Thanks for your suggestions!  If you have a web site or know a web site that would be helpful to the rest of us woodworkers... drop us an email  We would love to hear about it!

• American Hardwood Information Center - your source for facts, tips and useful advice about US hardwoods and hardwood products.
• Ask the Experts -  thousands of volunteers, including top lawyers, doctors, engineers, and scientists, waiting to answer your questions. All answers are free and most come within a day!
• Canada Post - Postal Code Look-up - need a postal code?  Find it here.
• The Country Crafts Fair Mall - Country Fair Craft Shops offer the finest and most remarkable craft items you will find online. 
  Affordable prices abound. Come shop with us! 
• Cyclone Dust Collection Research - My desire to help others enjoy their woodworking with less risk of fine dust related health problems has long kept me giving the time, money, and patience to provide and maintain these web pages.
• Furniture Knowledge - furniture repair tips.
• Hammerzone.com  - Build. Repair. Remodel. They also have a basic deck building project. 
• Hardwood Information Center  - Good information on hardwoods.
• Health Hazards & Woods - Some of the potential health hazards associated with timber use.
• History of the Stanley Plane - a detailed look at the history of the Stanley Plane.
• Joe Woodworker - "The Official Web site of the Non-Professional Woodworker^tm"  As far as this web site is concerned, my main goal is provide information and ideas to woodworkers who are looking for something different. Check out the veneering section of this web site.  The veneering part contains the most visited pages within the web site.
• Export 911- Plastics abbreviations and acronyms.
• OyMap- A World Directory
• Nokes Woodworks - New! woodworking general information.
• Scrollsaw Association of the World - interested in Fretwork, Marquetry, or Intarsia? Work in wood, or Corian™, or veneer? no matter what brand of scroll saw you use; no matter where in the world you live; the Scrollsaw Association of the World has something to offer YOU!
• Waterfront Woods - This site is dedicated to providing information to woodworkers, about woodworking related issues.
• Wood Central Book Reviews - where you can read concise reviews, by resident bibliophile Barb Siddiqui and others, of classic, not-so-classic, and soon-to-be classic woodworking books.
• Woodworkers Central - Woodworkers Web site Association, includes woodworkers maze, miter master, wood sampler, tool survey, accident survey...
• Woodworking Resources  - woodworking related news, books and web resources
• Woodworking Tips -  Sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques. Get a FREE tip sent to your email address each week!
  

Freebies

• Lisa's Freebies - Check out tons of pages of Free Stuff!
• Handy Man Wire - Free bench for your deck plan.
• FREE Kitchen Knife Rack Plan - courtesy of Vintage Games Co.
• Free Wood Puzzle Plans - Kids never seem to tire of playing with puzzles over and over. And these chunky pieces are perfect even for the smallest hands.
• Sassy Sue Freebies - Links to free samples, free magazines, pet freebies... all kinds of freebies.
• FREE Wood Whistle Plan  - courtesy of Lack Wood.
  

Fun

• Canadian Home Workshop Archives - Lots of free plans from the do-it-yourself magazine -Canadian Home Workshop.
• Fun Trivia - Riddles, puzzles, the greatest collection of quizzes in the world.  Interesting and entertaining!
• Hammer Dude - New!
• Web Holidays - New! Now you can celebrate everyday!
• How To Clean Anything! - from home to boat to pets.
• How Stuff Works - is the award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded in 1998, the site is now an online resource for millions of people of all ages.
• Puzzles and Beyond - Jigsaw Puzzles, Floor Puzzles, Bible Puzzles and Jigsaw Books... find a huge selection of wood puzzles, children jigsaw puzzles at the most affordable prices. We sell jigsaw puzzles, floor puzzles, bible puzzles and jigsaw books with a wide variety of pictures and themes.
• Puzzle Warehouse - a superb collection of traditional paperboard and wooden jigsaw puzzles including children and adult large piece puzzles for sale. You can also play over hundreds of Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles..
• Screensavers - Over 4,000 free high quality and animated images for your desktop.  Holidays, movies, nature, music, animals, and more.
• This is Broken -  A project to make businesses more aware of their customer experience, and how to fix it. I know, not related to woodworking, but its a fun & interesting site by Mark Hurst.
• Virtual Bubbly Wrap - Add some fun to your day...So what is Virtual Bubble Wrap? It is only the most fulfilling experience on the World Wide Web!  All the fun of ordinary bubble wrap, but when you are done, you can start over!!! These bubbles can regain their popability with just a click of the mouse! 

Finishes/Paint

• Ask Dresdner  - If you are looking for information about wood finishing techniques, paints, brushes, spray guns or finishing materials, you have come to the right place!
• Glow in the Dark Paint - New technology that is 10 times brighter than existing glow in the dark paint and it will continue glowing all night!
• GloNation Glow in the Dark Paint -  GloNation.com provides very bright and very long glowing Glow in the dark paint and powder. Artist quality and great for Crafters and hobbyist. Excellent for
  kids crafts too.
• MinWax - beautify, protect and restore wood.  Check out their Free plans.
• Old Master - Old Masters will help you find the coatings that are right for the job!  Tips & techniques!
• Unfinished Furniture Association - Tips on finishing wood furniture.
• Wood Finish Supply - your mail order finish & touch up source.  Tips & techniques!

