Desert Woodcrafters Resources

Club Resources

Reference Materials

• Consititution and Bylaws


• History the club

Patterns:

• Alphabet Train Pattern


• Bird Box Designs


• Flag Box Designs


• Toy Patterns


• More Toy Patterns

Safety Issues:

• For woodturning saftey, go to SAZWA Resource site.


• CAUTION Sign.

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Wood, Tool, and Supply Sources

Local Sources:

• Hood Distribution / McEwen Group
• Woodcraft
• Woodworkers Source (10% member discount)
• Tingstad Graphics: custom laser engraving (25% member discount and the club receives a donation)

Internet Sources:

• Craft Supplies
• Grizzly Industrial
• Packard Woodworks
• Klingspor's Woodworking Shop
• Rockler Woodworking Supplies
• The Burl House
• Wood 'n Wildcraft (carving supplies)
• Wood Turning Resources for Funiture Projects
• D. Lawless Hardware
  (Enter "desertwoodcrafters" during the checkout process for a 10 percent discount.)

Woodworking Resources:

• Woodcraft Learning Center
• For the Beginning Builder
• Seven amazing marble machines by Paul Grundbacher

Stephen Dickinson - Scroll Saw Sites:

• My favorite scroll saw site. Very helpful folks on this forum:
  - Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts
  
• Steve Good has one of the best sites I have found for scroll saw demostrations.
  There are tons of free patterns as well:
  - Scrollsaw Workshop
  
• Another scroll saw forum:
  - Scrollsaw Village
  
• About jigsaw puzzles:
  - Bob Armstrong's Old Jigsaw Puzzles
  
• Here is a link to a wood working tv show that has some scroll saw videos:
  - American Woodshop
  
• A great class can be found here:
  - American Woodshop
  

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Wood Working Club Links

• Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild
• Southern Arizona Woodturners Assn.

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Club Video Demonstrations

Finger Joint Box Demo, by Mike Phillips
February 6th, 2021

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Resin Casting Demo, by Terry Tjaden
January 2nd, 2021
Sources for Resin Casting Demo

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Birdhouse Ornament Demo, by Ken Tower
December 5th, 2020

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Pant Hanger Demo, by Frank Pickett
November 7th, 2020

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Mason Jar Lid Turning Demo, by Paul Swane
September 5th, 2020

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Breadboard Ends Demo, by Ken Tower
August 1st, 2020

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Table Saw Demo, by Ken Tower
June 27th, 2020

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Dovetail Drawer Demo, by Ken Tower
June 6th, 2020

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Articles and Presentations

• Acrylic Pen Making Recources , by John Nicholson & Jerry Markentel


• Woodcraft Article on Making Pens without Power Equipment
      How to Make Pens With No Lathe or Drill Press
      Other Articles on Making Pens With No Lathe
  


• Using Oils in Cold Weather , by Wally Dickerman


• No Ring Slim Line Pen Instructions , by Terry Glover


• Wood Magazine Pocket Hole Jig , by Terry Glover

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Woodworking Training Links

• Scrollsaw Workshop - Steve Good

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Links to good books

• Understanding wood : A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology / R. Bruce Hoadley
  Suggested by: Jim Keown
  

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