{"id":127,"date":"2001-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-05-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/?p=127"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:24:54","slug":"9-where-do-you-get-your-woodworking-news-inspiration-and-know-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/9-where-do-you-get-your-woodworking-news-inspiration-and-know-how\/","title":{"rendered":"#9: Where do you get your woodworking news, inspiration and know-how?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These days, woodworkers are awash in a sea of information\u2014magazines, books, mail-order catalogs, woodworking shows\u2014as well as a dizzying array of new tools, materials and gadgets. So, this time around, I asked our visitors, “Where do you get most of your woodworking news, inspiration, and know-how these days? Has the internet changed any of that?” Since WoodCentral is a Web-based forum, the replies tended to extol the virtues of the internet, but some of the comments were enlightening, even to a Webmaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Without the Internet, I would be poorer both intellectually and monetarily. Without the shared experiences of hundreds of Internet folks, I would not advance my skills nearly as well or as quickly, and I would be financially poorer from buying useless tools and wrecking expensive stock.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I use the Internet to support or dispute what is printed or advertised in magazines. A forum provides an almost instant tap into the other visitors’ knowledge, but a lot of misinformation can be exchanged as well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Internet has completely changed the way I obtain information. Prior to my coming on-line, I had six wood-related magazines. I now have one and will not renew.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After 25 years of professional work, I find that questions of new woodworkers on the net, and replies from experienced woodworkers, offer new ways of looking at old problems.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My core information comes from books. Magazines provide info on new products and give suggested construction techniques for projects. But, you can’t ask a book or a magazine a specific question about your own personal circumstance. That’s where this forum and its caring, experienced contributors come in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Learning is different than research. I admit I’m an Internet junkie, but for info, I start with books and videos.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Know-how, news, and inspiration, I get from training, journals and myself. Does the Internet change that? Not really. Timber is still timber. Good practice is still good practice.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Books and publications are an invaluable resource, but I never connected with anyone locally. The internet and WoodCentral have changed all that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I must be one of the new breed of woodworkers, because all of my information comes through the Internet. I learned everything I know about woodworking on the Internet, and I buy all of my equipment, tools, and supplies on-line. The Internet allows detail and diversity of product review that is simply impossible to express in print. It also allows a wonderful level of detail and diversity for “how to” articles and makes large collections of information easily available for very little cost.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I rely heavily on the Internet. When I mentioned a tool problem on Badger Pond’s forum, a lurking dealer sent me a replacement part without asking. You can’t beat that!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Until about a year ago, my woodworking education was from trial and error, magazines, books, and one carpenter friend. I was amazed to get personal answers on-line from big name professionals, in forums, and private e-mails.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I learn mostly from my mistakes, and unfortunately the Internet hasn’t had an impact on their frequency or severity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Internet has been the springboard that launched me into woodworking. If not for the Net, I would still just be chopping up Pine with a cheap circular saw, denting it with a hammer, slopping some paint or poly on it, and calling that woodworking. Now, I chop up hardwoods and exotics with a myriad of expensive tools and gadgets, stick it together with glue, biscuits and square-drive screws and slop it with oils, varnishes, lacquers and waxes. Now THAT’S woodworking!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your thoughts on this? Add your comments below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These days, woodworkers are awash in a sea of information\u2014magazines, books, mail-order catalogs, woodworking shows\u2014as well as a dizzying array of new tools, materials and gadgets. So, this time around, I asked our visitors, “Where do you get most of your woodworking news, inspiration, and know-how these days? Has the internet changed any of that?” … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,158],"tags":[168],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-views","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}