Rob does some amazing things with hand tools.  His site is full of instructional material including books, magazines, and DVD’s to help you improve your hand tool skills.  Take a look at his unique boxes and other things he makes which you can buy along with hand tools he uses to achieve absolute perfection in working with wood.

Dan’s interest in woodworking is primarily in human-powered woodworking.  Read about his shaker cupboard project.  He’s also got a cool shop gallery of projects.  However, most impressive is his woodworking library of over 175 books.  Does he have them all in his library?  Has he read them all!  Why not ask Dan?

Founded in 1947, the International Wood Collectors Society is a non-profit Society devoted to distributing information on collecting wood, correctly identifying and naming wood specimens, and using wood in creative crafts.

People from all countries around the world are invited to join IWCS, enjoy the benefits of membership and discover more about nature’s wonder material — wood!

Raymond, an avid historian,  is writing an online History of Woodworking, with a particular focus on amateur woodworking.  An ongoing project, the history will consist of a decade-by-decade historical narrative comprising 12 chapters, a glossary of wide ranging woodworking terms including their historical origins, appendices that explore topics related to woodworking history, and selected primary sources  including vintage woodworker’s manuals, catalogs of old hand-held  tools and bench top machines, and historical documents.