General Woodturning Web Sites

• Woodturner's Resource - Wide range of woodturning resources, on-line videos, tutorials, etc.
• Woodturning Online - Articles for the beginner, miscellaneous articles on techniques, etc. 
• Woodturns.com - Miscellaneous Articles on Woodturning
• Woodturnigwiz.com - Woodturning Wizardry Web site - equipment, techniques, supplies.
• Woodturning On the Web - Web site with links, articles, and a woodturning chat room
• Marshall's Woodturning Links - Excellent "launching point"
• Around The Woods - General Woodturning 
• Out of Control Woodturning - Diverse site with useful links
• Google Directory on Woodturning - Another site with a range of interesting content
• Woodturning Reference and Information Site -  England

Wood Lathe Manufacturers

        GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF WOODTURNING LATHES - By Walter Jones (pdf)
            This is a useful table which compares sizes, features, and power requirements for most commonly
            available woodturning lathes.  Very helpful when shopping for a new or used lathe.

• Axminster Lathes - Wood lathes and accessories - Axminster, Devon, England
• Delta Woodworking Machinery - Wood Lathes
• Grizzly Industrial Tools (Although I don't recommend these lathes, some of their accessories are useful.)
• Jet Lathes - WMH Tool Group
• Laguna Tools - Lathes, bandsaws and other equipment
• Oneway Manufacturing - Manufacturer of Lathes and Turning Accessories
• Penn State Industries - Small Lathes and accessories
• Poolewood Machinery - Lathes manufactured in Kent, England
• Powermatic Lathes - WMH Tool Group
• Tips and Hints about the Powermatic 3520 Lathe - Accumulated tips from happy owners.
• Rikon - Rikon Mini-Lathe at Woodcraft
• Robust Lathes - Lathes with tilt-away tailstock.
• Serious Toolworks - Lathes for large and heavy turning
• Stubby Lathes - Unique adjustable bed lathe.
• Teknatool International - Nova Lathes 
• VB Woodturning Lathe - Hegner UK, Ltd.; VB Manufacturing (England)
• Vega Woodworking - Lathes, duplicators, accessories.
• Vicmarc Machinery - Lathes, chucks and other turning accessories (Australia) 
• Woodfast - Rikon Power Tools
• Woodworker's Supply - Modular Large Lathe System

Turning Tool Manufacturers

• Andre Martel - Endgrain Hollowing Hook Tools
• Using the Martel Hollowing Tool
• AR Liberty - Steady rests and threading jig
• Trent Bosch - Gouges, hollowing tools, tool handles.
• Chick and Duck Mfg. - Rim Chuck (Longworth Style)
• Crown Hand Tools Ltd. - Sheffield, England
• Cryosteel Engineering Technology - Agoura Hills, California
• David Ellsworth -  Hollowing tools and video products
• Elbo Tool - Articulated arm hollower
• Glaser Hi-Tec Tools -  Now offered through CET
• Hamlet Craft Tools - Sheffield, England
• Hunter Tool Systems - Replaceable carbide cutters for hollowing and general turning
• Iron Fire Innovations - Indexing wheels
• Lyle Jamieson - Hollowing tool system
• John Jordan - Antioch, Tennessee - Hollowing tools, shear scraper
• John Lea Tools - Gouges  (new web site apparently non-functional[?])
• Kelton Industries - Kel McNaughton Woodturning Tools - bowl coring system, hollowing tools
• Using the Kel McNaughton Center Saver - Basic set-up and use tips.
• Rolly Munro Tools - New Zealand manufacturer of articulated Hollowing Tools
• Oklahoma Spin Doctor - Keith Clark's Bowl Steady
• Oneway Manufacturing -  Termite tool, cutters, gouges, handles, bowl coring system, etc.
• Patience and Nicholson - Selection of various Lathe Tools
• Don Pencil - Hollowing tools, faceplates
• Penn State Industries - Benjamin's Best Turning Tools
• Serious Toolworks - Innovative tool handles, scrapers, gouges and other turning tools
• Sherrill Woodworking - Accessories and tools for turning, toolrests, hollowing systems
• Robert Sorby - Premier manufacturer of Lathe Tools from Sheffield, England
• Sweazey Tools - Gouges made of M42 cobalt steel with cryo-treatment and tempering
• Thompson Lathe Tools - Wide range of quality gouges
• Keith Tompkins - Gage't Wall Thickness gauge

