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High grade preimium veneers:  They have a great selection of beutiful and exotic venners.
 
3M Finishing Systems 
3M™ Microfinishing Film:  High strength polyester film backing is coated with premium, micron-graded aluminum oxide particles that are electrostatically oriented for greater cutting efficiency and resin-bonded for increased durability. This fast cutting abrasive provides precise, consistent, close tolerance finishes.
 
Abatron Adhesives 
All kinds of adhesive related products:  They have a good products page They also have a excellent FAQ.
 
Absolute Coatings, Inc. 
Last-n-Last Premium Wood Finishing products:  Specializing in tough floor finishes, they also have marine spar and door varnish, sealers and other interesting products.
 
Acorn Manufacturing 
Fine forged iron builders' hardware. 
 
Adams Wood Products 
Great wood furniture and furniture components:  Tables • Chairs • Bed Posts • Bun Feet • Billiard Table Legs • Furniture Hardware • Turning Squares
 
Afco Coatings 
Compliant Waterborne Protective Coatings:  coatings for; fabric • films and foils • textiles • synthetic thread • paper • wood metal • plastic • and floors.
 
Amana Tools 
Saw Blades, router bits etc:  Their Nova Multi-Profile cutter system is really interesting.
 
Ancient Greek Chairs 
Great info on this unique type of furniture:  The style and character of Ancient Greek furniture has passed through time to the present day, to the extent that it's pretty well unknown to most people. Their furniture doesn't usually count as one of the great Ancient Greek achievements. Their designs were unique and once seen are unlikely to be mistaken for anything else. There are no extant examples left to see. But a way to imagine what their furniture was like is by having a look at Ancient Greek ceramics, which sometimes depict furniture.
 
Antique Radio Grill Cloth 
Really Cool stuff!:  I just love old things. They have beautiful patterns
 
ApplePly 
special type of hardwood plywood:  core laminations of ApplePly are one-sixteenth of an inch veneers of Western Red Alder. Cool Stuff!
 
ArTek Inc. 
UHMW Plastics:  a full range of extruded and fabricated Duravar-Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE): Rod • Bar • Board • Tape • • Profiles in a variety of sizes, colors, and material formulations to meet today's industrial application requirements.
 
Artwood 
A gallery of find woodworking:  Artwood is a cooperative gallery located in the heart of Bellingham's historic Fairhaven district.
 
Badger Pond 
Great articles and a good forum:  they are kind of a wood works portal - good stuff.
 
Barn Furniture 
Restaurant table bases:  they also sell furniture.
 
Beall Tool Company 
Wood Threading and humidor supplies:  They also carry Lathe tools and accessories, and mortising widgets.
 
Becker Acroma Inc. 
Acid Cure and UV Cure coatings:  A good selection of coatings
 
Bench Notes 
A Woodworking Page:  Books • Plans • Info • Links
 
Berkley Mills Furniture 
Beutiful Furniture!:  They offer several styles and have pictures. They have the following styles: Arts and Crafts • Prarie • Slat Back • Dynast • Mesa • Tori • Americana • Contemporary • Tansu.
 
Better Woodworking 
More woodworking links... 
 
Bill Russell Studio 
Specialist in decorative painted finishes.:  At the Bill Russell Studio, we create hand-painted finishes for furniture, accessories and architectural detail.
 
Bonakemi Us 
Floor Finishes and sanding equipment:  Both water based and solvent based products.
 
Brad Hughes 
Specializaing in Furniture Restoration and Conservations:  Brad has many good articles on his site.
 
Bridge City Toolworks 
Finely deisgned tools:  carries a broad array of specially designed tools for wood working. They have an excellent on-line catalog.
 
Candadian Plywood Asociation 
Good information on plywood in general:  They have some plans, tech notes and other interesting literature on plywood.
 
Carpenters Machinery Inc. 
Used and new woodworking machinery:  An auction site for machinery of all kinds. They follow up well with email.
 
CHARLES G.G. SCHMIDT 
Industrial cutting bits and heads. 
 
Collectics Reference and education 
Many good articles on obscure and arcane topics. 
 
Constantine's 
 
D. Lawless Hardware 
Quality Cabinet, Kitchen, and furniture hardware:  and more.
 
Deme Tech 
Surgical Blades and Holders:  really, really really sharp stainless steel blades.
 
Douglas Stowe 
Prolific Author and craftsman. 
 
Durden 
Woodworking Machinery:  Wood Lathes • Saw Benches • Thicknessing Machines • Wood Cutting Band saws • Wood Planers • Wood Working Machine Accessories
 
Eden Saw 
Plywood and veneer:  Plywood and panels • kiln dried wood • marine products • Exotic lumber • and Flooring.
 
eggtempera.com 
Society for Tempera Painters:  really cool stuff
 
Eli's Workshop 
Eli is a conservator:  he sells; walnut crystals • wax • 'natural' shellac • French oil • milk paint pigments • fish glue • gilding supplies • bees wax • etc • etc.
 
