Wits Woodworkers AssociationWits Woodworkers Association
PO Box 129, Parklands 2121, South Africa
Links to wood working sites of interest
Dennis Laidler's Site including AWSA newsletters and links.
Chris O' Connell's Turning Site Chris was the chairman of the WWA turners section.
Shavings.net Woodnet.net Page with lots of Plane links woodturningonline.com
The Stanley Plane Web site - definitive listing of US Stanley planes.
For turners: Nova Lathes Oneway Lathes Robert Sorby Fred Holder American Association of Woodturners
rec.woodworking FAQ Frequently
Asked Questions from the rec.woodworking usenet group
http://www.woodcentral.com Includes the old Badger Pond webpages - lots of interesting stuff.
http://www.taunton.com/fw For the Fine Woodworking Magazine site
ToolPost - good mail order site in the UK - This fun cartoon is from their web site ->
Woodworking Hazards - wood and chemical toxic hazards. (Thanks to Mervyn Wood for finding this.)
A local manufacturer of bent-wood furniture, some of which looks like the original Thonet designs
Old book from 1919 "A Course in Wood Turning" - from Project Gutenberg.
Introduction to Woodturning - introduction and spindle turning book by Brian Clifford (2002).
A summary of finishing techniques from Wikipedia.
Home Dzine - local web magazine with DIY ideas
Electrolytic Rust Removal - good for the restoration of old tools without spoiling them.
( Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007 reserved tpope AT iafrica.com [replace AT with
@ to email] )