77RiceGuy

I am blessed to already have many things on the lists in the polls. What I want is more time and space. Time to organize and use my shop and space to put everything. (Lacking that, I would like some hand-cut rasps and more beautiful planes.)

I have to confess that my FW constitutes most of my exposure to "art furniture" and stretches my (admittedly limited) imagination. The reason I still subscribe to FW when I have let all my other subscriptions lapse is the attention paid to three very different areas: 1) creative woodworking 2) high level techniques (eg Master Class) and 3) informed discussion of technical matters ranging from how to make joints, to which joints are stronger, to how tools compare.

I am not really sure exactly how FW limits anything. You rarely say--"there is only one way to do this and it is . . ."

That said, I appreciate Tom (who does guest lectures in one of my wife's courses) and his wonderful work. Part of an artist's role is to be provocative. I don't think anyone should get their knickers in a knot about his comments.