Jim's Hand-Tool Woodworking Links
Here is a collection of Links to sites with
information about woodworking with Hand Tools and information about Old Tools.
Many thanks to those who made these sites available to promote the dying art of
using hand tools for Woodworking.
- Jim Boyett
References:
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All About Adzes
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Badger Pond
Article Archives
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Backsaw.net: some great old paintings of early 1900's saw factories in
England (and MUCH more....)
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Bob Smalser
Articles
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Critical Tools needed for every workshop - Pop. Woodworking
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Derek Cohen -- Tools and
Reviews
- Electronic Neanderthal Woodworker
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FWW Journal Contents
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Find Articles - News, Magazine back issues & Reference on all topics
- Fine
Woodworking Network: Archives of Fine Woodworking -- Requires $$
subscription
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Forest Products Laboratory -- Forest Service -- USDA
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Galoot Central
-- pictures from the Old Tools Group
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Google
Patent Search
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Handplane
Central: Information on hand-made planes
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Highland-Hardware Woodworking Library
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How-To Guides: The Index of Fossil-Fuel-Friendly Woodworking Knowledge
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HTPAA:Hand
Tool Preservation Society of Australia
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Internet
Handtool Knowledge Base: Searchable
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Janka Hardness Scale
For Wood
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Janka Wood Hardness Scale -- another one
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List of Links:
Hand Tools
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Neanderthal BrainTrust
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Norse
Woodsmith: How to make all kinds of woodworking tools.
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OldTools Archive
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OldTools FAQ
- Old Tools Shop: Tons of great info
here - projects, tutorials, catalogs, manuals, links, etc.
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OldTools Site Search
- OWWM.com - Old
Woodworking Machines: good info on post drills here
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Online Tool
Reference: BugBear
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Online Woodworking
Dictionary: Sam Allen
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Plane Iron
Tests: Brent Beach
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Practical house carpenter, or, Youth's instructor
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Search OldTools Archive using Google
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Shrinkulator --
calculate shrinkage for different kinds of wood
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The
Toolemera Press
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Type Studies
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WoodCentral's Article & Reviews
- Woodwork
Notebook - Jeff Gorman West Yorkshire, UK: A priceless collection of
knowledge of woodworking techniques using old hand tools.
- WKFineTools.com:
"Dedicated to woodworking tools of the past, their makers, and users of these
tools"
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Wood
Hand Tools and Techniques
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Woodworking at Rex Mill: RareBear's Hand Plane Resource Page
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Woodworking Channel: Live woodworking shows
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Woodworking Online: See podcasts here!
Information Topics:
Making Your Own Tools:
Sawing:
Hand Saw Sharpening (Filing)
Chisels:
Carving:
Drilling/Boring:
HowTo:
Planing:
Marking
Measuring
Scraping:
Sharpening:
Shaping (files, rasps, spokeshaves)
Turning:
Clamping
Hammers and Mallets
Projects and Plans
Blogs:
Blacksmithing:
Chairmakers:
Handcrafted Furniture Makers:
Tool Restoration Techniques:
Workbenches:
Tool Chests/Cabinets
Wrenches (not necessarily woodworking, but oh
well....)
Galoot Home Pages:
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Bob Key's Woodworking Shop: Good ideas for tool storage cabinets
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Bill's Tool Rest: Old tool use, cleaning, restoration, buying, selling,
and projects.
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Bill's Wood Shop: Very nice furniture project ideas here.
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Brian Wlch (SawNutz): Buck, Witherby, Simonds, and links to
others.
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Buckey's
Virtual Shop: Brian Buckner's handmade tools
- BugBear's Web Presence:
project plans and how to make and restore hand tools
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Charlie's Diversions:
improving a Stanley 80 scraper
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Charlie
Rogers - Galoot: great projects and dissertation on shellac
- Chris
Billman's Woodworking Web Site
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Christopher Swingley: several handmade tools: bench
plane,framesaw,lathe,router plane
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Chuck Zitur
(deceased) toolchuck.com
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Clif's Woodworking
Portal
- Cornish Workshop
(UK): Much excellent information on making and using old tools
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Derek Cohen -- In The Woodshop
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Doug Hepler: Apprentice
Woodworker's Notebook
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Estuary: Larry
Holland - hand tool projects, blacksmithing, citric acid, etc.
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Frank Sronce - Galoot: Great display of router planes
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Galoot's
Progress: Tom Price
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George Langford -- George's Basement: Great type studies on drills, and
LOTS of great tips, etc.
- Gordon
Muster -- OldToolUser's ToolBench: Great type studies here on Stanley
planes also -- with pictures.
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greenwoodworking: John Alexander: "Make a chair from a Tree."
