Thread: What's your favourite Woodworking Mag?

What does humble mean (apart from a pie filling)?

VERB Humble 'humbul

1. Cause to fee shame; hurt the pride of
2. Cause to be unpretentious

Fine Woodworking for now, but I am getting a little sick of the increasing amount of advertising that is included. Other than that the articles are great and well illustrated.

I like the woodworker its a pommy mag with good variety and reviews a bit closer aligned to the stuff i am currently interested in. I access it with my favourite tool (the library card) when i don't buy it. Good variety and less "glossy" than some of the others. More step by step and i feel more bang for buck in the reviews which suit me as i am in the setting up stage. Ie review of tools i may actually and will buy rather than 7 pages on a hotley plane worth $7g

I dont subscribe anymore to any one mag but tend to only buy depending on a quick perusal of the content in the bookshop but in the main its AWW,FWW, and 'furniture & cabinet making" a pommie mag with reasonable content aside from the ads.

cheers

A little varied from the thread but does anyone else get annoyed by the price comparison betwen these magazines and whole on-topic dedicated book. It doesn't take too many $8 , $9 and $10 dollar magazines before you could have had a book such as those available at carbatec or through AWR that is comprehensive on a topic. My absolute pet hate is a dragged out article over several issues. 3 pages at a monthly interval about a topic or project of interest is my idea of torture. Eg The kitchen installing articles streched over 3 bimonthly issues of the family handyman totaling only around 13 pages vs a BH&G book which was only $25 at Magnet Mart completely dedicated to installs of maybe 150 pages.

[QUOTE=Ben from Vic.] like using something other than a table saw to cut your finger off.

Totally my own views of course.

Ben.

Ben
You better hope none of the hand tool crew, like Derek or Darrylf read this post or you'll be in trouble, I personally nearly cut my finger off with a piece of 80grit wet and dry this arvo. I was trying to flatten a Stanley 12-204 plane. My initial attempt was on a 600grit paper. but that only put a shine on 10mm on either end of the plane. The part where the lade is was 1mm off the paper. Several hours and several pieces od 60grit later, there was only small part behind the blade that was still untouched. So muggsy decides to put downward pressure on that part. Put his finger straight through the opening for the blade didn't he? You better believe it hurt. F$%k me it is still tender, pushing a part of your finger over 60grit in the frog opening of a number 4 really f$%king hurts. So what have I learned? 500 odd dollars for a Lie Nielson is money well spent, How crap are the modern Stanleys?
It will eventually be ok but how much machining would it have taken them to save me 8 or 9 hours of pain? and possibly ten dollars worth of 120 grit paper.

Sorry guys
Got carried away ther, forgot to mention that I like the Australian woodsmith, I find AWR to be too arty farty. The fine wood magazine would be ok if it wasn't full of articles using timbers that are commonplace in the US but rare as RHS in this country. IMHO none of them are worth a subscription. I'm with Bob, a quick perusal then either put it back or buy it! Problem solved.
Who needs mags with this forum anyway??????

Originally Posted by hovo

I like the Australian woodsmith, I find AWR to be too much arty farty crap and second rate reviews

Yep, I'm guilty, I subscribe to AWR and being a slow learner it took awhile to wake up to the "influences" in the reviews. Not enough sawdust and details. I look forward to the book reviews which often don't tell you the book's country of origin. It fills a special place in my dunny, but its too glossy......

I was trying to flatten a Stanley 12-204 plane.

Hovo,
You should have sent the blasted plane back if it was that far out.
1mm+ no wonder that it took you 8hrs.
I think i would had used my belt sander first.

Skull
It was a present from some friends and I didn't have a receipt. I still haven't finished it.

My vote goes for Australian Woodsmith Magazine. I've got every issue from the beginning. I've made lots of their projects with out any hassel. Mistakes are very rare and unlike other Australian magazines I have worked from, their measurements do add up. Of course they have adapted their articles from American Woodsmith so some of the sizing isn't easily available in Brisbane. I usually adapt to suit Tasmanian Oak in 19mm.
Anyway I do think the Australian wood industry needs a shot in the arm. I do think they could do better with the accuracy of their milling.
I have a subscription to US Finewoodworking - its quite affordable by subscription. Marvellous magazine, but maybe a bit ahead of my level of skills. Australian Woodsmith as almost, and I say almost, idiotproof. If you follow the instructions carefully its really great and they do deserve your support I think.
yours in woodworking JOhn in Brisbane.

I've got every issue of Australian Wood smith and I swear by it. I've made lots of their projects. Errors are very rare. If you follow the instructions you can't go too far wrong. I know they are adapting from the US Woodsmith so some of the measurements need some re designing is sometimes necessary to suit what is available in Brisbane. I usually re adapt to suit Tasmanian Oak 19mm as much as I can. I also have a subscription to the US Fine Woodworking which is marvellous, but a bit above my skill level at present perhaps!
Cheers from John in Brisbane.

That's one hell of a stutter you have there John.