• Amateur Radio
• Antiques and Collectibles
• Astronomy
• Birding
• Ceramics & Pottery
• Coins
• Furniture Refinishing & Repair
• Gardening
• Jewelry Making & Metalworking
• Models
• Movie Memorabilia
• Origami
• Photography
• Rocks, Gems, & Minerals
• Stamps
• Textiles
• Woodworking

Includes the history of ham radio, from Marconi's invention of the wireless communication in 1895 to present day projects such as the Radio Gateway Project.

Includes an extensive list of technical people in the field of amateur radio. The "Elmers List" has been serving the amateur radio community since 1991.

Includes over 40 amateur radio links to other sites on the Internet, and several amateur radio files for downloading.

The American Radio Relay League is one of the largest amateur radio groups in the World. It specializes in providing a national resource for the public. By joining this league members obtain product reviews of the latest radios and accessories, information about upcoming conventions and obtain the Hamfest Calendar.

This Ham Radio Outlet is the World's largest supplier of amateur radio equipment. Their selection of stores span from California to Virginia.

Ham University provides quizes for testing yourself, or developing mock exams. There is a library of hypertext files for the novice user and the more technical user. Ham University provides you with three different ways to learn Morse code, and enables you to link to various other ham radio sites.

A listing of companies selling electronic components in small quantities. This sites lists distributors and sellers of new components, surplus electronics, specialty components such as crystals and toroidal cores, kits such as ham radio and random electronic kits, publications for not only electronics, but for low-power amateur radio enthusiasts.

The Packet Radio Home Page includes a virtual library and various home pages of digital communications, Packet Radio FTP archives, Packet-oriented newsgroups, and related topics.

Provides software and accessories for ham radio. The PDA includes numerous links to related amateur radio sites.

A complete listing of WWW ham Radio servers. Sites include various technical pages, information about packet radio and networking, satellites, various ham resources, ham associations and clubs, and SWL & Ute listeners.

An index of antique and collectible sites on the Web. Categories include advertising, art, entertainment, military memorabilia, racing, toys, and much more. Descriptions of the sites are also presented.

Order lighthouse posters, calendars, Christmas cards, books, and videos at this site. The lighthouse store is now two floors of lighthouse collectibles collected from around the world.

Books, ephemera, furniture, and pottery are some of what is available at the Alien Antiques site. Items are listed by category in alphabetical order. Find what you're interested in and e-mail your request.

Claimed as the world's first Internet antique shop, this site provides a catalog of collectibles, depression glass information and buying opportunities, and reference books. This site is updated weekly.

Offers sports collectibles, trading cards, and comics, and also lists addresses for interesting sites such as the White House, PC Magazine, and the 1996 Olympic games.

Bob's Rock Shop is a non-commercial site containing an extensive mineral collection, a gallery of specimen images, classified ads, and articles and essays about minerals.

Carries all sorts of unique gift ideas from autographs to comics to fantasy role-playing games. Primarily advertises, but does provide some information and a catalog.

Provides information for anyone interested in painted pop bottles from Canada and elsewhere. Presents links to other bottle collecting sites.

Presents an online collection of teddy bears and lets you order one. Also contains a catalog of bears (including pictures).

Makes and sells display cases for collectibles, such as dolls, trains, and sports memorabilia. Offers premade and custom cases. Lets you order by phone or mail. Makes all cases from fine hardwoods and lets you choose the finish style.

Online music store. Features new and used collectible editions of albums, autographs, and other memorabilia. Also offers links to Billboard, American Recordings, and more cool music sites.

Offers collectibles from Star Wars and various musicians, including Elvis Presley. Accompanies each product with a picture to give you a better feel for the product.

Provides a collection of ads for collectibles (including toys, sports-related merchandise and stamps) for sale. Lets you read or post ads.

Features gift items, such as jewelry boxes, music boxes, and rocking horses. Also offers an extensive collection of miniatures for the doll house enthusiast. Lets you view and order products.

Presents catalog of musical merry-go-rounds and carousels. Includes pictures of each item and an online order form.

Focuses on antiques and collectibles. Offers classifieds, collector e-mail listings, and file-exchange libraries.

Comprehensive site for anyone interested in coin collecting. Presents coin dealers, clubs, classifieds, coin directory, chat opportunities, and more.

Provides collectors of everything a way to locate and network with each other. Lets you register yourself as a collector of a variety of items or just browse to find others with similar interests in your area. Also includes a calendar of upcoming events.

Features collectible porcelain dolls, each of which are accompanied by a picture and complete description. Includes an enlargement feature that lets you look at the pictures in greater detail.

If collecting movie posters is your hobby, this site's for you. Most are in the $20 range, and they're categorized by Top 25, Classics, '96 Winter Catalog, and Top Movies of All Time, among others.

Offers porcelain dolls created to order by artist Christine Sanders. Each doll is unique and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Offers new and used CDs, cassettes, and LPs, as well as collectibles pertaining to music albums (unreleased versions and more).

Serves as an online shop for antique porcelain dolls. Creator Sally Salazar will make a replica of a doll if you have the picture and she has the mold. Dolls are made to order.

Specializes in NFL, NBA, NHL, and other sports-related trading cards, but also offers collectible card games such as Star Trek and Magic The Gathering.

Offers collectibles to fit your budget. Provides a collection of books, magazines, cookbooks, pottery, and more that can be found by category or by using a keyword search. Layaway plan is also available.

Contains photographs, history, and reference materials about collecting glass insulators, one of the newer hobbies. The opportunity is also there for joining an insulator club, hearing about upcoming shows, and reading personal pages from other glass insulator collectors.

Provides information and services to art collectors as well as artists and people who want to buy reproductions of fine art. Offers open market listings, reproductions for sale, and original art.

Includes FAQs, chats, resources, and personal pages for model horse collectors.

Contains published price lists, rarities, year sets pages, and special offers for the avid stamp collector. Discounted postage (for both U.S. and international) is available. Special requests and want lists are welcomed.

