Woodshop for Women Resource List
Local Material Resources
Bataeff Salvage
244 Mountain View Ave., Santa Rosa, CA,
(707) 584-8401
Berry’s Sawmill
P.O. Box 106, Cazadero, CA
(707) 865-2365
Beyond Waste
605 W. Sierra, Cotati, CA
(707) 792-2555, Fax (707) 792-2565
www.beyondwaste.com
Black’s Farm Wood (recycled wood supplier)
San Rafael, CA
(877) 321-WOOD
www.blacksfarmwood.com
Cali’Co Hardwoods Inc.,
3580 Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 546-4045
Calmax: California Material Exchange
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax
Daniel O’Davis Inc.,
1051 Todd Road, Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 585-1903
Depot Annex (part of the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse)
6610 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA
(510) 923-1531
www.eastbaydepot.org
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
6713 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA
(510) 547-6470
www.eastbaydepot.org
Earthsource Forest Products
Locations in Northern California
(510) 549-9663
www.earthsource.com
Eco Timber
1611 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 258-8454
www.ecotimber.com
Golden State Lumber (Bonded Logic blue jean insulation, FSC lumber)
1100 Anderson Dr., San Rafael, CA
(415) 454-2532
Green Fusion Design Center
14 Greenfield Ave., San Anselmo, CA
(415) 454-0174, Fax (415) 454-0173
www.greenfusiondesigncenter.com
Habitat For Humanity ReStore
24 10th Street @ Cleveland Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: (707) 568-3228
www.sonomacountyhabitat.org
Heritage Salvage
3820 Bodega Ave., Petaluma, CA
(707) 762-6277
www.heritagesalvage.com
Hida Tools
1333 San Pablo, Berkeley, CA
(510) 524-3700, to order call: (800) 443-5512
www.hidatool.com
Hitchings Lumber
3930 Golden Gate Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 545-7954
Natural Home Design Center
461 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 571-1229
www.naturalhomeproducts.com
Ray’s Trading Post
3570 Gravenstein Hwy. South, Sebastopol, CA
(707) 829-9726
Real Goods Institute for Solar Living
P.O. Box 836, Hopland, CA
(707) 744-2017 or (800) 762-7325
www.solarliving.org
Recycletown (at the Sonoma county central landfill)
500 Meacham Ave., Cotati, CA
(707) 565-DESK
www.recyclenow.org
The ReUse People
9235 San Leandro St., Oakland, CA
(510) 383-1988
www.thereusepeople.com
Reuseable Lumber Company
Woodside, CA
(650) 529-9122
www.reuseablelumber.com
Santa Rosa Tool and Supply Inc.,
1651 Piner Road, Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 545-6480
Sonomamax, Sonoma County’s Material Exchange
(707) 565-3375
www.recyclenow.org/sonomax
Urban Ore
900 Murray Street (at Seventh and Ashby)
(510) 559-4460
www.urbanore.ypguides.net/
Western Tool Supply
915 Piner Road, Santa Rosa , CA
(707) 576-1800
Woodcraft
3589 Industrial Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 573-8157
Organizations
Berkeley Ecology Center’s Eco Directory
www.ecologycenter.org/directory
Builder’s Booksource
Bookstore devoted to building
1817 4th Street, Berkeley, CA
(510) 845-6874
www.buildersbooksource.com
Building Education Center
812 Page Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 525-7610
www.bldgeductr.org
Construction Craft Training Center
26218 Industrial Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 785-2282
www.cctc.edu
Earth Sweet Home Institute
98 Falk Road, East Dummerston, VT, 05346
(802) 254-7674
www.enviroweb.org/earthsweet/INSTITUTE
Earthaven EcoVillage
P.O. Box 1107, Black Mountain, NC, 28711
(828) 669-3937
www.earthaven.org
Ecological Building Network
Bruce King, P.E., 11 Mark Drive, San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 331-7630
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
Fox Maple School of Traditional Building
P.O. Box 209, Corn Hill Road, Brownfield, ME, 04010
(207) 935-3720
www.foxmaple.com
Groundworks
Becky Bee, construction classes for women with a focus in Cob construction
P.O. Box 381, Murphy, OR, 97533
(541) 471-3470
www.cpros.com/~sequoia
Heartwood School
Johnson Hill Road, Washington, MA, 01233
(413) 623-6677
www.heartwoodschool.com
Kleiwerks West
Classes in Natural Building and carpentry for women
(510) 527-9271, e-mail West@kleiwerks.org
www.kleiwerks.com/kleiwerks_west.php
Natural Building Network
P.O. Box 23631, Eugene, OR 97424
(541) 344-5436
www.naturalbuildingnetwork.org
Santa Rosa Junior College
Course in cabinet and furniture construction.
