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renewal is a joke (post #161852)

islandman on Sat, 02/12/2011 - 12:47

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i know this forum is getting to be a joke, but i still like the magazine. i just tried to renew my subscription, but it doesn't seem to give me a way to get around automatic renewal. i like the magazine, but i'm not going to have to go thru hoops to get out of automatic renewal so hello woodsmith. so long everybody.

Have you tried a phone call (post #161852, reply #1 of 8)

by oldusty in reply to islandman [original] on Sat, 02/12/2011 - 16:38

Have you tried a phone call to customer service yet ?

Whatever you do, please do (post #161852, reply #2 of 8)

by 9619 in reply to islandman [original] on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 18:23

Whatever you do, please do not mention the name of God in that conversation. I just read Gina's message banning religious discussions. Good luck with your subscription.

May the Force be with you.

Mel

Measure your output in smiles per board foot.

Mel, I have just spent a (post #161852, reply #3 of 8)

by mufti in reply to 9619 [original] on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:42

Mel, I have just spent a week changing over from my old PC and XP(32bit) to W7(64bit) so even this forum is a breeze!

Richard, It is good to hear (post #161852, reply #4 of 8)

by 9619 in reply to islandman [original] on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 16:48

Richard,

It is good to hear from you. I haven't been on any forums very much. I have been doing woodwork. THat takes time away from writing to forums.

I have been building an acoustic guitar. There is a local luthier who gives a course once a year. Two nights a week, three hours a night for a little over two months. We end up with something that looks like a Martin Dreadnaught. Interestingly enough, the instructor, who has made over 300 guitars, says that our guitars will actually sound better than a Martin that you could buy because we will "tap tune" our instruments, that is, we will test the instrument and then remove wood from the braces based on what we hear. He said that Martin skips this step because it is time consuming, and thus expensive.

While making a guitar is "woodworking" since one is working with wood and glue, it is much different than making tables, chairs , chests and bookcases. I am enjoying it immensely.

Another change - I have never gotten into period furniture, but I met guy a month ago who just finished making a set of six Queen Anne side chairs. He is a hobbyist. I asked him how he got into that. He said that he had taken a course with a guy named Ben Hobbs. They made a QA side chair, and when he went home, he just made another five of them. It turns out he really learned something at that course. It turns out that Ben Hobbs just won the Cartouche Award from the SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers). I was impressed so I contacted Ben, and am now set up to spend a week with him in September. MAYBE I WILL GIVE RAY PINE A RUN FOR HIS MONEY! Probably not. Ha ha. Only one week of training just ain't gonna do that.

Well, now you know what is going on in my world. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Mel

Measure your output in smiles per board foot.

9619, Who are you, and what (post #161852, reply #5 of 8)

by joinerswork in reply to 9619 [original] on Sun, 02/27/2011 - 09:27

9619,

Who are you, and what have you done with Mel??

The Mel I used to know made fun of those who took woodworking classes instead of figuring things out for themselves. Now you are taking two?

Somethin fishy going on here...

Ray

I was asking myself the same (post #161852, reply #6 of 8)

by DanCC in reply to joinerswork [original] on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 00:56

I was asking myself the same thing. Tha can not be Mel -- someone has his account. Not a trace of the old curmudgeon we all know.

DanC

remember, Mel was in the (post #161852, reply #8 of 8)

by noviceneil in reply to DanCC [original] on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 08:46

remember, Mel was in the aerospace industry before becoming a full time woodworking curmudgeon. Very likely he's been taken over by an alien lifeforce of a benign nature.

Mel, sometimes a one week course with an excellent teacher and lot's of practice can propel you to the next level (planet)

Neil

Renewal (post #161852, reply #7 of 8)

epirnik in reply to islandman [original] on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 07:56

Hello islandman,

I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. Just came across your post and have reported the issue to customer service. Someone may be contacting you via email shortly.

Best,

Ed Pirnik
Senior Web Producer
Fine Woodworking