Does everyone save their woodworking magazines?.. want a spreadsheet to index useful articles?

That’s Cool!

Why didn’t you use Access? It would have been easier/faster to search and provided additional search criteria.

Lew

Sounds good! I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

-- Bill, Florida

I’m not familiar with either but it sounds like a great idea. I have full collections of FWW FHB WOOD WOODSMITH AMERICAN WW and more I don’t know if I would live long enough to index every thing.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I don’t know access very well. I’m pretty good with SQL programming, but I figured a lot more people use Excel, and it would be easier for people to tweak a spreadsheet to suit their own needs.

..and also that’s why I posted this so early into the project. So I could get feedback and ideas on how to make it better. Thanks Lew!

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

Actually, an Excel spreadsheet can be imported into a simple Access database with just a few clicks.

I tried to learn SQL and VBA but I can’t think logically. My mind resembles a flea market after an earthquake :^)

Lew

I’ll look into that. Thanks Lew.

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

If you need any help, let me know.

I am interested in a copy. My wife is tired of the perpetual pile of books and magazines I drag out every time I am looking for something specific. Les

-- kein Schaden ohne Nutzen

I haven’t tried any of them, but I know there are a few ready-made programs out there for doing just this thing. Here’s one:
Magazine Organizer PS Bombay 4.0
If anyone’s tried this one, i’d love to hear about it!
Otherwise I can’t wait to see the spreadsheet you come up with—finding things in old magazines is definitely a problem!

-- WhitePineLane

Did a google search and came up with this

http://www.woodbin.com/docs/software/wwmagazinesoftware.htm

-- Leon -- Houston, TX - " I create all my own designs and it looks like it "

What I do is simply gently tear out the pages I like and nicely punch them, and sort them into a 3-ring binder.

-- http://newmissionworkshop.com

I certainly applaud your diligence and look forward to the final outcome. I have for the last several years taken both FWW magazine and a subscription to FWW.com. It certainly tames the data hunt for that particular magazine.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

That sounds great My wife and I try to do this using 3X5 cards which is ok but not great. I have been considering moving them into Access but have not done so yet. I work in the IT industry and tend to stay away from computers when not a t work.

-- Hope Never fails

I scan my magazines to PDF’s and then bookmark the articles in the PDF.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.