1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 527-4011 or (800) 564-SRJC
www.santarosa.edu
Women Build Houses
Trainings for women, service projects, and referrals
P.O. Box 4114, Tucson, AZ, 85717
(520) 206-8000
www.imagegypsy.com/wbhwbh.htm
W.I.N.T.E.R. (Women In NonTraditional Employment Roles)
Long Beach, CA
(562) 590-2266
www.workplacesolutions.org
Books and Periodicals
A Cabinet Maker’s Notebook, With Awakened Hands And The Fine Art of Cabinet Making.
James Krenov
Country Women, A Handbook For The New Farmer
(out of print, but you can find it second hand or in a book search)
Jeanne Tetrault, Sherry Thomas
Anchor Books 1976
ISBN 0-385-03062-2
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
www.taunton.com
Fine Woodworking Magazine
www.taunton.com
Hammer, Nail, Wood, The Compulsion to Build
Thomas Glynn
The House that Jill Built: A Woman’s Guide to Home Building
Judy Ostrow
The Independent Builder
Sam Clark
Measure Twice, Cut Once, Lessons From a Master Carpenter
Norm Abram
Natural Home Magazine
Has fun do-it-yourself projects in each issue.
The Pocket Size Carpenter’s Helper
R. S, Wood and Company
Reverence for Wood
Eric Sloan
Tools of the Trade, the art and craft of carpentry.
Jeff Taylor, Chronicle Books
Tradeswomen Magazine
Understanding Wood
R. Bruce Hoadley
Understanding Wood Finishing
Bob Flexner
Bataeff Salvage
244 Mountain View Ave., Santa Rosa, CA,
(707) 584-8401
Berry’s Sawmill
P.O. Box 106, Cazadero, CA
(707) 865-2365
Beyond Waste
605 W. Sierra, Cotati, CA
(707) 792-2555, Fax (707) 792-2565
www.beyondwaste.com
Black’s Farm Wood (recycled wood supplier)
San Rafael, CA
(877) 321-WOOD
www.blacksfarmwood.com
Cali’Co Hardwoods Inc.,
3580 Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 546-4045
Calmax: California Material Exchange
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax
Daniel O’Davis Inc.,
1051 Todd Road, Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 585-1903
Depot Annex (part of the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse)
6610 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA
(510) 923-1531
www.eastbaydepot.org
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
6713 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA
(510) 547-6470
www.eastbaydepot.org
Earthsource Forest Products
Locations in Northern California
(510) 549-9663
www.earthsource.com
Eco Timber
1611 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 258-8454
www.ecotimber.com
Golden State Lumber (Bonded Logic blue jean insulation, FSC lumber)
1100 Anderson Dr., San Rafael, CA
(415) 454-2532
Green Fusion Design Center
14 Greenfield Ave., San Anselmo, CA
(415) 454-0174, Fax (415) 454-0173
www.greenfusiondesigncenter.com
Habitat For Humanity ReStore
24 10th Street @ Cleveland Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: (707) 568-3228
www.sonomacountyhabitat.org
Heritage Salvage
3820 Bodega Ave., Petaluma, CA
(707) 762-6277
www.heritagesalvage.com
Hida Tools
1333 San Pablo, Berkeley, CA
(510) 524-3700, to order call: (800) 443-5512
www.hidatool.com
Hitchings Lumber
3930 Golden Gate Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 545-7954
Natural Home Design Center
461 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 571-1229
www.naturalhomeproducts.com
Ray’s Trading Post
3570 Gravenstein Hwy. South, Sebastopol, CA
(707) 829-9726
Real Goods Institute for Solar Living
P.O. Box 836, Hopland, CA
(707) 744-2017 or (800) 762-7325
www.solarliving.org
Recycletown (at the Sonoma county central landfill)
500 Meacham Ave., Cotati, CA
