Wood working is among one of the oldest skills found in man. Wood has been put to a number of uses for different purposes, be it defensive, aesthetic, domestic and many more. In olden times, the mastery of wood work was considered a remarkable skill and in modern times it is considered as art. Here are some online courses to polish your skills with wood work.

Wood Works.org; Online Seminars on Wood Work

Wood Works.org is an initiative of the Wood Council and aims to provide support and guidance to different institutions. This link will direct you to their page where they’ve compiled a list of free online seminars on different topics regarding wood work.

Fine Wood Working.com; Video Lessons

Fine Wood Working.com is an excellent website consisting of tons of information and data on wood working. It has video lessons, a blog, the membership area and a lot more. It’s video section has many topics all properly categorized for your ease.

Fine Wood Working.com; Wood Working Tools Guide

The tool guide section of this site is huge. Not only does it contain a lot of information but also all of it is very neatly presented. With well categorized and systematic headings and popup menus, you’ll easily find what you’re looking for.

The Apprentice And The Journey Man.com; Wood turning Project Videos

This website is run by enthusiasts of wood working. This page here contains a list of videos on wood working projects. Meaning each video provides you a complete set of instructions and demonstrations on how to make that item, e.g. the first video is on making a segmented vase.

Popular Wood Working.com; Free Lesson Downloads

From this site you can download complete PDFs on making items listed there. Simply sign-up for the newsletter and you’ll receive a free PDF with step by step instructions for making a number of items. Examples include shelves, shaker furniture, Jeweler Box Plans and a lot more.

MIT Open Course Ware – Furniture Making

This course is provided by MIT’s Open Course Ware program. This course will teach you about the theoretical aspects of wood working as attuned to the finer aspects of it such as furniture designing. You will study the history of furniture design and learn how furniture making has evolved over time.

 

 

Hand-book on the different uses of Wood

This link will open up a PDF format handbook by the US department of Agriculture. The book is intended to make you knowledgeable about the different uses of wood, it’s reaction in different conditions and a lot more.

WWGOA.com; Wood Working Tips and Techniques

Wood workers guide of america.com is a well established site containing tons of useful info on a variety of wood working related topics. You’ll find catalogs of different tools, articles, upgrades on tools, different projects and a lot more. The video section contains a list of videos on using different tools to produce a variety of items.

The Wood Whisperer.com; Videos on Wood Working Techniques

The Wood Whisperer is an excellent resource site for wood workers. It has a huge archive of articles, techniques and tips on wood working. It is an active website with lots of members so apart from the collection of videos; you can also receive advice from the visiting members.

Wood Projects.com

After you’ve gone through all the wood working courses, you can finally head over to this site where you’ll find more than 2000 wood working projects and plans to undertake. The plans are clearly outlined in PDF format and differ in terms of complexity so you can easily choose what appeals to you.

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