Environmental Technology 
Encapsulating epoxy, liquid latex casting rubber.:  Consumer and industrial products • consumer - Pour on high gloss finishes • soap making materials • Angus MacCleans miracle wipes • casting resin • Decoupage glue • industrial - polymer coatings • epoxy adhesives • casting resins and dyes • natural latex moulding rubber.
 
ES Manufacturing 
Fine Hand Tools for The Fiberglass and Composites Industry. 
 
Ferrari America 
European style hinges. 
 
Fiberglass Supply 
All kinds of tools and products for using fiberglass and epoxy:  They also carry a good selection of polyester resins.
 
Fine Homebuilding Magazine 
A great magazine for all carpenters and craftsmen 
 
Fine Woodworking Magazine 
A great magazine for all wood workers 
 
First Try, Slip Resistant Gel 
Used for removing boogered up fasteners. 
 
Flexaust 
Dust collection hose:  : flexible, lightweight hose and duct.
 
Framerica 
Wholesale Picture Frame Material:  Really nice picture frames. You need to setup an account to purchase frame material.
 
Fulterer Drawer Slides 
Wide variety of drawer slides. 
 
Furniture Fixer 
Specialty hardware and products:  restoration hardware, caning supplies, books, and tools
 
Garett Wade 
High Quality Tools:  - carries a wide assortment of hard to find, quality and specialty tools.
 
Glu Guru 
Industrial Adhesives and application systems:  automotive • hot melts • epoxies • cyanoacrylates • methacrylates • 1 parts • dispensers • anaerobics • aerosols • encapsulants • glue dots • sealants • SIKA Urethans • Structural • UV Adhesives • accessories • mixers • mold release • etc • etc.
 
Goodwin Heart Pine Company 
Heart of Longleaf Pine and Bald Cypress:  Flooring and Paneling, Stair parts, Architectural Moulding, Furniture.
 
Hamilton 
Restoration and Conservation of Antique and fine quality furniture:  Specialized Services: Structural repair • Carving • Worm damage repair •Lathe turning • French polishing• Boule & ormolu repair • Clock case restoration • Caning and rushing •Custom stands for trays and boxes • Brass cleaning and sealing • Hardware replacement Additional services: Research • Consulting • Inspections • Condition reports • Photo documentation •Custom finishing •Lecturing • References
 
Harco Chemical Coatings 
Floor Finishes:  including polys, moisture cured urethanes and water based products.
 
Hardwoods of Yuma 
Exotic hardwoods of Arizona, Mexico and Australia:  including mesquite lumber.
 
Highland Hardware 
A great and wide selection of tools. 
 
Hoffco 
Tons of kitchen gadgets: a great site:  appliance garages • hood ventilators • stemware holders • tambour guides • cutlery dividers • keyboard trays • cutting boards • organizers • wine rack lattice • English country valances • pantry kits • wood hoods • galley rails • spice racks • lazy susan's.
 
Home Fit Exports 
Architectural Ironmongery:  Benton and Tower Bolts • Suffolk and Gate Latch • Darwer Pulls • Hooks • Safety Hasp and Stable • Hinges
 
Houck Industries 
Specialty drawer and cabinet slides. 
 
Hummer Capital Inc. 
distributors of furniture care and refinishing products:  Video - Identification of Older & Antique Furniture • Kiwi Bois Wax • Rydenor Products • Fiddes wax • Mother of Pearl Wax • Lakeone incGuardsman
 
Hüls America - Architectural Colorants 
Aqueous colorants:  for in-plant tinting • for tinting machines • alkyd colorants for on-the-job painter usage
 
Inlay Product World 
Pre built inlay and marquetry strips:  .
 
Internet Woodworking 
Dedicated woodworking site. 
 
J.E. Higgens Lumber Company 
Hardwoods, Flooring, Pella Doors and Windows 
 
James Byrd's Equipment Sales 
Used Machinery:  Bandsaws • Jointers • Mortisers • Planers • Radial Arm Saws • Sanders • Shapers • Table Saw • misc.
 
JLT Lancaster Clamps 
Specialty Clamps:  for professional, production and the hobbyist. They have a clamp system specifically for gluing up panels.
 
John's Shop 
A personal woodworking site. 
 
Kettle Design 
Fine Hand Forged Ornamental Hardware. 
 
Kim Carleton Graves 
Custom fine furniture, cabinetry, and wood turnings. 
 
Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association 
A Voluntary non-profit industry trade association:  360 members located in the United States and Canada who manufacture kitchen cabinets and bath vanities, countertop fabricators or supply goods and services to the industry.
 
Klingspor Abrasives 
Sandpaper:  rolls • disks • sheets • etc • etc.
 
