Friday, March 30, 2012

Pennsylvania History

Pennsbury Manor blog
Pennsbury Manor
PA Dutch Country blog
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister blog
Landis Valley Museum
Landis Valley Museum blog
Old Economy Village
York County Heritage Trust
Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation
Somerset Historical Center
Old Bedford Village
Hans Herr House
American Swedish Historical Museum
Conrad Weiser Homestead
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park
Fort Ligonier
Gettysburg National Military Park
Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Harmony Museum
Joseph Priestley House
Moravian Historical Society
Packwood House Museum
Peter Wentz Farmstead
Renfrew Museum and Park
Hope Lodge
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
National Civil War Museum
Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Vintage Woodworking Videos

Swedish Woodworkers (1923)
In case the above link doesn't work, try this one
The Woodworker (1940)
Finland (1930s): making a maul at 10:30; making an axe handle at 12:47 in the video
Early Settlers of New England (1940)
French Woodworking (1912):  woodworking starts around 2:50
Swedish Coopers (1923)
Swedish Spoon Maker (1923)
The Pirogue (small boat) Maker (1949): woodworking starts at 4:20; manly dudes drinking from tea cups starts at 12:00
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Blogs—Handtools Only

Dan's Woodshop
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Woodworking Blogs

Woodfired
Kellogg Furniture Design Click on Gallery to read the blog
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Podcasts & Videos

Matt's Basement Workshop
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Carving

Hout van Bomen
Chris Pye—loads of FREE information, including his newsletter
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Ephemera and Books

The Toolemera Press
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Forums

Bodger's Ask & Answer
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Handtools

Bill Carter
Old Street Tool, Inc. (formerly Clark & Williams)
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Metal and Metal Engraving

Engravers' Cafe Forum
McMaster-Carr (source for metal)
MSC Direct (source for metal)
MSC Direct (direct link to abrasives and polishing)
Metal Supermarket (source for metal)
Metals Depot (source for metal)
Stewart-MacDonald (gravers, files, and tools for building stringed instruments)
Rio Grande (gravers, files, fret saws, polishing cloths)
Nathan's Forge (period and other hardware, hand-forged nails)
Sam Alfono (videos, classes)

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Cool Medieval and Living History Stuff

Haandkraft
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Schools

Cedar Lakes Craft Center
Woodcraft —check classes at a store near you
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Places to Visit

Hancock Shaker Village
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Associations

Association of Polelathe Turners and Green Woodworkers
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Miscellaneous Blogs

Bill Stankus
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