Order the Christmas KISSES light set, trading cards, pewter spoons, and other novelties from the Hershey Chocolate Company. You can also tour Hershey to find out who M. S. Hershey was, the history of chocolate, and nutrition facts. (Hey, who said chocolate was bad for you anyway?)

Offers some Hawaii collectibles and provides information on collectible POGs (milk caps). Includes a Collectibles Wanted page.

Includes a catalog of antiques (contains many pictures) as well as an antique museum online. Includes a form-based survey.

Enables the serious collector to keeps tabs on auctions that occur around the country. Lists the times and locations (including maps) for these auctions, and includes at least a partial list of items to be auctioned off.

Lets you view or place advertisements. Lists ads under subjects such as antiques, stamps, and rare art. Also includes a miscellaneous subject for subjects not listed specifically.

Features handcrafted Jamaican walking canes. Also showcases Caribbean Hook Bracelets.

A collectible trading card game that is based on the Rock, Paper, Scissors game that everyone played as a kid. Features Manga style artwork with socially responsible storyline.

This site is for lovers of matchbox cars. It presents the opportunity to join collectors' clubs, tells of upcoming shows and events, provides buying, selling, and trading options, and lists books related to matchbox cars.

Offers tie ons, dolls, baskets, and barrettes for the country collector. Pictures are included. Orders can be customized for a certain color combination or personalized for someone special.

If you're interested in finding out where the used book stores are in your state, downloading a nature picture, or collecting antiques, old postcards, jewelry, coins, and more, the Kaiser Books & Computers site is for you.

Features Christmas items and collectibles from Christmas past. Includes pictures and descriptions for each item, and offers to send you more information via e-mail.

Medals of America provides a catalog of U.S. and Allied military medals, ribbons, badges, patches, insignia, and display cases. Offers custom mounting and personal service from the veterans themselves.

For those collectors of Precious Moments figurines, this site should appeal to you. Found here is collector information, an online catalog, history, and new and retired pieces.

Provides autographed sports memorabilia, programs, tickets, and other collectibles.

Offers interactive coin auctioning and fixed price sales. Also provides a want list service and a dealer directory.

A collectibles stop. Offers trading cards, game cards, comic cards, and collectibles supplies, in addition to non-sports collectibles such as Power Rangers, X-Files, and Coke-a-Cola.

Provides information about Disney, Disney collectibles, souvenirs, merchandise, news about WDCC new releases, and Disneyana discussions. Also offers a link to a Disney discussion room to chat with other Disney fans.

Scripophily is the hobby of collecting old stock and bond certificates. Shares the history of scripophily, introduces interested individuals to the stocks and bonds of old railroad companies, and provides a listing of links to other railroad resources on the Net.

Visit Rick's GAMEROOM Collectibles site if you're interested in collecting or restoring jukeboxes, arcade machines, advertising signs, classic cars, radios, carousel animals, soda fountains, and other nostalgia. Also lists links to other nostalgia sites.

Presents information about receiving the Collectors' Marketplace, a 20-page monthly newsletter that serves as a marketplace for such popular collectibles as Precious Moments, Cherished Teddies, Hummel, Harbor Lights, and Armani.

Shop for vintage clothing from the '40s through the '70s at the site whose motto is "The Brady's would be proud." Also offered here are home accessories such as light switch plates, address numbers, and Beach Glass hooks, drawer pulls, and knobs.

Provides a collection of works from fine southwestern artists, musicians, photographers, and weavers. Includes a wide variety of products to browse.

Features Native American jewelry and crafts from the Southwest. Includes pictures and an online ordering form.

Features gifts from the sea, such as jewelry, collectible lighthouses, and Atocha collectible reproductions. Opportunity to adopt a whale or sponsor a dolphin.

Offers a sports collectible program. Combines making money with sports cards and building a collection, and creating valuable contacts.

Deals in all kinds of cards. Offers sports cards and nonsports cards in factory-sealed wax boxes. Also offers Magic: The Gathering cards and other collectible card games, as well as complete sets of cards.

Features hand-painted ceramic art tile. Offers online ordering and a complete catalog.

Some of what's available at this site include the following: Southwestern and Native American arts and crafts, Chinese antiques, decorative wooden calendars and kitchen accessories, handcrafted boxes, and fine art.

The online store sells everyday bears, theme bears (for special holidays, sports, professions, and so on), featured collectibles (such as teddy bear stamps, books, and jewelry), and Barbie. Also includes pointers to other bear-related sites.

Offers a collection of teddy bear manufacturers and retailers, organized by region and by state so that teddy bear enthusiasts can find a source close to home. Includes listing of people who repair teddy bears and dolls, and also includes links to other teddy bear sites.

Old prints, music boxes, toys and trains, furniture, and antiques can be found here. Call for ordering information. Several Currier and Ives prints are available, which can be viewed online.

Provides collectibles, but also serves anyone interested in any of the following: baseball, football, basketball, hockey, nonsports, comic cards, trading cards, memorabilia, comic books, autographs, stadiums, sports arenas, seating charts, events, figurines, classifieds, chat, toys, Star Trek, milk caps, pogs, standings, schedules, trade shows, trains, baseball cards, price guides, shopping malls, conventions, games, odds, racing tickets, and more.

This site used to carry only sports collectibles, but now offers everything from dolls to Beatles' memorabilia, Southwestern art to His and Her puzzle rings. There's something here for everyone.

Includes over 50 educational resources for astronomy, and links to the WWW Virtual Library. Some of the educational resources include the Algonquin Space Campus, the Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program, NSCORT on Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS) from Purdue University, and the Research Institute for Space Education (RISE).

Provides links to four areas; Planets: the Solar System, Astronomy and Space Sciences, Aerospace and Astronautics, and Visions of the Future. From here, there are links to various astronomy sites on the Internet including amateur astronomy, educational resources in astronomy and astrophysics, astronomical data sources, astronomy news, astronomy publications and periodicals, astronomy software, celestial events, observatories, space sciences, cosmology, and SETI: the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.

