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Woodworking Careers
Safety
Materials and Suppliers
Wood Products Trade Associations
Tools and Equipment
Woodworking Projects
Publications
Woodworking Careers
WoodLINKS
This page provides links to information
about careers in woodworking, the wood industry, woodworking
education, and what the job outlook is for the industry.
Safety
Safety
and Health Topics: Hand and Power Tools
The Occupational Safety and Health
Association provides information on the hazards of certain
tools and how to prevent injuries when using them.
Midwest
Technology Products
Midwest provides safety equipment and other woodworking tools.
MSDS-SEARCH
Search for manufacturers, products,
product codes to find information related to the use of material
safety data sheets.
Safetyhouse
Signs, Inc.
This company provides a variety of signs that alert people
to possible hazards in the workplace, and offers news updates,
new product information, and accommodates catalog requests.
Materials and Suppliers
IWF
The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply
Fair is a large trade show for the furniture manufacturing,
architectural woodwork, custom and general woodworking industries.
Woodworkers attend to learn about new products and what materials
to buy for projects.
Woodworker's
Depot, Inc.
"One of the world's largest woodworking stores" has resources
and supplies for woodworking professionals and hobbyists.
Rockler.com:
Woodworking Superstore
This Web site offers products in hardware, tools,
wood, plans and books, and finishing departments. It also
has information on various woodworking projects.
APA
Softwood Plywood Grading
& Classifications
Look at the chart to see the different plywood grades
available for sale at most hardware stores.
Georgia-Pacific:
Building Products
Check out the plywood, gypsum boards, lumber, and engineered
wood products Georgia-Pacific manufactures. The Web site
provides various types of information related to these materials.
Metco
Supply
This company sells woodworking and metalworking supplies
that include lumber, fasteners, solvents, paints, abrasives,
tools, and brushes.
Midwest
Products Co., Inc.
Supplies offered here include manufactured wood and wood
products for hobbyists and educational use.
Midwest
Technology Products
General technology lab equipment sold on this page includes
educational modules, power tools, furniture, woodworking
equipment, safety equipment, hand tools, and hardware.
SATCO
Supply
Satco represents manufacturers of tools, equipment, furniture,
and supplies for career and technical education, including
woodworking.
Lowe's
Find home improvement supplies and tools at discount
prices. The Web site has an online store, how-to tips, and
project ideas.
The
Home Depot
Check out the online store of discounted home improvement
supplies and the projects section.
Porter Cable
Porter-Cable produces professional power tools. Their
Web site offers product information, virtual product tours,
and information on product support, dealers, and service
centers.
Rechargeable
Battery Recycling Corporation
This site offers information on rechargeable batteries
and where to recycle them.
Portable Rechargeable
Battery Association
Get information on different types of rechargeable batteries
and on the association itself.
A & I
Supply
Find products and instructions to help with woodworking
projects. Learn about the clamp making process used for woodworking.
Jamestown
Distributors
Find a variety of different tools and types of wood for
woodworking.
Kreg
This site provides information on tools and offers advice
on how to use them. It also lists woodworking trade shows
coming up in the future.
Laguna
Tools
Laguna Tools sells a variety of tools that are useful
to woodworking professionals and hobbyists.
Lee
Valley & Veritas
Find everything needed for woodworking projects on this
online catalog.
Minwax
This site gives information on Minwax brand wood finishes,
stains, and other wood preserving products.
B&B
Rare Woods
Find woodworking products like veneers, inlays, and other
products.
Redbook
Online
This site offers all types of woodworking products, from
woods and veneers to tools and equipment.
Wood Products Trade Associations
Hardwood
Plywood and Veneer Association
Find products and suppliers, articles, and other valuable
information on hardwood, plywood, and veneers.
APA: The
Engineered Wood Association
This organization provides information about engineered
wood products and relevant current events.
Western Wood
Products Association
The WWPA offers information related to softwood lumber,
including a wood shrinkage estimator and a lumber basics
site on how lumber is made, graded, and used.
Center
for Wood Anatomy Research
Look up information on wood anatomy, wood identification,
common wood names, and more.
Western
Red Cedar Lumber Association
This WRCLA site has information about
cedar wood, such as reasons to choose cedar, cedar specifics,
and projects using cedar, as well as links to other cedar
wood sites.
Tools and Equipment
SATCO
Supply
Satco represents manufacturers of tools, equipment, and furniture
for career and technical education, including woodworking.
Sears
Sears offers a wide selection of power and hand tools
for sale online. The toolbar on the left lists specific tools
and specific brands.
Rockler.com:
Woodworking Superstore
This Web site offers tools as well as other supplies
and information for woodworking projects.
