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Popular Woodworking Magazine in a Google+ hangout

I had a great hangout today!

As I announced recently, I invited the Publisher and Editors of Popular Woodworking Magazine to join me in a Google+ Hangout on Air.

Joining me in the hangout today were:

  • Kevin Ireland, Publisher
  • Matthew Teague, Editor
  • Robert (Bob) Lang, Executive Editor
  • Steve Shanesy, Senior Editor, and
  • Megan Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor.

We talked about:

  1. The upcoming Woodworking in America conferences in Pasadena, CA, and in Cincinatti, OH
  2. Changes to the organization in the last 9-10 months.
  3. The recently-launched videos of Roy Underhill’s The Woodwright’s Shop.
  4. Hand tools vs. power tools.
  5. Table saw safety.
  6. I forgot to ask Steve about the decision on the Moser table! Sorry Steve!

My thanks to all participants – and my best wishes for a wonderful year in 2012. I hope to see you at one of the upcoming Woodworking in America conferences!

Audio-only file.

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The timing of the audio-only file is identical to the following YouTube video:

— Al Navas

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Woodworking in America 2011 classes and more

Unless you live under a rock, by now you should know that registration for the 2011 Woodworking in America woodworking conference (September 30 to October 2) will open soon. In case you do live under a rock, you are in luck, as you are now reading this! Make sure to register as soon as possible after registration opens, to secure a place. Last year registration filled shortly after opening!

Best thing to do: stay connected, by requesting information directly from the web site dedicated to this year’s event. Simply head on over to the conference site, add your e-mail address to the Stay Connected block, and be among the people to learn the latest, soonest.

To read the official announcement at the Popular Woodworking Magazine web site, click here. For your convenience I attach three documents you can download, read, and print. They are the class descriptions, all the extracurricular events, and the list of exhibitors (click on the links to download, print, and save):

Hope to see you there!

— Al Navas

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“An amazing moment” at Woodworking in America 2010

Racing between sessions on Saturday during Woodworking in America 2010 I noticed a very small group gathering by an outside window of the second floor of the Covington (Kentucky) Convention Center. I recognized two of the people, and moved in closer. Wilbur Pan was showing Christopher Schwarz how he uses Japanese hand planes. For me this meant an immediate change in plans; I decided to stay, listen, and maybe catch some video. The video at the bottom of this article is from that informal session in the hallway by the window.

The following is a screen capture image of the event, after Frank Klausz, woodworker extraordinaire and dovetail savant, joined in the informal session:

Left-to-right: Christopher Schwarz, Wilbur Pan, and Frank Klausz.

I just received my copy of the latest issues of Popular Woodworking Magazine. In the magazine, Schwarz writes his Editorial article under the title On the Level. In the latest, he writes about “What I Learned at Woodworking in America” – it is a terrific article. He describes the “amazing moment” he had when Pan holds “…his ground and explains the things he has learned to Klausz…” Don’t miss this video episode; I loved it, and I think you will too!

— Al Navas