The NASA home page enables you to link to their Aeronautics, Space and Science, Mission to Planet Earth, Technology Development, Human Space Flight, Gallery for searchable photos and movies, Q&A, and other areas. This site is updated daily to bring you the most up-to-date information on what our space telescopes and probes are finding.

Provides access to a wide variety of astrophysics, space physics, solar physics, and lunar and planetary data from NASA space flight missions. Includes the latest version of the NSSDC newsletter, extensive photo gallery, FTP sites, link to the World Data Center, and a listing of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Includes the world's first and largest gallery devoted to space art. Information from Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines, and links to various comets is also available.

Home of the PlanetWatch v2.1 software, which is a multimedia guide to our solar system including breathtaking photos and up-to-date information from various space probes. You can view the PlanetWatcher online newsletter or link to other astronomy sites such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Focuses on amateur radio astronomers who make radio observations of cosmic phenomena. Information, such as digital converter resources, Jupiter noise storm predictions, the history of radio astronomy, and projects for radio telescopes, is also available.

Abrams Planetarium and the Michigan State University's Department of Physics and Astronomy prepare a diary/calendar of each day's most striking sights in the sky. Morning events are mentioned in the diary one day prior to the even, but you can sometimes see next month's diary in advance. Sites can include the moon passing near planets or bright stars.

Provides information about SARA, an international non-profit society to learn, trade technical information, and observe the radio sky. Includes information about observation programs, how to join the group, an index of SARA's journal articles since 1983, and sources of components, software and general radio astronomy information.

SEDS from the University of Arizona provide galaxy images, information about the Ascending Node, links to a multimedia solar system tour of the nine planets, the Messier Deep-Sky catalog, the Web Nebulae, the astro FTP list, space images archives, the Xprize foundation, and the space chat room.

Provides a vast biological collection of life forms, and their evolution, survival and extinction. The Birds of North America series is a comprehensive, authoritative summary of currently known habits of the breeding bird species of North America. It has been acclaimed the standard reference on North American birds.

Provides information about bird feeders, birdwatching for kids, bird feeding products, bird feeding tips, bird houses, bird seed, binocular tips, contests, and other Web birding links. Includes an ever changing collection of facts, fun and trivia about birds as well.

The only magazine that teaches you how to watch birds in the Pacific Northwest, the history of the area, and where to find some of the area's birds. Each issue includes the habitat, range, plumage and individuality of a particular bird in the Pacific Northwest. Includes links to various sites on the Internet for birding in other areas of the world, such as Birding in British Columbia, The Oregon Weekly Wildlife Viewing Report, BirdWest Digest, and The Geographical Birdline Guide.

Provides trip reports from various states, images of birds of the Southeast, birding hot spots, a listing of the Arizona parks, field trips, local birding organizations, and links to other great birding sites.

Provides a birds classification, hot lists, bird chat, popular links, FAQs, references, and announcements of exhibitions.

Provides upcoming exhibit information, a place to direct your questions about birding, a listing of books, videos and CD-ROMs on birding, and an extensive list of birding sites such as EuroBirding, the Nova Scotia Bird Society and the African Bird Club.

Provides 17 birding resources, other birding Web sites, realworld birding sites, birder mailing groups, information about recent observations and bird feeding, a bird photo gallery, and registration projects to participate in, such as the NTT World Bird Count and the YouthEurope BarnSwallow.

Sells exotic birds anywhere that government and weather permits, includes information about and sells brooders and incubators, bird heaters, bird houses and placement, bird food, bird seed savers, and bird cages. Includes information about bird's nutrition and how to build your own bird seed kleener.

Preliminary PC-based databases of birds at over 175 selected parks including Assateague Island National Seashore, Big Bend National Park, Everglades National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Ozark National Seashore Riverways, and Yosemite National Park.

Provides field checklists, Ontario hotspots, recent birding reports, graphic birding guide to North America, rare bird alerts, bird-finding guides, weather and climate, raptor watch, links to other birding Web sites, and upcoming birding events.

Provides a listing of all of their stores nationwide, and backyard birding tips. Their newsletter has information about the placement of feeders, food, feeder care and different kinds of birds and their habitat.

The Bray Foundation is an educational institution for enriching ceramic arts, offering residencies and specialized workshops to ceramic artists. Provides a complete history of the Bray Foundation, their on-site gallery, and a listing of all the ceramic supplies, materials and equipment they sell.

Includes photos and information about Raku pottery and crackle glazed Raku pottery, where to order Raku pottery, answers to frequently asked questions, and how to be put on their mailing list.

Provides information the world's smallest screw-in filters, eyelet style filters, filter pins, bolt style filters, broad band filters, custom filter assemblies, and discoidal ceramic capacitors and custom caparrays.

Provides a listing of used craft equipment, overstocked supplies, going-out-of-business sales, and recycled materials from all over the United States. Items include accessories, ceramics, jewelry, weaving and wood.

Provides information about ceramics, research areas for Eindhoven University of Technology, their facilities, and curriculum. They carry out research and development on advanced ceramics. Research areas include powder processing, ceramic coatings, continuous fibre composites, and sintering and metalceramic joining.

Provides an online ceramic manufacturing magazine. It includes information about ceramics, glass, whiteware, structural clay, refractories and porcelain enamel products. Includes subscription, advertising, editorial, list rental, Web sponsorship, and lists related publications.

Provides the most recent and innovative products for today's problems, such as fine ceramic kitchen knives and golf putters. Includes information about ceramics and a catalog displaying various types of products already created.

Provides a ceramic restoration question and answer area, information on the Hans van de Berg restoration of ancient Egyptian artifacts, art from the Warda Stevens Stout collection of the 18^th century, information about arita porcelain and traditional pottery, and how to attend a ceramics restoration course.

Provides information about an advanced ceramic manufacturing, trading and consultancy company. Includes information about new developments in the industry, such as new coatings, ceramic injection moulding, agents, and alumina tubes. Provides up-to-date information regarding material sourcing and finishing.

