Woodcraft

Life size bird carvings in natural unpainted hardwood. Custom bird carvings of any species, highly polished to dramatize the natural grain.

Woodcarvings of various animals, with pictures and links.

Offering tips, techniques and a gallery of traditional, handcarved items including clocks, signs and hewn log sculpture.

Woodcarving school for beginners in New York City. Has class list, galleries, and contact information.

Unique, commissioned works made from European hardwoods and other materials.

An online showcase of unique hand crafted furniture designs.

Wendell Castle's reputation is vast and spans more than 30 years as the originator of art furniture.

Foyer greetings designed to serve as backdrops for precious objects.

Designer and craftsman of fine contemporary handcrafted wood furniture. Port Orford, Oregon, United States.

The art of creating pictures with natural wood veneers. Includes geometric patterns known as Parquetry.

A source for information, projects, community and vendors.

Construction and woodworking forums.

Graduate Student Joseph Harmon of N.C. State University is building a wooden supercar. This car made of wood is designed to compete with high-end sports cars.

Specializes in detailed and realistic wildfowls carvings.

Works include relief carvings, carved doors, mantles, signs and wood sculptures by Robert Whitehead.

Chainsaw carvings of North American mammals.

Directory for chainsaw artists to display and sell art work. Includes forums, news, instructions, and links.

Tips from Swiss trained woodcarver, Wayne Barton founder of The Alpine School of Woodcarving, plus schedule of appearances at woodcarving events.

Large one-of-a-kind vessels, wall sculptures and abstract sculptures, accented with carving to give a tactile feel.

Large bowls, vases and platters, artist's statement and biography. Sequence of pictures showing process.

Closed forms, bowls, segmented canisters and some published articles.

A designer with graphical influences combining form and texture with multi axis techniques, and an emphasis on clocks.

Turned and sculpted works in wood, offers tuition and own-designed tools.

Bowls, pots, vessels, "Solstice", "Homage",and "Sphere" series and spirit vessels. Also Wendy Ellsworth jewellery.

Many things that can be turned from wood are shown in the gallery pages, includes over three hundred woodturning links and article on microwave drying.

All kinds of treen, from bookmarks to whistles. Includes a page on the philosophy of lathe art.

Turned wooden bowls with added carving, decoration and fluting. Offers instruction. Vermont.

Turnings embellished with sculpting and carving, egg series and altered plate series. USA

Architectural and furniture parts, specialty and artistic woodturnings. Connecticut, USA.

Natural edge bowls and vessels, sometimes incorporating stitching using biscuit-jointer Offers tuition. In Sonoma County, CA.

Wooden bowls, square bowls, platters, pens, goblets, and candlesticks Pages on finishing and care; and techniques and tips with download PDF versions.

Site features PDF articles and gallery of turnings.

Bowls, platters, boxes, goblets, vases and sculpture, often with piercing, and barley twists.

Bowls,hollow forms,and other creations,some left natural but most have been textured, carved and/or coloured.

Abstract objects using turned wood and other materials. Dutch site with English pages.

Gallery of bowls, boxes, lobed and hollow forms. Descriptive list of timbers and brief biography.

Meeting in Dublin, gives details of membership and meetings.

A forum for woodturners in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. Meetings, demonstrations, displays, training courses and talks from woodturning related industries are part of their agenda.

Giving details of registration and venue, demonstrators and exhibitors; includes photo-gallery of last year's event.

Giving details of registration, program and demonstrators at this annual symposium.

Describes the qualities and uses of blackwood in ornamental turning

Articles and essays by Tom Rettie on medieval and Renaissance woodworking; including pole-lathe, flywheel lathe, and portable spring-pole.

Dedicated to coordinating volunteers interested in demonstrating pole-lathe and other green wood working crafts, at The Amberley Working Museum, in West Sussex, England. Tuition given in woodland crafts.

Offering a forum for members to discuss finished products, marketing and shows, and pen making skills. Includes a photo gallery.

Custom woodturned vases and bowls.

Woodworking news, tips, and resources.

Non-profit association dedicated to fellowship, education, and community service for those of all skill levels in the field of woodworking. Many links to other information.

Full scale patterns of various bird ornaments for a weekend wood/craft hobbyist. Painting instructions are included.

Woodworking trade school featuring instruction in cabinet making, furniture building,and hands-on woodworking. Located in Fenton, Missouri.

Both Full-time (20 months) and part-time (2- to 10-day) classes in furniture making are offered by Phil Lowe at his Beverly, MA studio.