Our latest Magazine DVD collection has been sent to the replicator. On it, youll find 11 years of the magazine, plus a PDF of Exercises in Wood-Working, an 1889 book with 39 exercises to help you make the most of traditional tools in the modern shop. The retail price of the new DVD is but at ShopWoodworking.com, youll pay just You can search by keyword through the entire DVD, or browse issue by issue.
As I was working on the DVD master, I checked that all coverlines and table of content entries were correctly linked to each issue’s stories. Also, the pages were in the correct PDFs. While it was time-consuming (it is, after all, 76 issues! It was also quite entertaining, even poignant at points. For example, I had forgotten that Steve Shanesy (our publisher at the time) has a tiny ponytail.
John Hutchinson was an illustrator who had a passion for animal projects. I’d forgotten about his Sea-D Otter, his Secret Toad, and his Box Turtle, which have a multi-faceted carapace.
before he joined the staff) still looks the same, I dont know how he It does.
Theres also the sad reminder that a few of the people who wrote for us years ago are no longer alive, including R. J. DeCristoforo and the inimitable Danny Proulx. They come back to life when you read their words. We haven’t heard from Walt Akers in quite a while. He is one of our most funny writers. I dont know if hes still woodworking and writing, or if hes still with us at all. I sure hope so.