Woodturning Tools Vendor Web Sites

• The Woodturners Catalog/Craft Supplies USA - Major supplier of woodturning tools and supplies
• Packard Woodworks - Major supplier of woodturning tools and supplies
• The Cutting Edge - Wide range of lathe tools and accessories
• Highland Woodworking - General mail-order woodworking supplier
• Hartville Tool - General mail-order woodworking supplier
• Lee Valley/Veritas - General mail-order woodworking supplier - Good turning tool offerings
• Rockler - General mail-order woodworking supplier, some turning tools, good hardware selection
• Tools for Working Wood - Turning Tools
• Woodchucker's Supplies - Miscellaneous turning supplies
• Woodcraft Supply - General mail-order woodworking supplier
• Woodworker's Emporium Imports - Vicmarc lathes, chucks, and accessories
• Woodworker's Supply - Large offering of lathe tools and turning supplies. 

Lathe Tools - Toolmaking Web Sites

• Hook-Tool Web Sites:
• Around the Woods - Making a hook tool - well illustrated
• Around the Woods - Using Hook Tools - including links to videos of hook tool use
• Darrell Feltmate - Making a hook tool
• Tommie's Woodturning Tips -  Making a hool tool from a cut masonry nail
• Minnesota Woodturners Association - Sept. 2001 Newsletter (pdf) on making hook tools
• Alan Lacer -  Handout on making hook tools
• Alan Lacer - Making a basic hook tool
• Building a Three-Wheel Buffing System - Stuart Johnson
• Homemade Hollowing Bars - article by Steve Antonucci from Woodcentral
• An Introduction to Heat Treating, Hardening and Tempering - from Anvilfire.com
• Plans for a Steady Rest for a 10-inch Lathe - Tom Crosby
• Shop-Built Hollowing Rig For a Mini-Lathe -  Woodcentral Article by Al Crandall (with laser!)
• Shop-Built Spiralling/Texturing Tool Article - Dominic Greco/Woodcentral

Lathe Accessories and Scroll Chucks

• Axminster Chucks - Scroll Chucks and Accessories
• Beall Tool Company - Collet chucks, spindle taps, threading tools, drill bits.
• Bestwood Tools - Tool Rest Components and other Turning Tools
• Clark Steady Rest - Heavy-duty steady rests of many sizes
• Jean Francois Escoulen - Variable Axis/Eccentric Turning Tools/Chucks
• Nova Chucks and Accessories -  Teknatool International
• Oneway Manufacturing - Oneway, Talon, and Stronghold Chucks & Accessories; steady-rests
• Trend Airshield - Airware America
• Vicmarc Chucks - Four-jaw scroll chucks - Vicmarc Chuck Accessories

Miscellaneous Work Holding Web Sites

• Methods and Jigs for Reverse Chucking Bowls - John Lucas  (8 page pdf)
• Making a Longworth Chuck - Fred Holder - More Woodturning March-April 2005

Vacuum Chucking Web Sites

• AAW Tips Pages - Building a Vacuum Chuck System for Woodturning by William Noble (37 page pdf)
• Allowable Vacuum on various woods -  4 page pdf discussing maximum vacuum analysis
• Low-tech Vacuum Chuck - John D. Williams
• Vacuum Chucking - Andrew Hilton -  Hilton Handcraft
• Woodturns Vacuum Chuck Page - Setting up a vacuum chuck