Includes information and color photos on American art pottery tiles, American pottery, European pottery, and collectible pottery and porcelain.

Manufactures synthetic mullite, bonds, plasticizers, stuccos and fillers for casting industries. Their customers can produce glass and steel refractories, filn furniture, and ceramic molds. Provides a detailed list of what products they carry.

Provides handmade Native American pottery crafted by Navajo and Ute artisans, and a gallery featuring original and limited editions of pottery pieces.

Provides tips on firing lead free glazes, solving glaze defects, firing handbuilt ware, how to correctly load a kiln, using the three cone system, cracking and warping caused by drying and casting, firing red glaze, and having success with decals, china paints and lusters.

Provides information about the ancient art of making clay pots. Includes Internet resources to various sites, pottery software, current exhibitions, magazines and newsletters, a list of potters around the United States and in Africa.

Provides a complete explanation of what pottery is and has been used for, the step-by-step process how early Ango-Saxons made pottery, and describes 13 different types of pottery, including St. Neots, Lincoln, York, and Fine Whitby.

Provides information on chemical preparation methods, powder injection moulding, electrophoretic forming, microwave processing, liquid phase processing, and processing and properties of monolithic and particle toughened ceramics.

Provides over 45 color photos of ceramic pieces from various artists, who are listed. Includes information about clay art, and links to Ceramics Gopher, which includes clay art archives, technical data and articles on ceramics.

Provides a listing of new commercial and non-commercial ceramics sites, information about silicate ceramics, nitride ceramics, ferroelectric ceramics, superconducting ceramics, journals, upcoming conferences, and ceramics arts.

Provides a listing of some of the most sought after gold coins minted in the United States from 1840-1933. Shows full color photos of the Double Eagle $20, Eagle $10, Half Eagle $5, Quarter Eagle $2.50, and One Dollar $1 coins. Includes information about the different kinds of coin terminology, such as RAW, Very Fine, Xtra Fine, About Uncirculated, Commercial, Brilliant, SLAB and MS.

Provides information about the nonprofit, educational organization chartered by Congress, which studies coins, paper money, tokens, and medals. Includes information about conferences, clubs, the Money Museum, the Money Market Catalog, and links to other Numismatic sites.

Provides information about ancient Roman coins, Medieval Italian and English coins, and how to submit coins for identification.

Provides information about how to buy and sell gold jewelry, gold watches, class rings, dental gold, and silver or gold coins. Includes current market prices, and investment tips.

Provides information about the CoinMarket for coin shows and auctions, CoinChat, coin terms, silver coin tables, the United States coin directory, dealers, the CoinClub and classified ads for coin collectors. Includes information about paper money collecting and what you should know before buying rare coins for investment.

Provides a bibliography/library of coin books, tips on taking photos of coins, information on grading coins, frequently asked questions, various articles, and historical information regarding currency.

Provides information about the background of the United States Mint, currently available commemorative coins, and information about the American Eagle and Silver Bullion coins

Provides descriptions of United States coin types, a trader section for exchanging coins, grading guides and other numismatic writings, reviews of coin software, which can also be downloaded.

Provides a pendulum metatheory of money, origins of money and of banking, warfare and financial history, information about Celtic coinage, the Vikings and money in England, money in North American history, Britain and European Monetary Union, the democracy and government control of the money supply, and third world money and debt in the twentieth century.

Provides information about ordering coin and stamp auction catalogs, schedules of upcoming coin auctions, and consignment information.

Includes a listing of manufacturers for building materials from construction equipment to wall coverings, merchants, over 40 associations, resources from books to masonry, services, and lists other Internet sites dealing with furniture repair and restoration.

Provides a listing of over ten books relating to furniture refinishing. Book subjects include oak furniture, Victorian furniture, Hoosier cabinets, furniture of the depression era, antique wicker, and reupholstering.

Provides information on furniture restoration, refurbishing and repair for restaurants, motels, hotels and offices. This site also includes a list of furniture services, and examples of work before and after restoration.

Provides a Q&A area for furniture refinishers, refinishing techniques, care and maintenance information, and archives of past furniture technique documents. These technique documents include antique restoration tips, and furniture repair strategies.

Provides information about buying and selling antiques, furniture restoration and refinishing, rebuilding and part replacement, woodworking and furniture design, upholstery and Interior design, and manufacturing living room suites and furniture.

Lists LIBERON finishing materials and supplies as well as information about wood finishing and supply sources. This site also includes the LIBERON Supply Catalog which even includes books and videos for furniture refinishing.

This site has been awarded the Seal of Approval from Cyberspace WebNut. It provides a listing of refinishers, homeowners, suppliers, franchisors, dealers and distributors, and a listing of training facilities.

Discusses various finishing techniques and what materials you will need to create each technique. Steps are included for refinishing cabinets, and applying lacquer. There are also technical bulletins and articles dealing with finishing issues.

The home page for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, which is part of the University of Florida. Includes lists of related Web sites, upcoming conferences, and lists to various programs such as the Acid Rain Program and PANNA (Pesticide Action Network North America).

Provides gardeners and nature lovers links to various gardening sites from around the world, tips for gardeners, and access to the Garden Exchange, where gardeners can post requests for seeds and plants, as well as offer items for sale or trade.

Provides information on irises, hostas, hardy Succulents, and gardening catalogs. Includes information about what makes a garden, and about organic gardening. This site include several beautiful photos of irises, hostas, daylilies, and sedums.

Provides an emphasis on plants suitable for a temperate or cold temperature climate. Lists specific plants and their uses including edible plants, herbs, and ornamentals. Has a frequently asked questions area for questions dealing with fertilizers, soil, and wildflowers.

Provides growing information on organic methods of growing gardens, including organic controls that prove successful. Includes information about how to landscape for birds and wildlife, related Web sites and how to obtain their garden supply/seed catalogs.

Provides information sharing for growers and consumers of vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. Includes a journal about the day to day happenings on a farm, documents dealing with tomatos and how to build an affordable greenhouse, horticultural Web links, and farming jokes and quotes.