Kremmer Pigments 
Raw Materials:  for fine arts • Conservation • Wood finishing and Design
 
Lee Valley & Veritas 
High Quality and well designed tools:  carries a fine array of quality tools for woodworking and gardening. They have an excellent catalog.
 
Liberty Hardware 
 
Londonderry Brasses Ltd. 
Brasses for American Furniture:  Beutiful fine stuff.
 
Max Krimmel 
A Turner of Alabaster!:  Max is also a fine luthier and muscian.
 
McMaster-Carr 
Over 370,000 Products! 
 
Michael Dresdner 
Finishing expert:  gives advice, has a web site.
 
Mikron Machinery 
Multi moudler and Rosette maker. 
 
Misugi Designs Inc. 
Bambo Flooring:  very pretty stuff.
 
Muff's of Orange 
Antique Restoration Hardware:  Hoosier Parts • Cabinet Hardware • Trunk Parts • Ice Box Hardware • Drawer Pulls • Plumbing • Locks and Keys • Door Hardware • Window Hardware • Lighting and Lamp Parts • Telephone Parts • Iron and Rustic Hardware • Curtain Hardware • Sewing Machine Parts • Casters
 
National Furniture Repair Hotline 
Locate a repair service here! 
 
Neil Verplank 
Custom Artistic Furniture:  Neil is also a web designer and luthier.
 
Nicholas Simile 
A fine craftsman:  Basketry • Ceramics • Furniture • Photography
 
Northland Furniture Restoration 
Hardware and other Products for Restoration:  furniture hardware • "Hoosier" style Kitchen Cabinet hardware • Caning and weaving Supplies • wood products • chemicals and polishes.
 
Oil Lamp Man 
Oil lamps of all kinds:  not really wood working, but cool none the less
 
Old Woodworking Machines 
Info on vintage woodworking machinery. 
 
Osborne Wood Products Inc. 
Furniture parts and hardware:  Bed posts • Bunn Feet • Coffee Table Legs • Dining Table Legs • End Table Legs • Ensembles • Finials • Hardware • Island Legs • Sofa Feet • Specialty Stuff • Queen Anne Legs
 
Pamela Lucas 
Information on furniture History and Design:  a great personal site.
 
PAT WARNER 
Designer, Furniture Maker:  This is kind of a strange site... it has great info on using a router, but little info on his furniture.
 
Performax 
Drum Sanders 
 
Phyllis Kennedy Hardware, Inc. 
Antique Furniture Restoration Hardware and Supplies:  Ice Box Hardware • Trunk Hardware • Pulls • Bails • Knobs • Latches • Chair Seats and Caning • Hinges • Locks and Keys • Coat Hooks • Oak Appliqués • Architectural Hardware
 
Polyguard 
Cast Polymer and composite products:  gel coats • putties • reinforcements • resins • catalysts • coring material • polyurethane foam • fillers • solvents and additives • acetone replacement • waxes • mold care products.
 
Popular Woodworking Magazine 
:  A good magazine for woodworkers
 
Pro cabinet Plus 
Kitchen and bath Cabinet Hardware and Accessories. 
 
Professional Refinisher Email Group 
Simply the best email group on finishing and refinishing - ever!:  Often just called 'groop'
 
Quickscrews 
Specialty fasteners - screws of all kinds:  they have a great selection of specialized screws.
 
Reichhold Polyester Resins 
Advanced industrial polymers, adhesives and polymers:  Composites resins for boat building, emulsions and synthetic latex, coating resins, formulated adhesives.
 
Richard Bissell Fine Woodworking 
Handcrafted Shaker Furniture & Windsor Chairs:  Richard operates a small woodworking shop in Putney, Vermont and has been designing and making furniture one piece at a time since 1982
 
Robert Brook and Associates 
Replacement Hardware for schools and institutions. 
 
Robinson's Antiques 
Antique Furniture Replacement Hardware:  (all hardware original, old pieces) Drawer Pulls • Hoosier Cabinet hardware • Escutcheons (keyhole covers) • Desk and Wardrobe Parts • Latches • Mirror Swivels • Castors • Table Leg and Piano Stool Feet • Hooks • Chest Lifts • Tear Drop and other Victorian Pulls • Ice Box Hardware • Original Labels • Flush Ring Pulls • Bed Hooks • Furniture Hinges • Locks • Keys • File Stuff • Shelf Brackets • more more more
 
Roger Heitzman 
Custom Artistic Furniture. 
 
Sait Abrasives 
Coated and bonded abrasives for industrial use:  wheels • cloths • papers • fiber disks • flap disks • paper disks • flap disks • semi flexible disks • semi rigid disks • diamond blands
 
scrollsaw.com 
Scroll saw project plans. 
 
Seneca Research inc. 
Innovative Products for the Furniture Refinishing Industry. 
 