Hollowing Tools and Methods Web Sites

• Turning a Hollow Form - from Around the Woods
• Berger Hollowing Tools - products from Soren Berger (New Zealand)
• Don Pencil Hollowing Systems - Two different sized hollowing systems ("Scorpion" & "Stinger")
• Hunter Tool Systems - round carbide-cutters mounted on boring bars
• A Survey of Hollowing Tools - by Lyn Mangiameli (More Woodturning Site)
• A Brief Survey of Hollowing Tools - by Lyn Mangiameli (from More Woodturning 2001)
• Johnston/Basham Hollow Turning Tool - from Kestrel Creek
• Making a Hollow Form - from Hilton Handcraft Web Site
• Elbo-Tool Hollowing System - Articulated swivel arm system
• Kel-McNaughton Hollowing Rig - Manufacturer's Web Site
• Rolly Munro Hollowing Tool - Adjustable Carbide cutter and articulated arm 
• Homemade Hollowing Bars - article by Steve Antonucci from Woodcentral
• Hollowing Tools - Miscellaneous tools from Rob Chapman
• Hollowing Tools by John Jordan - Tools and DVDs
• Lyle Jamieson Hollowing Tools - Captured-tool deep hollowing system
• Paul Porter Woodturning - Small Hollowing Tools

Processing Green Wood - Making Turning Blanks - Drying - TOXIC WOODS Web Sites

• Preparing Wood Blanks - Green Wood Processing

• Bowl and Spindle Blank Preparation - From 'Around the Woods' 
• Turning Green Wood - By Howard Lewin
• Basic Bowl Roughing - By Roger Austin
• Sawing Logs for Bowl Blanks - From Bill Grumbine's Site
• Turning a Natural-Edged Bowl - From Bill Grumbine's Site
• Trees to Stay Away from for Turning - From Woodcentral Articles
• Cutting Blanks on the Bandsaw - from Woodcentral
• How I Prepare Bowl Blanks - by Abe Sloan
• Turning Green Wood Bowls - by Steve Russell

• Drying Techniques

• Boiling Wood - by Jim King - from Woodcentral
• Boiled Bowl Experiment -  by David Propst - from Woodcentral
• Boiling Green Wood - by Steve Russell
• Boiling Protocol Update -  Tips and Tricks - by Steve Russell
• Alcohol Soaking Method of Drying Wood - by Dave Smith - from Woodcentral
• Alcohol Soaking Blogspot - by Dave Smith
• Drying Tropical Woods - by Jim King - from Woodcentral
• Paper Bag Drying of Green Woods - by Steve Russell
• Air Drying with Endgrain Sealers - by Steve Russell
• Liquid Dishwashing Detergent Stabilizing Method - article by Leif O. Thorvaldson
• "Soap in your Bowl" - Using dishwashing detergent - article by Ernie Conover
• Stabilizing Green Wood - article by Frank Stanko - Experiences using dishwashing detergent
• Microwave Drying of Green Rough Turned Wood - by Marshall Gorrow
• Microwave Drying Wood - by Rex Haslip (New Zealand)

• Web Sites on Wood Toxicity

• Wood Toxicity Information - Excellent site with many useful links on Wood Toxicity 
• Toxic Woods and Occupational Lung Diseases - Interesting Article by Mark Anderson, M.D.
• Toxic Woods - Interesting publication by the Health and Safety Executive of the United Kingdom
• Woodworking Toxic Woods - Health and Safety in the Arts - City of Tucson, Arizona
• Toxic Woods Chart - Reprinted data from American Woodturner (1990) - Robert Woodcock