Provides a biannual newsletter with a basic program for organic gardeners, information for beginners and tips for specific gardening problems. Includes principles of organic gardening, information on controlling insects, organic recipes, flea control, how to save sick Photinias, a listing of Howard Garett's books, recommended non-profit organizations, and how to submit questions.

Provides a list of helpful books and magazines on gardening, and a wealth of links to such Web sites as GardenNet, The Ardent Gardener, Mirror's Garden Patch, Gardens+Gardening, Garden Spider's Web, Ohio State WebGarden, and The Armchair Gardener.

Provides an online resource for the home gardener. Includes gardening content from several well-known magazines such as Southern Living and Homeground, an interactive plant encyclopedia, a house plant directory, garden project documents, excerpts from the best books on the market, an online bookstore for ordering books, garden literature discussion sessions, some of the world's finest botanical gardens and inside information from plant authorities.

Provides a listing of various symbolic jewelry, jewelry with images of Gods and Goddesses, and Celtic reproductions, and why this jewelry is protective and magical. Includes a listing of over 30 circles from ancient times, and their meanings.

Provides a wholesale jewelry union tradeshop and service facility, centered in Portland Oregon. Includes a shop tour, a listing of their current work, references, information about diamond cuts, colors, clarity, how a diamond is measured, and a complete on-line catalog of everything they carry.

Provides photos and descriptions of various products by Walt Mendenhall, including 3 heavy firs 30" high, a stainless steel sea whirl and water wall, and 3 small wheat stalks.

Provides a directory of jewelry gifts, and distinctive, contemporary and fine art jewelry that sometimes use exotic materials.

Provides color photos of various types of jewelry Keith Farley has made, information about the latest ArtMetal project, and ArtMetal gallery with displays of work using forged metal, sand matrix metalwork, forged steel and metal sculptors.

Shows how ideas turn into fine jewelry, and lists various types of diamond cuts, qualities and sizes. Includes information about gold mountings, grading diamonds, price tables of stones, colored stones, and prices of current inventory at Accurate Gem Labs, Inc.

Provides a sales catalog of Jeep Collins pieces, and information about how to make hand made jewelry and cast pieces.

Provides information on Sand-Matrix designs, where molten metal is poured into holes in the sand. Includes a gallery of Sand-Matrix designed objects such as the bronze belt buckle, 14-gold and amethyst ring, and a pewter, bronze and padouk chalice.

Provides information about the Tripoli Rocketry Association, upcoming Aero-Pac launches and meetings, information about the dangers of igniters being triggered by radio transmitters, rocketry related manufacturers and distributors, and rocketry research.

Provides an extensive list of multiple scale books, magazines, online magazines, videos, and photographs. Some of the sites include Bookmine, a searchable index of old, rare and used books; German Railways Magazine, for all scales German railroads; and model railroad how-to videos.

Provides a mail order site for ordering all kinds of trains from over 35 manufacturers, include American Model Builders, Grandt Line Products, K-Line, Micro-Trains, Pola, and Tichy Train Group.

DP Industries manufactures revolutionary scenery and detail products for model railroaders. You can order a Bag O' Junk or a Tire Pile for little or no money. Their products include advertising signs as well as plaster and plastering products.

Provides innovative solutions for model railroading in all scales. Includes information about gauges and sizes, children's trains and toys, collectibles, engine and car shop, and the class and conference schedule.

Includes model railroad electronics. This site has some products unique to the marketplace, such as their signaling circuits, BlockMaster™, SignalMaster™, and HO and N scale resistance wheelsets. Includes a complete price list, ordering information, and links to railroad-related Internet resources such as the Cyberspace World Railroad.

Provides information about Quartzo's 1/43^rd scale models with die-cast body models, the Studio 1050 Schuco model, eleven models by Victoria, the Traxxas Rustler, the Traxxas Stampede, Tamiya's Fiatabarth Berlina Corsa, Revival models, the Pego Maserati, and Brumm's Porsche and Ferrari models.

Provides information and related model railroad links. The more popular your scale, the more information and links available.

Provides information about contests, sport flying, high impulse rocketry, a photo archive, and how to subscribe to the Upstate Rocketeer magazine. Includes links to various resources such as clubs and associations, rocketry humor, rocket Web servers for historical archives, and rocketry companies.

Provides information about scale model boats, frequently asked questions for beginning and intermediate shipmodelers for finding tools, books, plans, and paint for shipmodeling. Includes information about the Big Gun R/C Warship Combat, nautical documents, pictures of U.S. ships from 1775-1941, and various model ship museums.

Provides a listing of one of the biggest selections of model trains in the Chicago area. Includes links to other popular railroad sites and twelve of the most well-known manuafacturers. There is also a list of products from the Historical Society.

Features model boats, exhibit photos, descriptions and avi videos of some exotic radio controlled model boats, manufacturers of model powerboat hulls, marine motors and accessories. Includes information about the F-41 Stryker Cat, and the 56" Aeromarine Apache model.

Provides a wide selection of water soluble materials, an alternative to plaster and hard shell scenery. Includes information about the polyterrain materials, supplies and techniques, and videos which you can order through this site.

Provides launch reports, upcoming launches in the central U.S., links to weather information sources, photos of model and high powered rockets, and links to other related sites.

Provides electronic modules that can turn train sets into railroads by performing realistic operations without the use of complex wiring or the use of computers. Includes documentation for track hookups, and a price list for a Train Decelerator System, a Switching Interface Module and a SwitchMaster.

Offers a selection of the world's best values in scale models, track and accessories. You can read review and articles about models and prototypes, view instruction books and tapes, HO starter kits, and view the list of products they carry by manufacturer.

Provides a list books Rutger has written, updates to the books, and railroad projects from each. Projects include blinking lights, flashing railroad crossings, flashing lights, engine code tester, and sound control decoder.

