There are countless woodworking sites out there, but finding the genuine DIY hobbyist sites requires a bit of sleuthing. Sure, there are plenty of professional/gallery sites, and you'll have no problem turning those up by conducting a search, so I won't post them here. Instead, I went looking for some bona fide hobbyist and artisan websites - especially those that offer something of value to woodworking newcomers and intermediates, be it advice, articles, free plans, or just nice pictures of interesting projects. Below are just a few I encountered recently while I spent about an hour searching. They are listed in no particular order. While some may have a few ads to help support their sites, or perhaps sell a few items, I have avoided the overly commercial sites with popups or excessive advertising. One phenomenon I discovered while searching: there are lots of junky "directory" sites replete with piles of links - mostly dead links. I avoided those and you won't find links to them here. With that in mind I'll try to keep this collection of links fresh and updated from time to time as I discover new sites, but no guarantees. I might add more as I find them and as time permits. Enjoy.
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Knock Off Wood |
How to build knock-out knock-off furniture. |
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Bob's Furniture |
The name says it all. Lots of really nice project photos. |
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Ol' Dave's Woodshop |
Where woodworkers are not all pros. |
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WoodWorkStuff |
Joe Lyddon's site. A collection of cool woodworking goodies. Lots of projects and how-to articles. |
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WoodHelp |
Marc Phillips' site. Huge collection of jigs, tips, articles, and project photos. |
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Sawdust Making 101 |
A guide for the beginning woodworker. |
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Around the Woods |
Darrell Feltmate's excellent site for woodturners. Includes lots of detailed tutorials for woodturners of all skill levels. |
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Joe Woodworker |
The quintessential non-professional woodworker's site. Plenty of good articles, lots of veneering info. |
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Rick's Woodworking Website |
A woodworker in British Columbia with lots of design ideas, links, free woodworking software, and a woodworking discussion forum. |
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Geoff's Woodwork |
UK site with lots of how-to info. Woodwork, cabinet making, basic carpentry and joinery techniques. |
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Jason Falejczyk |
Lots of project photos and an amazing Ipe deck and gazebo. |
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Lee Thomas |
Lee's website -- includes an interesting article on electrolytic rust removal. |
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Mark Goodall |
Mark Goodall's HappyWoodworking.com. Numerous how-to articles, reviews, and project photos. Great sense of humor |
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Mike's Workshop |
Mike Moorlach's woodworking site. Emphasis on scroll sawing, with lots of tutorials. While visiting the site, his biography is a must-read. Simply amazing. |
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SteveWeb Woodworking |
Steve Goldstein's woodworking website. |
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Sawdust and Shavings |
Dozens of good, objective tool reviews. |
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Bobino's Woodworking Webpage |
Lots of project and shop photos. |
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Dave Hylands' Woodworking Page |
Pens, shop projects and jigs Has some really nice downloadable CAD drawings. |
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Woody's Page of Woodworking |
Iowa woodworker with some unusual designs, some of which have won local awards. Site also features an interesting shop-built drum sander. |
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Matt's Workshop |
Project photos and some really nice, free downloadable project plans. |
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Grampa's Workshop |
A Canadian woodworker (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Red Green) with lots of tips, plans, and safety information. |
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Bill Sharp's Home Workshop |
Has project descriptions with photos and drawings, and some home repair tips. |
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Sal Marino's Woodworking Page |
Huge collection of well-written how-to articles. |
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Ken Delano |
Project and shop photos. |
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Bryan Wuest |
Lots of photos of projects and hand tools. |
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Ken Vaughn's Workshop |
A good site with lots of how-to articles. |
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Dominic's Wood Shop |
Project photos, shop photos, and a discussion forum. |
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Tom Almy's Workshop |
Shop and projects with lots of photos and project instructions. Covers jigs and small projects, and has some technical tips for the Shopsmith machine. |
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Big Daddy's Workshop |
Lots of project and shop photos. |
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Sawduster |
Tips and how-to information. |
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Luigi's Woodworking Pages |
Plans for jewelry boxes (one of which is really, REALLY huge), and a cool torsion box table. |
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Howard Ruttan's "In The Woodshop" |
A massive collection of useful articles for woodworkers of all stripes. |
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Jeff Gorman - A Woodwork Notebook |
Project info and lots of well-written how-to articles. |
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The Woodbutcher's Shop |
A very informative site. It has a site map, which is necessary to navigate the vast collection of helpful, and humorous, articles. |
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Rob's Woodworking |
Lots of project photos. |
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Bill Britton |
Photos of some really nice arts & crafts furniture, and plenty of small crafts items. |
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Allan's Wood Mizer's Workshop |
Lots of plans, informative articles, and unusual stuff. |
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Woodworking Matters |
Projects photos, tips, free plans. |
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Mark's Garage Shop |
Shop and project photos. |
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Excelsior Woodworks |
Projects and photos of old woodworking machines. |
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Old Rebel Workshop |
Hand-crafted items, tool reviews, and how-to articles. |
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Gary G. |
Lots of photos of projects and workshop construction. |
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Mike and Norma's Woodworking Projects |
Lots of project photos. |
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Roye's Place |
Project and shop photos. |
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Stuart Ablett's Workshop |
Lots of tool and project photos. |
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Tim the Toolman Rowledge's Woodworking Page |
Projects, tools and tips. |
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Scott Moore |
Eclectic site with some nice cabinet projects. |
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Chris Billman |
Projects, jigs, tool reviews and more. Nice section on modifying dust collection ports on power tools.. |