Waikato Guild Of Woodworkers

October 15th Club Night
2024-10-15 19:00 - 20:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
At our club meeting on October 15th at 7pm,
the guest speaker is Terry Scott who will provide a demonstration.

Please bring some of your recent work for the display table.
We look forward to seeing you, and enjoying supper afterwards.

Demonstration Day 2024
2024-08-24 08:45 - 16:45 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
The Waikato Guild of Woodworkers is pleased to announce our 2024 Demonstration Day.
Come along for a unique opportunity to learn from some of New Zealand’s very best woodcrafters.
WGW Demonstration Day 2024 – Pamphlet

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
2023-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Here is an advance notice of our AGM to be held on Tuesday, November 21st 2023 7pm. Your committee has been reduced in numbers over the last little while and would like you to consider taking up a role on the committee, supporting your club members. We understand that a few of the committee have decided not to stand again and some of the office holders will change. If you have talked about helping or want to put yourself forward or nominate someone else please make contact. We would also like help in some of the supplementary roles, if this appeals to you please contact a committee member.
Thank you for your annual membership sub for this last year, they are due once again after the November AGM.

October Monthly Meeting
2023-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
At our club meeting on October 17th at 7pm,
the guest speaker is Dan Hewit from Napier, Woodcut tools.
https://www.woodcut-tools.com/turning-tools.html
Woodcut chisels and tools will be available.
Dan will have a workshop on sharpening chisels.
He has travelled to the USA symposium and been impressed by what he saw.
Please bring some of your recent work for the display table.
We look forward to seeing you, and enjoying supper afterwards.

September Monthly Meeting
2023-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
At our club meeting on September 19th at 7pm,
the guest speaker is Ron Wallace-Wells from Matamata and Treeworkx supplies.
Ron will have his range of supplies of sanding equipment etc, plus other wood finishing products. He has a wealth of experience which will be interesting.
Please bring some of your recent work for the display table.
We look forward to seeing you, and enjoying supper afterwards.

August Monthly Meeting
2023-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
At our next club meeting on August 15th at 7pm, the guest speaker is Roger Dean.Roger will be talking about whitling wood into chains, links, captive balls in timber and other carving ideas.
Please bring some of your recent work for the display table.
We look forward to seeing you, and enjoying supper afterwards.

July Monthly Meeting
2022-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
At our next club July meeting 19th July at 7pm, the guest speaker is Steven Schuler from Versatile Products. He will have a range of products that you might like to consider for finishing your work, especially resins.
Please bring some of your recent work for the display table.

NAW Demonstration Weekend – Hamilton
2022-06-11 08:00 - 2022-06-12 17:00 | Beerescourt Bowling Club, 68A Maeroa Road, Hamilton, Waikato, 3200, New Zealand
Entry is free for NAW members and just $55 (incl free NAW membership) for others.
There are seven brilliant demonstrators: Troy Grimwood, Mike Davies, Terry Scott, Dick Veitch, Peter Clemett, Mike Walker and Chris Hooten.
A trade hall with all your favourite suppliers.
Morning/Afternoon Tea and Lunch provided (Donation please) and a fantastic Gala Dinner on Saturday 11 June at just $25 per person (BYO Drinks)

Working Bee
2022-03-26 09:30 - 12:00 | Evan Fuller’s sheds,, 508 Rutherford Road,, Orini., Waikato, New Zealand
Saturday 26th March there will be a working bee at Evan Fuller’s sheds, 508 Rutherford Road, Orini. Starting at 9.30 am to cut up timber to be used for wig stand making.
We need your help to sort the timber, cut it , then cart it to another property to store in a shed.
Please contact Grant 0274 929 700 to indicate your help.

Workshop Visits to Cambridge
2022-03-19 08:50 - 12:30 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
8.50 for those interested in sharing car rides, please meet at the Club Rooms
9.00 travel to Cambridge
9 .30 Roger Dean 91 Tennyson Street.
Roger always surprises the club members with his latest creation. Come and see where it is all done.

10.20 travel 10.30 Barry and Dot Harding 18 De La Mare Drive
Barry has a very large workshop with a range of machinery. A very experienced and skilled wood craftsman. Dot also has her craft with materials available to see and buy. Her work is excellent.
Morning Tea will be provided.

