Their mission is to create a forum for the understanding, education, and appreciation of American period furniture. They offer a variety of activities and materials to American period furniture professionals and hobbyists including a mid-year conference, regional chapter meetings, and an annual journal, American Period Furniture. Membership in SAPFM, a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit 501(c)(3), is offered to all with an interest in period furniture. Conservators, collectors, students, professionals, serious hobbyists and amateurs will all find something of value here.

Gold Country Woodworks provides a great selection of woodworking plans.  They design and offer only the most popular wood  working plans on the internet.  From award winning Adirondack chairs to indoor furniture, they have it all.  Hundreds of full scale wood working plans.  The reasons why there customers think that they have the best woodworking plans, is because of there simple to follow step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, material list, and full size templates. Just trace the patterns onto your wood and cut!

So many projects…..so little time!  A great site for those interested in woodworking hand tools and projects made with them.  Read about “Working on the Roubo Leg” as well as many other interesting woodworking posts.

A fun site!

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?

One of the finest antique tool sites on the Internet….the web site is dedicated to the use, preservation, and extension of antique tool knowledge. Here you will find many articles of interest if you like collecting antique tools. On this site, antique tools include any old tool that didn’t require electricity and has some collectible tool value. Many of these old tools also are superior tools for use, due to a higher grade of materials used in days past and better construction techniques. On this site you will find articles about antique tools and treadle powered or foot powered machines, type studies, lists of tools for sale, and information on a tool collector’s database and mailing list. Use the gold links at the left to navigate the site.