Shavings.net 
Mix of everything:  articles, pointers, (very good!)
 
Sherwin-Williams Coatings 
SW is provides a wide range of products:  This is a great web site with lots of information. Their Guide to Solvents is a good example.
 
Sinopia Pigments 
Paint Pigments:  everything you need to make your own paint. They also have gold leaf supplies and a good variety of binders.
 
Smooth On 
Liquid rubbers & plastics:  silicon rubber for molds • urethane mold rubber • rigid foam • flexible foam.
 
Specialty Tools 
Solid Surface tools - stuff for making cabinets:  They have curved and tubular plywood and MDF - pretty cool.
 
Stickley 
The original Stickley Factory:  Besides being a great example of a manufactuerer of fine furniture, they are also a good source of info on authentic Stickley construction details.
 
Stone Country Iron Works 
Quality hand forged iron.:  See their hardware for cabinets
 
Super Pouch 
Tool pouches and bags:  .
 
Surbuf 
Bufing pads for random orbital and other sanders.:  This is a good product and I use it personaly.
 
Swivel Chair Parts 
The name says it all :):  swivel chair bases • swivel chair mechanisms • swivel chair parts • desk chair repair parts & castors • Bar stool swivel replacements • rocker springs • residential chair swivels.
 
Takagi Tools Inc. 
Japanse Styloe pull saws:  specialty saws, fine cut saws.
 
Task ProCenter 
Doweling tools:  including the self centering doweling jig (very cool); Also - pocket hole jigs, and drill guides.
 
TekLite 
Flashlights, White LED Flashlights, Strobes & Marker Lights:  Cool stuff, head mounted lights, lights for Demanding Environments
 
The British Antique Furniture Restorers' Association 
A group with a mission!:  The British Antique Furniture Restorers' Association is the foremost national organisation of craftsmen and women concerned to maintain the highest standards in the field of antique furniture conservation and restoration.
 
The Furniture Library 
500 titles of publications on:  Furniture Styles/Decorations/Furnishings; Interior Design/Architecture; Ornament/Ironwork/Brass/Lighting; Fabrics/Textile/Rugs/Carpets/Curtains; Windows/Window Treatments/Wallpaper; and more.
 
The Office 
Specialty hardware:  for computer armories, media cabinets and hidden TV storage. Be sure to see their POP-UP TV products.
 
Thomas Moser 
Fine furniture for the office, home and library. 
 
TJak 
Support Tools:  jacks, hold ups, etc. etc. Cool!
 
Tried and True Wood Finish 
Premium auality interior finishing products:  Linseed oil based finsihes. These are great products. Theses finishes look and feel great!
 
Us Painter 
Everything Paint online:  their industry spotlight page has a great list of vendors.
 
Van Dykes Restorers 
Antique furniture and vintage home restoration supplies :  From solid oak furniture kits to fittings, hinges and restorative supplies.
 
Vermont Crafts 
Links to Vermont Wood Artisans:  This is a great set of links to artisans and craftsmen in Vermont.
 
Visual Library 
A collection of catalogs and engineering details:  This is a very unique site. They have catalogs, cad drawings, specifications, and photographs of products from many manufacturers. Its worth taking the time to browse.
 
Wayne's Woods Inc. 
quality reproduction hardware:  cast & stamped brass pulls • glass knobs & pulls • wooden knobs.
 
West System Epoxy 
Epoxy Products:  The classic two part epoxy system. This is the stuff Norm used when he built his sail boat. They have a good on-line users manual.
 
Wood Finishing Supplies 
Broad selection of quality wood finishing products:  This is where I prefer to order shellac. This company is run by Russ Rameriez who provides excellent service, support and responds to email.
 
Woodmaster Tools 
Drum Sanders of all sizes:  and planers, molders, and saws.
 
Woodpeck 
Specialty power tool accessories:  including the super duper Precision router lift; They are an Incra distributor, and also sell router bits, and router tables.
 
Woodsmith Store 
Hardware and more:  heirloom furniture hardware
 
Woodworker's Journal 
The voice of the woodworking community 
 
Woodworkers Hardware 
All kinds of hardware:  This is a good site. It is easy to navigate and has good pictures.
 
Woodworking Links 
Some woodworking links 
 
Woodworking on the Web with Coeur du Bois 
A European woodworking site:  A meeting place for woodturners, furniture-makers, woodcarvers and woodworkers, everywhere, beginners and experienced alike.
 
Workbench Magazine 
Woodworking to Improve Your Home 
 
Zeypher 
Screwdrivers and bits for every screw type imaginable. 
 
3M Finishing System Kits 
Preconfigured specialty kits:  Aluminum Polish Kit • Acrylic Window Repair Kits • Solid Surface Finishing Kits • Plastic Repair Kit
 
A Good List of Links 
Some more woodworking links:  not a bad list - some stuff out of date.
 