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Highland House
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ilovewood.com: good info here on handmade tools. Also checkout Alburnam's
Archive! -- Cold Japanning Formula!
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James
Thompson - Old Millrat: A wealth of knowledge about old tool use,
restoration, and projects.
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Jay's Woodworking Page:
Old tool resource pages. Router planes, bench planes, Disston catalog
- Jim
Yehle's Lame Home Page: Info on making Infill Planes
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John J Black
- John's
Wood Shop: a woodworking pastor
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Jonathan Peck's awesome tool collection
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Keith S. Rucker -
Cabinetmaker
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Ken Vaughn's
Workshop: See "Hand Tool" section. Also great Storage ideas.
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Ken Vaughn's Planes
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Lee Thomas's Restored Tools
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Louis Michaud's handmade bowsaws and dovetail plane
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mark.sweigart - Mark's
Woodworking
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Mark van Roojen's Woodworking Page
- Matt
Sanfilippo Woodworking Blog
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Mike and
Norma's Woodworking Projects: Nice toolboxes, etc.
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Nichael Cramer's
Woodworking
- None
Such Tool Werks: pictures of recast tools
- Norse
Woodsmith: how to make planes, chisel handles, and lots of other hand
tools.
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Old Toolin' :
Because ya never know what you might find...
- Olde Tools Shop:
Tony Seo's site: Tons of great info here - projects, tutorials, catalogs, manuals, links, etc.
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OldToolUser's ToolBench by Gordon Muster
- Paul Morin's Cranial
Storage Blog
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Peter Hyde
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Sawduster's place
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Scott Grandstaff
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Scott's Stuff: Hand-made tools and restored tools
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Shavings and
Sawdust: Roy Griggs: Some good hand tool projects, and hand made tools.
- Shop Tours
from the Wood Working Groups
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Softorchestra Woodworking
Also see: Saws
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Steve Longley:
Scanned articles of Gustav Stickey in Craftsman Magazine 1905
- Sydnas Sloot: Tools for sale
and other things
- Taiwan
Woodworker Blog
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The Workshop of T.J.
Mahaffey
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http://tomscatalog.org
- ToolTrip --
Stan Faulin: Stanley Combination planes, miter boxes, Sargent tools, etc.
- Tool Stuff:
Projects, hand-made tools, chisel handles, etc.
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Tom Price's
List O' Links
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Traditional Tools:
Roger Nixon
- Woodwork
Notebook - Jeff Gorman West Yorkshire, UK: A priceless collection of
knowledge of woodworking techniques using old hand tools.
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W. Webber -- owner of
Highland House
History of Specific Manufacturers:
History and Information on Old Tools:
- A2A - Access To
Archives: British Archives. Enter "planemaker"
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Alloy Artifacts Tool History
Page: Wrenches from the 20th century (good Plomb info here!)
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American
Artifiacts
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Articles about Tools
(by Tony Murland)
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Blood and Sawdust -
Essays on Early Modern Woodworking, Furniture, Material Culture, and
Reenactment
- Blue Ox
Millworks, Authentic Historic Reproductions and Fine Custom Woodworking.:
Eureka, CA ?
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Classical Molding
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Craftsman Magazine (c.1901) by Gustav Stickley
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Craftsman
Perspective: History of the Arts and Crafts Movement -- 1895-1920
- DATAMP - Directory of American Tool
and Machinery Patents
- Fine Tool
Journal-The Most Comprehensive Resource On Hand Tools
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Great American
Craftsmen Home Page: video of Tinsmithing recommended
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History of
Forestry - The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious
explanatory text
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History
of the Craftsman Movement
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H. O. Studley Masonic Tool Chest:
Great pictures of Studley's famous tool chest
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Homestead Heritage: Waco, TX
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Jointer's Bench:
Great info on all kinds of old tools, their use and care, and the old Trade
names
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Medieval & Renaissance Woodworking
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Millers Falls Old Catalogs
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Millers Patent Plow Planes
- Museum of
Woodworking Tools
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Davistown Museum: Specializing in old tools used in Maine.
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MWTCA: Articles
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On Become Unplugged: from MotherEarth News
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Primitive Technology,
Traditional Skills and Hand-Made Tools
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Robby Pedersen: RVP~1875 -
Story City, Iowa: Makes all furniture like they did in 1875
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Roots of "Yankee" Screwdrivers
- Rose
Antique Tools old tools and history: many old catalogs scanned in.
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RVP~1875 - Story City, Iowa:
Tool collection from 1875
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Search Engine for
Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc.
