All of the professional woodworkers I know started out as hobbyists. We dabbled with bird houses as kids, graduated to small furniture or larger yard art as we grew, and eventually accumulated a workshop full of tools. Some I know got into woodworking more because they were fascinated by the tools, but most found they had a passion for changing raw lumber into beautiful pieces of woodwork.

My forte in woodwork has been furniture, I can turn bowls or build a deck if need be, but most of my time is spent crafting furniture. Therefore, my slant on things in this series of articles will be toward furniture making because that is the vein in which I think. I do not mean to insinuate that this branch of the tree is any more noble or needed than wood carving, wood turning or carving statuary out of logs with chain saws if that's where your passion lies. It's all good stuff, but I must speak from my own experience.

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Resources

Wood News has been removing the links to resources and additional information as they publish the articles, so I'll list them here for you

More on climate control:
DIY Network
All Experts
Art Tec
Garden Web
Air n Water
Sawmill Creek

More on activated charcoal filters.
Basic 'what is it?'
Detailed 'what is it?'
Materials source
More sources

http://www.workbenchdesign.net is a good source for designs and accessories.

If you CLICK HERE you will be taken to the Wood Magazine Store web site where they have photos of many creative workshops posted as a promotion for their new Best Home Workshops edition.  Whether you are interested in the magazine or not, the photos are interesting to look at.

Resource links for the Finding (wholesale) Suppliers chapter:

Sanding Supplies:

Cost Plus Distributing

Mr. Sandpaper

Abrasive Sales

Klingspor Woodworking Shop

AAAbrasives Inc.

Brushes and Finishing cloth/rags

Cost Plus Distributing

Solo Brushes

Brushes Wholesale

Klingspor Woodworking Shop

Gloves

Cost Plus Distributing

Dust Masks

Cost Plus Distributing

Tack Cloths

Cost Plus distributing

Fillers and Touch-up

Cost Plus Distributing

Creative Wholesale

Klingspor Woodworking Shop

Glues & Adhesives

Cascade Wholesale (western USA only)

CP Adhesives

Klingspor Woodworking Shop

Woodscrews & nails

Craft Parts

Bowie Bolt

In Stock Fasteners

Fasteners Wholsesale

McFeelys

Klingspor Woodworking Shop

ThomasNet a directory of fastener distributors.