Links

Note: Mid-Wales Woodturners Club does not endorse any of the companies, institutions or individuals in the links below. The links are provided solely for convenience and any interaction with or use of the companies, institutions or individuals is entirely at your own risk.

Woodturning Suppliers

Axminster Tool Centre – Major online retailer with several stores. Manufacturer of British made tools including woodturning chucks, jaws and accessories. Importer of own brand machinery including lathes. Wide range of wood turning products. Quality but pricey. Excellent customer service.

Charnwood – Large range of own branded products: in particular, a budget range of chucks and jaws some of which are compatible with the Record Power and Sorby chucks. Reseller of Chestnut products and woodturning blanks.

Chestnut Products – Manufacturer and retailer of wood turning finishes: stains, waxes, and related products. Chestnut products are available at many other retailers.

Dalmann – Retailer and major importer of exotic hardwoods. Suppliers most other retailers. Incorporates Stiles and Bates which ceased trading. They publish a useful catalogue of wood turning blanks.

Exotic Hardwoods – Native and exotic hardwoods

G&S Specialist Timber

Hampshire Sheen – Shop run by turner Martin Sabin-Smith, mainly woodturning stains finishes.

Hope Woodturning – Run by turner Simon Hope. Manufacturer of own brand of woodturning tools and jigs. Retailer of Stratos and Vicmarc lathes. Excellent reputation.

Prokraft – kits and jigs

Rutlands – online only, mostly own branded

S.L. Hardwoods

Taylors Mirfield

Timberline – Native and exotic hardwood

Tuff Saws – Highly recommended for bandsaw blades

Turners Retreat – Member of the group of company that includes Sorby tools and Nova tools (now owned by Hong Kong investment company). Large range of wood turning products, especially Sorby and Nova. Also good range of turning blanks.

The Polishing Shop – specialist in polishing and abrasives

The Turners Workshop (The Northumbrian Pen Co Ltd)

The Turner’s Workshop – Shop run by turner Richard Findley

Westcountry Machinery

Why-Aye Wood

Wigley DIY

Woodart Products

Woodwise UK – Native and exotic timbers

Yandles – Large online retailer with one shop. Excellent range of woodturning products including turning blanks.

Professional Woodturners

There is a list of professional turners on the Register of Professional Turners and a general list of AWGB members websites some of whom are professional turners. Here is a shortcut list to some of them.