Here you'll find an abundance of links to other woodworking resources on the Web.
We check our links regularly, however if you find a "dead link", please email Alyson who will remove it
Schools, Classes, Clubs/Guilds
Bonsai Resources
Woodworking Resources
Artworks/Toys/Furniture for Sale
Custom traditional hand-carving One of a kind traditional hand carving, architectural elements and custom unique designs.
Australian Workshop Creations Wooden candle holder, Tealight/Incense holders, Corporate gifts, hand made wooden business card holder, home/office giftware, custom made to order. Australian timber species. Handcrafted wood & metal.
Art Gallery Worldwide A lot of artwork in different style and media. Website offers a wide variety of features and services, that enables customers to buy and sell their art.
Flying Rocking Horses by Clare Nicholson http://www.flyinghighrockinghorses.com. Beautifully
crafted and now represented by 'Naturally Australian' at Circular Quay, The Rocks, Sydney and for sale from my web site
Furniture and Home Furnishings
Description: Shop for furniture, home furnishings and decor for your bedroom, living room, dining room and kitchen.
http://www.decorsouth.com
Toy Plans We have Wood Toy Plans for Trains - Construction Equipment - Farm
Equipment - and SemiTractor Trailers.
Jarrah Designs by John Bauer Jarrah Designs by John Bauer is a one man operation specializing in the production of quality pieces of furniture using Jarrah and Wandoo timber from the Southwest of Western Australia.
Wooden Toys from in2play.co.uk in2play are an online store offering a range of traditional and wooden toys for children including, baby, construction toys, educational toys, toys that aid creatvitiy and wooden train sets.
The Little Woodshop - Offers traditional wooden toys at affordable prices. Order online (secure) UK.
Kerry Vesper creates sculpture, furniture and sculptural bowls in his Scottsdale, Arizona studio. He exhibits and sells his work at major art shows, furniture exhibitions and galleries.
A Miniature Sculpture Of Rare And Other Wood - High quality of a rare and other wood and a excellent professional experience of artist DDE(ft) allows to create unique artworks of wood. Uniqueness of every work is guaranteed.
www.fijiwoodcraft.com - selling artistic hand-turned wood bowls and vases from there Fiji Islands workshop.
PubSignShop.com - features our most unique wood signs for home, office, and fun! Many of our signs can be personalized and make great gifts for friends, family or even yourself! All of our signs are made of REAL wood including cedar, poplar, pine and other top quality varieties.
Tulip Toys - The place to buy wooden toys on the net! - Tulip toys is based in the UK and offers a range of educational and traditional wooden toys; including a doll house, wooden train sets, rocking horse, brio compatible sets and much more...
Rocking Horse & Art Design Holland - Designers, appraisers, makers and restorers of exclusive rocking horses and carousel horses. Unique collectibles and gifts. Online-shop.
Zenith-Design (USA) - Beautiful custom designed sculpural furniture by Andrew Glantz
Signs of Wood Co (USA) - Welcome to our Sign Shop on the web. Signs of Wood is your place for unique personal gifts. Our signs are made to last, to be passed down from generation to generation. We are committed to producing a truly quality product at an affordable price that is 100% made in the U.S.A.
Reflections in Wood - Specializing in finely crafted and detailed wooden display models of trucks and heavy equipment used in the logging and construction industries.
Exclusive Woodcarving & Design by Simanis - Exclusive woodcarving and design by Vold Simanis, Victoria, BC, Canada
Australian Wood Art - A must see site featuring unique handcrafted masterpieces. We proudly present our stunning native timbers in a collection of finely crafted furniture and beautiful creations. "If you can think of it, we can make it."
Furniture Brains. Comprehensive information about furniture shopping and furniture buying to help you avoid common and costly mistakes.
Schools, Classes, Clubs/Guilds
Michel Borton (Australian Fine Furniture Design) Held in the Byron Bay/Gold Coast region, Michael provides wood carving and woodworking classes for both the beginner or serious hobbyist wanting to uncover or hone their skills.
