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269426 "Steve Jones" <stjones@k...> 2019‑11‑18 Re: Popular Woodworking?
GGs;

Just got the December issue - as expected, mostly power tools (and a little CNC)
with some cleanup and details with hand tools. Most of the ads have something to
do with woodworking. I wouldn't subscribe now, but I'll let mine run out. Every
once in a while there's something useful or interesting.

On Mon, Nov 18, 2019, at 3:14 PM, Ken Wright wrote:
> And here I thought I was the only one mourning the loss of what PWW used
> to be!
> 
> I still have my subscription, and I received the November 2019 issue a
> few weeks ago, so they haven't completely gone toes-up.
> 
> Ken
> 
> On 11/18/19 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.
> >
> > 
> >
> > Yes, I can click 'Unsubscribe' and intend to, but just wonderin'.
> >
> > 
> >
> > Dennis Heyza
> >
> > 
> >
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Steve Jones

"Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire." --Gustave
Mahler

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