Includes model rocket components, the launch and recovery system, NAR/HIA model rocketry safety codes, model rocket collections, and the launch schedule for Japan.

Provides a precision scale models gallery of planes, trains, and automobiles. Includes the scale model aircraft of the Jet Age, WW II, and a variety of profiles of model scale cars.

Includes construction tips and techniques for civilian and military models for land, sea and air. Some models include the Model T, land-based military vehicles, old sailing ships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, cargo ships, stunt planes, the Cessna, glider planes, barnstormer planes, and planes from World War I and II.

Provides a club for builders and admirers of wooden models of old sailing ships. Includes meeting schedules, membership information, kits, plans, fittings, magazines, a listing of hobby shops, tools and Internet resources for ship modelers.

Provides puzzles, pictures and information about real trains as well as model trains. Some of the pictures include Aerotrain, Oriana Bay model railroad, Santa Fe Erie-Built Diesel, Rock Island Bicentennial E8, and New York City's Lightning Stripes.

Provides thousands of advertisements for movies, videos, movie memorabilia, autographs and posters for sale or wanted. Includes stories and interviews with stars, and information on upcoming conventions and shows.

Is the largest film and media directory available on the Internet. Includes over 4000 links to actors, animation radio, cinema, festivals, images, journals, films, sounds, new media, television and much more.

Collecting is a publication for collectibles, autographs, movies, television, rock and roll, props, costumes, movie posters and memorabilia, sports, space collectibles, animation and art. Includes authentic original historical autographs, letters, documents and signed photographs of personalities.

Provides a World Wide Web movie poster store specializing in the sale of current releases and upcoming movies as well as classic movies. Includes a listing of all the box office hits of 1995, the top 25 posters, the classic movie poster catalog, as well as the top ten current movies in the United States.

Provides scripts, photos, posters, presskits, back issues of Marquee and Tribute magazines, and a large selection of collector toys. Includes a poster photo gallery, The Star Wars Store, The Bargain Department, and information on how to consign items.

Is the world's leading publication for collectors of movie memorabilia, such as old, new, common and rare movie posters, autographs, stills and cels, videos and celebrity memorabilia. Includes an extensive fan club directory and up-to-date events center.

Provides the latest announcements, frequently asked questions about movie posters, a poster list arranged chronological by year. Includes various 4x6 and 8x10 photos of music and movie personalities, and cast photos of popular movies and TV series.

Provides a resource from the American Movie Classics. Includes a list of contacts from Peter Jones of persons interviewed by him for a broadcast on American Movie Classics. Interviewees are from the Hollywood area, Northern California, all around the U.S., from outside the U.S., and from Movie Collector's World.

Is the world's largest collectible store for memorabilia, nostalgia, and vintage toys. Includes Sports, Movies, TV, Rock and Roll, Science Fiction, Political and Advertising collectibles.

Includes several origami products: The Fridge Gallery, high-tech art, some products from IBM, various puzzles, fractals, kaleidoscope images, Deep Blue, Mood Ringo, Site Traveler, and Alien Snow.

Includes the history and tradition of Origami, the Chinese, Japanese, Western, video and Zen Buddhist traditions.

Provides examples, galleries of related models, and related Web links. The galleries include mammals, birds, bugs and spiders, animals from the jungle, reptiles, symbols, objects and the Dark Side. Includes a step by step display on how to make some basic folds.

Provides Origami photo galleries from artists such as J.C. Nolan and other famous people, information on Origami, various files and diagrams, and other Origami home pages in Australia, Europe, Japan, and the Unites States.

Discusses the history behind marbleized paper since the twelfth century, detailed information on how to marbleize paper, several marble images, and a listing of paper marbler resources.

Lists over 90 books on Origami from the CMU Hunt Library, the Pitt Hillman Library, and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The list includes books written from 1961-present. Some of the more recently written titles are Brilliant Origami by David Brill, and Spirals II by Tomoko Fuse.

Provides the types of papers you can use for Origami, how to correctly combine two or more types of paper, and preserving origami models by spraying, painting or dipping them.

Includes information about Origami USA, Origami USA membership information, a complete listing of Origami USA suppliers, and information about the annual Origami convention that takes place in New York City.

Provides an assortment of images, such as the Paper Ball, the Puzzle, If You Build It, He Will Come, apples and oranges. Includes several links to other sites, such as David Eppstein's Geometry Junkyard, Jim Plank's Origami Page, and Kirby Urner's Plyhedra Gallery

Provides a unique video revealing the secrets of Origami, the ancient paper-folding art form. The video teaches you how to make a sailboat, a cup, a flying bird, a butterfly, a snake, and a whale using their step-by-step process.

Includes an interactive display of an origamic creation. Enables you to open cards on the screen, and watch as the paper comes apart and takes form. Explores the transformation from the 2 dimensional plane to 3 dimensional; the Origamic Architecture.

Eugene, Oregon's first online gallery, specializes in digital photography, but features new work in all two-dimensional media. Current exhibit changes each month.

Place the text, photos, and sounds that define your heimat (homeland) into this virtual museum. Not only do you visit, you can participate and interact.

Includes a discussion about everything you will ever need to know about bird photography; essential equipment, habitat of the birds, hiding places, how to get close shots, overseas travel, whether to get prints or slides, shutter speed, and even how to use a tripod outdoors.

This site includes photographs of people and their surroundings. Many of Dorow's photographs are humorous, but tasteful.

Contains five portfolios of Alder Yarrow's latest photographic work, as well as links to photography related resources on the Web. He works in the 4-[ts]-5-inch format, primarily in black and white. The majority of his work would be considered landscape photography, although he would not classify the majority of his photographs as pure landscapes.

Photos from the news, and a portfolio are included at this site. Rose puts his daily work here.

Exhibits the professional work of Richard Anderson, a professional photographer who specializes in portraits.

Exhibits Fiat Lux, the book of photographs Ansel Adams produced to commemorate the University of California's centennial celebration. Here, there are essays, a chronology, and some other links, as well as an exhibition of the photographs. You can place electronic orders here for these and other works by Adams and others.

