Woodworking Instructor

There are many organizations that can benefit your knowledge in the area of woodworking.

A voluntary association or organization is a group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to form a body (or organization) to work together for a purpose. In most of the cases no formalities are necessary to start an association. But in some jurisdictions, there is a minimum for the number of persons starting an association, in others the association must register with the police or other official body to inform the public of the association’s existence. This is not necessarily a tool of political control but much more a way of protecting the economy from fraud.

The Cabinet Makers Association was incorporated in 1998 by a group of custom cabinet makers who thought our industry needed a group for the small to mid size shop to network and help each other grow profitably. Since 1998, we have grown to include hundreds of small to medium sized cabinet shops, millworkers and furniture makers and suppliers throughout the USA, and even a few members throughout the world.
http://www.cabinetmakers.org/

AWFS is a trade association with an international, corporate membership that includes manufacturers and distributors of machinery, hardware, lumber, upholstery materials, bedding components, wood products and other supplies to furnishings and wood products manufacturers. From it headquarters in Southern California, AWFS works closely with other industry associations on issues of mutual concern.
http://www.awfs.org/

For more than 30 years the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) has provided the North American wood products industry with the most technologically advanced woodworking systems available in the global market. Our more than 170 members are dedicated to providing their customers with the service and knowledge to compete worldwide. You’ll find the association and its members at industry-focused trade shows around the world. The WMIA co-sponsors the International Woodworking Fair, the largest North American woodworking machinery, equipment, and service exposition, an important biennial issue forum for the industry.
http://www.wmia.org/

International Woodworker Fair Atlanta
The IWF is one of the largest trade shows at the Georgia World Congress Center, with more than 50,000 buyers, manufacturers and distributors of products used in woodworking, furniture making, cabinetry and plastic fabricating. There will be nearly 1,300 exhibitors at the GWCC and the Georgia Dome.
http://www.iwfatlanta.com/Home/tabid/135/Default.aspx

American Hardwood Information Center
Everything you need to know about the major American hardwoods, including characteristics, grades, strength and mechanical properties.
http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/

The Woodwork Institute’s mission is to provide the leading standards and quality control programs for the architectural millwork industry through our Manual of Millwork, Certified Compliance, and Monitored Compliance Programs.
http://www.woodworkinstitute.com/

The American Association of Woodturners
http://www.woodturner.org/

National Wood Carvers Association
http://www.chipchats.org/

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