Kelly Mehler's School of Woodworking. Kelly Mehler's Woodworking School is designed to give skilled and hobbyist woodworkers the focused attention and encouragement needed to build their skills, comfort level and repertoire of woodworking techniques.
The Illawarra Woodworking Group Inc. - A group of woodworkers located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales(for those of you who are not sure where or what the Illawarra is, it is the region about 80km South of Sydney, Australia
The Sydney Woodturners Guild - Founded in 1983 by students, teachers and ex-students of the woodturning course at Sydney Technical College, the aim of the Guild is to bring together people who are interested in learning from and assisting others in the craft of hand woodturning. Their site contains details of Guild region events including pictures of members work and regional newsletters. Also on the site are articles and how-to's of interest to woodturners.
Woodlink (Victorian Woodworkers Association) (Aust) - Contains great information on Australian woodworking
Arizona Wood turners Association
Dayton Carvers' Guild (Ohio) - If you are interested in woodcarving, or even think you would be interested in woodcarving, make plans to attend a meeting and enjoy an evening of fun, and fellowship. We normally have a guest speaker, along with show and tell, with refreshments to follow the meeting.
Idaho Woodcarvers Guild
Last Frontier Woodcarvers Club - (Alaska) - Established in April 95 to promote woodcarving, fellowship among enthusiasts. Provide education, safety, and fun.
River Valley Woodcarvers Club, (Kentucky) - A new club in the River Valley, of Ohio and Kentucky in the greater Cincinnati area. The club meets on the first Thursday of the month (short business meeting and then carving) and the third Thursday of the month (a night of carving, and helping each other) from 7.30-9.30pm.
Women with Knives, Durham, North Carolina - Classes, carvinges, demonstrations and fellowship
Association of Woodturners of Great Britain - the AWGB is an international non-profit making organisation dedicated to the advancement and promotion of woodturning.
Bonsai Clubs
Shady Side Bonsai. Shady Side Bonsai, US distributor for Erin Pottery, Supplying annealed copper training wire, Soil ingredients and custom bonsai soil mixes, Tools, Yamadori, Stands
www.california-bonsai-society.org
Woodworking resources
Tools Index A Valuable Tool Information Resource and Directory.
www.wnwoodworks.com - We are opening a woodworking school in Southern Calfornia. We have instructors scheduled like David Marks, Yeung Chan and Paul Schurch.
Description: The premier place to find out everything you need to know about storage sheds - including metal, steel, vinyl and many other types of sheds, shed plans, kits, a buying guide and much more.
URL: http://www.storage-shed.net
Marc Adams school of Woodworking
Allwoodwork - An online community covering all topics of woodworking, home improvement and gardening. There are articles, reviews, chat rooms, forums, contest and hundred of links to free plans.
The Woodbox.com - Intarsia patterns,scrollsaw plans,exotic & canadian craft wood, with detailed online instruction sheets, for many woodworking projects and woodworking tools.
Arizona Specialty Woodcrafts - Quality unfinished woodcrafts and woodworking projects that you decorate and finish. If you are looking for something "custom-made", that is our specialty! We also offer a wide variety of woodworking tools, plans, books, hardware and supplies.
Workbench World - Australia's specialist workbench maker. The site has over 80 photos with more to come. Of particular interest to wood carvers is the Ezi Ozi - a small bench which comes in a knock-down kit form and is easily adjusted to a different height, angle and floor position which allows one to get the lighting and carving angle just right. It is found within the Custom Made section of the site.
Fordaq.com - Fordaq is the leading european timber network. Fordaq brings together all the professional actors of the wood industry.
Woodworkers Website Association - A great site put together and managed by woodworkers for woodworkers in order to provide free woodworking information which is also free from advertising.
The Huon Piner - Forestry Tasmania accredited huon pine contractor/supplier retrieving precious huon pine from Tasmania's South-West wilerderness.