Vermont
American
Vermont American supplies power tool accessories. Their
site offers an overview of their products, support for their
products, tech tips, and information on where to buy them.
Woodpeckers
Check out precision tools and accessories for woodworking
professionals and hobbyists.
Tools
of the Trade Online
This site offers tool tests and articles on various devices,
including hand tools. It also features sections on safety
equipment and news.
CooperTools
Cooper Tools manufactures power, pneumatic, and hand
tools. Browse an online catalog to view the tools and view
video demonstrations of the tools available for sale.
Hartville
Tools
This site offers an online store for woodworking tools,
including many rare items. It also features a woodworking
school.
Lee
Valley Tools
LeeValley is a provider of woodworking and gardening
tools and hardware. You can buy their products through their
Web site, which also offers a calendar of their events and
seminars.
Bosch
This is a catalog of cordless tools and corded portable
power tools, with links to download user manuals and information
on where to buy the products.
Delta
Machinery
Take a look at products and retailer information offered
by this manufacturer of stationary power tools and equipment.
Router
Woodworking
Learn all about different types of routers and how
to use them.
All-Cordless.com
This site offers an online store of various power tools
as well as batteries and chargers for cordless tools.
Hitachi
Cordless Tools
Check out all of the cordless tools made by Hitachi.
DeWalt
Cordless Tools
Find information on DeWalt's cordless tools and where
to find a retailer.
Panasonic
Cordless Tools
This site gives information on Panasonic's Cordless tools,
its rebates and promotions, and how to buy its products.
Black &
Decker
Find product information, a how-to center, and a "where
to buy" guide for all cordless Black & Decker products.
Milwaukee
Tools
Milwaukee Tools is a manufacturer of electric tools and
accessories. Their Web site provides information on products,
parts and service, and where to buy their merchandise.
Senco
Tools
This site provides product information, product manuals,
and dealer contacts.
Ryobi
Tools
Find information on all of Ryobi's cordless tools.
Metabo & Elektra
Beckum
This site has information on both Metabo's and Elektra
Beckum's power tools.
Dremel
Tools
Take a look at Dremel's products, an online store, and
a project finder.
RIDGID
Tools
This page is a direct link to RIDGID's 18-volt 3-piece
cordless combo kit.
Bessey
Tools
Find various types of clamping tools to help with
woodworking projects.
True
Value
This site provides product guides for all types of tools,
as well as project ideas and tips.
Delta
Browse through the online catalog for woodworking tools
and products.
Turbo
Carver
The Turbo Carver is a lightweight engraving tool that
can add detail to woodworking projects.
Shopsmith,
Inc.
This site sells saw tables with five tools in one.
Woodworking Projects
Women
in Woodworking
Designed specifically for women, this site offers an
online forum, gallery of work done by other women woodworkers,
links to other helpful sites, tips, and more.
BenchMark
This site provides technical information about woodworking
projects, machines, and techniques.
DIY
network
The popular cable TV show, Do It Yourself,
has a site dedicated to do-it-yourself woodworking projects
and tips.
WOODWEB.com
This site is devoted to woodworking professionals and
includes links to hundreds of other woodworking types of
sites.
Woodshop
Demos.com
See step-by-step pictures, videos, and other resources
by a woodworking hobbyist as he creates new projects.
Woodworking
Projects by U-Bild
Find woodworking plans, projects, and patterns for
woodworkers.
WannaLearn.com
This site has lots of free woodworking instructional
pages. It also has an extensive woodworking library.
Fine
Hardwood Toys for Your Children's Children
Find out the secrets of a wooden toy maker and see photos
of his work.
Publications
WoodNet.net
The editors of Woodsmith, ShopNotes,
and Workbench have created this online magazine
filled with woodworking tips, techniques, tool reviews, and
supplies for woodworkers.
Taunton
Press
This site is a good source for books, videos, and projects
on woodworking and other hobbies.
New
Yankee Workshop
The New Yankee Workshop is a popular TV show and
this site features a place to buy woodworking plans, videos,
and books and a catalog of their tools. There are also useful
links to other sites for tools, supplies, and ideas.
The
Woodworker's Library
This page is a source for discount books, plans, and
videos on all phases of woodworking and related subjects.
Tech
Directions
Find information and resources for trade and technology
education professionals.
Family
Handyman
The online version of the magazine has project suggestions,
an archive of articles and a how-to library.
WOOD
Magazine
The magazine features articles, tips and reviews, while
the WOOD Store includes woodworking supplies, tools, and
plans, and the WOOD Mall is a directory of products, plans,
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