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Stanley 1898 Pocket Catalog
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Tales of a Boat
Building Apprentice -- Sag Harbor
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Taylor Sawmill technical explanation
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Tool Chest of H. O. Studley:
Massachusetts piano maker Henry Studley built his magnificent tool chest over
the course of a 30-year career at the Poole Piano Company (late 1800's).
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Vintage Internet
Patent Reproductions
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Witherby Tools
History
- Wooden
Clamps, Hand Screws, and Related Tools
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Woodworking in the
Viking Age
Mailing Lists /
Forums / Discussion Groups:
Old Tools For Sale:
New "Old" Hand Tools For Sale
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ADRIA TOOLWORKS
Handsaws, ECE planes, ECE Bowsaws (best bowsaw?)
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ANANT
Carpentry Tools - Iron Bodied Bench Planes: now making reproductions of
45, 113, 778, etc.
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Anderson Planes
- Blue
Spruce Toolworks: Maker of quality woodworking tools - marking knives, awls,
chisels
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Blum Tool Company -
Unique Designs for Quality Tools
- Bridge
City Tool Works
- Czeckedge -
Hand Tool Works: beautiful marking knives and awls. Also kits
available.
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Chester Toolworks:
Marking knives, awls, bowsaws, plane hammers
- Clark &
Williams, makers of fine traditional wooden planes
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Classic Hand Tools
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Craftsman Studio - Fine Tools and Books: Best prices on Hock blades
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CSH Hardware: Recommended
for Ball Bearing Drawer Slides
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DICK GmbH Onlineshop: German company
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Diefenbacher Tools: German and Austrian chisels, etc.
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di Legno Woodshop Supply
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Dragon Hand-cut Rasps at Stewart-MacDonald: Highly recommended and a
little cheaper than Nicholson
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Drozs Olde Tyme
Stanley Totes and Knobs
- Fine Tool
Journal-The Most Comprehensive Resource On Hand Tools
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Galoot-Tools™ - Plane
Blades -- new maker -- nice laminated blades, custom made
- Garrett
Wade
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Hamler Tools Blog
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Handmade Plane Cutters by Jim Reed: reasonably priced carbon steel plane
blades
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Handmade
Woodworking Tools (some plans available too)
- Harris
Tools: Precision in Wood - Hand Tools for the Refined Craftsman
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Highland Hardware -
Tools for Woodworking
- Hock Tools:
Blades for Planes and Hand Woodworking Tools
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HNT Gordon
Wooden Planes (Australia) -- lots of good tips on planing here also
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Kansas City Tool Works:
beautiful spokeshaves, blades
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Knight Toolworks: great wood planes
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Lie Nielson
tools at lower cost from Fine Tools Journal
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Lee Valley Tools -
Woodworking Tools, Supplies, Books
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Marcou
Planes ... from New Zealand
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Best Price on Nicholson 49/50 cabinet makers
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MidwayUSA
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Norse
Woodsmith
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Olson Saw Frames and Blades: The best coping saws
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Phil Koontz
hand-forged Holdfasts from Alaska
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Replacement
Tote and Knob at The Best Things
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Rock River Wood Werks: Beautiful hand-carved bowsaws
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Sauer &
Steiner Toolworks
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Shepherd Tool
Company,Maker of Fine Hand Tools: Wooden plane kits (hollows & rounds too)
[OUT OF BUSINESS??]
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Spare Parts for Woodworking Tools at Tool Bazaar Scotland
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St. James
Bay Tool Co.: Also make Stanley reproduction parts.
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Stewart-MacDonald:
Everything for building and repairing stringed instruments!
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Tennessee
hickory wood replacement handles
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The Best Things - Where the
Connoisseur Shops: good price on Stanley Plane knobs and totes.
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Tools
for Working Wood
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Traditional Woodworker:
Top quality new hand tools for sale.
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Victor
Machinery - Metalworking tools and supplies -- discount tools -- source
of files
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Wenzloff
& Sons -- Saws: Kits available for less!
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The Windsor Institute
- Catalog - Tools
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wkTools.com: Vintage and Antique Tools. Buy Tools that Work!: Beautiful
restored MF hand drills (also sells parts)
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Woodcraft
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Yankee Screwdriver Bits (Highland Hardware)
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Yankee Screwdrivers & Bits - Lee Valley Tools: Phillips and square drive
also (made in Japan)
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Yankee bit holders (set Drive Type to "Yankee")
Online Videos
Books and DVDs
EBooks -- old books scanned and archived
Old Tool Associations:
Furniture
Fasteners and Hardware
Toolboxes
Woodworking Schools
Finishes
Sources for Buying Wood
Wood ID
Glue/Adhesives
Magazines & Books
Miscellaneous
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OLD LINKS -- not categorized yet (some may be dead)
