Sources

Below are the sources that I've found so far, if you have any other suggestions leave a comment.

Works Cited

"About Justin." : IthacaWoodWorker.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ithacawoodworker.com/justin.html>. This is the website run by Justin, who I interviewed. Its more of a blog because it has a lot of pictures of his work and not a lot of information.

Basic Woodworking. Menlo Park, CA: Sunset Pub., 1995. Print. This book was said to be good by someone on one of the forums.

"Beginning Woodworking." Beginning Woodworking. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://woodgears.ca/beginner/index.html>. This article is very simple but still has some good tips for starters.

Blackburn, Graham. Furniture by Design: Design, Construction & Technique. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1997. Print. This book is about furntiture but has many tips about woodworking in general.

"Body Mechanics." Popular Woodworking Magazine RSS. N.p., 23 Oct. 2012. Web. 01 Feb. 2013. <http://www.popularwoodworking.com/dec12/body-mechanics>. This article was written by a wood shop teacher who talks about good body mechanics and techniques while woodworking.

E-mail interview. 29 Jan. 2013. This is one place that I emailed for an interview, they said I couldn't have one over the phone but if I emailed some questions they could do their best to answer them. This was the response from the receptionist.

"Fine Woodworking Home." Fine Woodworking. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. <http://www.finewoodworking.com/>. This website was suggested by one of my interviewees,Justin, he said it was the best woodworking magazine around and it has great information for beginners.

"Free Woodworking Plans for Beginners." MINWAX. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2013. <http://www.minwax.com/wood-projects/beginner/>. This website has some simple plans for beginners for free.

Herbal, Justin. Telephone interview. 28 Jan. 2013. Justin was very helpful and willing to give me lots of tips as far as research and using certain tools. I would definitely contact him again if I need to.

Hoadley, R. Bruce. Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology. Newtown, CT: Taunton, 2000. Print. This book was recommended by Justin in my interview, he said it will be the best book to get started with.

"I Can Do That." Popular Woodworking Magazine RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <http://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/icandothat>. These are some simple plans for projects that are from Popular Woodworking Magazine.

Joinery: Shaping & Milling : Techniques and Strategies for Making Furniture Parts from Fine Woodworking. Newtown, CT: Taunton, 1999. Print. This book is all about making joints to piece wood together.

Jones, Bernard E. The Complete Woodworker for the Craftsman of the Beginner. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed, 1998. Print. This is a long book and has a lot of information but I'm not sure how relevant it will end up being.

"Kellerman Woodworks Puts Strong Emphasis On Design." Wood & Wood Products 1 July 2001: n. pag. Print. Good article about designing things to make out of wood.

Lange, Jon. Telephone interview. 28 Jan. 2013. Jon works at Woodland Creek Furniture, he said that the most important thing for me to do first was learn about different types of wood.

"LUMBER WOOD & PRODUCTS." Do-It-Yourself Retailing 1 May 2000: n. pag. Print. This article is old but it doesn't seem to matter. It gives a good explanation of what to look for when purchasing wood.

"Modern Woodworking." Video blog post. Modern Woodworking. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2013. <http://modernwoodworking.blogspot.com/>. This is a video blog about modern day woodworking and how to use many of the tools.

"New to Woodworking." New To Woodworking RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <http://newtowoodworking.com/>. This website was recommended to me in the email interview. It looks like it has some good content as far as general based knowledge.

"Re: Woodworking for Beginners." Web log comment. Woodworking.com Forum. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.woodworking.com/forum/archive/index.php?t-3614.html>. This is a forum I found by googling a question about woodworking, it has a lot of good information.

Rodriguez, Mario. Traditional Woodwork: Adding Authentic Period Details to Any Home. Newtown, CT: Taunton, 1998. Print. This is a book is written by a famous wood worker and has a lot of tips and tricks on how to make work look better.

The Small Wood Shop: The Best of Fine Woodworking. Newtown: Taunton, 1993. Print. This book talks about what is needed to set up a simple wood shop. Although I'm not planning to set up my own wood shop it has some good incite on things I may need.

Swartz, Chris. "Chris Swartz Blog." Web log post. Popular Woodworking Magazine RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2013. This is a blog that has a wide variety of woodworking topics.

"Understanding Wood: Four Structure Types." Popular Woodworking Magazine RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/understanding-wood-four-structure-types>. This article makes a good distinction between hard wood and soft wood.

"Videos." The Wood Whisperer Safety Category. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/?category_name=safety>. This was a website recommended during my email interview.

Web log post. Wood Talk Online. N.p., 27 July 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. All three interviewees told me to read through online blogs and forums, this seems to be one of the most popular. It has a lot of different information concerning woodworking.

"Why Do This Crap By Hand?" Popular Woodworking Magazine RSS. N.p., 10 Feb. 2010. Web. 01 Feb. 2013. <http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/why-do-this-crap-by-hand>. This article talks about why woodworking is still an important craft and skill to have.

"The Wood Database." The Wood Database RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.wood-database.com/wood-identification/>. This website has information on all different kinds of wood.

"Woodworking by Jeremy Crytzer." Custom Woodworking, Furniture, Cabinetry, Kitchens, Renovations & Remodeling Ithaca NY : Jeremy Crytzer. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <http://www.jcrytzerwoodworking.com/>. This is a website made by this guy, Jeremy Crytzer, I tried to contact him for an interview but he never got back to me. However he has a lot of good information on this website.

"Woodworking Information at WOODWEB." Woodworking Information at WOODWEB. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. <http://www.woodweb.com/>. This website was suggested by one of my interviewees, Jon, he said it was the best website to learn about wood.

"Woodworking." Updates RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://woodgears.ca/index.html>. This website is pretty easy to use and pretty dumbed down, but it has information on many different aspects of woodworking.

"Woodworking.com Homepage | Woodworking." Woodworking.com Homepage | Woodworking. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2013. <http://www.woodworking.com/ww/ww.aspx>. This website has lot of links to help people learn about woodworking.