Woodworking Resources

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• Anthony's Woodworking - Anthony Strain's web site.

• Chad Husting’s web site of wood working projects.

• Clermont Woodworking and Design - Custom design & teaching.  Keith Neer's web site.

• Filak Creations - Local Cincinnati teenager demonstrates great talent in creating projects from wood.

• Final Furniture - Bruce Mosher's web site

• Rick Hartigan's web site of woodworking projects.

• String Hospital - Professional luthier: stringed instrument builder and repairman. Neil Harrell's web site

• Guardsman FurniturePro Cincinnati East - Keith Mealy's web site

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Other Woodworking Guilds/Clubs/Organizations

• Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers (AAFW)
• Cincinnati Carvers Guild
• Diablo Woodworkers

• Des Moines Woodworker's Association web site

• DuPage Woodworkers 

• Fine Woodworking Clubs

• Greenville Woodworkers Guild
• Minnesota Woodworkers Guild
• Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild
• Society of American Period Furniture Makers
• South Florida Woodworking Guild
• San Diego Fine Woodworkers' Association
• St. Louis Woodworkers' Guild
• Western Ohio Woodworking Club
• Woodworkers Guild of Georgia

Classes, College, Learning

• American Sycamore Woodworking School - Cloverdale, Indiana
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN.
• Conover Workshops  - Parkman, Ohio
• Kelly Mehler School of Woodworking - Berea Kentucky
• Lonnie Bird's School of Fine Woodworking  - Dandridge, TN.
• Marc Adams School of Woodworking  - Franklin, Indiana
• Shopsmith's National Woodworking Academy  - Dayton, Ohio

Wood, Paints, Stains, Finishing Info, etc

• Arizona Silhouette - Offers turned wood pieces, crushed stone, and stabilized pen blanks
• Cincinnati Color Company - Local professional dealer for paints and wood finishing supplies.  Carries Valspar, Mohawk, Zinsser and private label brands.
• C.R. Muterspaw Lumber Co.  Ohio's Affordable Source for Hardwood Lumber, Xenia, Oh.

• Dynasty Exploration Hardwood & Veneer - Premium grade veneer. 

• Finishing Frame - Interesting perspective on finishing

• Frank Miller Lumber Company  - Union City, IN. Specializing in Quarter and Rift sawn hardwoods

• Furniture Finishing Wizard   - Lots of good finishing information, including glazes.

• General Finishes - Manufacturers of water- and oil-based wood finishes
• Harvesting Urban Timber - How unwanted urban trees can be harvested and used by woodworkers to make furniture, instead of ending up in a landfill.  Book by local Cincinnati author, Sam Sherrill.
• Homestead Finishing Products  - Jeff Jewitt's site : supplies, equipment, articles, Q&A Forum

• Hyde Park Lumber Company - Located on RedBank Rd in Fairfax.  Moldings in wood and resin; Custom made cabinet doors; Mantles; Wood-Kote Jel'd Stains

• Lankford's  Mesquite - Source of Mesquite Lumber
• Maple Leaf Hardwoods - The BEST Curly Maple, Cherry, Oak. Will ship.
• Minwax
• Rare Exotic Woods
• Real Milk Paint - Quality milk paint
• Tropical Exotic Hardwoods of Latin America 

Antiques and Other Tools

• AngleMag - Joinery equipment
• Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, Inc. Official Website
• Museum of Wood Working Tools
• Mid-West Tool Collectors Association
• Old Woodworking Machines
• Patrick's Blood &Gore Info on Stanley Planes
• The Electronic Neanderthal Woodworker
• The Superior Works
• ToolSwap USA - Old Tool swap meets, Dealers, Collectors and more

New, Power Tools, etc.

• All Pro Tools
• amazon.com/woodworking/
• APToolParts - Industrial router bits
• Bosch Tools - Hand held power tools
• Carter Products - Band saw guide bearing kits and commercial woodworking systems
• Delta - Large stationary woodworking tool manufacturer
• Dewalt Power Tools - High performance industrial tools
• Grizzly Imports - Taiwanese-made stationary wood and metal working tool importer
• HVLP and production spray equipment
• JET Equipment & Tool - Large Taiwanese-made stationary wood and metal working tool importer
• Laguna Tools - Importer of fine European woodworking equipment
• Mastergage - Measuring gauge for wood and metal working
• Nichols Lathe - Custom made wood lathe manufacturer
• Porter-Cable Corporation - Hand held power tools
• Powermatic - Large stationary wood and metal working tool manufacturer
• Shopsmith Inc.  - Space-saving 5-Tools-In-One, Dayton, Ohio
• Stanley Works - Largest manufacturer of woodworking hand tools
• Teknatool - Nova - Wood lathe and tool maker in New Zealand

