Trade Organizations, Associations and Clubs


             
USA     Australia    


 

 
 
AAW

The American Association of Woodturners - AAW was formally organized in 1986 and has grown quickly to its current size with 11,400 members. 

 
HTPAA

The Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia provides a forum for discussing traditional tools and the way in which artisans of the past worked with these tools.







 
CRAFTS

In 1977, a small group of tool collectors formed Collectors of Rare And Familiar Tools Society -CRAFTS.  The purpose of the Club is to encourage interest in early trades and industries.

 
TTTG

TTTG is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study, conservation, collection, and use of craftsmens' tools of all kinds.







EAIA

The purpose of the Early American Industries Association, Inc. is to encourage the study and better understanding of early American industries in the home, in the shop, on the farm, and on the sea.

United Kingdom






  OWWM

The Old Woodworking Machines web site is devoted to information on the history, restoration and use of vintage woodworking machinery. This site has been developed through contributions by many enthusiasts of antique iron.

 
BAFRA

British Antique Furniture Restorers' Association is the national organization of craftsmen and women concerned to maintain the highest standards in the field of antique furniture conservation and restoration.







 
THCKK

The Hardware Companies Kollectors Klub - THCKK is a not-for-profit organization formed in March of 1996. It distributes information and provide an interactive forum about historically interesting hardware companies.

 
TATHS

TATHS was founded in 1983 to further the knowledge and understanding of hand tools and the trades and people that used them.







 
M-WTCA

The Mid-West Tool Collectors Association is an international organization. Our purpose is the study, and preservation of the early tools, implements and devices used by our ancestors.

Netherlands

 

   





 
Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

The Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers is an association of professionals and amateurs bound by a common interest in woodworking.

  Ambacht en Gereedschap

was founded in 1991 and means: Crafts & Tools. 
One of our founders and sadly deceased Gerrit van de Sterre wrote the
book about 4 centuries of plane making in the Netherlands, this book has
been published bilingual (Dutch-English).





 
 
Guild of Oregon Woodworkers

The Guild of Oregon Woodworkers, founded in 1982, is a non-profit volunteer organization comprised of approximately 40% professionals and 60% amateurs and hobbyists of various skill levels.

     



     
 
PATINA

The Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association, Inc. is an educational, tax-exempt organization for people who have an interest in the tools, crafts or manufacturing processes of the past.

     



     
 
PAST

This is the home page for the PAST (Preserving Arts and Skills of the Trades) organization. It is in the process of being re-created from scratch and we need your input!

     



     
 
RMTC

The purpose of Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors (RMTC) regional club is to promote the collection, restoration, study, and understanding of the tools of early trades and crafts and to share this understanding.

     



     
 
SWTCA

The purpose of the Southwest Tool Collectors Association is to promote the collection and exchange of tools, implements and devices used by our forefathers, study and share knowledge concerning these objects.

     
           
 


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