Woodworking Links & Resources

Here is a list of our favorite internet resources for the woodworker and builder. If you have a link that you think should be added, or if you encounter one of our links which fails to work, please e-mail us. Thanks, and happy surfing!

Artists and Craftspersons

• T. Breeze Verdant - Marquetry & Inlay
• Curtis Buchanan - Windsor Chairmaker
• Seth Rolland - Custom Furniture Design
• Chrysalis Woodworks - Sabiha Mujtaba - Original Custom Wood Furniture and Art Pieces
• Red Diamond Mandolins
• Jake Cress - Classic, original and fantasy furniture made with 18th century techniques
• John Alexander - Greenwoodworking, Author of Make a Chair from a Tree
• Hamilton/Roberts Design - Exquisite presentation of upscale wooden boxes produced by husband and wife team Michael Hamilton and Dee Roberts
• Carleton Woodworking: Custom Fine Furniture & Woodturning - Cyber-literate woodworkers would do well to build themselves a website like this one

Museums and Historical Associations

• Colonial Williamsburg - The World's Largest Living History Museum
• Colonial Williamsburg - Continuing Education - Program Information and Online Registration
• Huguenot Historical Society - Three Hundred Years of History
• Tools and Trades History Society
• Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia
• Guildford Tool Museum
• Catalogue of American Patented Antique Tools
• Steppingstone Museum

Wood and Tools

• Miller's Patent Plow Plane - Hand Tool Heaven
• DATAMP - Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents
• Exotic Wood - Displayed, Described and Identified
• Osborne Wood Products - Table Legs, Unfinished Wood Turnings, Kitchen Island Legs, Table Kits, and Custom Turnings
• Hans Brunner Tools - Resource for woodworkers in Australia
• Timber Wolf Tools - Chain mortisers and other machines for timberframers
• Southern Pine Council

Highland Tool Manufacturers

• Crown Hand Tools - Manufacturers of Woodturning, Woodworking and Woodcarving Tools
• Delta Machinery
• E.C. Emmerich - Cabinetmaking Tools
• Rikon Power Tools
• WMH Tool Group

Environmental and Alternative Building

• Friends of the Earth - Good Wood Guide
• Straw Bale Home - Alternative Building Site
• Tropical American Tree Farms - Growing Precious Tropical Hardwoods for You!
• Forest Certification Resource Center - A Global Resource for Learning about Forest Certification
• The Forest Stewardship Council - Responsible Forestry and Green Building
• Global Green USA - US Affiliate of Green Cross International
• International Wood Products Association - Promoting and supporting trade in wood products from well-managed forests
• Co-op America's WoodWise Program - Economic action to end deforestation

Educational Organizations

• McLaughlin Woods - Come into the woods...experience woodworking
• The Northwest Woodworking Studio
• Center for Furniture Craftsmanship - Courses in furnituremaking and design, carving, finishing & marquetry.

Antiques

• Northeast Journal of Antiques and Art
• The Internet Antiques Guide - A Comprehensive Directory of Antiques on the Internet
• Barn Star Productions Antique Shows - Your Destination for Quality Antique Shows

Television Companion Sites

• This Old House - Home improvement inspiration and information
• New Yankee Workshop - Norm Abram's Homepage
• The Woodwright's Shop - Roy Underhill's homepage

Design Organizations

• ADEX Awards - Awards for Interior Architecture and Design Excellence

Boatbuilding

• Jamestown Distributors - Boatbuilding Tools and Supplies

Cyber-Woodworking

• Google Groups - Powerful and useful search engine allowing access to old and new articles published in any Internet Newsgroup (e.g. rec.woodworking), searchable by author, subject, date range, etc.
• Woodweb - Good resource for the professional woodworker

Woodworking for Children

• Crafty Music Teachers - Learn how to build musical instruments instead of purchasing them.
• Baloo's Bugle - U.S. Scouting Service Project Website
• Woodworking for Wildlife - Are you handy at working with wood? You can use your skills to help bring wildlife to your yard.

Guilds and Clubs

• Alabama Woodworkers Guild
• South Florida Woodworking Guild
• American Association of Woodturners
• Southern States Woodturning Symposium
• Georgia Woodturners Association
• Atlanta Woodcarvers Club

Governmental and Charitable Organizations

• Tools for Self Reliance works with local organisations in six African countries. We provide tools and skills training to help artisans and craftworkers. From this experience, we seek to share our understanding of the causes of poverty.
• Habitat for Humanity - Learn how Habitat for Humanity is building homes and hope around the world.
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• The Library of Congress - More than a Library

Newsgroups

• rec.woodworking - A lively grassroots ww forum