There are a lot of web sites devoted to woodworking, and the explosion of information available on the Internet has made finding resources and gathering information faster and easier than ever before. One new site, My Werkshop, makes it possible for anyone to set up their own web space for free. In addition to being free, the interface is incredibly easy to use.
All you need to get started is an e-mail address. After creating your account, you can add photos and text about yourself and your work. Other visitors to the site can post comments and choose their favorite projects. If you sell your work, you can use your page as an online gallery, or you can simply share what you're working on with other woodworkers.
I created a page in just a few minutes; part of it is in the image to the right. Uploading photos is incredibly easy. The software on the site automatically resizes the images, so all you need to do is browse to the file location on your computer and click a button.
Adding text is equally simple. All of the boxes on your page have an "edit" button when you are logged in. Click on that and you can add information, change information or delete what you don't want.
The site is set up so that you can create a project and add photos and text as you go along. My Werkshop is hosted by Woodwerks Supply as a free service. The community site is connected to the store site, but there isn't any advertising except for a small unobtrusive link at the top of the page.
So, if you want to show off and share your work, get started by visiting the site at:
http://www.woodwerks.com/werkshop.php
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