Links

The list below represents some of my favorite links. They are not all wood-working related and are sorted by Category.

Marc Adams runs one of the best woodworking schools in the Country. This school stresses focused, hands-on learning from the leading woodworkers in the country. Click the logo for more information.

Mitch Kohanek is one of the best finishing instructors in the country. If you need intensive training, this is the place. Click the logo at right.

Providing the wood finishing industry with the highest level of hands-on training, research and development programs, and corporate consulting.

PFW’s goal is to provide a broad range of hands-on classes for woodworkers of all levels. Workshops are offered in various formats and include classes that meet for 1 or 2 days (week-end), week-long (5 consecutive days) summer workshops, and courses meeting 1 night a week for multiple weeks.

LUTHERIE AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Homestead products are widely used in the field of lutherie (stringed instrument making). To find out more about this fascinating craft explore the links below.

The Guild of American Luthiers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of lutherie.

www.luth.org

The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (ASIA) was established in 1988 to help provide a sense of community and professionalism to the field of stringed instrument making and repair. The goals of the association include the establishment of a comprehensive database of resources, supplies and technical information, a means of providing multi-level education within the profession, assistance in marketing and promotion, and the publication of informative newsletters and journals.
ASIA publishes the quarterly journal guitarmaker, a quarterly magazine for builders and repair technicians.

www.guitarmaker.org

A collection of resources on the subject of designing and building plucked stringed musical instruments, from Liutaio Mottola. The focus in these pages is on electric and acoustic guitars and basses (mostly basses), and includes information on design, construction, acoustics, and ergonomics of stringed instruments. There is information here that should be of interest to folks who want to get started in lutherie (stringed instrument making) as well as for more experienced designers, builders and researchers.

www.LiutaioMottola.com

Covers acoustic guitar building, electric guitar making, archtop guitar building, violin making, dulcimer making, mandolin building, banjo building, or any other type of lutherie; pickup winding and rewinding; drum making; flute and recorder making and repair; brass instrument building and repair; and more. Features the Musical Instrument Makers Forum, an interactive forum for the discussion of musical instrument construction, design and repair; welcoming builders of all instruments at any skill level from expert to wannabe.

www.mimf.com

SPRAY BOOTHS AND SUPPLIES

For the explosion proof fan used in the portable booth featured in Great Wood Finishes go here: www.sprayshield.com

Also a great source for spray booths, and booth supplies.

This is a moderated e-mail exchange primarily for professional
refinishers. Yearly dues required after a 30 day free trial. Very highly recommended if you are serious about finishing.

This is the forum of commercial and professional finishers. Great staff and knowledge base. Click the logo at right.

This site provides historical information related to clock restoration as well as
numerous how-to presentations. There are several topic-specific discussion forums so visitors
can post questions or view techniques of other visitors.
The site was created as a companion to the book Extreme Restoration which has over
680 pages of restoration information and over 2,700 digital color photos.