Yes, yes.. I’m one evil man, Zuki ;) I started it all with these few lines in the email to Marc:
What about preparing and posting some cool april fool’s joke together? Like… TWW and LJ starting new line of tools, Marc Spagnuolo invests into LJ.com, TWW and LJ starting new magazine in May… you get the
idea ;)
But Marc is no different.. his immediate response: haha! I love it!
And we ended up with the brand new magazine...

As Matt said in the comments, “good things come from good jokes…maybe…someday…”. Marc?
Okay, back to work ;)
-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin_Sojka/1357216976























23 comments so far
snowdog
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posted 158 days ago
I love it also. When and where can I order my subscription? :)
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
Scott Bryan
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posted 158 days ago
I just knew there was a conspiracy here.
Martin you have a wonderful imagination and a matching sense of humor as well. I am just glad that April 1 only comes around once a year. Now you have another year in which to plan for something to top this.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
MsDebbieP
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posted 158 days ago
you mean people DON”T want to learn about my time management skills?
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motthunter
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posted 158 days ago
what?
-- making sawdust....
Dick Cain
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posted 158 days ago
I actually believed it, until I read some of the other comments from some of our smarter LJs.
I was already going to weed out one of my other subscriptions so I could afford your magazine.LOL
-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
rikkor
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posted 158 days ago
I thought this was a hoot!
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 158 days ago
Hi Martin;
I knew you were evil, I just knew it. Look at your photo, it screams evil! LOL
I didn’t respond to yesterday’s posting, as I too am not smart enough to figure things like this out. But I figured if I wait, “the truth shall be known”.
Seemed possible, yet posting on April 1st?
Glad I waited to comment. (now kindly return my subscription check) LOL
Wise guy huh?
Lee
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ND2ELK
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posted 158 days ago
And here I thought you were a nice guy.
God Bless
tom
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Thos. Angle
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posted 158 days ago
I saw the post but was too busy to respond. Now I can laugh.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
DannyBoy
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posted 158 days ago
That’s funny.
-- Happy Ripping!!!
DAN
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posted 158 days ago
I paid for my subscription … when will it arrive ?
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Obi
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posted 158 days ago
I’m only semi slow. I believed it the first few times and by the time I got to the bottom of it, I caught on.
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GaryK
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posted 158 days ago
Not bad there.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
trifern
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posted 158 days ago
What, it’s not true. No wonder none of the bookstores did not know what I was talking about.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
thewoodwhisperer
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posted 158 days ago
I have made it a rule that I NEVER believe ANY announcement on April 1st. Yet still, I fell for Google’s April Fools trick. Back-dating emails. ugh.
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GaryCN
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posted 157 days ago
Had anyone scanned the bar code on the cover they would have caught “April Fool”
-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
Martin Sojka
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posted 157 days ago
haha Gary.. you’re right. The bar code was the finishing touch and I hoped nobody will try to scan it.
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Grumpy
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posted 157 days ago
Keep up the good work Martin. Nothing like a bit of fun now & then.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Sawdust2
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posted 157 days ago
That really was ingene.. funny.
Lee
-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.
Bob Babcock
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posted 157 days ago
Amazing how dangerous photoshop can be…

My apologies to a fine magazine.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
MsDebbieP
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posted 157 days ago
that’s awesome
I remember someone doing something similar in a photo site.. and everyone got creative. Very fun.
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Mark Shymanski
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posted 156 days ago
Isn’t Mr. Carter a pretty good woodworker? I remeber reading an article somewhere where he actually enjoys doing woodworking? I hope that article wasn’t an early April issue.
-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark
Bob Babcock
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posted 155 days ago
Hehe…yes he is…the real article in Woodworkers Journal was about that partially.
I did this a few months back on another forum for standup paddleboards when the admin mentioned he was seeing paddles everywhere (standup is growing like crazy) and included a few photoshopped photos of his own.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org