Woodworkers' Guild of America

Jetset · 27 Nov 2023

This organisation is currently offering one year's membership for $1.29 via an ad on Facebook.
But...who are they and is it worth it? (The second year reverts to $72.)

robgul · 27 Nov 2023

Avoid - you'll get endless emails (more than 1 a day!) to try and get you to spend money. The "content value" is less than minimal IMHO

TheUnicorn · 27 Nov 2023

Jetset · 27 Nov 2023

robgul said:
Avoid - you'll get endless emails (more than 1 a day!) to try and get you to spend money. The "content value" is less than minimal IMHO

Thanks Rob. So basically, it's not even worth $1.29, in your view?

There's probably more value right here, isn't there – and from real world people, too.

robgul · 27 Nov 2023

. . . and don't be taken in by the Ted's Woodworking scam either! [TedsWoodworking© The World's Largest Database of 16,000 Woodworking Plans and Projects] - another bait and switch type site.

There ARE some sites with excellent plans, and available for free or very little cost - you just need to spot them

TheUnicorn · 27 Nov 2023

I signed up for some free plans, annoyingly can't remember the site name, plans were ok, but the next day and on and off ever since I've had scam emails, pretty much never had them before. worth googling the site and 'scam' or 'safe' before going ahead with anything

ColinDeVelen · 29 Nov 2023

I find the Popular Woodworking site quite good. If you accept their mail shots then you occasionally get free plan offers. (I got 5 over the course of Covid). They also offer a digital only membership that I will try over the Christmas break (gives me enough time to scour the site for all the content I want, download it, and then cancel the subscription). That works for other sites as well, but some have a lot more content than others, so leave enough time for lots of searching.