LumberJocks.com

About 2 years ago I started to find more and more woodworking resources on the Internet. Most had great information and lots of participation from woodworkers of all kinds. Unfortunately the Internet has a way of removing normal social barriers, and can bring out the worst in some people. I started to see more and more of what people called “flamers”. These people seem to take pleasure in insulting others that don’t agree with them. Because of this I started to avoid these forums, sadly some of the largest ones on the Internet. Don’t get me wrong I like a good debate, but for the most part these people weren’t debating.

I was at the point where I wasn’t participating in these forums anymore. Then I heard about LumberJocks, I think from The Wood Whisperer. Even then I didn’t go right out to the site. I think I was bored one day, and decided to check the site out. At that time, the site was still kind of small, maybe a few hundred members. Even with the small membership, there was a lot activity on the site. So I signed up. I was overwhelmed by the welcome I received! LumberJocks has a regular “Welcome Committee” that welcomes every new member. This I think this sets the tone for the site. Everyone is very friendly and flamers are few and far between.

The other thing that sets LumberJocks apart is that it is, for lack of a better term, a “multi-media” site. LumberJocks is designed to encourage you to post pictures, videos, postcasts, etc. Martin who started the site has also added a Blogging feature to the site. I think LumberJocks is still a very unique site and has no equal. Its membership has been growing by leaps and bounds, and it has kept its “small” friendly spirit. If you haven’t heard for LumberJocks yet, you really need to check this site out.

I have posted quite a bit of information on Lumber Jocks. You can check out my profile here. I have posted several: Projects, Blogs, Reviews and forum topics. I’m particularly happy with the Blog series I did on building my workbench.

If you have a favorite site let me know. I will also post a more complete list of sites I really like and frequent.