Thread: A wood working site for all woodworkers

I had a quick look,
- firstly - WAAY too many adds interspersed al through the text and down the sides for my liking
- Dust collection section just links to the Rockler website without a reference -ie plagiarism
- Shop safety section - pretty well useless.
- Wood section brief and all american - site is over all too american.
- plans are just links to other websites.
- some useful general info for newbies but not much detail
At this point I stopped looking.

I think I'll stick to WWF

G'day Brent,
Yep..... the web's full of similar sites. Most from the US, and all link to the same plans and info.
Its good that you're searching and finding stuff.....but that's why we have this forum..so you can find specific answers to your own queries.
Hang in there.

Originally Posted by BobL

I had a quick look,
- firstly - WAAY too many adds interspersed all through the text and down the sides for my liking
- Dust collection section just links to the Rockler website without a reference -is plagiarism
- Shop safety section - pretty well useless.
- Wood section brief and all american - site is over all too american.
- plans are just links to other websites.
- some useful general info for newbies but not much detail
At this point I stopped looking.

I think I'll stick to WWF

Typical Aussie knocker spirit , well done.

As for Brent, thanks for sharing another site that many might find something of interest.

Regards,


Frank.

I am a woodworker in the US. Somehow I happened onto this forum and really like its variety of content and minimal ads as well. I particularly like the toys and scale model forums. The only issue if have at times is understanding what you guys are saying, even though I guess it is English. You also have a lot of wood species that are unfamiliar. Oh well, if that is the only thing wrong, no problem here, sooner or later I figure it out.

So, from nearly the other side of the world, keep it up. I like WWF.

Thanks for the positive feedback. I just thought it was worth sharing with fellow woodies. This type of sharing was one of the main reasons I joined the forum. I thought that to share something that might be of benefit, especially to a newcomer to woodworking, or someone who was looking for help on certain aspects they weren't sure of, was worth posting. Surely the spirit of these type of forums is to share things we find that may be of help or interest to our fellow woodworkers. After all, as was said, you don,t have to look at it if you don't like it.

While we are talking wood working sites, I came across this over Easter. It looks and feels like this site. I was wondering if it is a brother/sister site to this one?

G'day there stolzdm, glad to have you join us mate. If you can find a good timber merchant, he should stock a variety of Aussie timbers.(At least I think so), For example, Silky oak ,( which I think is what you call Australian lacewood), Blackbean, Coachwood, Kauri pine, Queensland walnut,(not a true walnut), Tasmanian oak, Karri, JARRAH (my personal favorite), Queensland maple,(not a true maple), Tasmanian myrtle & Huon pine to name a few. Eucalyptus trees are wide spread throughout the country, and make some very loverly timbers, and have been introduced to various parts of the world, eg. California & Sth Africa.
In Australia, what we call oak, ash, maple, walnut & elm are entirely different species from those recognized in the USA & Europe.
I believe someone once told me that our official language is English, But then I could just be some galah with me #### hanging out me daks. As someone once said, "They're a weird mob". Hope you enjoy the forum, and if there is anything you want to know I"m sure someone will be glad to help you.
Brent

Originally Posted by Twisted Tenon

While we are talking wood working sites, I came across this over Easter. It looks and feels like this site. I was wondering if it is a brother/sister site to this one?

There are many woodworking forums on the web. They all have a personality of their own, and may be frequented by members with different levels of knowledge and expertise. There is something for everyone. Some forums may be too intimidating for newbees, while others may be too basic and elementary for the experienced.

I would place the cited forum into the newbee category. I would place Ubeaut into the experienced category. Compared with some, Ubeaut is a tolerant and supportive forum.

Other forums?

Sawmill Creek Woodworkers Community

WoodNet Forums: Viewing list of forums

WoodCentral

http://forums.delphiforums.com/burl/messages

Forums | Fine Woodworking Knots

That should keep you busy!

Oh, and there is my website as well if you are interested primarily in handtools: In The Woodshop

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks for those links Derek I am looking forward to looking them up. I often trawl through your site when I am looking for inspiration. I like Groggy's start up links and Andrewswoodworkblog too.

I guess the point I was making was that the layout of the site I was referring to appeared to be similar to this one and wondered if there was any connection between the two. Both are supportive to newbies. I feel that I can ask any sort of question here and get a considered answer in reply. Yours is a case in point.

I would defiantly put myself into the newbie class too. I have just enrolled in a short course in joint making at the Sturt Craft Centre, Mittagong later this year.