Media
& More
I find magazines and their sites to be great resources for
woodworking. These and links to other print, television and electronic
media are included in the 28 links below.
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MAGAZINES
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For inspiration, I look to Fine Woodworking
and Woodwork (no website that I can find).
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This Old House
and
Family Handyman
are great for home projects, often including woodworking. Definitely
geared toward the novice to average woodworker (like myself). No
hand-cut dovetails here, but plans are straightforward with attractive
results. Weekend Woodcrafts
offers up the simplest plans that, not coincidentally, can often be
completed in a weekend.
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ShopNotes,
Workbench and Woodsmith
are sister publications that I enjoy very much, with more of an emphasis on the
shop in the first two.
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American Woodworker,
Popular Woodworking, Woodworker's Journal,
and
Wood are all helpful
resources when they're not reviewing the same tools :-) and they often have some
great plans. |
Woodshop News
is unique in both content and format. My biggest gripe is that its large
size doesn't fit into my magazine holders :-) This magazine offers
general shop and woodworking advice with an emphasis on the commercial
side of the business. |
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WOODWORKING 'E-ZINES'
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Amateur Woodworker
Successfully saving trees for more worthwhile destinations (like your shop),
this e-zine is strictly digital and available only on the net. Though if this
stuff is considered amateur, then I'm just a novice two times over!
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Home
& Workshop Online Another e-zine doing its part to save our trees,
while dispensing helpful DIY info at the same time.
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| On The Bench
An e-zine put out monthly by the Sacramento Valley Luthier's Guild. I
don't know what a Luthier is, but there are some good articles that make
a visit worthwhile. |
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This
Old Workshop Each bi-monthly issue is packed full of a variety of
useful woodworking information from tool reviews to free plans to unique
articles of interest. Subscribe for free right here here. |
OTHER
PUBLICATIONS |
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Home Workshop For an emphasis on the home workshop, Canadian-style. |
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Canadian
Woodworking Magazine Given the vast expanse of forests they have up there,
no surprise there's a magazine dedicated to our neighbors to the North.
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| Creative
Woodworks & Crafts A publication of All American Crafts Inc.,
this magazine focuses on smaller woodworking and craft projects. |
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Fine
Homebuilding Even if you're not building homes for a living, there'll
always be something in here for the woodworker.
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Popular
Mechanics As a kid, I loved the futuristic technology
articles, dreaming of that not-too-distant future of moon bases and killer
attack subs. As a homeowner, I can also appreciate the DIY articles on
everything from gardening to tools to furniture making. Dive in.
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| Tools
of the Trade Targeted toward the commercial woodworker, this site reflects
the magazine's emphasis on everything tools: reviews, tests,
chats. |
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Yahoo!
Listing of Woodworking Magazines If it's not here, it's probably there.
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TELEVISION
SHOWS |
Home
Again With each week's show, Bob Villa takes us through every
DIY-er's dream project.
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| Home & Garden
Television Everything about your home, and your garden, on TV. |
| Hometime
Your PBS source for home improvement, remodeling, and repair
information. One of my favorites. |
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New Yankee Workshop It's Norm 24/7, offering project plans, videos
and books for all of your learning needs. |
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The
Woodworking Channel 12 hours of programs, broadcast over the web
twice per day, include a variety of programs sure to interest every
woodworker. |
