Since our launch in 1998, woodworkers of all skill levels have gathered here in our forums to share knowledge, humor, and a unique sense of camaraderie. Over the years, we’ve built an extensive collection of woodworking articles, reviews, “shop shots,” and other features—along with hundreds of thousands of messages covering nearly every woodworking topic imaginable.
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WoodCentral Forums
Our forums are the heart of WoodCentral, where visitors come for timely and informative answers to every imaginable woodworking question. The depth of knowledge and experience you will find here is world class.
Other Features
ARCHIVE
Now over 800 articles uploaded! Browse through our growing collection of woodworking articles, product reviews, quick tips and memorable excerpts from our forums.
ASK WOODY
Our friendly woodworking assistant! If you have any questions about this site or woodworking in general, he will try to answer them.
BADGER POND
Check out the entire collection of Articles & Reviews, bequeathed to WoodCentral when the well-respected Badger Pond website closed down in early 2003.
BOOK REVIEWS
Read short, to-the-point reviews of classic and not-so-classic books on wood and woodworking by resident bibliophile, Barb Siddiqui and others.
CALCULATORS
Some calculators and tools we whipped up in-house. Let us know if they work for you.
GALLERY
A gallery platform for sharing photos.
GLOSSARY
A searchable glossary of terms related to woodworking.
JIM’S SOURCES
Jim Cummins’ handy source list isn’t getting any younger, but there are still a lot of good — and some downright unusual — entries in here, for all kinds of stuff. Expect some of the info to be out of date, and please tell us when you find an outdated entry.
LINKS
A searchable list of links to related to woodworking.
MARKETPLACE
A custom “classified ad” platform for buying and selling.
MUG SHOTS
Who said woodworkers aren’t good looking folks? For living proof of the opposite, check out this gallery of names and faces. These are some of the regular visitors to our forums.
NEWS & VIEWS
Read excerpts from surveys conducted on the WoodCentral messageboards, as they’ve appeared in our bimonthly columns in Woodworker West magazine.
RUSS’S CORNER
Here is a collection of articles by a dearly departed woodturner, author and WoodCentral regular Russ Fairfield on topics of interest to turners — design, finishing, technique, you name it!
SHOP SHOTS
OVER 940 SHOTS NOW UPLOADED! Here’s where you can share glimpses of your shop, woodworking tips, methods of work, mug shots, or anything else that might interest other woodworkers.
SHOP TOURS
This site is maintained by Rod Peterson, former Badger Pond volunteer and Shop Tour producer. Rod is keeping the Shop Tour tradition alive, with tours of the shops of WoodCentral and former Badger Pond visitors.
SITES
Used to publish our new articles, plus YOU can ask to use it to host your own blog using our platform.
SPLENDID SPLINTERS
Check out our great collection of essays from the great northeastern forest of New Hampshire and Vermont, ably compiled by woodsman and lifelong lumber purveyor, David Mather. Enjoy these wonderful insights into the trees and the biosphere they live in.
SYNDICATION
Allows you to monitor and read updates from multiple websites in a single interface, without having to visit each site individually. We are currently syndicating content from over 300 sites related to woodworking.
TALES FROM GRANDPA AUGUSTUS
Gather around and enjoy Forrest Addy’s fantastic accounts of logging in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the century!
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Displays recently uploaded videos from over two hundred YouTube channels related to woodworking. You can mute channels that do not interest you.
VIDEO REVIEWS
WoodCentral’s video review department brings you succinct reviews of woodworking videos and DVDs. Feel free to suggest other videos for review.
WALL OF FAME
WoodCentral is a visitor-supported site. Everyone who contributes to the cause is enshrined on this long (and getting longer!) list of donors.
SUPPORT WOODCENTRAL
It takes a community to support a labor-intensive website like WoodCentral. Your contributions, purchases and volunteer efforts all help to keep the lights on and the new features coming. Won’t you join with the hundreds of others who value this site enough to contribute to its success? Here are some of the ways you can help.
This site is dedicated to Jim Cummins, our co-founder, who passed away on May 9, 1999. WoodCentral owes a debt of gratitude to Jim’s wisdom, compassion, woodworking knowledge, and indefatigable sense of humor.
Does Rod Peterson still maintain Shop Tours? Its focus seems to have changed.