About.com's woodworking category 
A very comprehensive set of links:  This is a very good site. I had never heard of about.com until I ran accros this. Does it make this site redundant? Note really - they popup LOTS of adds.
 
Access Plastics 
 
Acqua Coat 
Water Based Coatings:  stains • clear finish • urethane varnish • black & white • wood-loc.
 
Afco Adhesives 
Environmentally Compliant Water-Based Adhesives:  for flocking, laminating and packaging.
 
Align-Rite 
CNC Equipment:  routers • mills • pool cute maker • 3D laser scanners • bevel edge systems • drill guides • solid surface tools.
 
Amerock 
Decorative hardware - nice!:  many lines of beautiful and unique hardware.
 
Andrews Workshop 
A personal site on woodworking:  Andrew has an essay on building your own kitchen cabinets.
 
AntiqueRestorers.com 
Dedicated to antique restoration. 
 
Architectural Rstoration, Inc. 
Architectural Restoration of wood, stone and metal:  Preventive maintenance, restoration and consulting services.
 
Artesanos Imports Co. 
Authentic hand forged Mexican Hardware:  They also sell furniture, lighting, Furniture, and mirrors.
 
Augustan park Benches 
Really nice park benches. 
 
Ball and Ball 
Antique Hardware for Reproductions and Restoration:  all kinds of cool stuff, worth browsing.
 
Bates Finishing Supply, Inc. 
Spray Equipment and Supplies:  An authorized distributor of: 3M • Bananza • Binks • Columbus • Industries, Inc. • Devilbiss • Dynabrade • JBI • Graco • Nordson • Paasche • Ruwac • Unibilt Industries, Inc.
 
Bear Woods 
The Wood Parts Specialists:  TONS of wood parts, components, and things.
 
Bench Dog Company 
Really great router tables and accessories. 
 
Benco Sales Inc. 
manufacturer of stripping chemicals and supplies 
 
Besway Systems Inc. 
Solvents Removes, Cleaners - custom blends. 
 
Big Country Trading Post 
Fine Forged Hardware:  This is part of a larger site that isn't wood working related but it is interesting. In any case, the forged hardware is great.
 
Bloxygen 
Finish preservative:  cool stuff, get some.
 
Bouvet 
Beautiful French styled hardware for cabinets and doors. 
 
Brenson Decorative Hardware 
Nice Selection:  many collections
 
Building Your Own Kitchen Cabinets 
A book on building kitchen cabinets:  the book isn't online, but you can buy it here.
 
Cardinal Tool Sharpening 
Professional Tool Sharpening For Woodworkers & The Woodworking Industry:  They use state of the art sharpening machines that allow them to do an outstanding job of sharpening everything from carbide saw blades, router bits, shaper cutters, to planer knives, forstner bits, handsaws, and many other Hss as well as carbide tipped and solid carbide woodworking tools and saws.
 
CH Briggs 
 
Chevant Clay Modeling Products 
Clay modeling products:  Modeling clay • modeling tools • mold making materials • books and videos
 
Colonialworks 
Restoration and custom door hardware and cabinet hardware 
 
Country Workshop 
Hard to find hand tools:  Adzes, Draw Knives, Axes Inshaves, etc.
 
Dana Robes Wood Craftsmen 
Fine Handcrafted Furniture:  Welcome to Dana Robes Wood Craftsmen, for the last twenty years, our skilled craftsmen have been designing and creating an unparalleled collection of home and office furnishings, cabinetry, built-ins, interior and exterior doors and millwork.
 
Doug Mocket & Company 
Fine Architectural Hardware for Your Fine Furniture:  a great selection of hardware for commercial furniture: grommets, wire managers, drawer pulls, table legs, etc.
 
DP Systems 
Industrial Air Filters:  All kinds of air filters including filters for paint booths. Their DUSTLOK filter system is particulary interesting.
 
Ed Donaldson Hardware Restorations 
Original Antique Hardware Restored to Working Order:  Wow... another site with GREAT product photographs - Box Locks • Mortise Locks • Pocket Door Locks • Thumb Latch • Misc House hardware • Window Hardware • Blots • Miscellaneous Cabinet Hardware • Door Bells and Knockers • Hings - AND gorgeous reproduction hardware.
 
EdgeCo. 
PVC and other edging:  They also carry edge banding tools and automatic edge banders.
 
Electrical Wiring FAQ 
Excellent work!:  Two parts - part one and part two.
 
Enerjoy 
Radiant heating panels:  A good alternative to conventional heating.
 
Epifanes Varnish Systems 
Classic marine finishes:  including varnishes, polys and epoxies.
 
Eugenia's Antique Hardware 
Authentic antique hardware, no reproductions:  specializing in door and furniture hardware, curtain tiebacks, mechanical doorbells and accessories. Large selection of bathroom accessories.
 