11.15 leave your cars & walk to 11.20 Bob Wood
I understand that Bob has a very good workshop. He has recently purchased a large CNC machine. His work specializes in fine quality cabinetry and joinery.
12.20 back to the Harding’s for a light lunch, kindly provided by the Cambridge club.
If you get lost or need directions during the day,
phone Grant.0274 929 700

March Monthly Meeting
2022-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Our meeting will be different this month. We will have a discussion of and please bring examples of: Your favorite tool or item Your most unusual tool or item A jam chuck you use A tip or idea you would like to share with members A piece of work you would like help with or ideas with

Interclub challenge
2021-09-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
This is always an enjoyable occasion. Put it in the diary now and come along to join in and support our members.

August monthly meeting
2021-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Terry Scott, of Timberley, will be our demonstrator this month. He is not to be missed with a witty and polished delivery. He will be bringing his shop with him and we suggest that if you have any special requests that you email him at timberly@xtra.co.nz .

Chat and Turn
2021-08-07 09:00 - 12:30 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
The next workshop and demonstration will be on sharpening tools. Demonstrators will include Bruce Dobson, Keith Lang on sharpening chizels and drills and other specialised equipment.

July Monthly Meeting
2021-07-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Blair Giles from The Toolshed will be speaking on power tools for woodturning. His talk will be illustrated by a video showing the manufacturing of power tools in a Chinese factory.

June Monthly Meeting
2021-06-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Our speaker for this month is Bruce Dobson. He will be describing the turning tools that he makes, many of which are in use by guild members. We all benefit from Bruce’s skilled craftmanship, his intimate knowledge of the purpose of each tool he creates and the creative flair of his final product.

Demo Day 2021
2021-05-29 08:45 - 16:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Presenting a unique opportunity to learn from four of New Zealand’s very best woodcrafter’s.
The Waikato Guild of Woodworkers is pleased to announce our 2021 Demonstration Day. Come along and watch Geoff Irving, Roger Dean, Fred Irvine and Keith Lang demonstrate elements of woodturning, carving, embellishment plus much more.
Waikato Guild members please bring a plate for morning and Afternoon Teas
Visitors cost $25 includes morning, afternoon tea and lunch.

Fred – vintage scroll saw

Roger Dean

Keith Lang demonstrating

Central Districts Woodwork Expo
2021-05-16 09:00 - 15:00 | Barber/Bell Hall, Waldergrave Street, PalmerstonNorth,, New Zealand
Manawatu Woodworkers Guild Inc.

Central Districts Woodwork Expo

May 16th, 2021.
Held in the Bell and Barber Halls in Waldergrave Street, Palmerston North.
The doors open to the public at 9am. Setup for retail stall holders and competing Guilds is either on Saturday 15th from 1pm or earlier on Sunday morning. There is a door entry of $5.00 for everyone .
The format is changing a bit in 2021: the woodturning competition will be more of a wood skills competition to incorporate a wider range of woodwork skills.
They have also invited more than the normal nine North Island clubs/guilds to compete.
As usual they will have all New Zealand’s leading woodwork retailers. If you have wood related products for sale,and would like a stall at the EXPO please contact Mike Walker (snr) at mrcrwalker@extra.co.nz or 027 203 7120.
If your interested in demonstrating or displaying your woodwork at the Expo, or for more information please use the above contacts.

Taupo Jamboree
2021-04-30 09:00 - 2021-05-02 15:00
Lake Taupo Jamboree – Wairakei School, Wairakei, Taupo
Yes it’s that time again! Limited spaces so first in best dressed.
The registration fee covers entry to the event along with morning teas and lunches on Saturday and Sunday, you will have to fend for yourself on Friday however there will be tea, coffee and biscuits available for the duration of the event.
Accommodation is once again at the Wairakei Trust – just a couple of hundred meters from the school. Pillows, sheets and towels are provided. It can get cold in Taupo so might pay to bring a warm blanket or sleeping bag, just in case. For breakfasts, we would like these to take place in the lunch room of the school hall. Please bring your own cereals or toast we will have milk, tea and coffee available each morning.
As always there will be trade stalls and great raffles held throughout the weekend.
For more details contact: email: taupowoodturner@gmail.com

Workshop visits 2021
2021-04-24 09:00 - 15:30 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
9.10. for those interested in sharing car rides, please meet at the Club Rooms
9.15 travel to
9 .30am – Rex Hall, 5 Yorkshire Road, Silverdale

10.15 travel
10.30 David & Lynda Watson, 92 River Road, Opposite Parana Park.