A group of photographers from Atlanta presents their photographs at this site. It is intended for students of photography, as well as others who might enjoy the visit.

This seminar has become an internationally known contest for photography. This site presents some of the winning photographs from recent exhibitions.

Offers a collection of images from the heart of Australia's arid zone, the outback.

Presents a selection of photographs from Barry Anderson Photography.

Some photos, but mostly essays, are present at this site. Although a bit disorganized, this site is the home to a huge collection of photographs and photography materials.

Beauty/Fashion photo studio in New York dedicated to editorial and advertising photography. Includes advertising photos.

Contains a pictorial essay on the journey of Captain George Vancouver to the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America in 1792.

Dedicated to the anonymous pleasure of found photos. Accepts submissions of photos from people on the net, and posts them (see the Web site for more information). Also maintains a biased listing of photographic sites of passing interest for the Web community.

Presents fashion and advertising photography.

Offers images of David Franson's photographs and sculptures for viewing and for sale.

Russian photographers and artists are present at this site. There are several exhibitions by different photographers that students of photography from the west may never have seen.

This site may be of interest to both students of photography and people in advertising and design. Some very skilled photographers flex their digital muscles with fine camera and computer work.

Provides a color portfolio by Jay Stoegbauer, a commercial photographer, who specializes in digital photography. This page includes information about why high-end digital photography surpasses scanned transparencies in quality, information about the tonal limitations of film, the dynamic tonal control of high-end digital photography, a discussion on the various types of digital cameras, and a discussion about color-bit vs. Numer of pixels.

Traces jazz beginnings through records and photography. Also includes Ray Avery's online jazz exhibition, which is grouped into four major areas: The Lighthouse All Stars—Hermosa Beach and Laguna Beach; Nightclubs, Festivals and Concerts; Recording Sessions—Los Angeles; and Stars of Jazz—TV Series.

The granddaddy of the photography industry maintains this site where employees from Kodak show their photographic skills.

News and feature photographers from the Michigan Press have this gallery. This site is well-maintained and well-designed.

Figure studies and landscapes are featured at this site. Largely a study in the human figure, this site does feature some nudes (albeit tasteful).

Provides information about Northwest College's Photographic Communications. Northwest offers sample student portfolios, faculty and alumni portfolios, what courses they offer, and information about scholarships. They focus on commercial portraiture, studio illustration, photojournalism, digital imaging, medical photography, color lab management, public relations, aerial photography and freelance.

Provides links to several image enhancement software, such as Paint Shop Pro, Kai's Power Tools and Fractal Design. There are links to photojournalist, commercial graphics and design, commercial photography and imaging, personal photography, scenic photography galleries, sports, digital images collections, miscellaneous photography collections, clubs, photography instruction and schools, photo finishers, and camera and film supplies.

This site (as its name implies) features photojournalist's documentaries and photo-essays. Maintained by John Decker, this site includes his famous Covington's Homeless display.

Dedicated to photography and photographers. Links you to the work of photographers around the world. You can add the Web site that shows your work or the work of another. Also visit Photo Stuff to look or add companies and services that deal with photography.

Provides links to the Cloud Gallery, InfoVid Outlet for photography, film and video, Panoramic Photography, various stock photography, wedding photography, and Wenger International Photography.

Publishes the latest work of professional photographers, their home pages, an industry resource center, a bulletin board, and a new talent section.

Provides extensive portfolios of photography from over 35 artists, a listing of photojournalists, several photographic home pages, photographic essays, digital photography, digital photorealistic imaging, stereoscopic photography, photography schools, some history of photography, and an online photo gallery.

Provides links, for digital photographers, to Adobe, Kodak, the Photoshop newsgroup, the Digital Imaging newsgroup, and the NPPA-L and Photoforum mailing lists.

Exhibits polaroid transfer, color, and black and white images of the American Southwest, Australia, Mexico, Greece, and more.

Focuses on underwater photography in the northwest, namely Puget Sound.

Provides several photos from Outland Images that can be used for personal use upon request. The library of images include plantlife, national parks, Water, Buildings, Mountains, Skies and Sunsets.

Depicts writer Philip Greenspun's experiences as he traveled throughout North America. Offers photographs of United States and Canadian landscapes, wildlife cultures, and youthful women.

This site featuring some of London's most talented artists offers the opportunity to both view and purchase some of their stunning photographs (and some illustrations).

Many of Korea's best photographers are featured here. You will have no trouble finding great photography, even though some of the menus are written in a misleading fashion.

Introduces a few of the spectacular objects that unfold in the night sky when you have a camera and a telescope.

Provides an extensive selection of rare earth materials and other metals for sale. A complete chemical analysis of each material can be provided, and samples for independent analysis can be obtained. Some of the rare earth metals include erbium, gadolinium, holmium, terbium, and yttrium.

Displays color photos and information about the gems found in the Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection, information about the history of amber, flourescent minerals, and rock collecting.

Provides an extensive listing of rock and gem books available on the market.

The Hunterian Museum contains a collection of rocks and minerals originating elsewhere in the solar system. The museum pieces, which include over three-quarters of a million specimens, are those that have fallen to the earth as meteorites. Includes a virtual or guided tour of the museum. Some individual exhibitions include The Romans in Scotland, Ancient Greeks, and the Vikings.

Provides information on collecting Micrometeorites, and Crystal Lattice Models. Model kits are available for building display models of mineral crystal lattices. Provides mineral postage stamps, and information about the mysterious powers of crystals and gemstones.

Provides rock shops and galleries, images and pictures from the Museum of Minerology, articles about minerals, general earth science info, paleontology-related sites, collecting sites and trips, clubs and societies, and software.

Provides information about birthstones, the Columbus Rock and Mineral Society, French Association of Microminerology, Irving family rock collecting, and tips on topaz mountain rockhounding.

Provides frequently asked questions, information about the Internet Stamp Database project, and how to obtain CTO's (Cancelled to Order), which are unusable canceled stamps.

