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   generalkael | Sep 22, 2005 12:39am | #1

   Wood magazine is fantastic magazine and I would put it as the second best next to FWW. It has many projects, tool reviews, tips and hints, and really good writers. It was the first woodworking magazine that I had, and I still use that first issue.

   FWW is a lot more fine woodworking (thus the name) and Wood magazine frequently has projects that are workshop related, and not fine grade woodworking. Is that clear as mud?

   I highly recommend it if you have time to read more publications.

   Scott
   Slacker Extraordinaire
   Specializing in nothing but knowledge in everything.
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   WillGeorge | Sep 22, 2005 01:22am | #2

   Hay! I just sent mine in!

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   stantheman | Sep 22, 2005 01:25am | #3

   dlb

    

   I suscribe to both (got the same offer a few months ago).  I agree that it is pretty good, but not as detailed as FWW, and the projects are less detailed.  If you call FWW advanced, I'd say Wood was a intermediate.   

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   RonInOttawa | Sep 22, 2005 01:53am | #4

   Call me out of the mainstream, but I like Popular Woodworking. I've had subscriptions to both FWW and Woodsmith almost since their inception(s), but PWW still holds my interest.Regards,Ron

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   REllis | Sep 22, 2005 04:10am | #5

   Thats a very good deal on Wood Magazine.  I've subscribed to FWW and Wood magazine for years and I like them equally the same, but for differant reasons.  Being a full time woodworker I get more practical use from Wood, as most of the type of furniture I make to sell would fall more into the Wood magazine perimeter.  They frequently profile "unheard" or maybe for a lack of better words, no so famous woodworkers that are having success in a woodworking career - this in turn is what inspires me and my business.

   As for inspiration I get from FW on their features and articles, no comment is needed.

   REllis

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   KzooRichie | Sep 22, 2005 04:15am | #6

   Wood mag is good geared toward the "weekend warrior" (i.e. me) type of guy. I get it and like it.  FWW  has the type of work I aspire to make.

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   forestgirl | Sep 22, 2005 09:51am | #7

   I like Wood also, and it's certainly well worth the price when you get a 3 for 1 deal.  Just remember, toward the middle of year 2 they'll start sending you offers for an early renewal!  All the mags do this.....

   Someone above mentioned Popular Woodworking.  That magazine has really improved, IMHO, over the past year.  I started subscribing to it a few months ago.  But I'm a sucker for mags -- they are my main "entertainment" expenditure.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   Ricks503 | Sep 22, 2005 03:57pm | #8

   I either subscribe or buy as the issue dictates from the whole spectrum

   FWW, Wood, Popular woodworking, American Woodworker, Shop Notes (geared to projects for the shop), ShopSmith, and even Workbench.  They all have their place.

   I subscribe to Shop Notes, Wood, Popular Woodworking.1 - measure the board twice, 2 - cut it once, 3 - measure the space where it is supposed to go        4 - get a new board and go back to step 1

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   Garry | Sep 22, 2005 05:12pm | #9

   Wood will not compare to FWW.

   I just dumped wood for Popular Woodworking because like forestgirl I need my fix of woodworking info.
   If you are commited to Arts & Crafts furniture you will like Wood Mag but it will not do much to inspire your design thoughts.

   http://www.superwoodworks.com

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   robert1 | Sep 22, 2005 05:35pm | #10

     Wood probably has the largest circulation of all the woodworking magazines. It is an excellent general woodworking publication that has broad appeal. It's web forums are well organized and are user friendly.

   "The competitive field in the woodworking category, when we started, was similar to most mature markets. There was a dominant niche player at the top of the pyramid. Fine Woodworking—a classy magazine published by Taunton—was the editorial leader. It targeted the most serious woodworkers and covered esoteric topics, and it carried a premium circ price and high advertising CPMs. However, the finite pool of participants at the top of the pyramid limited its potential for circulation growth. Still, advertisers queued up to place their orders. The reason was simple: Fine Woodworking’s expert readers were big-spenders and great customers for endemic advertisers. Advertisers were so dependent that Taunton could sustain a “no discount” ad policy.
   At the bottom end of the pyramid was the mass-market circulation leader—Meredith’s Better Homes & Gardens Wood. Wood’s editorial targeted novices and casual woodworkers and, like any title at the base of the pyramid, appealed to a much larger market—nearly 600,000 at the time, with potential to grow. And though Wood’s readers spent relatively little per person compared to an expert, the large circulation made Wood attractive to both endemic and non-endemic advertisers. Ten other woodworking magazines filled in the rest of the pyramid, targeting all skill levels from beginner to expert. There was no obvious spot for a new entry in the field."

   http://www.foliomag.com/index.php?id=443&backPID=443&tt_news=879