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My Favorite Woodworking Blogs and Info Sites
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Chris Schwarz Blog http://www.popularwoodworking.com/
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at Popular Woodworking since
2005 a great source on a variety of topics |
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Lost Art Press Blog |
blog and archives |
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the Wood Whisperer http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/
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videos, articles, blog, forum, projects |
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Joels Blog at Tools for Working Wood
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Joel Moskowitz is owner of Tools for Working
Wood and Gramercy Tools |
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Hock Tools |
Ron Hock...the sharpening blog |
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Norse Woodsmith |
woodworking tools and projects |
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Other Blogs I Follow
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Your Finest Work |
David Jeske, Blue Spruce Toolworks |
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Toolemera Press |
Gary Roberts |
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Evanfall Woodworks
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Rob Hanson |
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Full Chisel Blog http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/
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Stephen Shepherd |
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Holtey Planes |
Karl Holtey's "From the Workshop"
blog |
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Renaissance Woodworker www.renaissancewoodworker.com/blog/
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Shanon Roger's blog |
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The Joiners Apprentice |
Rob Campbell
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the SawWright Blog
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Matt Cianci's blog about handsaws |
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Bridge City Tool Works |
John Economaki
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Two Lawyers Toolworks http://two-lawyers-toolworks.blogspot.com/
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Klaus & Pedder are German lawyers with a hobby of making saws |
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Old Ladies http://pedder-altedamenauskiel.blogspot.com/
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Pedder's Blog about old saws
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Unplugged Shop |
Luke Townsley |
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Unplugged Woodshop |
Tom Fidgen |
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My Favorite Forums |
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Member: great forum with many varied interests |
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Tormek Discussion Board |
Member: info about Tormek and the field
of sharpening in general |
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Festool Owners Group |
Member: good forum on the subject of Festool |
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LumberJocks |
Member: broad topic range |
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Backsaw.net
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not a member |
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WoodNet |
not a member: forum of Woodsmith ShopNotes |
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Woodworking Talk |
not a member |
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Vendor and Manufacturer Sites
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Amazon |
wide range of tool options at
good prices...plus love the Prime shipping |
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Ameitech South |
my local distributor of Festool and Powermatic |
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Auriou Toolworks Forge de Saint Juery http://www.forge-de-saint-juery.com/
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manufacturer of fine rasps and files for
working wood |
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Bad Axe Toolworks
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Services and Tools for the Discriminating
Woodworker ...and the Progressive Luddite |
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Bessey
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manufacturer of a wide range of great clamps |
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the Best Things
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seller of high quality things including
woodworking tools and vintage tools |
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Betterly Industries, Inc.
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maker of quality jigs, accessories and gauges |
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Blue Spruce Toolworks |
maker of quality tools, chisels, mallets,
marking tools, etc. |
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Bridge City Tool Works |
a premier manufacturer of woodworking tools |
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Chester Toolworks
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saws, awls, plane hammers, marking knives |
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Czeck Edge Hand Tool |
made in America...in Georgia...chisels,
awls, marking knives |
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Festool
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German manufacturer of a wide range of quality
hand power tools with integrated dust collection and storage systems |
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Freud
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high quality bits and blades |
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Glen-Drake Toolworks |
maker of the superior Tite-Mark marking gauge |
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Grammercy Tools page at Tools For Working Wood is |
house brand for TFWW, they manufacture saws,
holdfasts, rasps... |
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Hock Tools |
Ron Hock...master of blades |
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| Highland Woodworking |
full service store in Atlanta, GA and online
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Iturra Design Jacksonville, FL 888-722-7078
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Louis A Iturra, no website sells bandsaw equipment, blades and gauges, his catalog is a "bible of the bandsaw" |
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Klein Tools |
made in America...manufacturer of fine hand
tools, pliers, screwdrivers, cutters, etc. |
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| Knipex Group |
made in Germany...manufacturer of fine hand
tools, pliers, cutters, etc. |
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Kreg Tools |
pocket screw jigs, clamping tools, screws,
fences, routing systems, measuring toosl |
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Lee Valley |
Canadian woodworking and gardening full
service online and in brick stores...sell everything...but has a manufacturing
arm that makes Veritas tools |
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Leigh |
manufacturer of the best joinery jigs |
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Lie Nielsen Toolworks |
planes, saws, chisels, scrapers, benches,
and much more |
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MagSwitch |
innovative jigs, featherboards, and safety
devices using magnetic switching technology |
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MasterGage
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manufacturer of gauges and plates for high
tech measurement |
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| Micro Jig |
manufacturer of GRR-Ripper pushblock system
and the MJ splitters |
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Oneida |
major provider of dust collection systems |
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Powermatic |
manufacturer of my favorite tool...my Powermatic
66 table saw...plus many other quality tools...the Gold Standard |
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McFeely's |
screws, storage, deck hardware plus major
tool lines |
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Norse Woodsmith |
woodworking tools and projects |
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Rockler |
multi store and catalog emporium with a
full range of products |
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Shenandoah Tool Works
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wonderful mallets, figured hardwood and well made |
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Starrett
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made in USA, finest measurement tools made,
L. S. Starett invented the combination square |
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Sterling Tool Works http://www.sterlingtoolworks.com/
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made in USA, wonderful dovetail markers, well crafted |
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Tools for Working Wood
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distributor of new and classic hand tools, manufacturer of Grammery Tools, plus good info and blogs |
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Swedish manufacturer of the Tormek sharpening
systems and jigs |
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Traditional Woodworker
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distributor of quality tool lines |
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Trend Routing Technology |
routing products, maker of the Trend Pro
face shield |
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Vega
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quality made in the USA fences, accessories,
and lathes |
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Vesper Tools |
Chris Vesper is a maker of exquisite marking
and measuring tools |
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Wera Tools |
German manufacturer of high quality drivers,
bits, etc. |
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Wiha |
German manufacturer of high quality drivers,
bits, etc |
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major franchise chain of dealers providing
a wide array of woodworking equipment, WoodRiver tools are their product |
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Woodpecker's
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made in the USA...wide variety of accessories,
clamps, measuring and marking tools |
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Woodworking MultiMedia, Schools and Training...magazines, info, etc.