Fiberglass Coatings Inc. 
Distributor of fiberglass products:  abrasives • adhesives • cleaners/polishes • core material • epoxies • fiberglass • fillers • foams • painting supplies • paints • pigments • polyester resings • casting resin • putties • release agents • solvents • tapes • tools.
 
Fiddes 
Fine wax and polishes:  wax • teak oil • polish • Danish oil • dye stains • French polish.
 
Fine Paints of Europe 
Exclusive importer of Schreuder paints, Omega and Whistler brushes:  They also have: primers and undercoats • mineral spiritis • specialty wax • varnish • tools • books.
 
Finish Systems 
Spray guns and parts:  Your secure online stocking source for paint spray equipment and repair parts to industry, contractors and individuals with savings of 10-30% every day.
 
Flamingo Specialty Veneer 
60 exotic and domestic wood veneers. 
 
Flintstone Millwoorks 
Custom Doors. 
 
Frank Rogin 
20'th Century Objects of Art and Design. 
 
Furniture Designs Inc. 
Full size plans for making furniture:  specializes in full-size furniture plans for building fine furniture in the home workshop covering a wide range of styles, Early American, Arts & Crafts, Adirondack, Chippendale, and Shaker are just a few.
 
Gamblin Artists Colors Co 
an American manufacturer and supplier of artists materials:  artists oil paints • art sketching oil colors • oil painting mediums • traditional and modern grounds and sizes for oil paintings • picture varnish for oil and acrylic paintings • etching inks and mediums • dry pigments • and Gamsol solvent.
 
Gibralter 
Metal workstation and table legs. 
 
Golden Artist Colors 
Fine Artist Paints:  Specializing in acrylics, Golden provides a wide range of products. They also have an excellent color guide.
 
Grip-Tite 
The magnetic table saw feather board:  I wouldn't be without one. A must have for your table saw.
 
Hand Made in America 
Sharpening products:  hones, stones, strops
 
Hardware Select 
"The Houdini of Hardware":  European-type concealed hinges • No-mortise flush butt hinges • TV pull-out swivels • Concealed brass cylinder hinges • Cabinet-mounted wall beds • Electric lift-mechanisms for TV's and bars • Surface-mounted no-bore concealed hinges • Eccentric-cam concealed KD fittings • Table extension mechanisms with self-storing leaves • Taper-connectors for wood-joining • Knock-in drawer dividers • Concealed key-hole assembly fittings • etc • etc • etc • etc.
 
Hettich America 
Beutiful modern hardware (and other stuff):  Hinges • drawer slides • grant door hardware • specialty hardware.
 
Hock Finishing 
Shellac and Alcahol:  Hock sells a shellac kit through Woodcraft. The kit includes 200 proof ethyl alcohol.
 
Hollow Wood 
Plywood Tubes!:  custom branding irons • the "hardwood scalpel" • Intarsia patterns • maple workbenches.
 
Homestead Finishing Products 
Many fine finishing products:  This is the home of Jeff Jewitt (finisher extraordinaire). They sell the wonderful Taklon brushes, up to 2" wide.
 
House of Antique Hardware 
Original & Reproduction Antique House Hardware:  This site as GREAT product photographs - Door Hardware: Hinges, Handles, Locks, Push Plates, Keyhole Covers • Pocket Door Hardware • Window Hardware: sash locks, sash lifts • Cabinet Hardware • Hooks • Electrical • Bathroom
 
Hutchins Manufacturing Company. 
Air Powered Sanders:  A nice line of air powered sanders.
 
Industrial Coatings 
Many products:  finishes • deck Coatings • primer • solvents • pool coatings.
 
Integrity Refinishing Coatings Inc. 
Manufacturer of bathroom fixture refinishing coatings and supplies:  Specialty spray equipment and personalized training schools for bathtubs, tile, countertops, flooring, cabinets and fiberglass surfaces to Professionals & Do It Yourselfers.
 
iwata media 
Air Brushes. 
 
Jakes Chair 
Adirondack style furniture:  but with some nice twists.
 
Jigs Clamps and Knobs 
Great Picutures!:  De-Sta-Co clamps and some good fixture knobs.
 
John Hein 
Studio Furniture Maker 
 
Kayne and Son Custom hardware 
Truly custom forged and cast hardware:  hinges • hasps • knockers • latches • reproductions.
 
Kettle Design 
Fine Hand Forged Ornamental Hardware:  Drawer Pulls • Hooks • Brackets • Towel Bars • Candel Holders • Fire tools • Dinner Bells • Hat and Coat Racks • Kitchen Racks
 
Kitchen Accessories Unlimited 
Tons of kitchen stuff:  including hardware and cabinet accessories.
 
