Wodworking Reference sites


 
 
*** The Old Woodworking Machinery Website ***
Everything you wanted to know about buying, restoring and using vintage woodworking machinery
http://www.oldwwmachines.com/
*** The full FAQ (frequently asked questions) for this newsgroup ***
http://www.robson.org/woodfaq/
*** Dust Collection FAQ ***
everything you wanted to know about dust collection
http://home.attbi.com/~dstig1/dustfaq_1.html
Canadian lumber suppliers
http://members.rogers.com/wsguthrie/suppliers.htm
Steambending FAQ
http://www.wcha.org/tidbits/steamfaq.html
*Free* Plans
http://absolutelyfreeplans.com
*Loads of Free Plans and Links*
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr/flip/www/plans.html
WoodShop Demos
lots of ww'ing demos and info
http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm
Woodworker's Central
where you can find reviews of equipment, FREE plans and much much more
http://www.woodworking.org/
WoodBin Plan Finder
http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/planfinder.htm
Internet Woodworking.com W5
Free plans, much reference material
http://www.internetwoodworking.com/
Plans Now
pay ww'ing plans
http://www.plansnow.com/index.html
Free Woodworking Plans
http://www.freeplans.com/
More Free Woodworking Plans
http://plans.the3house.com/
Woodweb
lots of ww'ing industry info
http://www.woodweb.com/
Woodworking.com
http://www.woodworking.com/
The Oak Factory
general ww'ing info
http://theoak.com/
Portal: The Woodworking Industry Internet Directory
http://www.iswonline.com/index.shtml
Old Tools Mailing List FAQ
info for collectors and users of old hand tools
http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/OTFAQ.htm
The Electronic Neanderthal
traditional ww'ing info
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~alf/en/frontpage.html
Patrick's Blood and Gore
Everything you ever wanted to know about Stanley hand plans, and much more
http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0.htm
Scary Sharp
find out what all the fuss is about, how to sharpen tools with sandpaper
http://www.shavings.net/SCARY.HTM#original
Health Hazards of Wood
http://www.ubeaut.com.au/badwood.htm
Bernie Hunt's Porter-Cable 557 plate joiner FAQ's
http://www.huntfamily.com/pc557.cfm
 
 
 

Woodworking Magazines


 
 
Fine Woodworking
http://www.taunton.com/fw/
Popular Woodworking
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/
Wood Magazine
http://www.woodmagazine.com
Woodworkers Journal
http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/
Canadian Woodworking magazine
http://www.canadianwoodworking.com/
Shop Notes Magazine
http://www.shopnotes.com/
Woodsmith Magazine
http://www.woodsmith.com/
Workbench Magazine
http://www.workbenchmagazine.com/
 
 
 

Links to online retailers

 
 
Lee Valley
Great tools
http://www.leevalley.com/home/main.asp
Grizzly
http://www.grizzly.com
Rockler
http://www.rockler.com
Woodcraft
http://shop.woodcraft.com
Garrett Wade
http://www.garrettwade.com
Amazon, Tool Crib of the North
http://www.amazon.com/
Jeff Jewit's Homestead Finishing
great finishing advice and finishing products
http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/
Paddy O'deens (Patrick Olguin) Shellac.net
best Shellac on the net
http://www.shellac.net/index.html
Woodfinishes online
http://woodfinishingsupplies.com/
 
 
 

Woodworking Equipment Manufacturers

 
 
General and General International
http://www.general.ca/
Delta
http://www.deltawoodworking.com
Jet USA
http://www.jettools.com/
Jet Canada
http://www.jetequipment.com/
Trademaster Canada
http://www.trademasterltd.com
Toolex International
http://www.toolex.ca
Performax Sanders
http://www.performaxproducts.com/
Powermatic
http://www.powermatic.com/
Wilke Machinery Company (Bridgewood)
http://www.wilkemachinery.com
Dewalt
http://www.dewalt.com/us/core/
Porter Cable
http://www.porter-cable.com/
Hitachi Power Tools
http://www.hitachi.com/Apps/hitachicom/content.jsp?page=index.html&path=jsp/hitachi/consumerproducts/PowerTools/
Makita
http://www.makita.com/
Bosch
http://www.boschtools.com/
Milwaukee
http://www.mil-electric-tool.com/
Northfield Foundry & Machine Co.
Serious Big Iron, in the old iron tradition
http://www.northfieldwoodworking.com
Forrest Saw Blades (makers of the famous WWII blade)
http://www.forrestsawblades.com/
Lie-Nielsen (top of the line hand planes)
http://www.lie-nielsen.com/
Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes
traditional wooden hand planes
http://www.knight-toolworks.com/
Leigh Dovetail Jig
best DT jig on the market
http://www.leighjigs.com
The National Router Academy
http://www.nationalrouteracademy.com/
Carter
the famous bandsaw guide company
http://www.carterproducts.com/
 
 
 

TV Woodworking Programs

 
 
New Yankee Workshop
http://www.newyankee.com/
The Woodwright's Shop with Roy Underhill
http://www.ibiblio.org/uncpress/woodwright/
The American Woodshop with Scott Phillips
http://www.americanwoodshop.org/resources/
In the Workshop with John Silloats (Canadian)
http://www.intheworkshop.com/
The Router Workshop
http://www.routerworkshop.com/
 
 
 

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