dthk@mhuxd.UUCP (D. T. Hawkins) (01/18/85)
I am receiving lots of ads for various woodworking magazines (Workbench, Fine Woodworking, etc., etc.). Any opinions on the best/worst of these? Don Hawkins AT&T-BL (201)-582-6517 mhuxd!dthk
mauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney) (01/22/85)
Fine Woodworking is in a separate class from most of the other wood related magazines I have seen, such as Workbench, Wood, Woodsmith. Many of the magazines have articles on "how to make dowel joints like the pros do", plans for tables made of plywood and pine. The better magazines have less of the quality of amateurs playing at woodworking, but they still concentrate on plans for projects that you will follow exactly. Fine Woodworking is aimed at people who know what they're doing. They have articles telling you how to do basic things, but they assume you are competent. They don't give plans, but ideas. And they are printed on much better paper. I recommend FWW over all other magazines I've seen. -- Jon Mauney, mcnc!ncsu!mauney North Carolina State University (how much wood could a woodbutcher butcher, if a woodbutcher could butcher wood?)
zimmerm@ccvaxa.UUCP (01/22/85)
Fine wordworking is the best for people actually in the trade. It has good articles, good Q+A, plenty of ads for just what you were looking for and is well illustraited. Workbench has some good articles and as important many sources listed for supplies.
leach@fortune.UUCP (Geoffrey Leach) (01/23/85)
> I am receiving lots of ads for various woodworking magazines (Workbench, > Fine Woodworking, etc., etc.). Any opinions on the best/worst of these? Fine Woodworking is unquestionably the best publication in its field. Fine Homebuilding, from the same publisher, is also great, though somewhat specialized. Woodsmith (more a newsletter) is execellent if you're looking for plans and projects Geoffrey Leach {sri-unix, amd, hpda, harpo, ihnp4, allegra}!fortune!leach (415) 594-2419 Fortune Systems, 101 Twin Dolphin Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
leach@fortune.UUCP (Geoffrey Leach) (02/06/85)
For those interested, here is subscription info. Fine Woodworking The Taunton Press Inc. Newtown CT 06740 $16.00 per year (6 issues) Woodsmith Woodsmith Publishing Co. 2200 Grand Ave. Des Moines IO 50312 $10.00 per year (6 issues)