Klingspor Abrashives 
The most sanding power for your money:  rolls • discs • sheets • belts • flap weels and discs • mac mop • QDC • non woven • cartridge rools • bonded • specialty • dynabrade tools • information on grit grades types of abrasive grainsbackings
 
Knape & Vogt 
Cabinet and furniture hardware:  K&V is a first class manufacturer. They also have an excellent printed catalog.
 
Kroger 
Dust Collection Systems:  Blowpipe • Blowpipe Component Parts • Angle Rings and more.
 
Liberon / Star Wood Finish Supply 
Materials for Furniture Finishing, Refinishing, Finish Touch-Up & Repair 
 
Lightning Strip 
Finish striping products:  paint, varnish, rust removers; cleaners and polishes.
 
Martin O'Brien 
Maker of Fine Cabinetry and Furniture 
 
MC Supply 
Distributors of Commercial and Industrial Spray Painting Equipment 
 
Mepla-Alfit 
Prefabricated metal drawer parts etc:  including slides • lazy susans • lighting hings • industrial production tooling.
 
Micro-Mark 
Small Tool Specialist. 
 
Mission Furniture Plans 
Title says it all:  they have many other plans as well.
 
Mowhawk Finishing 
Many fine finishing products:  They specialize in refinishing and touch-up products.
 
My Knobs 
Kitchen Cabinet & Furniture Hardware:  Their hand crafted arts and crafts products are simply great.
 
National Specialty Lighting 
Unique architectural and decorative lighting:  Lite Rail • xenon mini light • light rope • path lights • stage lights • etc.
 
Nice Knobs! 
Comprehensive lines of stock wood knobs and pulls. 
 
North American Plywood 
Imported Baltic plywood's:  including dieboard • marine plywood • special plywood for concrete forms • balsa lumber.
 
Ocean Kayaks 
Dedicated to design and construction of high performance wooden sea kayaks:  Also see their info on sandwich core building techniques.
 
Old Fasioned Milkpaint 
Milk Paint!:  This is truly a great product. It looks great, is really authentic and easy to mix and apply.
 
Oodles of Parts Plus 
Office furniture and parts:  refurbished office furniture • legs • chair parts • stacking chairs • used Herman Miller stuff • Steel Case "Leap" chairs • Aeoron Chairs • etc.
 
Outwater Plastics Industries Inc. 
Furniture Hardware:  Wire management grommets • plastic headed tacks and nails • levelers • caps and glides • screw covers • bases • computer accessories • drawers.
 
Panolam Industries 
Plastic Laminates:  : They have some very nice decorative laminates.
 
Paul Worth's Woodworking Links 
Yet another site of woodworking links 
 
Peter Meir Inc. 
Commercial and kitchen hardware:  Table Legs • wire management • decorative hardware • pull down mechanisms • corner solutions • lazy susans • sink trays • plywood • block boards • cabinet levelers • furniture legs.
 
Plans Now 
Wood working plans:  they also have some good Workbench Plans
 
Polymerics 
Elastomeric Sealants and caulks 
 
Precision Brand 
industrial supplies:  shims • keystock • feeler gage • fasteners • clamps • threaded rod • maintenance kits • other tool room and maintenance products.
 
Professional Hardware and Supply Co. 
 
Quality Furniture Services Inc. 
Furniture Repair. 
 
Reflections Again Mirror Resilvering 
Resilvering and restoration of mirrors 
 
Rev-a_Shelf 
A great varity of cool kitchen cabinet accessories! 
 
Riebling 
High quality German band saws. 
 
Robin Wood - Bowl Turner 
Wooden bowls made in England on a traditional foot-powered lathe:  Salad bowls, fruit bowls, wooden plates and much more. Ideal wedding presents and special gifts available for purchase online.
 
Rockler Wood Working Superstore 
 
Saftey Speed Cut 
Vertical Panel Saws. 
 
Sal Marino 
A Personal Woodworking Page. 
 
Seagrave Coatings 
A wide variety of finishes:  for wood, metal, plastic. They have a good selection of products for special effects and faux finishing.
 
SharpTools USA 
The largest retailer of Tormek equipment:  the ultimate sharpening system.
 
Shellac.net 
The One-Stop Shopping Place for Shellac:  All kinds of great shellac! Patrick Olguin provides great customer service.
 
ShopNotes Magazine 
Helping You Get the Most Out of Your Shop 
 
SmartWood 
Practical Conservation through Certified Forestry:  SmartWood's purpose is to improve the effectiveness of sustainable forestry in conserving bio-diversity and providing equity for local communities, fair treatment to workers, and creating incentives for businesses so that they can benefit economically from responsible forestry practices.
 
Southest Tool Co. 
All kinds of bits:  They will make custom bits. Unfortunately, it looks like they only sell to distributors.
 
Starrett 
Best of class measurement tools:  Starret has an excellent line of measurement and marking tools. They are the standard in the industry.
 
