— Nova Woodturners' Guild —

Interesting Links Recomended by NWG Members & Visitors

• Noah Bass: Woodworking Projects, Recomended by Noah, a young woodworker who has used the links on this page to help earn his "Woodwork" merit badge in the Boy Scouts
• David McLachlan: Float/Ride the Bevel - Steve Jones on Twitter
• Gary Landry: Toxic Woods
• Gary Landry: Toxicity of Various Wood Species
• Gary Landry: Wood Allergies and Toxicity
• Gary Landry: Toxic Woods and how they effect your health.
• Richard Ford: Stuart Batty Presents The Seven Fundamentals of Woodturning
• Richard Ford: Stuart Batty's 34 Videos on The Seven Fundamentals. Free to view or download.
• Richard Ford: Stuart Batty How Gouges Cut
• David McLachlan: Stuart Batty Demonstrates Bowl Turning with his 40-40 grind
• David McLachlan: YouTube video from CraftSupplies (USA) that gives the low down on the large body dual action Vicmar Chuck (approx $700 Cdn) 1 body + 1 set of jaws)
• David McLachlan: Doc Green's Woodturning Site
• Richard Ford: Stuart Batty's Instructional Videos
• Norm Jolivet: Alex Snodgrass: How to set up a bandsaw
• Norm Jolivet: Alex Snodgrass: 2 ways to set up your bandsaw
• David McLachlan: New Abranet sanding belts from Mirka

Members Pages

• Darrell Eisner: www.scotianpens.com
• Steve Kennard: www.stevenkennard.com
• Richard Ford's YouTube Woodturning Channel

Our Sponsors

• A & M Wood Speciality Ltd: www.forloversofwood.com
• Branches to Bowls: www.branchestobowls.com
• Busy Bee Tools: www.busybeetools.ca
• Canadian Woodworking Magazine: www.canadianwoodworking.com
• Carter & Son Toolworks Inc: www.carterandsontoolworks.com
• Craft Supply USA: www.woodturnerscatalog.com
• East Coast Specialty Hardwood: www.eastcoastspecialtyhardwoods.com
• Gordon Marshall Woodturner: www.woodturninginstruction.com
• Halifax Specialty Hardwoods: www.halifaxspecialtyhardwoods.com
• Lee Valley: www.leevalley.ca
• Mill Supply: www.millsupply.ca
• R & D Bandsaw: www.tufftooth.com
• Scotia Pens: www.scotianpens.com
• SIA Abrasifs JJS Inc: www.sia-abrasives.com
• WoodChuckers Canada: www.Woodchuckers.com
• Woodmaster Tools: www.moldingknives.com
• Woodturningz: www.woodturningz.com

Other Canadian Woodturners' Sites

• Nova Scotia Woodturner Darrell Feltmate
• Ontario woodturner John Williams
• Saskatchewan woodturner Michael Hosaluk

International Woodturners' Sites

• Alain Mailland - France
• The American Association of Woodturners
• The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain

Turning Guilds and Organizations

Canadian

• Chinook Woodturning - Lethbridge, AB
• Calgary Woodturners - Calgary, AB
• Pacific Woodworkers Guild - Richmond BC
• Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild - Abbotsford, BC
• Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild - BC
• Prince George Woodturners Guild - BC
• Avalon Woodturners Guild - St John's, NF
• Woodturners Guild Of Ontario - Pickering, ON
• Golden Horseshoe Woodturners Guild - Burlington, ON
• Kawartha Woodturning Guild - Peterborough, ON
• Thames Valley Woodturners Guild - London, ON
• Grey Bruce Woodturners Guild - Kincardine, ON
• Valley Woodturners - Ottawa, ON
• Durham Woodworking Club - Oshawa, ON
• Kingston Woodturners - Kingston, ON
• Simcoe Woodturners Guild - Barrie, ON, ON
• Toronto Woodturners Guild - Toronto, ON
• Quinte Woodturners Guild - Tweed, ON
• L'Association des tourneurs sur bois du Québec - QC (In French}
• West Island Woodturners - Pointe-Claire, QC

Suppliers of Wood and Tools

• Busy Bee Tools
• Halifax Specialty Hardwoods
• Lee Valley Tools
• R and D Bandsaws - suppliers of bandsaw blades, parts and accessories

Suppliers of Pen Hardware

• Locally (in Nova Scotia) pen kits are available at Lee Valley
• Bear Tooth Woods - US
• Berea Hardwoods - US
• Penn State Industries - US
• The Golden Nib - US
• The Village Workshop - US
• William Wood-Write - Canada
• Woodchuckers - Canada
• Wood n Whimsies - US
• Woodturningz - US

Other Woodturning Sites

• Woodturning Online - woodturning articles, projects and links
• Woodturners' Resource - woodturning articles, projects and links

Woodworking Magazines

• Woodturning Design
• Woodturning - Guild of Master Craftsmen publication - UK
• More Woodturning

Woodturning Forums

• Canadian Woodworking magazine's Turning Forum
• Woodturners' Resource Forum

Wood Identification

• Hobbit House - a personal site with an extensive collection of photos of exotic woods
• Woodworkers Source Wood Library

Photographing Your Work

• Digital Desktop Photography
• Photographing Your Work: A Tutorial for Graphic Designers

Workshop Planning

• A nice little workshop-planning application from Grizzly.

An archive of old newsletters and a few other documents is found here.

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