Australian & NZ Wood Clubs, Groups & Associations

Woodturners Society of Queensland
(www.woodturnerssocietyofqld.com)

Gold Coast & District Woodturning Association
(www.gcwoodturners.com.au)

Blackall Range Woodcrafters Guild
(http://www.hinterlandgrapevine.com/CommunityGroups/
CommunityGroupsPages/BLACKALLWOODIES/INDEX.html)

Fine Woodworkers Association WA Inc. (http://www.finewoodwa.com/)

Woodturners Association of Western Australia (http://www.wawa.com.au/)

Victorian Woodworkers Association (http://www.vwa.org.au/) - Very comprehensive & interesting site. Well worth visiting.

Woodworker's Association of NSW (www.woodworkersnsw.org.au)

New Zealand's National Association of Woodskills (www.woodturning.co.nz/)

Waverley Woodworking Club
(http://www.waverleywoodworkers.org.au/)

Australian Wood Shows & Competitions

Timber & Working With Wood Show (http://www.workingwithwood.com/) - Australia's largest showcase of products and services for the woodworking and timber industries. Brisbane 20-22 May, 2005.

Australian Wooden Boat Festival (http://www.awoodboatfest.com/) - Hobart 12 Feb, 2005.

Maleny Wood Expo
(http://www.malenywoodexpo.com/)

Timber Species - Specification & Suppliers

Timberpage A to M (http://green-alan.tripod.com/TimbersAtoM.htm) - lists species and working properties of the wood

Timberpage N to Z (http://green-alan.tripod.com/TimbersNtoZ.htm) - lists species and working properties of the wood

The Goodwood Timber Company (http://www.goodwoodtimber.com/) - Supplier of tropical hardwood products sourced mainly from the Solomon Islands. Brisbane (Bulimba) warehouse stock Rosewood, Kwila (Merbau), Vitex (Vasa) and Pometia (Akwa, Taun).

Woodturning

Carol Rix's Sites: (www.woodturningtips.com & www.carolrixwoodturner.com) A (relatively) local woodturner who has graced us with woodturning demonstrations and advice. Carol's work incorporates decorative features such as carving and colouring and she also works in materials other than wood such as bone, resins, metals and glass.

Pyrography

Sue Walters Pyrography (http://home.iprimus.com.au/suewalters/) - Fine art pyrography on paper, wood and leather.

Marquetry & Inlay

Veneer Inlay Australia (http://www.veneerinlayaustralia.com.au/) - Suppliers of brassware, inlay pieces & lengths.

Scroll Saw & Intarsia

Creative Woodworks & Crafts Magazine (http://www.woodworksandcrafts.com/) - Occasional free project to advertise the magazine.

Wildwood Designs (http://www.wildwooddesigns.com/ or http://www.scrollsawing.com) - Scroll saw patterns and supplies, including blades, clock parts, books, plywood, hardware, and tools. US site.

Scroller Ltd (https://www.scrollerltdcatalog.com/) - Scrollsaw Patterns & supplies. US site.

Scroll Saw Central (http://www.scrollsawcentral.com/) - scroll saw designs, patterns, books, hints, tips, and resources for both the professional and amateur scroll saw and woodworking enthusiast.

Boxes

Fine Boxes (http://www.fine-boxes.com/home.html) - Decorative Boxes of Andrew Crawford.

Woodworking Magazines & Books

Get Woodworking (http://www.getwoodworking.com/) - Projects, reviews techniques from the publishers of "The Woodworker", "The Woodturner", "Routing" & "Practical Woodworking".

Amateur Woodworker (http://www.am-wood.com/index.html) - This is a free publication that is available only on the Internet. US-based. Free projects design to use basic powertools or handtools.

Skills Publishing Online (http://www.skillspublish.com.au/) - Website to support "Australian Woodworker", "Australasian Toy-maker" & "House & HOME" magazines.

The Woodworks Book & Tool Company (http://www.thewoodworks.com.au/) - An independently owned retail and mail-order supply company specialising in fine hand tools and wood working books.

ShopNotes (http://www.shopnotes.com/) - Website to support "ShopNotes" US magazine.

Popular Woodworking (www.popularwoodworking.com/) - Website to support "Popular Woodworking" US magazines.

Tool & Machinery Suppliers

Just Tools (http://www.justtools.com.au/) - Woodworking tool and machinery supplier in South Melbourne.

MIK International (http://www.mik.com.au/) - Woodworking tool and machinery supplier in Adelaide.

Triton (http://www.triton.net.au/) - Triton products, demonstrations, courses & clubs.

Woodworking Machinery Specialists (http://www.woodworking.com.au/) - Preston, Victoria

Delta Machinery (http://www.deltamachinery.com/) - US site.

Arbortec (http://www.arbortech.com.au/woodmain.html) - Specialising in angle grinder attachments for quick wood removal.

Hare & Forbes Machinery House (http://www.hareandforbes.com.au/sample_2/home.php) - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth.

Hardware

Mother of Pearl and Sons Trading (http://www.motherofpearl.com/) - Cabinet and architectural hardware and ironmongery. Sydney showroom.

Finishes and Paints

Wattyl (http://www.wood.wattyl.com.au) - Metal and timber paints and protective finishes and their specs.

U-Beaut Enterprises (http://www.ubeaut.com.au/ubhome.htm) - Polishes, wax, shellac, finishes and sanding products.

Assorted Fun Stuff

Web Shots (http://www.webshots.com/) - Daily free photos to use as monitor wallpapers & screen savers. Huge gallery.

Historical Commercial Vehicle Association of Queensland (http://www.hcvaq.com/)

Handmade Wood Puzzles
Looking for the finest handmade wood jigsaw puzzles available? Look to StavePuzzles.com for handmade wood puzzles where they have been crafting the finest and most clever handmade wood puzzles since 1974.

Woodcraft Mail Order Patterns

The Winfield Collection (http://www.thewinfieldcollection.com/) - A US site.