Links

This page lists some useful links. Stop back from time to time and see what's new. If you have any handy links, please email the webmaster!

• In September of 2021 I received an email from Matt Kelly, the Scoutmaster of Troop XX, in City (?), State (?) who provided us with this very useful link to a page full of Woodworking Projects and Acivities for the Family, and he reqested I add the link. Check it out!
  
  
• Here is a link to Patrick's presentation on making finials, presented on 6/9/21.
  
  
• Here is a link to a Youtube video on spindle turning. The video is approximately 30 minutes long and describes many aspects of spindle turning, as well as how to create captured rings with no special tools. In the process the author creates a baby rattle from some wood provided by a friend, the rattle then being made specifically for this friend's 1st grandchild. I hope you may learn something from this video. Enjoy.
  
  
• Here is a link to Mike Kross's Sharpening information.
  
  
• Here is a link to "Woodturning Safety 101", a tip sheet that I saw in a Craft Supplies USA catalog. I thought it was worth sharing.
  
  
• AAW Safety Page
  
  
• Here is a link that came in an email from Matt Miller. He found our website and had some very nice things to say about it, specifically that he loved our links page and it led him to some great ideas and websites to check out! He suggested another woodturning guide that he thought would be a valuable addition to our page. He likes this link because it has a ton of woodturning projects and resources, but also, under the 'The Science of Wood and Woodworking' section it covers wood identification, wood hardness, etc! So, thanks Matt, here is the link: Woodturning at Home
  
  
• The April 2014 edition of American Woodturner magazine had a special feature on our guild. The article describes the club's efforts in building a replica of a 17th century sailing ship, The Onrust, as well as making pens and bottle stoppers in a fundraising effor for the Free Wheelchair Mission.  Check out the story here!.
  
  
• Want to build your basic woodturning skills and expertise? Check out the Woodturning FUNdamentals articles at AAW.com (members only.)
  
  
• US Forestry Product Laboratory wood identification service
  
  
• All 509 pages of "Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material" by the US Forest Product Laboratory
  
  
• Some recommended YouTube channels to check out for further learning, especially good info on sharpening techniques: Robohippy, Lyle Jamieson, and JoHannes Michelsen.
  
  
• How about this tip from Nathan Barnes and his twin daughters... They are working on their Girl Scout patches and learning all about woodturning and came across our OCGW.org webpage and found it very helpful. In their explorations they found other websites and they felt that one in particular would be a good addition to our page. So here it is! Thank you Barnes family! Alan's Factory Outlet Guide to Wood Turning  

• Beads of Courage Woodturners Guidelines

• Beads of Courage Boxes from PVC

• I would like to offer a special shout-out and thank you to Liam Campbell for suggesting this link: "A Guide to Woodworking Projects" This is something he found while working on his Woodwworking Merit Badge and he reached out to me to say how helpful this page of links was for him in his research, and he thought that we would benefit by adding this link to the page too. Well, thank you Liam! Done! I'm glad you found this page helpful. And good luck on your flower pots.

• Here are 3 links to presentations on making platters. The first is the one Kevin gave as a demon in September 2018, plus two others he found online: Kevin's Presentation on Platters, Frank Pena on Platters, Dale Nish on Platters

• Here is a link to an image that I include as an insert in my wedding goblet gifts. Thought those of you who make one might find it useful.

• Jam Chuck Information
• Segmented bowl information from Lou Carusone
• I got an email from Grace at "Teens4Safety" whose mission is to spread safety resources that help people avoid disasters and make it a little safer out there for all of us. Part of their focus is woodworking safety and they thought our website might benefit from this link. Check it out here: Teens4Safety.