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269420 Bill Ghio 2019‑11‑18 Re: Popular Woodworking?
> On Nov 18, 2019, at 8:44 AM, Dennis Heyza  wrote:
> 
> Gentles,
> 
> 
> 
> Curious if anyone knows the latest on PW. Due to the declining quality of
> content and advertising of male sexual performance products, I purposely let
> my subscription lapse earlier this year. All was quiet on that front until a
> few weeks ago when I started getting daily emails from them containing
> advertisements for both woodworking and non-woodworking related products,
> and links to online articles, the latest of which was for CNC-based
> woodworking ("I can't tell .001" on a micrometer, but I can set my CNC to
> exact dimensioning," [sigh]. And based on a cursory glance at the web site
> and magazine stands, I can't see they've produced an issue since June.


I had paid for a two year subscription just before they made the most dramatic
changes. after the ludicrous article on How to Build a Windsor Chair in early
2019, for all the reasons Dennis cited, I wrote them a critique of both the rag
and the article. I also asked for my money back. What a surprise to get a nice
response, acknowledging changes in format, and offering a refund of my
subscription balance. That was around April or May. I’m SURE my refund will be
here soon…

Bill

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