Mockmickey Arts - A lovely site featuring fine furniture and woodart created by a Queensland (Australia) artist.
The Rockinghorse Shop - Welcome to The Rocking Horse Shop web site. Our remarkable company is situated in the village of Fangfoss near York, England. Anthony Dew and company have been designing and making beautiful carved rocking horses for over twenty years.
Blue Ox Millworks, Historic Park and School - A working Victorian "job" shop and trade school, open to the public to tour. Using turn of the century tools and traditions.
Buyers Index - The best search engine for web and catalog shopping
Hardware World - Hardware World is the internet's largest assortment of Hardware and Home Improvement sites, including manufacturers, retailers, and much more. One of the "10 Top Hardware Industry Sites.
MendocinoWoodworking.com is a consortium of furniture makers,cabinetmakers, builders, designers, and purveyors of Fine Woodworking in the Mendocino Region.
The Woodworking Catalog. - On-line magazine the Woodworking Times, Discussion Forums, woodworking buy and sell, and other "Goodies".
U-Beaut Enterprises - the home of 'U' Beaut Polishes, 'U' Beaut Publishing & Central Victorian School of Woodcrafts. Website
Woodworking on the Web (UK) - The meeting place for Wood turners, furniture-makers, woodcarvers and woodworkers, everywhere, beginners and experienced alike.
www.gregdorrance.com Started in 1972, Greg & Elaine Dorrance have built one of the most complete stores for all your needs. Antique Conservation, Restoration, Guilding (Gold and Silver Leaf) of Furniture, Frames & Paintings. Furniture Repair & Refinishing, Colonial Toleware Tin Trays, Custom Picture Framing, Art Supplies, Wholesale school supplies, Pottery Clays & Glazes, Tools, Kilns and Wheels. Chair Caning Materials, Decoy & WoodCarving Supplies, Reproduction Hardware, Complete AirBrush Supplies, Fine Cabinet Lumber, Boat & Tropical Woods, Plywoods, Veneers and West System Epoxy.
Woodworking Toplisted. This is the portal site for all the most popular woodworking sites.
Woodgroup SA Inc. Woodgroup S.A. aims to be an educational resource for all woodcraft people and the broader community, while perpetuating the skills of the wood worker and raising the standards and the profile of wood crafts in South Australia. Woodgroup S.A. Online is another tool within that resource that allows Woodgroup S.A. members to communicate online and share websites, woodworking methods, tips and tricks with others who share their interest in woodcraft.
Woodweb Woodworking Forum. Australian woodworking forum.
Tool & Wood Suppliers
Rotomount Hands Free, multi-directional carving stand for Woodturning, Carving, and Engineering.
BigScrewdriver UK UK power tool retailer provides a range of professional power tools to buy online at trade prices. Power tools brands include Ryobi, DeWalt, Panasonic and Bosch Makita. Products include chainsaws, cordless drills, angle grinders, power planers, grinders, electric routers and circular saws.
Saws HQ. Find everything saws here, from air saws to zero clearance.
Tasmanian Exotic Timbers. Supplying the best Tasmanian figured timbers and burls, and also the best from mainland Australia.
Western Woodturners - Family owned wodturning company in Australia who manufacture a wide variety of high quality handcrafted timber products.
Master Paul, Inc - Professional tools for woodcarver, sculptor, restorer, luthier and other art craft... Chisels, gouges, knives, lino & block cuters, woodenging tools, spatulas...
Cyber Woodworking Depot - The Internet Source for your Woodworking Power Tool needs.
Homehardwareplus.com - Providing customers with quality door hardware through their secure online store.
Chicago Pneumatic Industrial Air Tools - Distributing CP Chicago Pneumatic, CP Desoutter, CP Georges Renault Products. Specialising in all in one Industrial Tooling Solution that incorporates Hand Arm Vibration, Online Tool Management system and industrial repairs.
