New Woodworking Magazine

Re: New Woodworking Magazine

Ed in Arizona

>I saw it this weekend at Borders books, nice layed out magazine..sure would like something like that devoted more to handtools..next issue will have an article comparing chisels

Re: New Woodworking Magazine

Jeff Spirer

>Hi all

Haven't seen it here in Vermont and my not.

The magazine suppliers don't often put them out around here.

If someone would pick me up a copy for me, I'll be happy to reinburse them.

Please let me know.

Jeff

Re: New Woodworking Magazine

Christopher Schwarz

>It is an experiment we've been working on for the last 18 months. The whole idea of the magazine is to fill in the gaps left by self-taught woodworking. Explore the "why" behind the "how-to." Take conventional wisdom and test it out with a team of beginners, intermediates and professionals.

The first issue didn't have enough hand-tool stuff in it for my taste (but then, no magazine does). The next issue is going to rectify that. Look for a very healthy balance between the forces of meat-powered woodworking and the forces of electron-fueled woodworking.

The publisher and I are talking about starting with sharpening, which we consider the single most important skill a woodworker can learn when they are starting out.

It should be interesting. As always, let us know what you think � good, bad and (worst of all) indifferent.

Chris

Re: New Woodworking Magazine

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>One of my past bosses had a little sign on his bicycle: "Powered by cholesterol." I think that's a nicer alternative statement than "meat-powered."

I'm going to have to track one of these down, but I gotta say, I'm not sure I can handle ANOTHER good magazine right now. Hard enough to deal with the frustration of not having time to act on what my existing subscriptions inspire me to want to do.

Mine should read: "Powered by Porter"

Christopher Schwarz

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I hope...

Steve Kubien

>it will be coming north of the border. What say you Chris?

Steve Kubien

Ajax, Ontario

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dave keay

>Chapters has it in stock at the usual 50% mark up over the US price!

Re: New Woodworking Magazine

Michael Kieta

>Chris,

Will the magazine be available through the Popular Woodworking website? I live in Germany and I don't know if our American base exchanges will have the new magazine available.

Michael

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Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>Sounds good, Chris. I shall have to look for it at Borders today.

Website coming

Christopher Schwarz

>Michael,

You will be able to buy the magazine through our soon-to-come website (two weeks; where have I heard that one before?). However, Woodworking Magazine (or WM as we call it here) should be available everywhere you find PW. If you have any trouble locating it let me know and I'll get you a copy; I have a few extras here at my desk.

Chris

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Christopher Schwarz

>Steve,

As far as I know, the magazine is going to be available on the newsstands in Canada at all the places you find PW. As to subscriptions, if we are able to launch this for subscribers, I'm sure our Canadian seller (Rob Cosman) will offer it at a more forgiving price, just like with PW.

Chris

Re: New Woodworking Magazine

Jeff

>Chris

Thank you for the note about sending me a copy.

I sent you my address by email.

Thank you for the fast response.

Nearest Borders or Barnes & Noble is 1.5 - 2hrs

away. What a pain.

Let me know if you don't get it.

Keep me (us) in mind for the future.

Always interested in new and better info.

Thank you

Jerf

Collectors Item?

Karl Sandwell-Weiss

>This might be your chance to get in on the ground floor of a collectors item. If you have any kids, think what a full collection of this magazine would be worth in 15-20 years. It might not pay for a full college education, but it might cover the cost of books for a year or two.

Look at what people are paying for things on eBay.

Who knows, this could turn out to be another FWW.

No affiliation, just a collector.

Indifferent

Brent Langdon, Sterling, VA

>I saw the premier issue of "Woodworking Magazine" at the bookstore just yesterday. Looked interesting enough, but I guess not enough for me to purchase a copy. If I had known that Chris was so closely involved, I would have.

I cannot remember what articles were in the magazine, but I nothing jumped out at me as need-to-read. I liked the low cost ($4?). I would prefer color photos. It is hard to capture the beauty and variety of wood in b&w. I am indifferent about ads. I like seeing ads for new products, but the ad content is outdated quickly and they do tend to clutter up a magazine. More hand tool coverage would be great.

I am not sure about the name. It seems rather bland and does not convey a message other than "yet another woodworking magazine". Maybe the generic name will capture the "hey honey, while you are at the store will you get me a woodworking magazine" market. ;-)

my $0.02,

Brent

Books

Karl Sandwell-Weiss

>I got your magazine and read it. Looks like one that I will continue to get.

However, I do have a request. When you list books in it as you did in your letters sections, could you please give the ISBN #? (Yeah, I know, ISBN # is the same thing as ISB Number Number, but it's the common way of refering to it.)

Anyway, the ISBN will allow librarians and book sellers to go directly to the book in their catalogs and not have to look through a list of books with the same or like names, or the authors list of books.

Thanks.

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Peter Ulmanis

>Your experiment fills a "need" that I have. One frustration for me is that technique descriptions are half hearted in the "why" of the skill.

I subscribe to FWW, and ShopNotes, both of which seem to be carring more articles lately on hand techniques but I find myself wishing they would do more.

As HA weekend carpenter over the years, I have recently turned my attention to furniture consruction. I am in the midst of my first real project, a desk for my daughter, and it sounds like your experiment is what I am looking for.

I will get to Borders soon to see if I can find it. When do you expect to publish the second issue?

Best of luck with your project.

Peter

I like it

Thom Trail, Powder Springs, GA

>It's not 'another WW magazine'. Good clear articles whith lots on why in addition to how.

As to the b/w format. Yep, b/w can be 4 times sharper than color. Usually, practicaly, not that much but, you can only crowd so many ink dots into a give space. Color requires 4 dots for each bit of information. B/w can use each of those dots to add sharpness. Also, I think you can get greater contrast with b/w so the pictures are snappier.

Thom

I purchased my copy

Brent Langdon, Sterling, VA

>I stopped by B&N and paid my $5 for the soon to be collectors edition. It is a pretty good magazine. I really liked how the project made use of the techniques learned in the rabbeting, stub tenon door and finishing articles (am an sure that was not a coincidence). Also, it has been a long time since I have seen a tool review that listed items as "not recommended". I like that!

I thought that the rabbeting article was a little long for basically saying "do it like Norm does". I was also surprised that it did not even mention a rabbeting bit. Since I do not own a dado blade, I normally cut rabbets on the router table but have used a rabbeting bit for larger pieces.

Chris, is that you in the rabbeting article?

- Brent