
Rick
Boy, I wish!!! I'm a not intentionally retired, a down-sized cellular field engineer. Now I can afford the mags but not the wood & tools. Oh well, the economy is turning around...CNN just said so. (If I hear THAT one more time)
In the meantime, if you know of anyone needing a few SC-4812 BTS units installed & optimized or needing carrier adds etc, I'm your man.
For now, I'll read a few woodworking mags and dream about better times. And then surf Monster.com et al to see what's shaking.
DexAZ
I still get FWW because I have bought it since it came out. It was better when it was still in black and white.
It used to contain examples of work that a man could aspire to.
I'm not so sanguine as to it's merits in that regard, these days.
I have little in the way of counsel as regards secondary wooddorking sources, except to say, "love wooddorking and do as you will."
tom - who will prolly puke if he has to read one more butchered how-to article by some dude who don't know dick - regardless of the venue.
thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.) (Real Email is tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet)
Of course the economy is on the upgrade, aren't we re-electing a President?
God, I hope not.
You may be. I'm not.
Charlie Self If God had wanted me to touch my toes he would have put them higher on my body.
On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 12:10:03 -0600, Rich Shepard wrote (in message ):
I'll toss one more in here that while not strictly a woodworking magazine has some nice woodworking/home improvement projects that always have me thinking about ways to improve my house or shop. Reader's Digest publishes The Family Handyman magazine. It's aim is towards the DIY homeowner, but they do on occasions have a real winner project wise in the magazine...My favorite was the cedar "shed" they built this past summer ... I have to figure out if my homeowner's association will allow me to build this in the backyard next summer (or whenever I can work up about 3K in building expenses). ;-)
Wayne
We most certainly are NOT!
They can paint all the rosy pictures they want, but nothing good will come from this topsy turvy nonsense ... Old George O hit the nail on the head when he coined the concept of "newspeak".
Handyman Club of America's magazine "Handy" has construction articles too. Joe kb8qlr
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