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Links:

Useful Links for Vintage Machinery Users and Restorers.

Restoration and Parts, Ideas and Techniques: (All these sites are very good)

Old Woodworking Machines web site, the number one site for information on companies and vintage woodworking machinery.

Paul Jordan and Loren Hutchinson put together a very good article titled "Rebuilding A Rockwell Table saw"

Oliver Locator Machinery Restoration Guide:

Wm. J. Redmond & Son, Inc. - Serving Home, School and Commercial Shops Since 1943. A Complete Woodworking and Metalworking Machinery Supplier. A great place to find that hard to find part.

Delta Woodworking Machinery. See the complete line of current Delta tools, take a history lesson, and contact Delta all at one place. (Many manuals and parts list for newer equipment now on line.)

Mark Goodall's HappyWoodworking.com is a sit full of tip a quips on woodworking form of Delta's biggest fans. Not much vintage, but some good info.

Ace Tool Repair: Has a number of Delta parts list and machine breakdowns on line. This is a Canada site, and has tons of info.

Woodworking Forums and Clearinghouses:

WoodCentral: The website where woodworkers of all stripes come to share a wealth of good information, offbeat humor and a unique camaraderie. Host Ellis Valentine, has an extensive career in woodworking media and has a wonderful site. (I highly recommend this site)

Sawmill Creek: A collection of forums and uses a member driven software to share information on woodworking and related subjects

Kip Yeager's The Oak Factory: A great bulletin board site. One of the first to offer and maintain a site where woodworkers of all skill levels could gather to shoot the breeze. A lot of sharing and learning has taken place there.

Magazines:

Fine Woodworking: http://www.finewoodworking.com/

Wood Magazine: http://www.woodmagazine.com/

Wood Workers Journal: http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/

American Woodworker: http://www.americanwoodworker.com/

WorkBench: http://www.workbenchmag.com/

Popular Woodworking: http://www.popularwoodworking.com

Wood Shop News: http://www.woodshopnews.com/

Used Machinery:

Woodweb has a wealth of woodworking information, including a very active machinery exchange.

Ex-factory is a commercial site with scores of large equipment for sale. The usually have a few high end home shop pieces, but is geared toward industrial applications. Site also includes message board, and other services.

Carpenters Machinery is another commercial site with extensive inventory list and auction services.

Woodworking Schools:

Marc Adams School of Woodworking offers a compete woodworking school in central Indiana. His facility is extremely well outfitted, and he has popular woodworking personalities from all facets of woodworking teach week long and weekend courses. I've attended several and always feel it was time and money well spent.

Kelly Mehler's School of Woodworking is designed to give skilled and hobbyist woodworkers the focused attention and encouragement needed to build their skills, comfort level and repertoire of woodworking techniques. Classes cover an array of techniques and various finished pieces and are designed to build foundational woodworking skills while creating beautiful furniture. I've attended one class taught by Kelly and would not hesitate going to his new school, located in beautiful Berea, Kentucky I can't help but believe you will enjoy the experience.

William Ng Woodworks offers accelerated courses with an intensive hands-on learning experience. These courses focus on the finest woodworking techniques, taught by award-winning instructors, in a fun and friendly environment. Our instructors are professional woodworkers who teach from practical experience rather than theory. We have a new facility, equipment and courses featuring an incredible list of instructors! William Ng Woodworks School of Fine Woodworking offers a variety of woodworking courses for all skill-levels. Classes range from one to seven days in length. While I've not attended William's school, I can't leave my West Coast friends hanging, with a list of top woodworkers from around the world it should be top notch.

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship is a year-round woodworking school on the coast of Maine. We encourage individual excellence with classes in furniture making, design, and related skills such as carving, turning, marquetry, and finishing. Our programs are for novice, intermediate, advanced, and professional woodworkers who seek an inspiring learning experience in a supportive environment.

What can be said about the home of the New Yankee Workshop...

That's me giving the Norm a few pointers...