Woodworking Equipment, Accessories, Hardware and Miscellaneous Suppliers

• Abacus - Parts for swivel chairs (office)
• Abrasive Sanding And Polishing - Local Cincinnati supplier of sanding and polishing materials and tools
• Accuride Inc. - Drawer slide hardware
• Ball and Ball Antique Hardware Reproductions
• Central Online Sales - Quality, affordable power tools, woodworking tools
• Country Workshops
• Craft Supplies USA - Woodturning tool, lathe, and projects supplier
• Edward B. Mueller Co. Inc.
• Exaktor Precision Woodworking Tools
• Guardsman Professional Repair Products
• Harbor Freight Tools - Mail-order and local stores for low-cost machinery and tools
• Hartville Tool - Wide range of quality woodworking tools and supplies. Discount to CWC members who are enrolled in program.
• Highland Woodworking - Fine Tools & Education; wide range of supplies
• Home of the Dubby Cutoff fixture
• Infinity Cutting Tools 
• International Tool Corporation - Mail-order woodworking machinery and tools
• McFeely's Fasteners - Mail-order square-drive wood screws
• Midwest Dowell - Local supplier wood specialty items in Harrison, Ohio
• Musical Movements - Music boxes
• Nail Gun Depot - Located in Cincinnati, offers a comprehensive selection of nailers, staplers, and fasteners for woodworking.
• Paxton Hardware - Furniture fittings, classic pulls, handles, knobs, hinges, locks, casters etc.
• Penn State Industries - Mail-order woodworking machinery and tools
• Redtop Screws & Stuff   - Hamilton, Ohio
• Rockler Woodworking Superstore - Cincinnati Store
• Rockler Woodworking Online  - Large woodworking chain and mail-order company
• Router Bits on the Web - Just like the name says
• Suffolk Machinery Corp. - Mail-order woodworking machinery
• Sunshine Foam Co. - Local distributor for upholstery supplies and equipment.  Everything except fabrics.  Will custom cut foam for cushions to your dimensions.

• The Bolt Depot  - Everything you want to know about fasteners; the place for hard-to-find fasteners.  Use this special link to place your order and The Cincinnati Woodworking Club will receive a 10% credit for door prizes or other special Club purposes.

• The Cutting Edge Woodworker's Supply
• Tool Crib of the North - Large Mail-order machinery and tools for woodworking and construction
• Toolmarts - Mail-order and local stores for machinery and tools
• TS Tool Company - Manufacturer of the VersaClamp™
• Wood Corbels - Unfinished wood corbels for your next project.
• Woodcraft Supply Corp. - Large woodworking chain and mail-order company
• Woodcraft  - Cincinnati Store
• Woodworker's Supply  - Big selection of woodworking tools
• Woodworking Catalog - Publisher of Woodworking Times
• Workshop Supply  - Helping Woodworkers Create
• W. W. Grainger - Huge suppliers of general purpose industrial goods with large electric motor selection

Publishers, Forums, Organizations, Tips and Information

• American Association of Woodturners
• Augusthome (ShopNotes and Woodsmith)
• Better Woodworking
• BT3000/3100 Table Saw User Group
• Carving Magazine
• Creative Woodworks & Crafts Magazine Online

• Chris Pye's wood carving web site.  Free monthly e-newsletter.

• Do It Yourself Network

• Forest Products Lab.  Free download of their Wood Handbook.  Probably more than
  you ever needed to know about wood.

• Hardwood Information Center 

• Hardwood Species 

• Home Envy - Mag Ruffman "Tool Girl" A witty look at lots of "How to" projects oriented to 
        beginners & children

• Joe Woodworker  - The official website of the non-professional woodworker™

• Lightning Publications
• Michael Dresdner's Finishing Archives. - Finishing advice you can trust.
• Oak Factory - Excellent on-line woodworking forums
• Popular Woodworking Magazine

• ShopNotes and WoodSmith Magazine - Excellent woodworking forum 

• The Taunton Press Home Page

• The Wood Workers Auction
• The Woodworkers Edge - Glen Huey's Site
• This old Workshop
• This To That Glue Advice
• WOOD Magazine - Excellent woodworking forum
• Wood Central - A variety of Articles, reviews and forums on almost any aspect of woodworking
• Woodshop News
• Woodworkers Central
• Woodworkers Library
• Woodworking Machinery Classifieds
• Woodworking Tips  - A treasure-trove of woodworking tips.
• Woodworker's Webring - Best source to locate woodworkers and woodworking sites.

Finished Wood Products, Plans etc.

• American Furniture Design Co
• Aschi's Workshop - Wooden models
• Free Plans
• Greater Yellowstone Furniture and Designs - Unique Custom Made Log and Barn wood Furniture
• Instant Plans - Variety of woodworking plans available for instant download
• Just Sheds
• Lake Superior Designs - Custom Woodworking Plans for Furniture
• Plan Finder
• Scroll Saw and Fretwork Patterns  Low Cost and Free downloadable Scroll Saw Patterns.
• Scroll Saw information and plans
• Vintage Games Woodworking Plans - Woodworking plans for board games and other projects for home workshops
• http://www.woodbender.com/ - Plans & Information by the author of The Workbench Book
• Woodcraft Plans from Woodcraftplans.com  - Over 6,000 woodworking plans
• Woodworkers Workshop   -- Free plans
• Woodworking plans from Furnitureplans.com - Beds, tables, games, gazebos, outdoor furniture projects, mission projects, shaker styles & many more

Shows, Exhibitions & Events

• Woodworkers Showcase

Safety

• Easy Ergonomics: A Guide to Selecting Non-Powered Hand Tools

• Woodworking shop Safety

• A Good Turn - Custom wood turning, John Albacten.
• Boggs Tool & File Sharpening Co. - Boggs tool and file sharpening. Yes, files and rasps can be resharpened.
• Guardsman FurniturePro Cincinnati East  - click here for furniture and cabinetry care FAQs
• Schulhoff Tool Rental - Local tool rental and sales. Service parts for Bosch woodworking tools.
• StringHospital  - Dedicated to the Repair and Restoration of Stringed Musical Instruments

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