General Information
Characteristics of Wood Species
- Properties of wood
- Wood Identification – scroll down the page. Click on the pictures of each species to see detailed information for that species.
- The Wood Database
- Pictures and properties of exotic hardwoods
- Toxicity of various wood species
- Wood Identification and Treatment Guide
- A Woodworkers Guide to Wood
Safe Woodworking
References
- Woodworking Talk – woodworking forum
- Guide to Woodcarving
- Woodworking FAQ
- Compound miter angle calculator
- What is a compound miter saw
- Musical instrument makers forum
- Reviews of woodworking tools and books, and more
- Woodweb
- Dragon Fire Tools – Family woodworking plans for your workbench
Print Materials and Magazines
- Fine Woodworking
- inside woodworking
- ShopNotes
- WOOD Magazine
- Woodcraft Magazine
- Woodshop News
- Woodsmith
- Woodworker’s Journal
- Astragal Press (books on woodworking methods and antique tools)