Comments on: 228 Storage Tips And Easy Projects

By: Dugbee

Dugbee — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:44:14 +0000

I subscribe to Family Handyman, and as a new homeowner it’s quite nice. I also subscribed to Fine Woodworking online - it’s the same as an annual print subscription ($35 or so) but you get searchable access to all of the articles, which are in PDF. Great for new woodworkers!

By: PutnamEco

PutnamEco — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:19:17 +0000

I’m surprised Tauntons tool guide hasn’t graced this blog. Pure tool pr0n.

http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/item/015005.html

By: Rally9x

Rally9x — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:29:30 +0000

I have last years version of this and its probably better than any book on the subject I have seen even if it is in magazine form. Lots of projects that look modern and can be adapted to other uses. I purchased the magazine right after finishing some shelving projects and their were pleny of head slapping moments after I read a solution to a problem I was struggling with on my project. High quality images and diagrams also.

By: Lew

Lew — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:03:01 +0000

I enjoy Fine Homebuilding and the Journal of Light Construction has a pretty good magazine and site [ http://www.jlconline.com ]. Sign up for their RSS feeds.

By: Zathrus

Zathrus — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:16:20 +0000

I’ll have to look into WB as well — saw it a couple weeks ago at B&N and it looked good.

I subscribed to Fine Homebuilding for a couple years but it’s expensive, even at the yearly rate. It’s much more geared toward pros than DIYers though; there’s some great tips in there (some of which I’ve seen in FH much later), but not enough for the price.

I like Family Handyman; it’s very geared toward the DIY/semi-pro. And it’s cheap. Of course, it has marginally more ads than FH to make up for that.

By: Teacher

Teacher — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:46:52 +0000

Family Handyman is the only DIY type magazine I still subscribe to. I used to get TOH but as it changed I found I had no interest in the things in it. Better Homes and Gardens is a good description. Or BH&G for Millionaires.

I’ll have to look into Workbench. Thanks for the heads up.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:43:59 +0000

If you can stand Taunton’s sometimes holier-than-thou preachy attitude their Fine Homebuilding magazine often has good information inside. They also do not seem to be afraid to publish clarifications and corrections when mistakes are made. At $7.99 for the cover price - it is a bit pricey - but buy it at Home Depot or Lowes and its discounted a bit.

By: Benjamen Johnson

Benjamen Johnson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:38:13 +0000

I have to second the WorkBench recommendation. I like it’s mixture of simple projects, decent tool reviews, news, and tips. Having subscribed to many DIY magazines, Workbench is the only one I’m still subscribing to. (I also got my Father-in-Law a subscribtion)

I like Wood Magazine, the reviews and tips are good, but the projects can be a little Grand. I hate that This Old House magazine has become basically Better Homes and Gardens (while Better Homes and Gardens has become basically eye candy) Don’t get me started about Handy, the magazine is actually OK, but I got so much misleading junk mail from them I couldn’t stand it any more.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:26:27 +0000

As a total DIY newbie, Family Handyman is easily my favorite magazine (I’m subscribing to quite a bunch) along with WorkBench. The projects are nice but fairly accessible to newcomers like myself.