Subscribe | Give a Gift | Subscription Customer Service
How We Are Different Order Back Issues Interactive Glossary Weblog Contact the Staff Subscribe to Woodworking Magazine

Woodworking Magazine Weblog

New Podcast on ‘Workbenches’ at Woodworkers Resource
Posted 1/19/2008 in

If you aren’t yet completely saturated with information on workbenches, then get comfortable and read on. Craig Stevens at the Woodworkers Resource has just released an hour-long interview of me about my book, my work at the magazine and the craft in general.

The interview is in mp3 format (it’s about 55mb) and can be streamed from most internet browsers. You can even save it to your hard drive and load it on an iPod. You can read more about the interview and start streaming it here – but be sure to check out the rest of the excellent site, which includes video, Craig’s blog, a newsletter and an eBook of strategies for teaching woodworking to kids.

Craig conducted the interview on Jan. 13 while I was in my shop working some frustrating bookcases made from sub-standard plywood (that long national nightmare is almost at an end, by the way). During our chat we discussed:

• How I got interested (read: freakishly obsessed) with the topic of workbenches.
• What a typical workday is like at Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine.
• My favorite workbench (which doesn’t exist as of yet).
• The types of furniture and projects I build at home.
• A little bit about the future of my Lost Art Press web site.

Craig did a great job with the interview and kept it casual yet highly focused (I have a tendency to blather; just ask my kids). So thanks to Craig and I hope you like the interview.

— Christopher Schwarz

  Comments [7]
1/20/2008 2:44:20 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
"[...]sub-standard plywood (that long national nightmare is almost at an end, by the way)."

OK, you can't put a teaser like that, w/o at least hinting as to when you'll drop the "rest of the story." :)

-Chris
Chris Somers |cnl_somersAT NOSPAMyahoo dot com
1/20/2008 4:18:07 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Chris, I get an error when clicking on the link to the podcast.
Greg Jones |jgregjonesAT NOSPAMmac dot com
1/20/2008 6:39:03 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Disregard the above comment, the link now works!
Greg Jones |jgregjonesAT NOSPAMmac dot com
1/20/2008 9:04:01 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Chris,

This is the end of the story about cheap plywood. I just need to take some photos. Bottom line: I figured out how to deal with terrible plywood (and it doesn't involve a bonfire).

Chris
Christopher Schwarz |chris dot schwarzAT NOSPAMfwpubs dot com
1/20/2008 12:03:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Chris,
So what is it? I can't take the suspense. Dynamite? Termites? Paint?
Mattias in Durham, NC
1/20/2008 6:53:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Chris.........enjoyed the interview and as I told Craig, there was more to the interview than just benches. very informative.

On one of the questions Craig asked, had to do with what style furniture peaks your interest and you responded along with other styles, "Contemporary"....I wonder if you might build on that a bit. Is it contemporary in style, in use of materials, pushing new technologies. I along with others would enjoy getting a better understanding of where you are exploring "contemporary".

Thanks........Neil
Neil Lamens |neilAT NOSPAMfurnitology dot com
2/3/2008 10:36:52 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Seriously: dealing with lousy plywood, what are you doing? And "long national nightmare" implies not only that my suffering is not alone, but also there is some reason behind it. A reason that we are now dying to know about...
Michael Pendleton |jbmpcustommadeAT NOSPAMyahoo dot com
Name
E-mail
Home page

Comment (HTML not allowed)  

Enter the code shown (prevents robots):
 Copyright © 2005 F+W Publications Inc. All rights reserved.