Popular Woodworking Editors' Blog

If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, then you know a good thing when you see one. But if this is the only part of Popular Woodworking online that you visit, you’re missing some good things and you should check out what else we have to offer. There are also some ways you may not be aware of to automatically receive our web content. In addition to this blog, there are two more, one for Woodworking Magazine and one powered by a water wheel for Arts & Mysteries columnist Adam Cherubini.

If you prefer, our blog (and a lot of our online content) can come to you. Up and to your left are two ways to subscribe. If you enter your e-mail address, you can subscribe via Feedblitz. When you do, you’ll get an e-mail whenever a new article is posted on the blog. No ads ever. No spam ever. Just content. And, this comes in a format that makes it easy for you to print or file away an article you like.

You can also use RSS feed (click the little orange box) and new content will magically appear in your reader. We all use iGoogle for this and it helps us keep up on new postings in one convenient spot. We also have RSS feed on many other pages of our web site. Subscribe to the feed, and you’ll find out first when we put up a new SketchUp model or a new article or video.

If you want to keep track of all these goings-on yourself, the easy way is to visit our home page. This isn’t a static page that hasn’t been updated since the Clinton administration; it’s a dynamic page that automatically shows the latest additions. It’s an easy way to keep track of all that we’re up to.

What if you’re looking for something from last month, last year or the last decade? That’s easy to find too, and there are hundreds of articles from past issues available on the web site. Like our videos, all of those articles are absolutely free. We have them categorized by topic and you can also search by a keyword or subject.

We also have a comprehensive online article index. You have to scroll down to the bottom of any page on our site to find it, but once you are there you have almost instant access to what we’ve published in the last 10 years. When you find the article you were looking for, look closely at the article description; there you will find links to any extra content that is available online, such as photos, videos, drawings or SketchUp models. Each issue also has its own page, with a link to purchase the back issue.

There are some other noteworthy links down at the bottom of the page. Customer Service will let you check on your subscription and get help if you have a problem. Writer’s Guidelines will help you put together an article query if you’d like to write for us. And the most important link is Contact Us. Hey! There are e-mail addresses and phone numbers for each staff member. Try getting in touch directly with one of the editors from any other woodworking magazine. We answer our own phones and e-mail. If you have a question about something one of us has written, or want to tell the boss what a great job you think I’m doing, it’s only a mouse click away.

We also have a book store; and we match Amazon’s prices and offer free shipping on all orders above $25. Spend more than $100 on books and videos and you earn a 10% reward on your next order.

There is a lot more online from Popular Woodworking than our blog, so I invite you to spend some time exploring and enjoying. If you usually spend a coffee break or lunch with Popular Woodworking online, let me assure you that you can easily spend an entire day or more.

Leave a comment or send an e-mail to let us know what your favorite part of our web site is, or some hidden away place I neglected to mention. And let us know what you don't like, or what you'd like to see us add.

– Robert W. Lang

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:08:44 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0]