(707) 565-DESK
www.recyclenow.org
The ReUse People
9235 San Leandro St., Oakland, CA
(510) 383-1988
www.thereusepeople.com
Reuseable Lumber Company
Woodside, CA
(650) 529-9122
www.reuseablelumber.com
Santa Rosa Tool and Supply Inc.,
1651 Piner Road, Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 545-6480
Sonomamax, Sonoma County’s Material Exchange
(707) 565-3375
www.recyclenow.org/sonomax
Urban Ore
900 Murray Street (at Seventh and Ashby)
(510) 559-4460
www.urbanore.ypguides.net/
Western Tool Supply
915 Piner Road, Santa Rosa , CA
(707) 576-1800
Woodcraft
3589 Industrial Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 573-8157
Organizations
Berkeley Ecology Center’s Eco Directory
www.ecologycenter.org/directory
Builder’s Booksource
Bookstore devoted to building
1817 4th Street, Berkeley, CA
(510) 845-6874
www.buildersbooksource.com
Building Education Center
812 Page Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 525-7610
www.bldgeductr.org
Construction Craft Training Center
26218 Industrial Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 785-2282
www.cctc.edu
Earth Sweet Home Institute
98 Falk Road, East Dummerston, VT, 05346
(802) 254-7674
www.enviroweb.org/earthsweet/INSTITUTE
Earthaven EcoVillage
P.O. Box 1107, Black Mountain, NC, 28711
(828) 669-3937
www.earthaven.org
Ecological Building Network
Bruce King, P.E., 11 Mark Drive, San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 331-7630
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
Fox Maple School of Traditional Building
P.O. Box 209, Corn Hill Road, Brownfield, ME, 04010
(207) 935-3720
www.foxmaple.com
Groundworks
Becky Bee, construction classes for women with a focus in Cob construction
P.O. Box 381, Murphy, OR, 97533
(541) 471-3470
www.cpros.com/~sequoia
Heartwood School
Johnson Hill Road, Washington, MA, 01233
(413) 623-6677
www.heartwoodschool.com
Kleiwerks West
Classes in Natural Building and carpentry for women
(510) 527-9271, e-mail West@kleiwerks.org
www.kleiwerks.com/kleiwerks_west.php
Natural Building Network
P.O. Box 23631, Eugene, OR 97424
(541) 344-5436
www.naturalbuildingnetwork.org
Santa Rosa Junior College
Course in cabinet and furniture construction.
1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 527-4011 or (800) 564-SRJC
www.santarosa.edu
Women Build Houses
Trainings for women, service projects, and referrals
P.O. Box 4114, Tucson, AZ, 85717
(520) 206-8000
www.imagegypsy.com/wbhwbh.htm
W.I.N.T.E.R. (Women In NonTraditional Employment Roles)
Long Beach, CA
(562) 590-2266
www.workplacesolutions.org
Books and Periodicals
A Cabinet Maker’s Notebook, With Awakened Hands And The Fine Art of Cabinet Making.
James Krenov
Country Women, A Handbook For The New Farmer
(out of print, but you can find it second hand or in a book search)
Jeanne Tetrault, Sherry Thomas
Anchor Books 1976
ISBN 0-385-03062-2
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
www.taunton.com
Fine Woodworking Magazine
www.taunton.com
Hammer, Nail, Wood, The Compulsion to Build
Thomas Glynn
The House that Jill Built: A Woman’s Guide to Home Building
Judy Ostrow
The Independent Builder
Sam Clark
Measure Twice, Cut Once, Lessons From a Master Carpenter
Norm Abram
Natural Home Magazine
Has fun do-it-yourself projects in each issue.
The Pocket Size Carpenter’s Helper
R. S, Wood and Company
Reverence for Wood
Eric Sloan
Tools of the Trade, the art and craft of carpentry.
Jeff Taylor, Chronicle Books
Tradeswomen Magazine
Understanding Wood
R. Bruce Hoadley
Understanding Wood Finishing
Bob Flexner