Thread: Subscribing to Fine Woodworking Magaizine

dont have that issue, sorry ..... might be best to start a thread on this one if you get no response for a few days.

have fun!

Derek

FWIW I can confirm that in Europe (CZ anyway) FWW arrives about 2 - 3 weeks after US publication date. I ordered mine by using the subscribe card in the magazine & went for the three year deal as the best value. Have had no problems what so ever, 'tho the first issue was about 4 weeks in comming,

Those of you who have been wondering about the delay in the mag. appearing on the newstands should be grateful you live in Australia. When I lived in England there was (and probably still is) a dispute between various distributors and the magazine publishers. The net result was that the poor dumb paying public were being totally messed around and generally ignored to the extent that magazines that one might expect to arrive within days of publication sometimes arrived weeks or months latter and sometimes not at all.

Interwood, you can go to the FWW website and order back issues.

Have been subscribing to FWW and Aust Wood Review for years without problems. I agree with IanW's comments re Aust Wood Review and FWW. I find myself more eager to read the latest AWR than FWW. It somehow feels more "in tune" with the wood, particularly Australian species, than FWW - which focuses heavily on process, techniques, etc. So that the end product screams "craft" more than "wood".

Something to consider regarding FWW is they offer a CD containing "all the best of our first 156 issues" for $150 - or $125 to FWW subscribers. The add I'm looking at says to order by calling 866 452 51800 and mention code M180007.

Originally Posted by Interwood

Can anyone help me please. I am chasing a copy of an article from issue number 167 of Fine Woodworking magazine. The article is titled - "Roll Away Workshop". It was about 4 or 5 pages from memory, in the middle of the mag.

I have some leave coming up and was planning on trying out some of the rolling cabinet ideas - but now I can't find the magazine.

Interwood

Try here for a video http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworki...w027_vid02.asp

Cheers

Have you had a stab at making it Steve?

Originally Posted by HappyHammer

Have you had a stab at making it Steve?

No - just did a google and found it. I would think that getting the right castors/wheels would be crucial.

I am hoping to get my permanent workshop under my new extended terrace (see home renovations thread).

Cheers

Gudday Derek,

I found a subscription slip/tag in a library copy of finewoodworking. You get about three subscription tags per issue. The rpice is 104.95 per 3 year subscription and that includes postage. (ends up about $7AUD per issue) I have replaced damaged copies and those not delivered without out a problem.

Have been very happy and am just about to resubscribe for next three years (hoping Aussie $ stays high until I do.)

Cheers
Shannon

I subscribed on Tuesday without problem, hoping that I get the next (Oct) issue, maybe, mabe not?

Cloisters News in Perth have just got the June issue, they got "Tools & Shops" three or four months late.

AWR seem to have improved a lot in recent issues, definitely the two best mags!

Have been very happy and am just about to resubscribe for next three years (hoping Aussie $ stays high until I do.)

Hi Shannon

Thanks for the thought, but you may notice that I posted my message 1 1/2 years ago! I have been subscribing since, and getting mags well in advance of the newsagents.

I would like to subscribe to Popular Woodworking, which is a better magazine now. Looking into this.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Ok, so I'm coming in here pretty late but FWIW...

The bloke next door is a postie, I was talking to him a couple of years ago about getting stuff shipped from the US and whether to go air mail or surface mail. He said that all smallish postal articles come via air mail whether you pay for it or not, so he always asked for surface mail. I've done the same since then and can't see a difference between the two.

The time difference of receiving the first issue from signing up was around 6 - 8 weeks.

From then on however, I believe that I receive the mag on, or very near to the day it's released on the US news stands.

Originally Posted by derekcohen

About 10 days ago I decided that I would like to subscribe to FWW magazine through the USA parent company. Not only would it be so much cheaper this way (particularly with the stronger Aussie $), but the delivery would be faster (getting it from the local newsagent is a hit-and-miss affair. Sometimes it comes, sometimes it doesn't).

So I emailed FWW requesting information about shipping charges. Specifically, what is the difference between airmail and surface mail costs (I really don't want the latter, which is the standard offer). Also, when I attempted to use the online registration form it kept putting my address as "Washington" no matter what I did (no, I did not abbreviate Western Australia to WA), so I did not submit a request for subscription through this channel. Another reason why I contacted FWW direct.

I have emailed them 3 times now over the course of the past 10 days - NO reply in all this time.

What is the experience of those of you who have subscribed (and how did you do it?)? And what can you tell me about shipping rates/speed ?

Frustrated regards from Perth

Derek

Hi Derek,

After having read\the review of WW@H on thisBB I subscribed, and have just today received the first DVD. Chris DeHut does a pretty reasonable job of presenting the electronic magazine, and I'm very happy with it.

Also, I've just subscribed to FWW, and no problems at all, viz:
Thank you for your purchase

Dear Steve,
Please print this page for your records.


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(I've deleted my address for the obvious reasons)

Cheers!
Steve B

Can I perhaps clarify here?

Derek's original request for info dates from January 2004

I think it's safe to say that he's figured it out by now.