I really don't know, I buy them all :)
FWW is really the flagship when it comes to inspiration. But for me it's a
little like looking at a Cadillac brochure when all you can afford is a
Chevy.
I havent seen more than one other person mentioning Woodworking. It is one
of my favorites. More artsy than any of the other, but they show some
fantastic work, and run some darn good articles from time to time. The very
latest issue has a long article about a guy who had really made it, and who
decided to just quit and become a nurse. An eye opener to say the least.
But like FWW it is an inspiration magazine.
For projects and plans, Shop Notes, Woodsmith and Wood are pretty good.
Of course, YMMV.
"Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> shop.
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:16:53 -0800, "Peter in Rosburg"
<[email protected]> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
>shop.
>
Shopnotes
Woodsmith
FWW
in that order...subscribe to shopnotes for about two years, and the
stuff gets pretty repetitive...but no ads in that or woodsmith
I like Popular Woodworking. Shope Notes is a close second and FWW is
third. I've never read Wood magazine before but I hear that is really
good too.
[email protected] (T.) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Mon, Jan 19, 2004, 9:16pm (EST-3) peter p [email protected]
> (Peter in Rosburg) claims:
> I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> shop.
>
> Popular Mechanics.
>
> JOAT
> You have two choices in life: You can dissolve into the mainstream, or
> you can be distinct. To be distinct is to be different. To be different,
> you must strive to be what no one else but you can be.
> - Alan Ashley-Pitt
>
> Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
> Web Page Update 22 Jan 2004.
> Some tunes I like.
> http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKE/
Mon, Jan 19, 2004, 9:16pm (EST-3) [email protected]
(Peter=A0in=A0Rosburg) claims:
I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
shop.
Popular Mechanics.
JOAT
You have two choices in life: You can dissolve into the mainstream, or
you can be distinct. To be distinct is to be different. To be different,
you must strive to be what no one else but you can be.
- Alan Ashley-Pitt=A0=A0=A0
Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 22 Jan 2004.
Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKE/
The ones you like after you have bought a copy and read it.
--
Mike G.
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Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> shop.
>
>
Wood Magazine & Popular Woodworking
"Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> shop.
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>
I thought I subscribed to them all too until last week when I went into
a magazine store. I get ShopNotes, Woodsmith, Fine Woodworking, Wood,
American Woodworker, and I think one more. However, there were about 6
others at the magazine store that I didn't know about including
Woodwork. I'd probably be more skilled if I spent as much time doing
woodworking as I do reading about it...
--
Larry C in Auburn WA
"NetWorker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I really don't know, I buy them all :)
>
> FWW is really the flagship when it comes to inspiration. But for me
it's a
> little like looking at a Cadillac brochure when all you can afford is
a
> Chevy.
>
> I havent seen more than one other person mentioning Woodworking. It
is one
> of my favorites. More artsy than any of the other, but they show some
> fantastic work, and run some darn good articles from time to time.
The very
> latest issue has a long article about a guy who had really made it,
and who
> decided to just quit and become a nurse. An eye opener to say the
least.
> But like FWW it is an inspiration magazine.
>
> For projects and plans, Shop Notes, Woodsmith and Wood are pretty
good.
>
> Of course, YMMV.
>
>
> "Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for
my
> > shop.
> >
> >
>
>
You'll like Woodsmith and Shop Notes too.
"Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> shop.
>
>
"Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> shop.
Fine Woodworking is the best of the bunch, but understand it is
oriented toward technique & design, not dimensioned project plans
(and, in recent times, it's been rather over weighted with finishing
articles, IMO).
Wood magazine is the best of the project plan magazines, to my
mind. American Woodworker has declined to the point of being
pretty much useless. Woodsmith is inconsistant, some of their
projects are very good, some use really weird techniques that
make things much more complicated than they need to be. I used
to find Popular Woodworking more oriented to beginner level
projects, but I haven't looked at it for several years.
Shopnotes is pretty good for workshop techniques and jigs,
and seems to me to be more consistant than Woodsmith.
John
For methods & techniques, I like Fine Woodworking, and several of the
others mentioned.
For INSPIRATION, you may want to find a couple of copies of American
Bungalow and see what they show as finished product. You're on your own as
to how to build them, however. But after reading & experimenting, you'll
likely find a way to build things that you enjoy.
And for setting the bar a little higher in your craftsmanship, I always
enjoy Woodwork magazine. Yes, they have more sculptural and turning stuff
than many of the others, but my imagination is always tickled. The feature
craftsperson article also seems to put a very human face on the folks at
the forefront of our hobby/craft/profession.
Patriarch
John McCoy offered....
>
> Fine Woodworking is the best of the bunch, but understand it is
> oriented toward technique & design, not dimensioned project plans
> (and, in recent times, it's been rather over weighted with finishing
> articles, IMO).
>
Glad I'm not the only one to notice that. Norm must be depositing
his recent issues directly into the circular file. Break out the
saws, boys, and leave the finishing work for the womenfolk. (now
doning flame retardent suit)
Seriously, as others have said, I've really been impressed to the
improvements to Wood magazine over the last few years. The seem to
beat all in variety and content.
Joe
"Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> shop.
I subscribed to American Woodworker for years but no longer do as it
never seems to have any contents that appeal to me any more. I really
like Wood magazine.
Greg
workbench, fine woodworking, wood
"John McCoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> > shop.
>
> Fine Woodworking is the best of the bunch, but understand it is
> oriented toward technique & design, not dimensioned project plans
> (and, in recent times, it's been rather over weighted with finishing
> articles, IMO).
>
> Wood magazine is the best of the project plan magazines, to my
> mind. American Woodworker has declined to the point of being
> pretty much useless. Woodsmith is inconsistant, some of their
> projects are very good, some use really weird techniques that
> make things much more complicated than they need to be. I used
> to find Popular Woodworking more oriented to beginner level
> projects, but I haven't looked at it for several years.
>
> Shopnotes is pretty good for workshop techniques and jigs,
> and seems to me to be more consistant than Woodsmith.
>
> John
>
>
On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:16:53 -0800, "Peter in Rosburg"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
>shop.
>
Fine Woodworking and ShopNotes, my favorites.
What he said.....
"Ace" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Wood Magazine & Popular Woodworking
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> "Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I build arts & crafts furniture for our home and jigs & fixtures for my
> > shop.
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> >
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>
Yup, these will do it!
Patrick Fischer wrote:
> What he said.....
>
> "Ace" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>Wood Magazine & Popular Woodworking
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>>"Peter in Rosburg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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