Workbench Magazine

Pros: Step by step instructions make woodworking seem easy.

Cons: High cover and subscription price; Only six issues per year

The Bottom Line: This is a good magazine for home improvement but it would be nice if it was printed monthly and cost a little less.

Review: Decorating and improving one’s place of residence can be costly. Besides the price of the materials, the cost of the labor for the contractor or other professional can often be so great that many will postpone making improvements that could greatly ...

Pros: Very wide range of articles,homeowner friendly

Cons: only 6 issues per year

Review: I have subscribed to Workbench magazine for several years now. I really enjoy reading this publication. It seems geared toward homeowners rather than hardcore woodworkers.
The articles in this magazine cover many things useful to the...

Pros: plants the seed of creativity

Cons: requires other means to receive the cutting diagrams

Review: I recently got a little more serious about my woodworking and, as with all my hobbies, I found the need to gather as much information as possible. After searching the web for anything pertaining to woodworking, I was lead to Workbench magazine and...

Pros: plans are nice, content is colorful

Cons: too generalist

The Bottom Line: Workbench is no longer meant for me - but it may be meant for the homeowner who is NOT a woodworking professional.

Review: Workbench almost always used to feature some guy working hard at a tool of some sort. You could imagine the sawdust flying around, the whir of a motor, and the way debris was sticking to his flannel shirt. The last issue I received had a glossy...