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woodworking and home inprovement magazine |
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Chris Schwarz Blog http://www.popularwoodworking.com/
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at Popular Woodworking since 2005 a great
source on a variety of topic |
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the Daily Catch Up
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woodworking tutorials for SketchUp |  |
Fine Tool Journal |
journal available by subscription, auctions,
online store |
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Fine Woodworking |
Taunton Press, magazines, books, online
articles, videos blogs, info, etc. |
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Fine Woodworking |
FineWoodworking.com Channel videos on youtube.com |
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Hand Tool School
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Shannon Roger's online training programs |
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| Highland Woodworking |
Wood News Online, woodworking tips (PDFs),
large book selection, classes |
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| Highland Woodworking |
Highland Woodworking Channel videos on youtube.com |
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Kreg Tools |
videos on youtube.com Kreg Tool Company
Channel |
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Inside Woodworking http://www.insidewoodworking.com/
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free online eZine |
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Lie Nielsen Toolworks |
Lie-Nielsen Channel onyoutube.com videos
on sharpening, tool tips, lessons, interviews, |
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Lost Art Press Blog |
blog and archives |
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Lost Art Press, LLC |
multimedia publishing house of Christopher
Schwarz |
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Marc Adams School Woodworking |
premiere school of woodworking |
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magazine, online articles, videos, reviews,
blogs |
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videos from Pouplar Woodworking Channel
on youtube.com |
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Rockler |
videos from Rockler Channel on youtube.com |
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WK Fine Tools |
Internet Magazine with great contributing
writers |
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youtube.com Woodcraft Channel videos |
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articles, videos, plans, blogs |
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youtube.com Wood Magazine Channel videos |
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Woodsmith ShopNotes magazine |
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the Wood Whisperer http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/
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videos, articles, blog, forum, projects |
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the Wood Whisperer
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Wood Whisperer Channel...videos on youtube.com |
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Woodworker's Guild of America
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videos, articles, forum, store |
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Woodworker's Guild of America
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Woodworker's Guild of America Channel...videos
on youtube.com |
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Woodworker's Journal
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magazine, eZine, videos, blog, store |
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youtube.com Woodworker's Journal Channel
videos |
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books, plans, videos, etc. |
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Woodworking Catalog |
Q&A, forums, articles, etc. |
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Woodworking Links Collections
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woodworking and home inprovement magazine |
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| Highland Woodworking |
links to a broad range of woodworking sites
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Jeff Greef Woodworking |
long links list |
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Jim's Hand Tool |
Jim Boyett's links to information on hand
tools and vintage tools |
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Index of Fossil-Fuel-Friendly Woodworking Knowledge
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great collection of links to great information |
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links to a broad range of topics for woodworkers |
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Saw Horse Workshop |
wide range of information, great links page
on woodworking magazines |
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Woodjig.com |
broad range of links to plans, books, etc |
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links page of online resources from the
editors of Woodsmith ShopNotes |
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Woodshopics.com
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woodworking links |
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woodworking links page |
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Woodworking Catalog
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Links plus Q&A, forums, articles, etc. |
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Vintage Tools
Vendors and Informative Sites |
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Catalogue of American Patented Antique Tools |
virtual catalogue of american tools |
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| Electronic Neanderthal http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~alf/en/en.html
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traditional woodworking resources on the web |
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Jon Zimmer's Antique Tools www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/
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tools, books, features, links |
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Museum of Woodworking Tools |
museum in NYC run by Robert Mathison, site
has a Guide to
Honing and Sharpening by Maurice Fraser |
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Mid-West Tool Collectors Association |
non-profit devoted to studying, preserving,
and sharing knowledge of tools |
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