Rick Potter
12-04-2013, 12:11 PM
Wheee, the money is gonna start rolling in. I got two shop tips accepted by WoodSmith/Shopnotes magazines. I think one is going in each. Not allowed to tell about them till after they are published. Had to send in a drop of virtual blood to seal the deal. No idea how much they will pay, doesn't matter, it's just cool to get accepted.
I had a brainstorm a few years back, and they did a six page article on a drill press cabinet I dreamed up. Coincidently, another mag printed one similar the same month. I know I didn't talk. It must have been one of those 'separate people working on the same thing, at the same time' things. For that one, they gave me a copy of every WoodSmith magazine, back to number one. I didn't even submit the idea, I was in Iowa and stopped to tour WOOD, and August Home/WoodSmith. During the tour, I mentioned an idea I had, and my guide said the mag might be interested. A couple weeks later, they contacted me, and I never even drew it on a napkin.
Rick Potter
I had a brainstorm a few years back, and they did a six page article on a drill press cabinet I dreamed up. Coincidently, another mag printed one similar the same month. I know I didn't talk. It must have been one of those 'separate people working on the same thing, at the same time' things. For that one, they gave me a copy of every WoodSmith magazine, back to number one. I didn't even submit the idea, I was in Iowa and stopped to tour WOOD, and August Home/WoodSmith. During the tour, I mentioned an idea I had, and my guide said the mag might be interested. A couple weeks later, they contacted me, and I never even drew it on a napkin.
Rick Potter