How do you usually learn about woodwo…
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How do you usually learn about woodworking products and techniques?
- Woodworking shows
- Woodworking classes
- Magazines
- Web sites
- My local woodworking club
- All (or most) of the above
- Other (post in Knots)
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I am finding over time that the internet is usurping magazines as a source of information. OTOH, magazines provide hard, mobile references.
I have certainly learned a lot from magazines/books, websites, and don't forget television shows like NYW and Woodworks with David Marks, but OTOH I have also learned a lot from you guys right here on this forum and other forums here on the internet.
Thanks a lot guys and gals,
Harry
Harry
Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
Actually through Magazines, Catalogs, and Forums like this. I never would have thought to look for, and buy a dust particle counter until I saw a thread discussing the Dylos Air Quality Monitor.
other than having a local club, I use all of the sources.
A combination of trial and error, careful planning, and experimentation.
Hmm. It's crazy, but it just might work.
I learned: a bit from TV shows; a lot from my father; some from magazines, some from books, some from the internet.
Most by buying distressed / used furniture with good brand names from the Salvation Army, Goodwill, and other thrift stores and then rebuilding it. It taught me which joints held up well, and which didn't.
I checked Other..
Trial and Error here. My way all my life.. And Yes I get better at it.. BUT I do read books for ideas, NOT necessarily how to do it!
As soon as I voted, I thought about my vote and I would have added some "other" to the list ... books (in addition to magazines), DVDs and friends/acquaintences. I learn from many, many sources.
Michael
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