How to...

• Ask John Eakes -  After almost 30 years in the field of home renovation, Jon Eakes is still most interested in spreading knowledge about the important basics. You will find the most extensive home improvement encyclopedia on the web.
• 32mm Cabinetmaking - techniques, system and designs
• Cove Cutting - asymmentric  - This article describes a clever template system I have developed for pre-determining the fence and blade angles for the desired shapes of coves.
• Crown Moulding Installation New!
• Easy Crown Moulding Installation New!
• Deck Plans - Deckman answers questions about the Floating Foundation Deck System. 
• Do It Yourself - Deck Building - When you decide to build your own deck, you need all the information you can get. This site provides you with all the information you have ever looked for including tips and tricks and that background information you could never seem to find anywhere else.
• eHow - New! Discover the expert in you!
• European Hinge System - The 32mm or European system is a very efficient way to make cabinets. Whether you want to make one or one thousand cabinets...these pages attempt to present the principles of 32mm cabinet design
• Get2Human - When you are tired of wasting money and time due to phone systems that require you to press 10 or more options in order to reach a real person and spending many minutes or even hours on hold, consult the Get2Human database of secret phone numbers.
• Home Addition Plus - A DIY Home Improvement and Home Remodeling site for homeowners, offering how-to advice on home remodeling, home improvement and home addition projects.
  
• Home Envy - Steve Maxwell is an award-winning technical writer, syndicated columnist and technical editor for Canadian Home Workshop magazine, Steve is an expert on everything under the workshop roof. He will tell you how to do things the right way using both the latest technology and tried-and-true techniques.
• Mortise and Tenon: A Primer- Joining long grain to end grain with mortise and tenon — the king of rail joints. By Ian Kirby 
• ShortCuts - by Graham McCulloch tool news and views, tool tests and columns.
• The Router Shop - Check out their Router Tip Archive. This includes all router tips available to date!
• Turning - The Reverse Curve - How to design, visualize and produce complex curves by Joh Siegel
• The Water Garden - How to build a water garden or fish pond.
• Weather Network
• UK Flooring Direct - Wood Finishing Tips-Those who like to do their own woodworking projects will also need to know about the many wood finishing tips that can help finish a project beautifully.

  Lumber

• Cousineau Wood Products - New! supplier of higher end wood material i.e. maple and color laminated wood panels.
• Hardwood Council - information about the 21 major hardwoods, their finishes and applications.
• Kootur Lumber - The Candy Store of Wood!
• Mechanical Properties of Wood
• Unfinished Furniture Association - Tips on choosing the right wood for your next furniture project.
• The Wood Database - New! people have contributed either wood samples or photos of finished wood products for use in the Wood Database.
• Wood Veneers  - from standard veneer to exotic and burls and figured veneer.

Machine & Tools

• M&D Wooland- thesawshop.com - Accusquare fence system - Power tools for less!
• Marks Machinery - Eastern Ontario's most reliable source of new and used machinery!
• Vacuum Pressing Equipment - New! Quality VAKuum Products provides, both air-powered and electric vacuum systems for vacuum pressing and veneering in the woodworking industry.

Measuring

• Ask Tool Talk - great article 3-4-5 rule for squaring
• Conversion Calculator -Cathy loves this site.
• Cove Cutting Table Calculator -Use this to generate pre-calculated cove cutting angles for cutting coves on your table saw.
• Gear Template Generator -intended for generating paper templates for cutting low precision gears with a band saw.
• Hamiltons Math to Build On - covers much of the basic math used in the construction trades and gives us practice in its application.
• Stair Stringer Design Calculator - New! If you've ever cut a stair stringer you know what a pain it is.

Plans

• Behm Design - Want to build a garage?  You will find the perfect plan here!
• Panelized Log Homes - Panelized octagon homes.
• Don Gardner House Plans - House Plans by Don Gardner  Huge selection of house plans filtered by advanced search methods. Includes illustrations, specs and plan packages.
• DIY - how-to projects with easy step-by-step directions. Whether you are creating a craft, remodeling a home, or planting the perfect garden, the DIY Network gives you the details you need, and the DIY Web site lets you see it again, print it out and take it with you.how-to projects with easy step-by-step directions. Whether you are creating a craft, remodeling a home, or planting the perfect garden, the DIY Network gives you the details you need, and the DIY Web site lets you see it again, print it out and take it with you.
• House Plans and Home Designs at The Plan Collection - Looking for house plans?  The Plan Collection offers house plans and home designs from the finest designers and architects.  Browse through thousands of floor plans of all architectural styles.  Custom designs and modifications are available.
• How to Build - New! Build your own house, shed, garage, barn, cabin or cottage.
• Intarsia Net -Promoting this art form and for Intarsia artisans to showcase and sell their works, sell Intarsia related items, find Intarsia related links, and discuss their trade. 
• Furnitureplans.com - a great site for downloadable plans!  They also have 2 FREE downloadable plans for you!
• Saw4Fun - Selection of low cost and free downloadable Scroll Saw patterns. Includes items like puzzles, coasters, plaques, and compound sawed items like chess pieces, dolls and doll accessories.
• Vintage Games Woodworking  - for wooden board / table games.
• Wooden Gear Clocks - If you love clocks and working with your hands, Jeff Schierenbecks  wooden gear clock plan and kits will give you hours of creative pleasure and years of enjoyment.
• Wooden Gears - New! These gears really work!

