JJ

JoeTaxpayer

15/09/2013 1:09 PM

Getting rid of old Woodworking Magazines

I should have known better. Multiple subscriptions to woodworking
magazines means nearly 4 feet/yr of shelf space. I've cut back, for the
past decade, only subscribing to Woodsmith and Shopsmith.

But, I have years of Woodwork (they are defuct now, right?), Wood, and
Fine Woodworking that I'm looking to get rid of. Maybe others, I'm still
sifting through boxes from my last move.
Libraries don't seem interested. And the listings on eBay all seem to go
unsold.

Any thoughts on moving these? My priority is finding a good home for
them, as I don't imagine there's much money to be gained from selling.


This topic has 10 replies

DW

Doug Winterburn

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 10:57 AM

On 09/15/2013 10:09 AM, JoeTaxpayer wrote:
> I should have known better. Multiple subscriptions to woodworking
> magazines means nearly 4 feet/yr of shelf space. I've cut back, for the
> past decade, only subscribing to Woodsmith and Shopsmith.
>
> But, I have years of Woodwork (they are defuct now, right?), Wood, and
> Fine Woodworking that I'm looking to get rid of. Maybe others, I'm still
> sifting through boxes from my last move.
> Libraries don't seem interested. And the listings on eBay all seem to go
> unsold.
>
> Any thoughts on moving these? My priority is finding a good home for
> them, as I don't imagine there's much money to be gained from selling.

A lot of geezers (some woodworkers among them) belong to organizations
such as the Elks, Eagles, VFW, Moose, American Legion, etc. Many of
these organizations have libraries/book exchanges that might have some
room for donations.


--
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure,the creed of ignorance, and the
gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-Winston Churchill

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 6:44 PM

JoeTaxpayer <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I should have known better. Multiple subscriptions to woodworking
> magazines means nearly 4 feet/yr of shelf space. I've cut back, for
> the past decade, only subscribing to Woodsmith and Shopsmith.
>
> But, I have years of Woodwork (they are defuct now, right?), Wood, and
> Fine Woodworking that I'm looking to get rid of. Maybe others, I'm
> still sifting through boxes from my last move.
> Libraries don't seem interested. And the listings on eBay all seem to
> go unsold.
>
> Any thoughts on moving these? My priority is finding a good home for
> them, as I don't imagine there's much money to be gained from selling.

I'd be willing to take the WOOD magazines off your hands. If you'd be
willing to ship vs USPS media mail, I'll return shipping when I know the
exact amount. I don't expect it to be much more than about $10.

E-mail me at puckdropper (at) yahoo . com

Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 7:13 PM

JoeTaxpayer <[email protected]> wrote in news:l150bp$3rr$1@dont-
email.me:

> On 9/15/13 2:44 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
>> I'd be willing to take the WOOD magazines off your hands. If you'd be
>> willing to ship vs USPS media mail, I'll return shipping when I know the
>> exact amount. I don't expect it to be much more than about $10.
>>
>> E-mail me at puckdropper (at) yahoo . com
>
> Let me go though the mix and pull out the WOOD. Will contact you by next
> weekend. I'll just ask you if you have a time period that you already
> have. It's mostly 84-late 90's.
>

Sounds good. I'll make a list. My grandpa had a subscription for about a
year/two years, so I don't have a lot of them.

Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.

MC

Mac Cool

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

16/09/2013 3:19 AM

If you have a local woodworking club, I'm sure they can get rid of them fast.

IV

Ivan Vegvary

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 11:41 AM

Too bad your library won't take them. Our library sells used magazines for $0.20 each and the years old 'woodies' go real fast.

Mm

Michael

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 10:45 AM

On Sunday, September 15, 2013 12:09:24 PM UTC-5, JoeTaxpayer wrote:
> I should have known better. Multiple subscriptions to woodworking
>
> magazines means nearly 4 feet/yr of shelf space. I've cut back, for the
>
> past decade, only subscribing to Woodsmith and Shopsmith.
>
>
>
> But, I have years of Woodwork (they are defuct now, right?), Wood, and
>
> Fine Woodworking that I'm looking to get rid of. Maybe others, I'm still
>
> sifting through boxes from my last move.
>
> Libraries don't seem interested. And the listings on eBay all seem to go
>
> unsold.
>
>
>
> Any thoughts on moving these? My priority is finding a good home for
>
> them, as I don't imagine there's much money to be gained from selling.

Sounds like a great resource for people if they're in a public library.

JJ

JoeTaxpayer

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 3:04 PM

On 9/15/13 2:44 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> I'd be willing to take the WOOD magazines off your hands. If you'd be
> willing to ship vs USPS media mail, I'll return shipping when I know the
> exact amount. I don't expect it to be much more than about $10.
>
> E-mail me at puckdropper (at) yahoo . com

Let me go though the mix and pull out the WOOD. Will contact you by next
weekend. I'll just ask you if you have a time period that you already
have. It's mostly 84-late 90's.

sg

scritch

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 3:45 PM

On 9/15/2013 10:57 AM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
> On 09/15/2013 10:09 AM, JoeTaxpayer wrote:
> A lot of geezers (some woodworkers among them) belong to organizations
> such as the Elks, Eagles, VFW, Moose, American Legion, etc. Many of
> these organizations have libraries/book exchanges that might have some
> room for donations.
>
>


When we were touring potential retirement homes for my parents, we
encountered one that had a woodshop. You might try retirement homes,
the kind for active seniors.

JJ

JoeTaxpayer

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

15/09/2013 7:16 PM

On 9/15/13 6:45 PM, scritch wrote:

> When we were touring potential retirement homes for my parents, we
> encountered one that had a woodshop. You might try retirement homes,
> the kind for active seniors.

Wonderful idea. My MIL lives in such a place, and it has a woodshop.

Wc

"WW"

in reply to JoeTaxpayer on 15/09/2013 1:09 PM

16/09/2013 7:35 AM



"JoeTaxpayer" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

I should have known better. Multiple subscriptions to woodworking
magazines means nearly 4 feet/yr of shelf space. I've cut back, for the
past decade, only subscribing to Woodsmith and Shopsmith.

But, I have years of Woodwork (they are defuct now, right?), Wood, and
Fine Woodworking that I'm looking to get rid of. Maybe others, I'm still
sifting through boxes from my last move.
Libraries don't seem interested. And the listings on eBay all seem to go
unsold.

Any thoughts on moving these? My priority is finding a good home for
them, as I don't imagine there's much money to be gained from selling.

Try Craig List. I got rid of many years of National Geographic this way. WW


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