Organizations

Last updated 11/27/99
I've roughly sorted organizations into two groups, tool-oriented and craft-oriented.

Tool-oriented organizations

These are organizations for collectors and users of old tools. They typically publish newsletters and hold meetings for the display, discussion and trading of tools. I've listed the organizations that I belong to or whose events I'm aware of. The address listed is where to write for membership.

The Big Two

Early American Industries Association
Elton W. Hall
167 Bakerville Road
S. Dartmouth, MA 02748
$30/yr

EAIA also offers members a great selection of books.

Mid-West Tool Collectors Association
John Wells, Treas.
P.O. Box 8016
Berkeley, CA 94707
$25/yr

The Regionals

Arizona Antique Tool Collectors (AATC)
Bob Thompson, Pres.
jthomp4432@aol.com
Phoenix Forge
130 E. Taylor
Phoenix, AZ

Association of Tools and Trades in Connecticut (ATTIC)
Bob Dunn, Treasurer
34 Thomas Ave.
Uncasville, CT 06382
$10/yr

Collectors of Rare and Familiar Tools Society of New Jersey (CRAFTS)
J. Whelan
jmwhelwdpl@aol.com
38 Colony Ct.
Murray Hill, NJ 07974
$15/yr

Long Island Antique Tool Collectors Association (LIATCA)
Bill Hermanek, Pres.
Bhermanek@aol.com
31 Wildwood Lane
Smithtown, NY 11787
$10/yr

New England Tool Collectors Association (NETCA)
Judy Hughes, Sec./Treas.
11-1/2 Concord Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
$5/yr

Ohio Tool Collectors Association (OTCA)
George E. Woodard, Sec./Treas.
P.O. Box 261
London, OH 43140
$12/yr

Pacific Northwest Tool Collectors (PNTC)
Jean Racine, Treas.
12780 SW 231st Pl.
Hillsboro, OR 97123
$15/yr

Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association, Inc. (PATINA)
Greg Wilinski, Sec./Treas.
7007 Hundsford Lane
Springfield, VA
$12/yr

Preserving Arts and Skills of the Trades (PAST) Tool Organization
Allan Foster, membership director
5200 Lawton Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
$15/yr

Richmond Antique Tool Society (naw...)
Jim Hollins
2208 Lochwood Ct.
Richmond, VA 23233
$10/yr

Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors (RMTC)
Cliff Fales, Sec./Ed.
cfales@idcomm.com
1435 S. Urban Way
Lakewood, CO 80228
$15/yr

Southwest Tool Collectors Association (SWTCA)
swtca@metronet.com
Gregor Mszar, Secretary
1409 Circle Lane
Bedford, Texas 76022
$12/yr

Three Rivers Tool Collectors Association (TRTC)
Bob Kendra, Pres.
39 South Rolling Hills
Irwin, PA 15642
$10/yr

Western New York Antique Tool Collectors Assoc. (WNYATCA)
Ted Kinsey, Sec/Treas
3162 Avon Rd.
Geneseo, NY 14454
$15/yr
EMail: kinsey@uno.cc.geneseo.edu

Craft-oriented organizations

[Hmm, how come the woodturners are also such prolific webslingers?]

American Society Of Furniture Artists (ASOFA)

The Arizona Woodturners Association

The Canadian Marquetry Society

An encyclopedic list of carving clubs

Cascade Woodturners Association

The Charlotte Woodworkers Association

Des Moines Woodworkers Association

The Furniture Society

Guild of American Luthiers

Kansas City Woodcarvers Club and Woodcarvers BBS

Michigan Association of Woodturners

National Wood Carvers Association

New England Wood Carvers

Northwest Woodcarvers Association

Peninsula Woodturners Guild (Australia)

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association

San Diego Wood Turners

Seattle Chapter, American Association of Woodturners

The Southeast Wood Carvers Association

Surrey Association of Woodturners (UK)

Triangle Wood Turners of North Carolina

Victorian Woodworkers' Association (Australia)

The Wisconsin Woodworkers Guild

The Wood Turning Center

Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia

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