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Welcome to WoodCentral! Since 1998, woodworkers of all stripes have met here in our forums and chats to share a wealth of good information, offbeat humor and a unique camaraderie. In that time, we've accumulated thousands of woodworking articles, reviews, "shop shots" and other features, as well as a million or more archived messages on just about every woodworking subject. Browse at your leisure, stay as long as you like, and don't hesitate to send us your suggestions and feedback. WoodCentral is, and always has been, by and for YOU!
–Ellis Walentine, Host
Now published as our new About page
OUR SPECIALTY
THE WOODCENTRAL MESSAGEBOARDS
Our messageboards 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. We now feature nine different messageboards, and an extensive archive. Here are descriptions of our active messageboards:
No archives; all posts online. References to messageboards changed to forums which is more recognizable in 2026.
- MESSAGES
Get timely answers to your general woodworking questions here!Renamed General Woodworking - TURNING
Air your turning questions and wisdom here. Post your triumphs and failures for constructive feedback. - HAND TOOLS
Discuss hand tools, techniques and related subjects with other hand tool enthusiasts. PHOTOGRAPHY
Talk and learn about photo equipment and techniques and about photographing your work.DISCONTINUED - See Computers & Technology forum.- DAILY TRIVIA
Try your luck with our daily puzzler.Renamed Brain Teasers & Puzzles - EVENTS
Announce your organization's upcoming shows, workshops and seminars here!Renamed Events, Challenges & Contests. - LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?
Swap sources for PLANS, TOOLS, SUPPLIES and other woodworking gear.Replaced by Marketplace. - CLASSIFIEDS
Buy, sell and trade woodworking tools and materials here. No commercial posts, please.Replaced by Marketplace. - BENEFIT AUCTIONS
Offer and bid on work, books, anything you want to sell to raise money for WoodCentral.Replaced by Marketplace. - WOODWORKING CONTESTS
Browse our current and past craftsmanship award competitions. You could win one of our valuable prizes, but you must enter to win. All contests are judged by experienced craftsmen and experts.Published in Archive
ARTICLES & REVIEWS
- ARTICLES
Now over 800 articles uploaded! Browse through our growing collection of woodworking articles, product reviews, quick tips and memorable excerpts from our messageboards.Articles from before 2022 published in Archive - 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.Published in Archive - 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.Published in Archive - 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!Published in Archive - 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.Published in Archive - 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!Published in Archive - NEWS & VIEWS
Read excerpts from surveys conducted on the WoodCentral messageboards, as they've appeared in our bimonthly columns in Woodworker West magazine.Converted to HTML from grainy PDF scans and published as Articles. - 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.Published in Archive - VIDEO REVIEWS
WoodCentral's video review department brings you succinct reviews of woodworking videos and DVDs. Feel free to suggest other videos for review.Published in Archive - LINKS
WoodCentral is pleased to bring you a huge selection of woodworking links -- over 1,400 links in 24 categories so far!Submit your own favorites or report broken links to links@woodcentral.com. (Email no longer used, do not use.)Most were dead links. Converted to a database of valid searchable links. Suggesting and reporting links done via comments instead of email. WOODCENTRAL STORE
Official source for WoodCentral hats, t-shirts, fleece jackets, sweatshirts and other stuff. Your purchases support our efforts. Most items shipped the same day.DISCONTINUED. Link goes to a forum post to clear out inventory.- 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.Published in Help section as part of Credits - 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 messageboards.Published in Gallery - WALLPAPER COLLECTION
Our "Sightings" (photos of the well-traveled WoodCentral hat in far-flung and exotic places) on our forums entry page have become legendary. Here are some of the most photogenic Sightings, ready to download for use as wallpaper on your computer desktop. Check 'em out!Published in Gallery - 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. Lotta good ideas here!Has not been updated for years and seems to no longer focus on shop tours. - 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.Published in Archive - 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.Published in Help section as Support Us
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