Sharpening Web Sites

• Geiger's Vertical Solution - Sharpening Jig for the Ellsworth Gouge - see also the Wheel Truing Jig
• Sharpening Gouges - Woodcentral Article by Jerry Glaser
• Sharpening Mini Turning Tools -  Woodcentral Article by John Lucas
• Sharpening Your Lathe Tools - Article by Fred Holder
• General Sharpening Guidelines - handout by Alan Lacer
• Learn to Sharpen Progressively:  PART 1 -  PART 2 - By Alan Lacer from American Woodturner, 2003
• Sharpening of the Lacer Skews - Handout by Alan Lacer
• Honing Woodworking Tools - Article by Alan Lacer
• Lee Valley-Veritas Sharpening Equipment
• Mike Mahoney - Tool Design and Grinding - You-tube video on sharpening gouges (Time:  9:19)
• Lyn Mangiameli - Woodcentral Article on Fundamental Principles of Tool Sharpening
• Oneway Manufacturing - Wolverine Jig, grinding wheels, wheel balancer, and other accessories
• Robert Sorby - Sharpening Systems & Sharpening Movie Clips
• Tormek Sharpening System -  SharpTools USA
• Tru-Grind Sharpening System - Woodcut Tools Limited
• Woodcentral Tool Grind Web Site -  Photographs of various tool grinds by different turners

Abrasives and other Sanding-Related Web Sites

• Abralon Abrasives - Manufactured by Mirka Abrasives
• Klingspor's Sanding Catalog -  Quality abrasives of all kinds; check-out their "Bargain Boxes"!!!
• 3M Abrasives - Abrasive Sheets and Discs
• Micro Mesh Abrasives - Micro-Surface Finishing Products, Inc. -  headquarters in Wilton, IOWA
• Mirka Abrasives - Product Guide
• Norton Abrasives - A range of sanding products
• The Sanding Glove - Abrasives and sanding tools, including The Sanding Solution
• Catalog of abrasives, tools and supplies (24 page pdf)
• Vince's Wood n' Wonders - 'Blueflex' Abrasives and other sanding supplies - PDF of Woodturner Catalog
• Steve Worcester -  A variety of high quality abrasives - Helpful Power Sanding FAQ and "How Too" pages

Finishing

• Beall Tool Company - Beall Buffing System; cloth wheels, compound & wax, mandrels, buffs.
• Bill Kandler's Finishing Page for Segmented Turnings - useful links to manufacturer's sites
• Buffing Questions - articles from Woodcentral
• Buffing-out Lacquer - A Review of Finesse-it and Finesse It by Mark Kauder from Woodcentral
• Cutler Finish - brushable, colorless, and durable finish for woodturnings
• Finishing for Woodturners - Review Article from the AAW Tech Tips Page
• Finishing Products and Temperatures - article by Samm Simpson from Woodcentral
• Finishing Your Turnings - Article by Fred Holder
• Lacquer Finish Troubleshooting Guide - from Woodfinish Supply
• Laymar Crafts Finishing Page - EXCELLENT resource of 82 finishing-related links
• Mike Mahoney's Finishes - from Bowlmaker, Inc. - Food safe Walnut-oil based finishes
• Oil Finish Roundup - Article by Steve Russell
• Oil Finishes:  Reducing color change on light woods -  by Steve Russell
• Using Buffing Wheels with Oil and Wax Finishes - by Steve Russell
• The Magic of Microcrystalline Wax -  by Steve Russell
• Personal Formulas for Finishing Mixtures -  from Woodcentral
• Russ Fairfield's Finishing Secrets Web Page -  Lots of great information on finishing methods
• Sanding Turning Nibs - article by Allen Neighbors from Woodcentral
• Shellac - article by Jeff Jewitt from Woodcentral
• Spraying Equipment - (recommendations sought for useful spraying equipment links)
• Choosing a Spray Gun - articles from Woodcentral
• Using Polyurethane Finishes - article by Bill Nelson from the AAW Tech Tips Page
• Walnut Oil for Woodfinishing - Food safe finish
• Waterlox on Turnings - Article by Carole Valentine from Woodcentral
• Wax and the Woodturner -article by Alan Lacer
• Woodfinish Supply Company - sources for a range of wood finishing products
• Woodworker's Supply - Lacquers, stains, additives, and finishes; spraying equip. & accessories

