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Resource Links
IAP – International Association of Penturners
Everything by and for pen turners. Discussion forum, photos, links, library, local chapters.
Compound Saw Calculator
This site includes an eclectic assortment of topics, including this very useful turning feature. If you're obsessed with compound angles for multi-sided boxes and pyramids, involving blade tilts and miter angles, these calculating forms should really help.
Popular Woodworking
How to select woodturning tools.
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/turning/how-to-select-woodturning-tools/
Woodworking Around the House
"Whether woodworking is one’s profession or a relaxing hobby, it is a talent that may be used to create or repair things that are useful or of great beauty."
Inspiration and links to resources covering various aspects of woodworking — learning, choosing equipment, safety, and project plans.
http://affordablehousingjobs.com/woodworking-jobs-around-the-house/
Woodworkers Guild of America
Instructional videos on woodworking and woodturning.
Oval turning, make striped blanks, CBN grinder, turn a tenon, overcome chatter, etc, etc.
Hobbithouse Woodpics
Calls itself "A non-commercial site focusing on color-correct pictures of exotic and domestic woods"
Actually, about 500 different species of wood are illustrated, plus a mind boggling collection of wood related information.
Instructables — Getting Started with Woodturning
Beginners guides on many techniques and projects.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Getting-Started-With-Wood-Turning-tools-Techniques/
Around the Woods — Turning Tips, Techniques, Projects, Supplies
"Woodturning lathes never make mistakes, only kindling!"
Woodturners are inveterate tool junkies and the assortment of woodturning tools available from woodworking catalogues both paper and online is bewildering. However, the basics have not changed for centuries…
Wood Magazine
Many how-to's on woodworking and woodturning.
American Association of Woodturners
"AAW is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art and craft of woodturning worldwide through education. With more than 16,000 members and over 365 local chapters globally, AAW members include amateurs, hobbyists, professionals, gallery owners, collectors, tool and equipment suppliers, and others"
This is the national organization, providing extensive resources for learning and sharing. Many items are free to visitors, and even more available with paid membership.
Shop for Tools & Supplies
The Walnut Log - Finishes, Tools, Machines
The Walnut Log offers hands-on classes, and a Woodworking Store for tools, adhesives, abrasives and finishing products including Hampshire Sheen, Yorkshire Grit, Nova Woodworking.
Call or Text: 314-724-5842
Email: jeff@thewalnutlog.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.hornung.1/
Instagram: @thewalnutlogstudio
R&D Bandsaws — Bandsaw Blades, Parts, Accessories
Featuring TUFF TOOTH® bandsaw blades, bandsaw parts & accessories, Olson scroll saw blades and more
Albuquerque Exotic Woods
"Exotic and Domestic hardwood store for the projects that need to be done today, and the projects you're thinking about for tomorrow."
Large stock of woods, tools, casting resin, pen kits and other supplies for woodturners and woodworkers. Demos and training.
Penn State Industries
Clean Turn Tools
"Use just like a regular gouge, but without the mess. Attach it to your vac hose and a shop vacuum or dust collector. The chips go naturally into the tube, and so does the dust."
Things Western — Unique Tooling & Equipment
A "unique" site, offering carbide woodturning tools, "Penetrator" hollowing tool, books, CDs, silversmith stamps, hand-forged custom knives, and more.
Craft Supplies USA — Large Inventory of Woodturning Items
Extensive catalog of tools, accessories and supplies for the woodturner.
Kallenshaan Woods — Inlay Pen Kits
Large assortment of unusual Laser Cut Inlay Pen Kits on a variety of themes and other woodturning supplies.
Carbide Depot
Inserts, burrs, drills, mills, taps, shims.
Inserts and tools for woodturning and metal work.
Red Label Abrasives
Ceramic, Silicon Carbide, Zirconia, Aluminum Oxide.
Sanding belts, discs, long uncut rolls, sheets, accessories, buffing compound.
Albuquerque Craigslist — Free Classified Ads, Tools for Sale
Local version of the online buy and sell market. You can list items for sale, even include photos, at no cost.
Click on: "for sale --> tools" for listings of all sorts of equipment for sale. You can "search" for specific categories to narrow it down.
(TIP: Most craigslist users are honest and reputable. But first time users should look over the tips for avoiding scams and fraud. And if you list an item to sell, you might get a couple of obviously odd queries, which you should just ignore.)
The Woodturning Store
Tools, Pen Making, Lathe Accessories, Project Kits, Sharpening, Abrasives.
Woodburning Tools by Colwood
Woodburning tools, kits, books, branding irons, instructional videos.
Wood Carvers Supply, Inc. — Woodburning
Products and accessories for woodburning and wood carving.
D-WAY Tools
Turning and sharpening tools, CBN grinding wheels, tool rests, tool blanks.
Also, a nice collection of instructional videos.
Woodturners Wonders
CBN wheels, sanding supplies, hand & power tools, respirators, adhesives, lathe accessories.
Many instructional videos.