• Canadian Home Workshop - Online version of Canadian woodworking and do-it yourself home improvement magazine, featuring articles,...
• Canadian Woodworking Magazine - Stop by and get your FREE trial issue!
• Creative Woodworks & Crafts Magazine -  Includes current issue contents, free projects, woodworking links, subscription services, submission guidelines, and much more! 
• Daytripping Magazine - FREE magazine filled from start to finish with all of the best antique & craft shops, tearooms, bed & breakfasts, events, museums and other unique destinations in Southern Ontario.
• PaintWorks Magazine - for aspiring artists and painters who wish to create personalized works as a hobby or for profit. 
• Readers Digest (Canada) Readers Digest (US) - lots of interesting articles.

Suppliers

• Ballew Saw and Tool -We have been in business since 1968. Our products include router bits, shaper cutters, bandsaws, lathes, mills, sandpaper and more.
• Classique Hardware - Canada's premier source for specialty hardware.
• Chipping Away  - dedicated to the wonderful world of woodcarving and all areas of wood art.
• Clear Vue Cyclones - Lots of dust collection information from shop layouts to FAQ's
• Floor Mats - New! We offer a wide variety of floor mats for industrial use, sports areas, animals, kitchen areas, and more.
• Kerry-All Pouch - New! just what you need to transport expensive plywood and building materials, in any weather.
• House of Antique Hardware- reproducing historic antique hardware.
• MacRAE'S Business Directory - Business-to-Business information on millions of US companies.
• Online Small Engine Parts - New! Cormier Equipment is a Canadian owned and operated online store with thousands of lawn mower, snow blower, gas trimmer, garden tiller and chainsaw parts.
• Profile Canada -this site features a rich, relevant and searchable database of more than 1,000,000 Canadian businesses respectively. Free to users - allows someone to search, identify and locate businesses by company name, product, size of business and more.
• Royce Sales - Premium sandpaper and abrasives.
• Tersa Planer Knives - New! After working in the Timberframing and Woodworking industry for many years, we experienced first-hand how important it is to have the right tools and machinery to work with.
  
• The Shutter Store - New! one of the first companies in the US to provide made to measure high quality wood shutters for DIY installation at knock down prices!
  
• Woodshed Tools Inc.  - Featuring router bits, shaper cutters & forstner bits for the professional woodworker & hobbyist.

Turnings

• Architectural Wood Designs - An ecommerce store specializing in hand carved wood components for home.
• Osborne Wood - Online catalog of wood components. Table legs, wood bun feet, corbels, and kitchen turnings - stock and custom turnings for your project!
• Pathways - Do you need inspiration?  Pathways is  a juried show of some of the finest examples of turning. 
• Doug's Turnings - Fluting, reeding, rope molding and barley twists, we can do it!

Woodworking

• A Beginner's Guide to Woodworking - New! by House Plans and More.
• American Workbench - a multipurpose, sturdy, 
  built to last heavy-duty workbench, perfect for the 
  garage or wood shop.
• Anything I Can Do - the internationally popular workshop show in which host Mag Ruffman laughingly creates beautiful but functional objects, proving that tool know-how, workshop skills and burgeoning self-esteem.
• Handmade Wood Puzzles - New! Looking for the finest handmade wood jigsaw puzzles available? Look to StavePuzzles.com for handmade wood puzzles where they have been crafting the finest and most clever handmade wood puzzles since 1974.
• Hoffmeyers - Reproduction of old windows is their specialty.  They can build windows to match your existing windows especially if you are doing a restoration or an addition.  Plus flooring, porches, moulding, benches, swings....
• Solid Wood Furniture - New! A family-owned and operated furniture company started in 1844, Harden Furniture has a legacy of fine furniture making deeply rooted in American craftsmanship, quality and tradition.
• Woodgears - New! An engineer's approach to woodworking

Locally in our Community

• Bed & Breakfast
  
• Beachville District Museum
• Canada's Outdoor Farm Show  
• Cool Oxford
• Cell-ebrate Embro and Zorra News
• Embro Cheese House
• Embro Highland Games  
• Embro Library
• Embro Pond    
• Embro Scouts
• Embro and Zorra Agriculture Society
• Happy Hills Family Campground
• McKay's General Store
• North Embro Cemetery     
• Sim School of Highland Dance  
• Southern Ontario Tourism
• Thames River Watershed  
• Thistle Theatre
• Tourism Oxford
• Zorra Township