Woodturning Supplies

• Anchorseal - UC Coatings
• Steve Russell's Article on Wax-emulsion Sealers
• Long Term Test Results of Storing Anchorseal - By Steve Russell - from Woodcentral
• CedarCide - Turners Choice Wood Stabilizer
• Ruth Niles -Torne Lignum -  Stainless steel bottle stoppers and other supplies
• Starbond Adhesives - Cyanoacrylate glues useful for woodturning - Volume amounts available
• Turtle Feathers - Inlay and Other Art Supplies

Ornamental and other Specialty Woodturning Techniques - Bowl Coring Web Sites

• Ornamental Turning (OT) Web Sites:
• Ornamental Turning - On-line Resource
• What is Ornamental Turning?
• Ornamental Turning Center - Steve Johnson's site with excellent descriptions of machines, etc.
• Ornamental Turning Forum - from Woodwork Forums, and Australia-Based internet forum
• Ornamental Rose Engine Lathe 
• Notes on the Bower Rose Engine Lathe - by Lynn Trust
• Building a Rose Engine Lathe -  AAW Web Site Information (Jon Magill) -  Making a MDF Lathe - Plans (pdf)
• OT Artists  -   A "web site to share and prmote the beauty and creativity of Ornamental Turning"
• Society of Ornamental Turners - Homepage
• Society of Ornamental Turners - Library
• Decorative and Ornamental Turnings - Woodturners Society of Queensland

• Specialty Woodturning Techniques:

• Eccentric Turning - Robert Sorby Web Site

• Eccentric Faceplate - Kelton Industries Web Site
• Negative Rake Scraper - by Andrew Hilton - from the Hilton Handcrafts Web Site

• Coring Systems
• Bowl Coring Page - From the Woodturner's Catalog/Craft Supplies USA
• Using the Kel McNaughton Center Saver - Basic set-up and use tips
• Bill Grumbine's article on using the McNaughton Bowl Coring System
• Oneway Easy-Core System - Manufacturer's Page
• Packard Woodworks Easy-Core Page

Surface Embellishment Techniques and Specialty Materials Web Sites

• Fillers, inlace and Specialty Materials
• Epoxy as Filler - article by Dinyar Chavda and Richard Allen from Woodcentral
• Using Wood Dyes for Decorative Embellishment - article by Steve Russell

• Woodcarving - Wikipedia Entry
• Chipping Away - General Woodcarving Web Site 
• Northwest Woodcarvers Association - Great web site with instructions and many links
• The Sculpture Studio - Basic Woodcarving Tutorial

• Pyrography (Woodburning) - Wikipedia Entry 
• A.J. Kalika's Pyrography Site
• Scorch's Pyrography - Various topics, instructions, and hints
• The Woodburner -  Diverse site dedicated to pyrography
• Colwood's Pyrography Equipment - Good site for general information and links

 Woodturning Tips, Hints and Techniques Web Sites

• Arizona Woodturners Association Tips Page - Useful information on a range of topics
• Around the Woods - Miscellaneous woodturning tips.
• Capt. Eddie Castelin - Tips from the Bayou Woodturners
• Coulee Region Woodturners - "How to" page of different projects
• Cumberland Woodturners - Tennessee - Interesting Site, and good link to woodturning tips
• Russ Fairfield's Woodturner's Page -  LOTS of very useful information and many links
• Russ Fairfield's Seven "S's" of Making Salad Bowls - Items to consider when turning
• Hilton Handcrafts - Miscellaneous articles on a range of woodturning topics
• Lyn Mangiameli's Articles - Published tool reviews, techniques, and other articles
• Andre Martel - Using the Martel hollowing tool
• Steve Russell - Article on wax-emulsion sealers for greeen wood
• Les Swift - Setting-up a bandsaw
• Turningwood.com How Too - Over 20 woodturning tips of all kinds
• Bowlturning Tutorial - Interesting photographic essay on how to turn a bowl.
• Woodturning Tips - from Australianburls.com

