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.

As the knowledge of carpentry, cabinetmaking, joinery, and other various forms of woodworking grows amongst the current generation of practitioners we hear more and more about specific tools that were once made, were once common, and now are referred to only in the misty eyes of craftsman. We read that if we had this particular thing or that particular thing our work would be so much better. Many of these desirable tools have been reproduced in questionable quality or have been snapped up by collectors so that the only affordable samples are not very good. The purpose of this site is to provide what any good museum should provide: A knowledge-base of museum quality tools and a description of tools and techniques that once existed but are now gone. A museum should not be a fossilized, nostalgic look back to the past, so we hope to show how older tools can help you to be a better woodworker.

A great resource for making traditionally handcrafted Windsor Chairs.  As GCS puts it, “I’ve read this website from start to finish, it should be a book! Someone has spent a great deal of time for this to be so organized and complete. I use the internet all the time and it is rare to find so much detail in one spot. Thanks to you, whoever you are!” You can view chairmaking slideshows as well as find a chairmaker, find an instructor, or browse through chairmaking tips.

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.

Art and Jason have been building custom items for over 20 years.  Take a look at their custom handcrafted items which you can buy from them or simply get some good ideas.  They have a good selection of woods and stains.

Bink and his wife, Patty live in a small rural cape in Massachusetts.  Their house was a handy man special when they bought it and they have remodeled the entire house.  His site is a good resource for woodworking plans.  He has pictures of some cool projects.  Beside all the woodworking stuff you will find, you’ll see that he looks pretty cool of his 2004 Kawaski 1600 Classic.

Everybody needs a good workbench.  This site is a good resource to buy one or at least see what a good workbench looks like.  There are pics of a kids workbench, the “Little John” and “Big John” and even the “Common Man”s bench.