Stone Boss Industries 
The finest products for stone working:  I was reluctant to put this link here. however, this is a well done site and the combination of wood and stone can be wounderful.
 
Structural Hardare & Supply Inc. 
Really, Really strong steel industrial hardare. 
 
SuperGrit Abrasives 
A broad range of abrasive products 
 
Sutherland Wells Ltd. 
Fine tung oil finishes:  Few wood finishes equal the beauty and ease of application that is characteristic of the Sutherland Welles Ltd.® complete line of Polymerized Tung Oil products. We provide a product for every step of the finishing process; from wood preparation, to coloring the wood, finish coats and maintenance. Whether you are doing small antique restorations or finishing thousands of square feet of heartpine floors, we have the professional wood finishing products for you!
 
System Three Epoxy 
Epoxy Products:  Typically used for boat and airplane building, their products have wide array of uses. If you use epoxy, you simply must get their book "The Epoxy Book" which is available for free in PDF format. They also have very good tech support via email and telephone.
 
Target Coatings 
Water based Finishing Products:  These are excellent products which I've used with great success! Also sells spray equipment, polishing compounds etc. They also have a very good message board. Jeff Weiss runs the company and monitors the board daily (usually)
 
TCS Antiques 
Antique and Reproduction Hardware:  Fire Place Hardware: Andirons, Fenders, Too Sets • Furniture Hardware • Lighting
 
The Best Things - Woodworking Tools 
Connoisseur quality Tools:  they have some very nice vintage and new tools.
 
The Forearm Forklift 
You gotta see it to understand it:  its cool...
 
The Japan Woodworker 
Japanese wood working tools:  and other fine tools.
 
The Woodworkers Online Resource 
General woodworking site:  Forums • Tips • Tool Reviews • Links • Store • Plans • Project Supplies
 
TileTool.com 
Tools for working with tile:  This site has all kinds of tools. The pictures are very good.
 
Torrington Brushers 
All kinds of brushes - some for Faux finishing:  Paint and Chip • Floor/Street brooms • Stapleset/scrub/scratch • Welders Brushes • Twisted in wire • Deburring • Bench cleaning • Artist type • Corn Brooms • Foam • Paint rollers • Acid Dope • Glue • Wheel • Scrub.
 
United Abrasives 
A wide range of abrasive products:  Grinding wheels • cutting wheels • coated abrasives • carbide burrs • wire brushes • specialty products • much more.
 
Vacupress 
Vaccum presses for veneering:  Vaccum pumps, bladders, and other equipment for veneering.
 
Van Technologies Inc. 
Environmentally compliant coating formulation and manufacture:  water based coatings • UV curable • WB metal coatings • UV curable metal coatings • Plastic coatings • Glass ceramic coatings.
 
Victorian Easels and Folding Screens 
Furniture constructed of dowels, balls, rings, and turnings:  from the last half of the 1800's
 
Waterlox Coatings Corporation 
Tung oil based fine finishes:  These are great finishes. I would consider them an 'oil' finish as they go on very thin. But they do build a film as they are based on tung oil.
 
Weaver 
Raised panel door manufacturing systems. 
 
WMorre Profiles Inc. 
Cutters and Knives for the woodworking industry. 
 
Woodcrafter 
 
WoodNet's Woodworking Links 
More links 
 
Woodsmith Magazine 
America's most popular fully-illustrated woodworking magazine 
 
Woodweb 
Woodworking industry information:  resources • knowledge base • forums and exchanges. They have some of the most widely read forums on woodworking.
 
Woodworkers Depot 
Miscelaneous Products:  Equipment • Hardwoods • Dust Collection • Crafts • Wood Turnings • Hardware • Books • Patterns • Carving Supplies • Finishes • Powermatic • Delta • Jet • Performax • General • Mini Max • Maggi • Porter-Cable • Makita • Bosch • DeWALT • Senco • Freud • CMT • Amana • Wagner
 
WoodWorkers.com 
A free site for woodworkers to showcase their projects:  Anyone can post pictures of their projects on this site - its free!
 
Woodworking links from Coeur du Bois 
More woodworking links, from the UK! 
 
WoodWorking.com 
A general woodworking site:  Articles • forums • links • gallery.
 
Wright Tool 
High Quality wrenches, sockets and ratchets:  with the patented "Wright Drive" - very nice. They also have tool storage • hex drivers • torque wrenches and tools • pliers • snips • scissors • hammers • punches • chisels • bars • clamps • and vises.
 
Zinsser 
Good Stuff and shellac:  Pimer-Sealers • Wallcovering and Surface prep • clear finishes • specialty mildew products • texture paints and additives • bondex producs • and of course shellac.
 
 
 

Master Article Links  

A Perfect Finish  - by Richard Russell
 
 


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