Pen Turning Web Sites

• [Section under development - additional link suggestions welcome!]
• How to make a Wooden Pen - General Penmaking Tutorial
• International Association of Penturners - Lots of useful information and links about penmaking
• Harding Pens and Woodturnings - General site featuring pen making information
• Robert Sorby Pen Turning Tips
• The Pen Shop - "Pen Shop News" and other related information
• Woodwork Forums - Penturning
• PENTURNING SUPPLIES:  [Page under construction]
• Arizona Silhouette - Pen Turning and Other Supplies
• Augum's Pen Works  - Various Pen Kits and Supplies

Tutorials on Specific Woodturning Techniques

• Turning a Bowl - Interesting photographic essay on how to turn a bowl.
• Turning a Goblet - Tutorial which includes step-by-step instructions.
• Turning Perfect Wooden Spheres - Step-by-step tutorial.
• Turning Tagua - from Angelo Iafrate (Rhode Island) - Another Tips & Tricks 'Turning Tagua' Article
• Turning a Cremation Urn - article by Bill Grumbine
• Ed Davidson's Video and Photo Tutorials - Excellent set of various videos and tutorials (...nearly 30 at this site!)

History of Lathes and Woodturning

• An Historical Look at Woodturning - Article which reviews the overall history of woodturning
• A Short History of Woodturning - From 'Spunwood" in Ireland
• A Brief History of Woodturning - Article by Roger Pugh summarizing basic facts
• Look at a 17th Centrury London Woodturner - Interesting site with lots of good information and illustrations.
• History of Ornamental Woodturning -  From the Ornamental Turning Center
• The Lathe - a History and Explanation - excerpted from an earlier work by Ian Bradley
• Woodturning and the Vikings - Article by Alan Lacer
• Pages from American Artifacts:
• Barnes No. 3 Velocipede Wood Turning Lathe
• Barnes No. 4 Velocipede Wood Turning Lathe
• Machine Tool Archive - Lathes - An excellent information site for many older wood lathes

Wood Suppliers Web Sites

• Amazon Exotic Hardwoods, Casselberry, Florida
• Australian Burls - Chesapeake, Virginia
• Bow River Specialty Woods, Ltd. - Chilliwack, B.C., Canada
• Choice Woods, Louisville, Kentucky
• Cook Woods - Klamath Falls, Oregon (also on eBay)
• Gilmer Wood Company, Portland, Oregon
• Gilmer's Bowl Blank Page
• Hibdon Hardwoods, St. Louis, Missouri
• Lee Tree Woodworks - Source of Australian burls and other figured woods - Decatur, Georgia
• Tropical Exotic Hardwoods, Carlsbad, California 
• West Penn Hardwoods, Inc. - Olean, New York
• Woodfinder.com - Internet resource for locating local wood suppliers
• Woodworkers Source, Phoenix, Arizona

Segmented Woodturning Web Sites

• Mark Kauder - Impeccably finished segmented woodturnings.
• Bill Kandler - A great deal of diverse information on segmented turning can be found here.
• Kevin Neeleey - An excellent Site with a huge amount of information on segmenteed turning.
• Larry Marley - Making segmented vessels - includes some excellent videos. 
• Basics of Stave Segmented Turning - Notes by Jim Rodgers (10 page pdf)
• Making a Segmented Bowl - Woodcentral Article by Ken Sailsbury
• Curt Theobald - Segmented turning instruction, accessories, and videos
• Malcom Tibbetts - Very interesting site with many useful tips in his FAQ page.
• Tennesee Valley Woodturners - Segmented Turning in Practical Terms - (pdf)
• Woodturner Pro - Segmented Turning Software
• Woodturner Studio - Segmented Turning Software - (Available from Craft Supplies)
• Woodturning Online - Segmented Turning Index Page

Woodturning Clubs and Associations Web Sites

• American Association of Woodturners - National Woodturners Association of the USA
• Arizona Woodturners Association - Great web site, useful tips, etc.
• Association of Woodturners of Great Britain - National Organization in the U.K.
• Coulee Region Woodturners - Lacrosse, Wisconsin - Interesting web site & links
• Cumberland Woodturners - Tennessee
• International Association of Penturners - Lots of useful information and links about penmaking

