Resources for Woodturners

Associations

• The American Association of Woodturners (AAW)
  The AAW is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of woodturning. Our mission is to provide education, information, and organization to those interested in turning wood.
  
• Association of Woodturners of Great Britain (AWGB)
  AWGB is an international non-profit making organization dedicated to the advancement and promotion of woodturning. It consists of individual members and affiliated local Branches throughout the country. It exists to provide education, information and organization to those interested in woodturning. Members include hobbyists, professionals, gallery owners, collectors of wood and tool suppliers.

Educational Resources

• Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Woodworking School
  A non-profit woodworking school in Maine, offering courses in furniture design and related skills such as carving, turning, marquetry and finishing.
  
• Conover Workshops
  Conover Workshops provides an unparalleled educational experience where top instructors demonstrate techniques then supervise your progress in our first-rate facility.

Publications

• Woodturning Design Magazine - outstanding woodturning projects with detailed instructions
  Woodturning Design is a full-color publication dedicated to the art of the wood lathe. Outstanding woodturning projects with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos are presented in every issue. Feature articles cover interesting woodturners, innovative techniques, and exquisite works of art. These are just a few of the reasons why Woodturning Design has been highly acclaimed by woodturners throughout North America. The magazine’s editor, Joe Herrmann, has over thirty years’ experience as a wood shop teacher and avid woodturner.

Wood Suppliers

• Bow River Craft Woods
  Their mission - To supply woodturners, luthiers, wood carvers and custom furniture builders with beautiful figured specialty wood in sizes, shapes and species that cannot normally be purchased at the local lumber store.
  
• East Wake Hardwoods
  Supplier of hardwood in North Carolina.
  
• Exotic Burl
  Exotic Burl has supplied quality figured wood for over 23 years. Catering to customers who truly appreciate the intricate beauty of burl and figured hardwoods.
  
• Exotic Wood Group
  Here you will find truly top-quality pieces of some of the world's most exotic woods. You can place your exotic wood order entirely online.
  
• Gilmer Wood Company
  Supplier of rare and exotic woods . Located in Portland Oregon.

Woodturners

• Bill Bowers — Bill Bowers has been a full time turner, teacher, demonstrator and author since he retired from the practice of Gastroenterology in 2000. He has kept busy not only teaching novice turners but also establishing a local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) in Alaska—Alaska Woodturners Association (AWA). Bill is credited with helping WoodTurner Tools develop the Bowers Rasp. Thanks Bill!
• John D. Williams — Wood Turnings for Connoisseurs. John has been involved with three dimensional art creation for over forty years. He taught in the school system for 32 years, retiring from teaching in 2000. Most of his teaching career was spent in teaching wood, metal and plastic crafts and design. After retiring from teaching John made a wood lathe which he is presently involved in using to make wood forms. His experience with pottery forms is reflected in his wood lathe work. As an avid naturalist he is always striving to enhance the inner beauty of the wood to show in his work.
• Out Of Control Woodturning — Bob turns beautiful segmented bottles and inlayed vases. The web site lists some turnings for sale, and includes articles and galleries.
  
• Wyoming Wood Turner — Sam Angelo of Worland Wyoming
  Unique Lathe Turned Wood Bowls, Boxes, Platters, and Gifts
• Segmented Turning — Bill Kandler is an expert at segmented turning. Bill's web site provides a wealth of valuable information to help you get started with segmented projects of your own.