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Popular sites with fee and free plans & patterns, as of 10/7/99 |
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http://www.mcfeelys.com/html/index.html McFeely's Square Drive Screws. The name doesn't begin to tell half the story of their offerings. One of the premier fastener suppliers also puts out a catalog that is so original, I look forward to receiving it just for the graphics alone. The one with Jim Ray, McFeely's president, in caricature as "Rambo of the deck builders" was a classic. |
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http://business.fortunecity.com/nicholas/399/index.html Alice's Workshop Hand Crafted Collectible wooden toys... and other things |
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http://www.woodchuckcanuck.com Jim Barry "The Woodchuck Canuck" has compiled a huge site full of links that he calls: The GrandDaddy of all woodworking links!! Check it out, you just may agree. |
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http://www.huntfamily.com/pc557.htm The Unofficial Porter Cable 557 Plate Jointer Fixing FAQ Various issues have come up on the rec.woodworking news group regarding this tool. This FAQ is a summary of the problems and resolutions that have been found. Bernie Hunt has done a terrific job of clearing up the mystery, it is not a hatchet job but an an unbiased and objective examination of a real problem by a dedicated P.C. enthusiast. |
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http://jimthompson.net/family/dustcollection.htm Woodworking Dust Collection Systems for Small Hobby Shops A terrific guide for putting together a suitable dust handling system, from Jim Thompson. |
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jancarves@home.com Jammin' with Jan, "The Woodbutcher" and carver extrodinaire. |
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http://members.aol.com/Alamaral/DC.html Affordable dust collection can be a problem, see how Al Amaral gets the most from his leaf blower: |
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http://www.ameritech.net/users/sbottorff/index.htm Sharp tools make all the difference in quality woodworking projects, learn how you can easily put a "shaving edge" on your knife by Steve Bottorf: |
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http://www.loganact.com/mwn/howto/sander1/sander.html Can't afford it? Then make it. Bob Frink shows how to make a benchtop belt sander from salvaged parts- profusely illustrated with many shots of the fabrication process. |
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http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/plaza/xnm04/woodwork/home.html Peter Thompson, an enthusiastic amatuer woodworker, shares his insights about the craft in a very inspirational manner. |
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http://www.planemaker.com The site is Clark & Williams wooden planemakers, and offers instructive examples of quality wooden hand plane construction. |
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http://grampasworkshop.webjump.com/ Submit your work to Gramps and get it posted on the web for all to see! |
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http://www.sciplus.com/ Got a hankering to design and cobb together your own equipment? This is the place with all the resources- one look at their home page graphic tells it all. |
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http://www.empirehardwood.com/factsformula.htm#AIR Moisture content, Figure board feet, How to air dry lumber, What is 6/4, 8/4, etc. |
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http://www.woodweb.com/backart/wengert/solarkiln.html Solar Kilns - (8-31-97) - From construction techniques to proper drying methods, this in-depth article by Gene Wengert and Dan Meyer is sure to answer any questions you may have concerning solar kilns. |
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http://www.samallen.com Sam Allen, one of woodworkings most respected authors, has both a forum and bookstore at his site. Browse the selection of Sterlings woodworking books, some of the best how-to's in the field, including BISCUIT JOINER BASICS by my good friend Hugh Foster, who was into biscuits long before Norm Abram was. |
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http://members.xoom.com/nlindsey/restoration/Restoration.htm Clean rusty tools using electrolysis (that's right woodworkers, it's not just for removing our unwanted facial hair anymore). Learn about the now legendary "Scary Sharp" method of edging a tool. A tool rejuvenator's college. |
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http://www.si.edu/nmah/ve/toolbox/piano.html This is the H.O. Studley toolchest shot that appeared on the back of Fine Woodworking, now considered a classic. It would make a great screensaver image, wouldn't it? ;-) |
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http://www.dougstowe.com/ Doug is the author of "Creating Beautiful Boxes With Inlay Techniques", and a frequent contributor to forums and newsgroups. |
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http://www.patwarner.com Pat Warner believes in the router as passionately as I do the biscuit joiner |
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http://www.reninet.com/quartersawn/index.htm Quick- Cab, a neat little cabinet design & cutlist program for $20.00 |
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http://www.darex.com/calipers/triangle.html An interactive angle computing site- trust me, you're gonna need this someday. |
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http://theoak.com/cgi-bin/board/wood.pl Kip's place, a longtime forum staple among woodworkers. |
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http://www.2cowherd.net/cabasu/ Cane and Basket Supply Co. I get my weaving supplies from here. |
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http://www.badgerwood.com/ Great hardwood by mail-order; Bob Hanson knows his woods. |
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http://www.custompak.com/index3.htm The glue guys, always ready to talk shop. Their favorite song: "Stuck On You" by Lionel Ritchie, of course. |
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http://www.maracorp.com/sawdust/index.html A true hero of woodworking, the late Wally Kunkel's (Mr. Sawdust) place. |
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http://members.aol.com/woodmiser1/ My kind of guy, woodworking tips galore, just click on the "sawbuck" |
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http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/ USDA Forest Products Laboratory, your tax money at work with a fine payoff in woodworking technology information free for the taking. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~johngin/home.html Virginia Meinke's site, nothing for sale yet, but just plain nice- as she says:"JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT." and why not? |
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http://www.woodworking.com/magazine/jul96/poly/index.html An exposition by Chuck Ring on Poly adheisives, just about the best explanation found on the web concerning this product. |
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http://www.umass.edu/bmatwt/osb.html What's the difference between OSB and plywood? should you care? check this out. |
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http://members.tripod.com/~Luis_E/wood.html Simply put, this is the Mother of all woodworking links. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~insight3/ Dennis Slabaugh, a hobbyist woodworker, has some interesting aspects here. |
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http://www.wolfenet.com/~aboutime/ I like Joe Papineau because he likes the biscuit joiner- that's good enough for me! |
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4092/ Verne H. Bohlender, A retiree, a computer, A bent for woodworking = Go see! |
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http://www.cabinetmaking.com/ Danny Proulx, of Rideau Cabinets. Distinguished author and craftsman. |
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http://www.woodshopnews.com/ Woodshop News is a national consumer/trade publication that covers professional and serious amateur woodworking, from furniture and cabinetmaking, to remodeling and building, to crafts and galleries. |
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http://www.island.net/~macduff/ Home of the JIMMY JIG, one of those "why didn't I think of that?" products |
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http://microimg.com/science/ Welcome to the Math Conversions Page! Convert to an Equivalent: Length / Area / Meteorology / U.S. Fluid or Liquid / Volume/Capacity / Mass / Velocity /Acceleration / Pressures / Energy/Work / Power |
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http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/ How Things Work Home Page-Title says it all! |
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