Turning Resources Online
More wood turning (USA) - is a Monthly Publication for Turners who mostly turn wood. It is designed to provide guidance in wood turning techniques and to keep you informed as much as possible with what is happening in the wood turning craft. This website gives lots of informative tidbits from the Newspaper as well as subscription information.
Carving Resources Online
The Saw Horse - A growing site with a great collection of links to woodworking websites and woodworking plan sites around the World. Site also contains interesting woodworking articles.
Links courtesy of Leigh Morgan - Links to contemporary sculpture, sculptors, artists, woodworkers and galleries. Also includes links to museums, funding bodies, wood sculpture, forums, news groups, resources, timber, grants, organisations associations, alliences, web rings, bulletin boards and resources.
Wood Carvers Online (Worldwide)
Michel Borton (Australian Fine Furniture Design) Michael Borton is a fine furniture designer maker with over 20 years experience. Working from his small work shop near Murwillumbah on the N.S.W. far north coast he creates one off originals and reproductions to your specific requirements, using both native Australian and international timbers.
Arthur Clark - Creator of "Denizens of the Deep". Most of Arthur's work is based on the barrier reef.
Australian Wood Artisans Promotions (Aust) - Australian wood sculptures, carvings, turnings, marquetry, furniture.
Woodcarving By Voldemar Simanis - Voldemar Simanis, Master-Carver from Victoria BC Canada uses only best chisels and his fauvorite Arbotech Mini-Grinder for big and small projects. Have a look at his Totems, Masks, Sculptures and Furniture. Ask him a question.
HipShot Wood Carvings - Features the wood carving and sculpture of Kentucky native Brian Sims. Native American themes, eagles, hawks, human forms, abstracts and more are included. Brian uses oak, walnut, poplar, locust, cedar, ash and maple to create these one of a kind works of art.
Timbercarver.com home of Cherokee Timbercrafts - Devoted to the Art and Promotion of Woodcarving, website awards and free wood Buttons & Backgrounds...
Where wood carvers go... - Sales of woodcarving and pyrography equipment-forum, gallery, schools and seminar information available.
Diamond "D Studios - Woodcarver and Instructor, specializing in Quality Bass Wood Turnings and Rough outs at resonable prices [Wholesale and retail]. Well know for their Bass Wood Eggs, "Signature" Santa Mask Carvings and prompt shipping.
Dancing Fox Woodcarving - Carvings, classes, demonstrations and of the Woman with Knives Guild in Durham, NC
Lost Ridge Woodcarvings - Carved sculptures inspired by nature.
WoodCarvings by Bonnie Graser - Wonderful carvings by Bonnie, who lives and works in Waverly, Iowa.
Mike Dunk Woodcarver - Mike specializes in Wildlife carvings and, in particular, waterfowl pieces. His site contains a gallery, hints tips and demos and links to other sites.
Ian Norbury - Renown Wood sculptor Ian Norbury is now on-line. Aside from showcasing his many incredible pieces, Ian's site has information on his books, exhibitions and courses, as well as photographs of his Work in Progress (updated regularly) and details ofon-line lessons.
John Wakefield - Wood Sculptor - A well known and respected wood sculptor, John's site is full of his inspirational wood sculpture. His site contains a sculpture trail, history of his work, plus an amazing 3D gallery of rotating artwork. Don't miss it!
Nikos Siragas Artistic Woodturner/carver from Rethymno, Crete, Greece - Nikos is a woodturner and carver with a gallery and workshop in the beautiful town of Rethymno on the North Coast of Crete. He works with local woods such as Olive, Carob and Eucalyptus, combining carving and turning to make unusual shapes. He demonstrates in the UK and other parts of Europe and details of his demonstrations can be found on the webpage.