On-line Woodturning Video Tutorials, Video Clips, and DVD/Video Sources

• Ed Davidson's Video and Photo Tutorials - Excellent set of various videos and tutorials (...nearly 30 at this site!)
• Fine Woodworking Skills and Techniques -  Woodturning Tutorial Videos
• Learning Turning - DVDs and other resources from Kip Christensen and Rex Burningham
• Mike Mahoney -  You-tube video on sharpening gouges (Time: 9:19)
• Larry Marley - Videos of turned projects
• Robert Sorby - Woodturning Online Video Clips - downloadable (Follow "Movie Clips" link)
• The Spin Doctor - On-line videos of CNC lathe mill
• Woodturners Resource On-line Turning Videos
• The Woodworking Channel - Internet broadcasts containing some turning programs.
• Woodturner's Resource Videos Page - Downloadable clips of woodturning of various projects
• Wood Magazine -  Woodturning Videos
• You Tube Search for Woodturning Video Clips

Galleries Showing Woodturned Pieces - Web Sites

• American Association of Woodturners - Gallery at Landmark Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
• Del Mano Gallery - Los Angeles, California
• Gallery 319 - Ames, Iowa - Where I sell my turned artwork.
• Jane and Arthur Mason Collection - Woodturned items - on-line gallery.
• The Woodturning Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Woodturning Publications Web Sites

• American Woodturner  - American Association of Woodturners - Quarterly journal of the AAW.
• More Woodturning - (Fred Holder) - For content of articles published, CLICK HERE.
• Woodturning Design - 'New' magazine, particularly good for new turners.
• Woodturning Magazine (UK) - Long-standing popular monthly turning magazine; many photos.
• Woodezine Turning Info Archives - Collection of woodturning-related links.

Web Sites on Turned Form Design

• The Golden Number (Ratio) - Web site dedicated to 1.618033 and DIY tools for design
• Russ Fairfield on Salad Bowl Design - The Seven S's

Individual Woodturner's Web Sites

• Stuart Batty - England
• Melissa Bishop - Long Island, New York
• Eddie Castelin - Old Jefferson (New Orleans), Louisiana
• Jimmy Clewes - England
• Nick Cook - Marietta, Georgia
• Mike Darlow - England
• Ed Davidson - Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Justin Delmus - Merced, California
• Cindy Drozda - Boulder, Colorado
• David Ellsworth - Quakerstown, Pennsylvania
• Russ Fairfield - Post Falls, Idaho
• J. Paul Fennell - Scottsdale, Arizona
• Barbara Gill - Remlik, Virginia
• Robbie Graham - Lake Taupo, New Zealand
• Jeff Greenwood - Canada
• Bill Grumbine - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• George Guadiane - Austerlitz, New York
• Jerry Hall - Grass Valley, California
• Charles Henderson - Roswell, New Mexico
• Kenneth Hertzog - Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
• Fred W. Holder - Snohomish, Washington
• George Troy Hurlburt - Galva, Kansas 
• Mark Kauder -  Phenix City, Alabama
• Stuart King - High Wycombe, Bucks, England - Interesting articles!
• Bonnie Klein - Renton, Washington
• Alan Lacer - River Falls, Wisconsin
• Mike Mahoney - Orem, Utah
• J.D. Mathis - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• James McClure - Pensacola, Florida
• Johannes Michelsen - Manchester Center, Vermont
• Ludwig Mündlein - Germany - Many good Links at "Woodturning.de"
• Ruth Niles - Newville, Pennsylvania
• David Nittman - Boulder, Colorado
• David Peebles - Lyons, Ohio
• Gary Pollard - California
• Bob Rosand - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
• Ron Sardo -  Drums, Pennsylvania
• Eduardo Sarmiento - Lima, Peru
• Stacy Scarboro -  Claxton, Georgia
• Gary Scarpulla - Arizona
• Colin Spencer - Orba, Spain
• Richard Stapley (Laymar Crafts) - England
• Keith Tompkins - Tivoli, New York
• Malcolm Tibbets - The "Tahoe Woodturner", California
• John Paul Van Domelen - Houston, Texas
• Andi Wolfe - Columbus, Ohio
• Steve Worcester - Plano, Texas

