Wood Magazine

This came in the mail a couple of days ago; its the latest issue of Wood Magazine. I came across this magazine about a year and a half ago, and look forward to receiving every issue, it comes about every two months (7 issues per year). Wood magazine has great projects in every issue, like the rocking chair on the cover of this issue, and most are geared toward the everyday woodworker with average skills and equipment. Each issue has techniques and shop tips aimed at building your skills as a woodworker by using the information in each issue in combination with the projects.

One of my favorite sections is the Basic-Built, Great projects, Simple tools wood working projects. All the projects in this series cost $200.00 or less, all materials must be available from the local home center and no complicated joinery is involved. These projects can be built even by a novice woodworker, and usually in just a weekends time.

Inside you'll also find advice on picking out the right tools and tips on how and where to buy them, as well as reviews on accessories like saw blades and router bits. etc.

If your like myself and a lot of others; I learn by reading, visually, and then by doing, sometimes a picture ( in this case a video) can be worth a thousand words. Wood magazines website has many how to videos in their library. So if you don't quite get how to make a dovetail joint or how to make all those holes for the shelf support pins in your new bookcase line up, check out the free video library.

Their website is packed with all kinds of helpful information on woodworking and finishing, if you are in the middle of a project and need an answer, first try looking in the tips & techniques section if you can't find what your looking for there check out the forums for an answer. If you enjoy looking for free woodworking plans visit this link.

Try taking their website for a test drive and preview an issue of the magazine, if your like what you see, check out the details on how to subscribe here.