Has anyone read the article in this month's Pop Wood Magazine about "The Boys in the Guild"?
It describes Woodworker Guild members as "a bunch of wackos" and then goes on to describe several people who they say you can expect to meet at your local Guild meeting.
They start the article with a few positive comments about how Guilds are a great place, but I found the bulk of their article really quite offensive.
I have found the people at my local guild to be friendly, educated, intelligent, hardworking, and very talented. Sure most Guilds are filled with hobbyists. But, who do they think buy all the woodworking magazines? Not to mention the fact that it is also the hobbyist who supports their advertisers, without which there would be no Pop Woodworking.
I know that they will say that it was not meant to offend and that I should understand bla bla bla. I don't care what they claim to have meant. The fact is that it was a slam on hobbyists and I am no longer interested in them or their magazine.