Armoire Constructed of Old-Growth
Recycled Douglas Fir
My Woodworking Interests and Projects
A life-long amateur woodworker, I enjoy
making furniture, picture frames, and "jigs":
Woodworking Friends
Charlie Belden's Site
CharlieB -- as he's known -- is also an
amateur woodworker and, like myself, an owner of a Robland X31 combo
machine.
UnpluggedShop.com Luke Townley says his UnpluggedShop.com "is about peace, relaxation, tranquility, art, family, community, and respect for the wood we are working and the place the finished piece will have. That is why we call it Therapeutic WoodworkingT."
(Check out Luke's list of "helpful" woodworking websites and blogs.)
Gary Robert's Sites Gary -- like myself, a professional librarian with a penchant for woodworking -- runs the Toolemera Press website and the Toolemera Blog. Both sites feature books, trade catalogs, photographs and other ephemera related to early tools, trades, crafts and industries, and discussion. Material is drawn from Gary's personal collection and contributors.
Rob Porcaro's Blog Rob invites you to take a virtual visit to his shop, look over his shoulder, hear what's on his mind, and, of course, offer your comments.
Evenfall Woodworks Woodworking Knowledge, Skill Development, Discussion
Evenfall Woodworks is an online resource for woodworking knowledge, skill development and
discussion, offering articles, a large public domain woodworking library, useful woodworking references and links to other
relevent woodworking information
Ol' Dave's Woodshop - Where woodworkers are not all Pros - A site built around the interests of amateur woodworkers to help them connect to resources and information about woodworking. Many Links to resources to help woodworking enthusiasts to advance in their hobby or trade.
Woodshopics: This is a great "ideas" site: --
from organizing and equipping your home workshop to a build-it-yourself router table and tool storage system.
With everything free, the intent is to be a gathering place for the best woodworking tools, techniques, tips and a place
to display your woodshop layout and projects.
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An avid historian, at WoodworkingHistory.Com I am writing an online History of Woodworking, with a particular focus on amateur woodworking. An ongoing project, the history consists of
I recommend this be read first
Link leads to a "Table of Contents", for a decade-by-decade account, comprising 12 chapters
Extensive definitions of a wide range of woodworking terms, including their historical origins
Narrative and images that explore topics related to woodworking's history
(a) Vintage Woodworker's Manuals
(b)
Catalogs of Old Hand-Held Tools and Bench-Top Machines, Plus Miscellaneous Materials Hard to Classify
(c) Historical Documents
Email me at ray@woodworkinghistory.com
Latest Addition to the Website
The Woodworker's Question Box and the Woodworker's Tips Box Post Your Questions or Read the Tips Do you have a question about anything you've read on my website, or do you have a question about woodworking itself? While my specialty is the history of woodworking -- and I come with forty years experience conducting research at an academic institution-- still, as a life-long amateur woodworker, I have enough experience and skill to speak as an "insider" to woodworking. But my friend, Stan Klonowski, an accomplished professional woodworker -- with forty years of experience -- will answer questions about woodworking -- all the while sharing his "successes-and-failures" -- including layout, choosing the right wood for projects, using hand and power tools, finishing your projects, and the like.
Likewise, check out Stan's "Tips for Woodworkers", tips for woodworker's that come from wisdom derived from a lifelong career in woodworking. Taken together, you're getting a "double-barrelled" team: Fire away!
Post Your Questions or Read the TipsSources for parts for vintage hand held power tools:--
Charles H. Day
in Portland, OR -- 503 232-1659.
for vintage stationary woodworking tools:-- Plaza Machinery
in Bethel VT.
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Recommended Websites for Tracing Woodworking History
Directory of American Tools and Machinery Patents A database of patent info on power woodworking tools. Includes diagrams patentees needed to submit for obtaining patents. Use Internet Explorer Browser, and Broadband speed is nice.
Old
Woodworking Machines Dedicated to documenting vintage woodworker's power machinery. Links, pictures of restored vintage machines, old catalogs, discussion, many of 6000 members expert in the historical details of individual tools.
And Don't overlook Google Patent search
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