MIWG Member Websites

• Wood Smit Shop – Dian Smit
• Just Rite Precision Sharpening – Glen Smith
• Nanaimo Woodworking – Gord Shoquist
• Elevated Ware – Lynn Gray
• Antique Addict – Paul Joy
• Barn Owl Woodworking – Paul McCuish
• woodartbypierre.com – Pierre Blanchard
• PalbergWERX – Richard Palberg
• Hilltop Wood & Resin – Rob Galick
• Naturallywood – Robert Jakobsen
• Steve Neil’s Woodwork – Steve Neil
• Scandia Wood Designs – Tom Hedekar
• Watson Wheels – Walter Slobodan
• 1oak – Wolf Ehmanns

MIWG Sponsors and Supporters

• Arbutus Tools & Machinery – (Nanaimo)
• Just Rite Precision Sharpening – (Lantzville)
• Industrial Plastics & Paints Nanaimo – (Nanaimo)
• KMS Tools – (Nanaimo)
• Ladysmith Home Hardware Building Centre – (Ladysmith)
• Raider Hansen – (Nanaimo)
• Rona Nanaimo – (Nanaimo)
• The Finishing Store & Millworks – (Nanaimo)
• Windsor Plywood Nanaimo – (Nanaimo)
• Wood to Works – (Courtenay)

Other Clubs and Guilds on Vancouver Island

• www.islandwoodturners.ca – Island Woodturners Guild
• www.viwg.com – Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild (VIWG)
• www.thebrant.ca – Pacific Brant Carving and Art Show
• www.jonanco.ca – Jonanco Hobby Workshop & Clubhouse
• makerspacenanaimo.org – Makerspace Nanaimo
• www.victoriatoollibrary.org – Victoria Tool Library
• Gabriola Woodworkers Guild – An informal group of individuals interested in all facets of woodworking on Gabriola Island.

Wood and Tool Suppliers on Vancouver Island

• Albertsons Home Center – (Parksville)
• Bahnmann Timber – (Duncan)
• British Columbia Burls – (Port Alice)
• Cedar Canada – (Port Alice)
• Clapham’s Beeswax Products – (Salt Spring Island)
• Coastal Timbers – (Cedar)
• Gorgeous Boards – (Nanaimo)
• Gregg Distributors – (Nanaimo)
• KMS Tools – (Victoria)
• Lee Valley Tools – (Victoria)
• Midland Tools – (Nanaimo)
• Reimer Hardwoods – (Victoria)
• Ultimate Tools – (Burnaby)
• Westwind Hardwood – (Sydney)

Other Suppliers in Canada

• Ardec – Wood Finishing Products (Quebec)
• penblanks.ca

Other Clubs and Guilds

• www.canadian-woodworker.com – Society of Canadian Woodworkers
• millergoodwood.wordpress.com– Miller Goodwood Woodworking Co-operative
• www.saws.ca – Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society
• www.luth.org – Guild of American Luthiers
• www.awcltd.org – Affiliated Wood Carvers
• www.ewwg.org – Evergreen Woodworkers Guild (Washington State)
• www.gvwg.ca – Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild
• www.chipchats.org – National Woodcarvers Association
• www.saw-online.com – Scrollsaw Association of the World
• www.woodturner.org – American Association of Woodturners
• www.wcha.org – Wooden Canoe Heritage Association
• www.tfguild.org – Timber Framers Guild
• www.furnituresociety.org – The Furniture Society
• www.gbwg.ca – The Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild
• lumberjocks.com – LumberJocks
• thewoodwhisperer.com – The Wood Whisperer
• thewoodwhispererguild.com – The Wood Whisperer Guild
• www.lucidwoodturners.com – Lucid Wood Turners
• www.bwwg.org – Boundary Wood Workers Guild
• ghwg.ca – Golden Horseshoe Woodturners Guild
• www.valleywoodturners.com – Ottawa Valley Woodturners Club

Woodworking Schools in Canada

• The Hand Tool School (online)
• Camosum College Fine Furniture Program (Victoria, BC)
• Inside Passage School of Fine Cabinet Making (Keats Island, BC)
• The Canadian School of French Marquetry (Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island, BC)
• Rosewood Studio (Perth, Ontario)

Identifying Wood

• www.wood-database.com
• woodidentification.net/identification-key
• www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/

Safety Tips

• CCOHS – Woodworking Machines – General Safety Tips
• Basement Guides – Woodworking Basics and Safety Tips