Ann Brouwers, woodsculptress (Belgium) - An extraordinarily talented carver, here you can visit the gallery of the Belgian wood sculptress Ann Brouwers.Take a look at her courses in the workshop. Share her feeling for wood and shape. (site in Dutch and English)
Wood Turners Online
Rolly Munro, Woodturner - New Zealander Sculptor/Turner of beautiful hollow forms, he is also the inventor of the amazing Munro Hollowing Tools. a nice site in the making with more to come
Andrew Potocnik - Innovative Wood Turner & Sculptor, in Melbourne, Australia. Andrew says "I am drawn to wood mainly by its intrinsic beauty and because of its potential as a medium for artistic expression".
Nikos Siragas Artistic Woodturner/carver from Rethymno, Crete, Greece - Nikos is a woodturner and carver with a gallery and workshop in the beautiful town of Rethymno on the North Coast of Crete.
Association of Wood turners of Great Britain - the AWGB is an international non-profit making organisation dedicated to the advancement and promotion of woodturning.
Drechselzentrum Erzgebirge (Germany) - One of the largest turning centers in Germany with great information about the turner's & toymaker's guilds, local events information, product information and links. This is also the home of the turning Symposia Olbernhau 2000.
Drechsler Org. - The official site of the German Woodtuner's Association. They also have a magazine which is published quarterly.
The American Woodturner - Wonderful large pieces by Mark Bressler
The Turned Wood Art Gallery - On these pages, you will find the wood turning of four Canadian Wood turners from Saskatchewan - Niel Stoutenburg, Michael Hosaluk, Trent Watts, and Leon Lacoursiere. It's brilliant, cutting edge wood turning from four exceptionally talented craftsmen - don't miss it!
Magazines Online
Shopsmith Hands On E-zine - Shopsmith's On-line woodworking magazine. It's loaded with Free woodworking project plans, money-making ideas, tips and techniques, and much more.
Carving magazine Online (USA/Canada) - Includes current issue highlights, subscription services, back issues (soon), carving and woodworking links, submission guidelines, and much more...
The Australian Woodworker - "Australia's foremost magazine for the woodworking enthusiast". Established in 1985, The Australian Woodworker is Australia's longest running magazine devoted to woodworking.
Creative Woodworks & Crafts Magazine Online - Website contains project plans, shop ideas, plus back issues of the magazine.
Wood Carving Illustrated - Has quickly become the how-to carving magazine for carvers worldwide. All articles are featured in full-color and focus on the "how" of carving in detailed step-by-step photos.
Canadian Woodworking Magazine - Home of Canada's Woodworking Magazine, their website has current issue, discussion forum, club links and classifieds to name just a few.
Online Plan Sites
Woodworking Plans from Furniture Plans.com - Save on woodworking plans, download now-build today! Great original plans, 3D drawings, beds, tables, games, gazebos, outdoor furniture projects, mission projects, shaker styles & many more. Stop in and see us today.
Lake Superior Furniture Design Plans - Woodworking plans, woodworking designs, furniture patterns, custom designedfine furniture plans and wood crafted outdoor furniture projects and detailed woodstroke popular designs
Free Furniture Plans - The Free Furniture Plan website. Hundreds of free woodworking project plans for furniture - free bed plans, work bench plans, bookcase and chest plans, chairs and tables, clocks, desks, entertainment centers and more!
Zigans Woodcrafts your online plans store - We are adding new plans weekly for all levels of woodworking.
Aschis Workshop wooden model Plans - Easy to follow Detailed plans to make superb wooden models, Wooden Trucks, Wooden Tractors, Wooden Boats, wooden cars.
Wooden Wagon Wheels - Plans for making decorative wooden wagon wheels and other old western memorabilia
Vintage Games Woodworking Plans - Vintage Games Co. produces woodworking plans for board games and other wood projects designed for hobby woodworkers. Their plans contain scaled (CAD) diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and woodworking tips to build these projects with standard wood and hardware.
Project Plans from Pacific Aircraft Company. Build a half size biplane or triplane that your youngsters can ride in, using basic woodworking tools. Great gift idea for parents or grandparents. All wood construction.