New to Amsterdam - Worshops and resources

Welcom to our forum. The re are several good woodworking shops in the netherlands. In Amsterdam is the amsterdamse fijnhouthandel. Just look on the Internet for adress. Masave is our forumsupplier. You can find him at the top of the homepage. One of the best toolshops in the netherlands is baptist voor houtbewerkers. The are in arnhem. Teygeler Danzigerkade 1, 1013 AP Amsterdam
Sorry for the mistakes but i have tryed to answer in english. Next time in dutch

Note that Amsterdamse Fijnhouthandel (Minervahavenweg) has a huge selection of hardwood, but are also a dealer for Dictum hand tools, and have a nice selection of tools in store. As Wim sez, the absolute undisputed best place in NL to go for tools, accessories and gadgets is Baptist in Arnhem - unfortunately, the Netherlands does not nearly have the facilities you find in the UK or the US, as far as high end amateur woodworking supplies is concerned. Dunno about public workshops though.

Welcome Simon!
I can understand your feelings living in a country with a difficult language
On the other hand: woodworking.nl gives the idea that they are international!

I don't know where in Amsterdam you live, but in Amsterdam-Noord is a shop where you can buy most tools. Burger & Zn, Hagedoornweg neaar Mosveld. They have also a second shop at the Meeuwenlaan.
They do NOT have the same brands! What they don't have in store, they can order. Nice people.

For recycled wood... I don't know if they are still there, and I don't know the adres, but if you drive the IJtunnel form north to centrum and you are just out of the tunnel there is a small road beside the mainroad. There is a recycle buildingmaterials 'shop'

You could also take a look at gereedschappro.nl.
they have a store in Zandvoort i think.

At one time, (when I paid attention to what went on in Amsterdam), there was a muebekmaker offering workshops and I thought even Houtenmeubelringscollage was doing short evening courses. That was then, if it is so now I cannot say

Okke zei:

You could also take a look at gereedschappro.nl.
they have a store in Zandvoort i think.

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No, They have a new shop in Haarlem.

Simon G zei:

Thanks for the fast replies, this seems like a very active forum! I'm in the Westerpark area of Amsterdam, so am close to a few of the shops mentioned as well as Meubelmakers.

Do most of you have your own tools and workshop at home? This seems very difficult given the size of houses/apartments here so i had thought that public worspaces would be available (even if on the outskirts of the city). Though perhaps most people living in the city don't want to build their own furniture!

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There is a public workshop on the Cliffordstraat ! woodworking area with machine room 35 euro for three months... courses are obligatory If your new to the craft.

If your interested in a handtool course, you can contact me through stoelenmaker.nl

35 euro for three months? I may be interested as well....

The houses in the rest of the netherlands aren't that small and/or expensive as they are in Amsterdam .

Check the "openbare werkplaats" web site.
Great workshop with excellent tools and machines.
Location: cruiqiusweg 78a Amsterdam.