Resources
Guild Member Websites
- 18th Century Masterpiece Furniture (Tony Kubalak)
- Acme Tools (R.D. Lawton)
- Blue Sky Galleries (Tom Schrunk, Will Fifer, Mark Laub, and Peter Schulzetenberg)
- Charlie Kocourek Woodwork (Charlie Kocourek)
- Dale Johnson Furniture (Dale Johnson)
- Horne Cherry & Birch Wood Chairs (Scott Horne)
- J. Holtz Furniture (Jason Holtz)
- Jeff Hand Works (Jeff Hand)
- MapleRock WoodWorks (Ed Neu)
- Mark Laub Studios (Mark Laub)
- PersonMakeObject – Custom marking & craft knives (Kevin Groenke)
- Richard Helgeson Furniture (Richard Helgeson)
- StopLossBag (Tom Schrunk)
- Studio Tupla – Furniture Making and Handweaving (Craig and Carol Johnson)
- Woodzest (Craig Jentz)
Community Woodshops & Maker Spaces
Fireweed Community Woodshop
Empowering women and non-binary makers through the art of woodcraft.
Minneapolis Make, LLC
Classes in metalwork, woodwork, stained glass and more.
Minneapolis Tool Library
A low-cost membership library with thousands of tools for every need.
Twin Cities Maker
A non-profit, volunteer-driven community of artists, engineers, and makers.
Edina Community Woodshop
Join a lively community of men and women committed to the craft of woodworking, and always available to lend advice and support.
White Bear Makerspace
Classes from cutting boards to CNC to Epoxy art!
Other Websites
Lumber and Plywood
- Bear Creek Lumber (Not local)
- Buffalo Veneer and Plywood (Buffalo)
- Discount Lumber Outlet (Shakopee)
- Duluth Millworks
- Forest Products Supply (Maplewood)
- Hardwoods Minneapolis (Rogers)
- Industrial Lumber & Plywood (Minneapolis)
- Iverson Hardwoods (St. Louis Park)
- K & J Lumber Products, Inc. (Mora)
- Link Lumber (Shakopee)
- Logs-to-Lumber Company (Hastings)
- Matthew Collins Designs (Northfield)
- Metro Hardwoods (Midwest Hardwoods Corporation) (Maple Grove)
- Navy Island Plywood (West St. Paul)
- North Wind Lumber & Woodworks (Minneapolis)
- Root River Hardwoods (Preston, MN)
- Siwek Lumber & Millwork (Minneapolis)
- Wood from the Hood (Minneapolis)
- Wood Master Supply (Columbus, MN)
- Storm Trees: Locally Salvaged Lumber (Eden Prairie)
Sawmills
- Logs to Lumber Company
- Matthew Collins Designs (Northfield)
- Run of the Mill
- Timm’s Lumber and Sawing
Veneers
Metals & Plastics
Finishing and Solvents
Tools & Supplies – General
- SGSI – Service Grinding & Sharpening
- Infinity Cutting Tools
- Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
- Precision [router] Bits
- Woodcraft
- Woodworker Supply
- Highland Hardware
- Lee Valley
- Japan Woodworker
- Online Tool Reviews
Tools & Supplies – Hand Tools
- Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
- Handplane Central
- Old Street Tools (Formerly Clark & Williams)
- Diefenbacher Fine Hand Tools
- Swiger Woodworks LLC (Custom Workbenches)
- Tools for Working Wood
Tools & Supplies – Used & Vintage
- Bob Kaune Antique and Used Tools
- The Best Things
- Falcon-Wood
- Inchmartine Tool Bazaar
- Jon Zimmers Antique Tools
- Machinio.com (Used Power Equipment)
- Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools
- The Superior Works – Patrick’s Blood & Gore
- Vintage Saws
- Vintage Woodworking Tools
Reference
- Home Improvement Woodworking Projects
- Yale American Furniture Study Center
- Is My Yard Tree Worth Money? (DNR document)
- Board Foot Calculator
- Tom Caspar’s Minnesota Woods Movement Chart
- Metric Conversions
- Finishing – How to Control Blotching (Kevin Southwick)
- Finishing – Glazing Tips from A Pro (Kevin Southwick)
- Fractions to Decimals Converter
- Gluing Tips (Franklin Adhesives)
- Nail Sizes
- The Sagulator (Shelf sag calculator)
- Standard Sizes for Furniture
- Wood Screw Sizes
- Drill Press Speed Chart
- Wood Database
Organizations
- Woodworking Clubs Directory (FW)
- American Craft Council
- Central Minnesota Woodworking Association (CMWA)
- Mid-West Tool Collectors Association
- Minnesota Tool Library (NEMTL)
- NorthStar Scrollers
- The Guild of Metalsmiths
- U of M Intellectual Property Clinic (Free)
- The Society of American Period Furniture Makers