Wood Magazine

Wood Magazine, from the publishers of Better Homes and Gardens, is a good resource for improving your skill as a woodworker, and appears to be a particularly good choice for beginners. While it isn't as polished as some other magazines on the rack, it is a very solid magazine packed with project plans and quality woodworking tips that provides a lot of value for the price, but doesn't seem to excel in any one area.

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Every issue contains a few different plans for woodworking projects, ranging from furniture for your house to projects for your shop. They do a very good job of describing the details of the project, not only in pictures, but also with detailed measured drawings, cutting diagrams and material lists. They even provide resources listing where to buy items (such as hardware) used in the project. Typically, there will be a pull-out wood pattern included for one of the projects.

Each issue includes a very useful "Woodworker's Marketplace" section in the back, which includes a lot of ads for locating some hard-to-find tools and hardware. The magazine also focuses a number of articles on woodworking techniques, teaching them in a helpful, easy-to-follow format.

Better Homes and Gardens' Wood Magazine is published seven times a year. The price is $6.99 on the newsstand, but yearly subscriptions are about $28. Visit the website for subscription information.