Web Sites of Various Woodturning Symposia and Meetings

• American Association of Woodturners Annual Woodturning Symposium - National Meeing of the AAW
• Upcoming 2008 Symposium - Next Symposium in Richmond, Virginia from 20-22 June 2008
• Desert Woodturning Roundup -  Held in February
• Florida Woodturning Symposium - Held in January
• North Carolina Woodturners Symposium - Held in October
• Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium -  Held in September
• Southern States Woodturning Symposium -  Held in April
• SouthWest Association of Turners (SWAT) - Held in October
• Utah Woodturning Symposium - Held in June
• West Coast Woodturning Symposium -  Held in September (British Columbia, Canada)

Beginning in Woodturning and Woodturning SAFETY

• Beginners Guide To Woodturning -  Lots of Useful Tips
• How to Buy a Lathe - by Alan Lacer
• An Introduction to Woodturning - an on-line e-Book by Brian Clifford (UK)
• John Cobb's Beginners Page for Woodturners - from Treenshop.com
• Resource Center from Craft Supplies USA:
• How to Determnine Safe Lathe Speeds
• Gouge Safety - Guidelines for properly using gouges
• Using the SPINDLE Roughing Gouge - the "Roughing Gouge" to NOT be used for bowl turning!
• Selecting Lathe Tools - Good general overview on choosing the correct tools for your woodturning.
• General Woodturning Safety - Good practices to follow when a beginner or advanced woodturner.
• Safety Guidelines for Woodturners - Recommendations from the AAW's site
• Turning Injuries: Learning the Hard Way -  from Woodcentral
• Use of Skew Chisels - Handout by Alan Lacer
• Welcome to the World of Woodturning - Introductory guide to woodturning (from England)

• Boiling Wood - by Jim King - from Woodcentral
• Boiled Bowl Experiment -  by David Propst - from Woodcentral
• Boiling Green Wood - by Steve Russell
  • Boiling Protocol Update -  Tips and Tricks - by Steve Russell
    
• Alcohol Soaking Method of Drying Wood - by Dave Smith - from Woodcentral
  • Alcohol Soaking Blogspot - by Dave Smith
    
• Drying Tropical Woods - by Jim King - from Woodcentral
• Paper Bag Drying of Green Woods - by Steve Russell
• Air Drying with Endgrain Sealers - by Steve Russell
• Liquid Dishwashing Detergent Stabilizing Method - article by Leif O. Thorvaldson
• "Soap in your Bowl" - Using dishwashing detergent - article by Ernie Conover
• Stabilizing Green Wood - article by Frank Stanko - Experiences using dishwashing detergent
  
• Microwave Drying of Green Rough Turned Wood - by Marshall Gorrow
• Microwave Drying Wood - by Rex Haslip (New Zealand)
  

Hook-Tool Web Sites:

Around the Woods - Making a hook tool - well illustrated

Around the Woods - Using Hook Tools - including links to videos of hook tool use

Darrell Feltmate - Making a hook tool

Tommie's Woodturning Tips -  Making a hool tool from a cut masonry nail

Minnesota Woodturners Association - Sept. 2001 Newsletter on making hook tools

Alan Lacer -  Handout on making hook tools

Alan Lacer - Making a basic hook tool

Building a Three-Wheel Buffing System - Stuart Johnson

Homemade Hollowing Bars - article by Steve Antonucci from Woodcentral

An Introduction to Heat Treating, Hardening and Tempering - from Anvilfire.com

Plans for a Steady Rest for a 10-inch Lathe - Tom Crosby

Shop-Built Hollowing Rig For a Mini-Lathe -  Woodcentral Laser Article 

Shop-Built Spiralling/Texturing Tool Article - Dominic Greco/Woodcentral