I came across a reference to a new all hand tool woodworking magazine. I just got the first two issues.
Unfortunately, pretty underwhelming for me. I wasn't enamored with the writing style of the main editor for one.
I also found myself wondering why some of the articles were even in there. (Like one of the multi-page ones about some off-grid shack he bought in France... featuring some kind of water heater made from a junk metal cabinet or something). Many of the articles were 1 pagers.
There was one article by the Bad Axe saw guy (Mark Harrell) on retensioning saw plates on folded spine back saws. Good article. That one is a keeper.
In contrast there is an article by a man who seems to be writing that he has never used a splay legged saw bench, but that the straight legged one he shows how to build is superior because he's reasoned his way to that conclusion. I'm not saying he's wrong... (I lack enough personal experience on my splayed leg horses), but it just seems like a weird way to write an article... (So, I've never actually used one of these... but I designed a better one). Another article about a (homeless?) guy who carves spoons and sells them on the street. (No carving instruction here, just a tale about how he quit his corporate job and makes spoons for enough money to eat and why that is some amazing lifestyle choice... which it may be for him... just don't see how it is woodworking magazine material).
Photos are a bit small on many of the articles, and kind of washed out (See cover photo of Issue #1).
Anyway, anyone else read it? Like it? Am I being too harsh?