Woodworking Websites

Member Websites

www.barkermanufacturing.com  – Jim Barker – Barker Manufacturing Inc

www.harveyfinewoodwork.com – Michael Harvey – Harvey Fine Woodworking

www.johntuckerdesign.com – John Tucker – John Tucker Design

www.michaelmoorefinewoodwork.ca – Michael Moore – Michael Moore Fine Woodworking

www.peterhackett.ca – Peter Hackett – Tree Island Studio

www.snwoodwork.com – Steve Neil – Steve Neil’s Woodwork 

www.watsonwheels.com – Wally Slobodan – Watson Wheels

Other Guilds & Clubs

www.miwg.ca – Mid-Island Woodworkers Guild

www.islandwoodturners.ca – Island Woodturners Guild

www.fvwg.ca – Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild

www.gvwg.ca – Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild

www.guildoforegonwoodworkers.org – Guild of Oregon Woodworkers

www.saws.ca – Southern Alberta WW Society

www.luth.org – Guild of American Luthiers

www.owwg.org – Olympia WW Guild (Washington State)

www.chipchats.org – National Woodcarvers Association

www.woodcarvers.org – Northwest Wood Carvers Association

www.woodturner.org – The American Association of Woodturners

www.wcha.org – The Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

www.tfguild.org – Timber Framers Guild

www.furnituresociety.org – The Furniture Society

www.gbwg.ca – The Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild

Schools

Camosun Fine Furniture – 10 month, in person course offered her in Victoria

Hand Tool School – Online school with a variety of offerings focused on hand tools

Inside Passage – James Krenov inspired school of fine cabinet making on Keats Island

Port Townsend School of Woodworking – A variety of in-person courses

The Unplugged Woodshop – School dedicated to teaching how to build with hand tools

The Urban Woodworker – Offering courses in Vancouver in both hand and power tools

Waters and Acland – Furniture making school, offering in-person and online courses

The Wood Whisperer – Project and skill based course all online and lots of resources

Galleries/Shows

www.gallery8saltspring.com – Salt Spring Island Gallery

batemancentre.org – Robert Bateman Gallery

Videos

Boggs Bench – A host of videos on the various aspects of woodworking from sharping to bandsaws and furniture design

The English Woodworker – Project and hand tool videos

Foureyes Furniture – Process videos, tips and tricks and some tool reviews

Lumber Jocks – Project videos, tool reviews and more

Paul Sellers – Great resource for beginners, good technique videos

Publications

Mortise and Tenon Magazine – Lee Valley carries the magazine and the sight has links to the courses, blogs and discussion groups

Useful Sites and Information

Pine and Poplar – Blog, project plans and information for getting start with basic woodworking skills and tools

http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-woodworking-tools-projects/ – Projects and resources

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/_@_toxicity.htm – listing of toxicity levels of most common woods

http://www.wood-database.com – alphabetical listing of wood species and their properties, as well as other useful articles

https://www.asbestos.com/occupations/carpenters/ – asbestos in the workplace, what you should know

Tool Retailers

Jim Bode Tools – Vintage Tool Retailer

New Vintage Tools – Etsy shop specialising in traditional hand planes

Red Rose Reproductions – Traditional hand tools