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I know SWWC publishes an article index. But I wanted something more readily available to organize my magazines. So, I undertook to catalog the issues I have at hand.
I used a spreadsheet program because of the way I can filter the catalog. All I had to do was decide how to categorize the many articles and projects. I was also curious as to how many articles and projects I have at my disposal. I'm sharing this at the end of my post.
I plan on eventually posting the spreadsheet on my website as a freebee. I'll likely post a PDF version also but it, of course, will not be quite as usefull. A free spreadsheet viewer is available from Microsoft. I'll make that link available when I post the spreadsheet.
Once I got all the titles entered, being an engineer by trade, I couldn't stop there. I assigned a distinct project Design Type and a Technique. You'll see these at the end of my post. Just how many box projects were there? Or puzzles? I had to find out!!
Caveate: The cataloging is sometimes subjective. Some projects can be completed as fretwork or segmentation or intarsia. I had to choose one. Whether I assigned a project to fretwork or scrolling depends upon where the majority of the work lay. If an author takes exception to the assignment, let me know and I'll make a correction.
I began subscribing with the Fall 2006 issue. I'm missing Summer 2007 but I'll find it eventually.
Results (the n/a style is articles like personal profiles, techniques, etc.):
Design Type
Article 52
Basket 3
Boxes 21
Clock 22
Crosses 8
Decorations 20
Fantasy 2
Floral 8
Frames 15
Functional 56
Jewelry 7
Holiday 14
Military 1
Misc 28
Ornaments 26
Portraits 16
Puzzle 43
Scenes 12
Tools 1
Toys/Games 23
Wildlife 51
Style
Carving 3
Compound 9
Fretwork 180
Inlay 11
Intarsia 52
Scolling 102
n/a 52
Segmentation 19
WordArt 1
Total 429
I used a spreadsheet program because of the way I can filter the catalog. All I had to do was decide how to categorize the many articles and projects. I was also curious as to how many articles and projects I have at my disposal. I'm sharing this at the end of my post.
I plan on eventually posting the spreadsheet on my website as a freebee. I'll likely post a PDF version also but it, of course, will not be quite as usefull. A free spreadsheet viewer is available from Microsoft. I'll make that link available when I post the spreadsheet.
Once I got all the titles entered, being an engineer by trade, I couldn't stop there. I assigned a distinct project Design Type and a Technique. You'll see these at the end of my post. Just how many box projects were there? Or puzzles? I had to find out!!
Caveate: The cataloging is sometimes subjective. Some projects can be completed as fretwork or segmentation or intarsia. I had to choose one. Whether I assigned a project to fretwork or scrolling depends upon where the majority of the work lay. If an author takes exception to the assignment, let me know and I'll make a correction.
I began subscribing with the Fall 2006 issue. I'm missing Summer 2007 but I'll find it eventually.
Results (the n/a style is articles like personal profiles, techniques, etc.):
Design Type
Article 52
Basket 3
Boxes 21
Clock 22
Crosses 8
Decorations 20
Fantasy 2
Floral 8
Frames 15
Functional 56
Jewelry 7
Holiday 14
Military 1
Misc 28
Ornaments 26
Portraits 16
Puzzle 43
Scenes 12
Tools 1
Toys/Games 23
Wildlife 51
Style
Carving 3
Compound 9
Fretwork 180
Inlay 11
Intarsia 52
Scolling 102
n/a 52
Segmentation 19
WordArt 1
Total 429
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