Turning Topics Approaching its Final Issue
More Woodturning Magazine In another sign of the times, More Woodturning Magazine (MWT) is closing up shop. For 25 years, MWT served the woodturning community with news and articles, first as a newsletter, then transitioning to solely an on-line publication.
It was founded in 1996 by Fred Holder, an internationally-renowned woodturner, writer, and instructor. It began as a 12-page Black & White printed monthly newsletter, designed to provide educational material and guidance in woodturning techniques and coverage of the woodturning world. It was written totally by Fred, and over time, it grew in size, as the stable of contributors increased (numbering more than 60)—including many of the field’s top artists and instructors from across America and beyond. Each issue contained original step-by-step project tutorials; articles about woodturning concepts, techniques, and ideas; a Meet the Turner column; in-depth product reviews; new product announcements; event listings; news from the woodturning world; a question/answer column; and some fun items like woodturning quotes, cartoons, and an interactive quiz.
More Woodturning Magazine began as a print publication in 1996 and transitioned to fully digital, on the Internet, in 2014. After 25 years, the publication is ceasing operations in April.
In 2005, Dennis Daudelin, who became very active in the woodturning world after selling his computer company and retiring in 1998, helped Fred bring the publication on-line by creating a full-color electronic version available over the Internet. In 2014, the magazine was converted to a fully electronic edition (pdf format), and when Fred retired a year later, Dennis, who also ran the website Woodturning Online (which closed after 17 years this past January) took over the MWT operation. Dennis, with his wife Lyn, spent the first few months preparing a major overhaul. This included conducting a survey of existing subscribers, discussing magazine approaches with members of the woodturning world, and designing and programming the new delivery and administration systems. Lyn, who has a doctorate in education and experience as a writer, agreed to do the editing, help with the creation of the non-technical content, and keep things on track. Combining those skills with Dennis’s woodturning expertise and computer design experience made for a successful, quality publication.
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Woodworker West
March-April, 2020
