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Popular Woodworking Magazine is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief

October 13, 2011 By

 

Kevin Ireland, the new Publisher of Popular Woodworking Magazine, is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief for the magazine. The new Editor will step into the position vacated earlier by Christopher Schwarz, who left the magazine to concentrate on his beloved Lost Art Press.

Some details of the job, as provided by Ireland:

  • This person will run a staff of 5, and
  • Sets the editorial direction for the magazine.
  • Trains staff.
  • Edits articles.
  • Builds furniture.
  • Serves as the magazine’s face.
  • Must have experience in woodworking and journalism.
  • The job is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Kevin requests that all resumes be sent to him:
Kevin Ireland
Publisher & Editorial Director
Popular Woodworking
352-240-4849 - mobile

 

Good luck to all prospects, and good luck to you, Kevin!

— Al Navas

 

 

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Are you a woodworker and also a writer?

May 31, 2011 By

Job opening: Editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine

If you are, hurry up and apply for the job opening being vacated by Christopher Schwarz. According to Schwarz, the job comes with many privileges:

…cups of blue pens, piles of PostIt notes and access to a full shop filled with crazy good woodworking equipment….

Well, this one looks real. First, he made the announcement at Lost Art Press, his company’s web site. And now this announcement of an opening for an Editor at the Popular Woodworking Magazine web site. Dang! It sure sounds like it’s for real…

I have NO idea what is required of potential candidates, so don’t take my word for it; I have not read the job posting. I am not even certain that the replacement should come from Arkansas…

I wish Chris my best, no matter what he does, what he makes, or where he is. I also wish Popular Woodworking Magazine the best in the future. I believe Christopher Schwarz has left an indelible imprint, which the magazine will follow.

I only hope I can continue to listen to cool banjo music on the videos that Schwarz is sure to publish in the future.

Rob Young manning the camera while Schwarz works a dovetail joint.

Rob Young manning the camera while Schwarz works a dovetail joint. I was glad to be there for three consecutive days in March, at the Kansas City Woodworkers Guild!

— Al Navas

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Woodworking in America video: Dovetailing drawers – tails or pins first?

October 25, 2010 By

Frank Klausz and Roy Underhill show how each cuts dovetails; each starts with a different part of the joint. This has been a perennial issue with these two amazing craftsmen. Klausz always starts pins first (with one exception, the hidden mitered dovetail), while Underhill always starts tails first.

I have watched both in every Woodworking in America conference – and every time I am amazed not only at their skill at making this joint, but also their teaching ability. They are ageless.

Right-click to download this episode in Quicktime format (156 MB)
Duration: 14:24 minutes

I would love to hear from you:

  • Which do you cut first, pins, or tails?
  • What type of saw do you use?
  • Do you have to do a lot of paring to get good fit?
  • Or are you good enough that the joint fits right off the saw?

— Al Navas

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