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06-17-2011 10:26 PM |
There isn’t any place to put(coffee shop) this so I decided on this section. -- Life is good. |
13 replies so far
#1 posted 06-18-2011 07:27 PM |
You referring to the article near the back about woodworking , socialism, guilds and such? |
#2 posted 06-18-2011 08:25 PM |
Haven’t had time to read it yet. Sounds like maybe something to look forward to checking out. But it is a really small issue. About the same number of pages as shopnotes or woodsmith. Plus, about one third of PW is advertisements. They want me to renew my subscription, not looking good for them. -- Karen - a little bit of stupid goes a long way |
#3 posted 06-18-2011 09:31 PM |
Yeah, and about 90% of the content seems to be promoting Woodcraft, or products sold by Woodcraft. I hope the lack of decent content and diminished size is not related to the recent shakeup in editorial staff. I did like that mag a lot, but I’m not renewing my subscription till I see if this is just a speed bump of something more serious.. |
#4 posted 06-19-2011 02:37 AM |
Okay seems I’m not alone. -- Life is good. |
#5 posted 06-19-2011 03:27 AM |
Just read mine and I’m not terribly impressed. Too much emphasis on hand tools and Early American furniture. I’m not really into either one. – lol -- Adversity doesn't build character...................it reveals it. |
#6 posted 06-19-2011 05:55 AM |
i read it as an article about using your legs to do the work rather then your arms or hands. did i read to much into it? i have to admit a skimmed through most of it lol anyways not sure what the original point to this thread was. |
#7 posted 06-19-2011 06:14 AM |
I dropped my subscription. Those guys are too caught up in the Zen of woodworking. -- Getting old is a good thing, but being old kinda stinks. |
#8 posted 06-19-2011 01:48 PM |
Mike: The original point was my wanting to know if it was just me that was not happy with a woodworking magazine writing articles about martial arts and trying to connect the two. I spent a lot of time learning TaiChi and a whole lot of money on woodworking. I fail to see a connection to both. -- Life is good. |
#9 posted 06-19-2011 03:18 PM |
Howie: >>I spent a lot of time learning TaiChi and a whole lot of money on woodworking. I fail to see a connection to both.<< FWIW: Not to start a philosophical debate but . . . In one way you are correct. There is not a connection between Tai Chi and spending “a whole lot of money”. However there is a definite connection between Tai Chi and ones approach to woodworking. You might have spent “a lot of Time” on Tai Chi but I’d have to say you didn’t “Learn” Tai Chi if you fail to see the connection. Think about it . . . -- "Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another." -Anatole France |
#10 posted 06-19-2011 06:08 PM |
ok i get ya. kind of like kernovs philosophy on woodworking. some people really get it and admire him yet i see him as kind of a weirdo that takes his love for wood a bit to serious. i mean its ok to love your wood, just dont LOVE your wood |
#11 posted 06-19-2011 11:18 PM |
Like I said just my HO. -- Life is good. |
#12 posted 06-20-2011 02:39 AM |
Ok Pete. After taking your advise and looking at the article again, my IQ of 153 has completely failed me and it is still my opinion the article was a waste of editorial space that could have been devoted to something more enlightening. There are a lot of people that aren’t the least bit interested in Tai Chi. I on the other hand have been interested in it for about 20 years. Long time to be into something and not understand i or “Learn” something from it. -- Life is good. |
#13 posted 06-20-2011 03:34 PM |
Hi Howie – Nice IQ you have there. I’m not sure what it has to do with anything but thanks for letting us know. Like you said “There are a lot of people that aren’t the least bit interested in Tai Chi” so I think we should just let this go and get back to doing some woodworking. As for the article, you are entitled to your opinion. pete -- "Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another." -Anatole France |
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