Shows color photos, size and price of various stamp plate blocks, U.S. airmail, hunting permit stamps for sale, and how to obtain a catalog for an upcoming auction.

Provides color photos of stamps from 1873-present. Includes stamps depicting animals, birds, communications, cars, fish, the Olympic games, the scouts movement, the Vikings, volcanic eruptions and mountains.

Provides a complete philatelic resource. Includes a listing of what stamps are for sale from around the world, information about the Rossica Society of Russian Philately, the Austrian postal authority, the Philatelic Dealer's Group, the Philatelic Trading Post, the National Stamp Dealer's Association, how to obtain a stamp catalog, and information about stamp dealers.

Provides information about stamps first day covers, and information about the New Zealand Stamp Dealer's Association, which provides a means for stamp collectors to buy, sell or trade stamps. Includes a member list of the New Zealand Philatelic Society.

Provides stamp auction information, Cuban price lists, books, pamplets, stamp magazines, supplies, and how to attend stamp societies and clubs.

Provides a historical reference of the revenue stamps of the U.S., such as the Private Die Proprietary stamps, Beer stamps, Wine Revenue stamps, and Internal Revenue stamps. Includes Telegraph stamps such as Indian Telegraphs from 1851-1914, and Foreign Revenue stamps.

Provides an introduction to stamp collecting, information about postage stamps, stamp condition, postmarks, stamp care and handling, stamp albums, postal stationery, essays and proofs, and souvenir cards.

Provides information about philately, how to have a stamp scanned, Cartophilately, rules for reserving stamps or covers for purchase, how to find out what a stamp is worth, how to receive free stamps and supplies for schools, and includes a glossary of stamp acronyms.

Lists more than 60 stamps and postal stationary assembled from U.S. Postal Service Stamp News releases. Includes information on how to get first day covers, and about the Philatelic fulfillment Service Center.

Provides information about Ukrainian stamps, a complete chronological listing of Ukrainian stamps, and photos of stamps from 1991-1995 including Soviet-era stamps overstamped as Ukrainian postage stamps, and 1993 definitive stamps.

Explains what quilts mean to the Amish. This site explains appliques, bar, center diamond and center square, contemporary, log cabin , ninepatch, star, sunshine and shadow, traditional, tumbling block designs. You can custom order Amish quilts or wall hangings.

Discusses the history of quilting such as origins of quilting styles, quilt blocks and techniques, and quilting in different countries. There are links to pictures of quilts found in the Smithsonian, and links to various quilt study groups.

The Computers and Quilting home page lists various computer quilting software. It reviews some computer quilting software, and includes software demos for download directly from this site.

Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, and Stitchery Page provides links to various cross stitch and other forms of needlework. There is a area for FAQs (frequently asked questions), limericks, poems, songs, jokes and puzzles relating to quilting and sewing. There are online resource links to supplies, media (such as books, magazines, television and videotapes), stores, stitching information, activities, and to historical and cultural references.

The Creative Quilting page is an online quilting catalog, that includes quilting items from batting to irons at discount prices. This site includes a classified ad area enabling you to buy, sell or trade your quilting supplies, as well as a questions and tips corner that is updated daily.

The International Web Exchange - Quilting Exchange includes everything you need for sewing; even gift baskets. You can sign up for beginner and advanced quilting classes at The Quilting Bee through this site as well.

Lists interesting facts, stories and ideas about quilting. Information includes quilter's commandments, gift wrapping quilts, pressing quilt tops, quilting for a good cause, computer-generated templates and foundations, and 71 reasons to buy fabric.

Includes the World Wide Quilting Page, Carnegie Threads Quilting Club, John Hopkins University quilt photographs, and Michiana Free-Net's Quilting Book Reviews. The World Wide Quilting area displays color photos contest winners for the WORST Quilt In The World Contest.

The True Pennsylvania Dutch Country Souvenir page discusses Amish quilts, and their meaning. From this page you can link to the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Service Bureau, which explains more about the Amish and where to purchase these beautiful works of art.

This quilting page includes an archive for quilting enthusiasts and crafters. Quilting information, special techniques, diagrams and foundations for making quilts are discussed. There is also a calendar of upcoming quilting events.

Provides freehand power shaping tools for developing innovative new products. Includes various products and distributors, free plans for a bowl and coat stand, and a gallery of Bishwa Oaks and Arthur Clark.

Provides information about custom furniture, wood turning, making architectural and furniture parts for other woodworkers, how to turn wooden bowls and a listing a good resources for woodworking

Provides photographs and details on how to make a valance or cornice board, cradle for a newborn baby, mirror/coat hanger, toy box, baby bottle holder, stool, wooden spaghetti utensils, picture frame, and a tree house.

Provides information about mini-lathes, footbridge plans, cleaning saw blades, upholstery springs, what routers to buy, what radius of circle to use, woodburning stoves, oak flooring, painting oily concrete floors, tool grinder, finishing problems with pine, and more.

Provides photos showing examples of Japanese lattice, Frank Lloyd Wright look, fillets and bevels, square slats, and the use of brass. Includes information on measuring for enclosures.

Provides an online hardwood lumber store including domestic wood price quotes, a listing of what laminates are available, and a listing of what hardware lines they carry.

Provides useful information about handtools, machines, finishings, patent information, The Woodworking Catalog, woodworking books from BookServe (the world's largest bookseller on the Web), color theory and mixing stains, saw sharpening instructions, woodturning and woodcarving techniques, and woodworking shareware and software.

Provides information on Victorian Woodworker's Association, Australian woodwork and woodworkers, an timber.

Provides a multimedia database for woodworkers, wood researchers and woodusers. Includes information to help you search for woods, examine a specie's data, compare woods and to view movies or photo libraries of wood

An information resource for the woodworking industry. Includes links to the Woodworking Machinery Distributors Association, Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America, and to the Wood Machinery Importers Association.

Services provided include antique refinishing, antique repair, cabinets, construction consultation, custom furniture, and general carpentry work.