11.15 leave your cars & walk to
11.20 Dennis & Rosemary Whittle, 10 Riro Street

11.40 Travel 5 km
11.55 Fred Irvine, 35 Malcolm Street, Riverlea
We will also have lunch here.
Bring your own lunch, tea & coffee provided.

1.30 pm Travel 13 km
1 .50 Graham Reed, The Cottage,
921 Tauwhare Rd. Tauwhare

If you get lost or need directions during the day, phone Grant. 0274 929 700

February Monthly Meeting
2021-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
This months demonstration will by Judy Ross.
She will talk about her and her late husband Jim’s turnings. Judy will be supported by Barry Harding, This will be a very interesting demo.

Workshop summer cleanup
2021-01-30 09:00 - 13:30 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
This is your yearly opportunity to help the Guild directly by joining with other members in cleaning out the workshop and hall.
The morning will be rounded off with a BBQ. Please put the date in your diary now.

Annual General Meeting
2020-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Annual General Meeting
Here is an advance notice of our AGM to be held on Tuesday, November 17th 2020. Your committee has been reduced in numbers over the last little while and would like you to consider taking up a role on the committee, supporting your club members. We understand that a few of the committee have decided not to stand again and some of the office holders will change. If you have talked about helping or want to put yourself forward or nominate someone else please contact. We would also like help in some of the supplementary roles, if this appeals to you please contact a committee member.
Thank you for your annual membership sub for this last year, they are due once again after the November AGM.

The October monthly challenge:to make a hollow form that will hold a stone inside.
See the example above.

30 Year celebration
2020-10-31 11:00 - 15:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Celebrating 30 years!
There are some wonderful stories within our past and present membership, please join us to hear some of these. You will see some of our favorite projects completed over the last 30 years, meet up with past and present members and talk over some of the events you remember together.
Bring along your own favorite piece to add to our display table. If you have any archived photos of your time in the Guild, please bring those with you as well.
We are catering lunch, and would appreciate knowing if you can be there with us. Please let us know if you can join us at the wonderful celebration by 16th of October.

Scroll sawing

October Club Meeting
2020-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
As noted in Grant’s letter, we will be able to view some of the stories and photos that Diego Ribeiro and our interviewers have been making over past months.

It will be a very special night to celebrate our members and their contribution to our club over many years.

Neil Joynt Tour
2020-10-09 09:00 - 16:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Neil Joynt has been woodturning off and on for 25 years and became drawn to being creative and passionate in the last ten years. He is a self-taught wood artist living in a rural location in Tokoroa New Zealand. Prior to this interest in woodcraft Neil always had a creative bent. In his late teens he enjoyed making jewellery, working copper and brass. Today Neil works as a woodturner and artist. He is deeply inspired by the naturally occurring patterns of wood grain and the hidden beauty within each piece of timber. When not creating Neil is keen to demonstrate and teach his techniques to all who ask. You may have seen him demonstrating at Waitaki Spin Around or Turnfest in Australia.

1. Thin-walled Pot and Pyrography
How to take a fresh cut block of green sycamore and turn a thin walled pot which can then be embellished. His choice is sycamore for its straight, tight grain and white colour which contrasts well with his favourite embellishment technique – pyrography. Also, I’m lucky enough to have old sycamore trees growing on our family property! Or, use an alternative white timber, his preference being box elder.
In this demo he works through the collection and storage of fresh-cut sycamore. Then mounting this on a lathe and turning it thin enough to shine a light through.
He will then take a dry version of this work and decorate it with pyrography, punching and colour.

3. Jewellery for Markets
This demo shows how Neil makes pendants and other jewellery items that sell well at markets or local galleries where he has work for sale. Designs are plentiful if you search the web. There is an endless amount of ideas out there. Many designs owe their origins to other items Neil makes and, conversely, some of his jewellery designs contribute to other work.
Alternatively, sketch or make your own designs with the help of lots of paper or your PC.
Using the lathe to make round designs for inlays in plain or decorative flat wood is a significant part of Neil’s jewellery making.

4. A Tea Caddy
This demo shows how to make a functional storage container, in this case a tea caddie. Storage vessels are items used every day, so why not make one out of beautiful timber. I like to use complimenting timber with great grain and colour. Also, by adding inlay or texture these vessels can be enhanced further.
The caddy shown here is root kauri with a contrasting rim and knob with turquoise inlay. These timbers and inlay have great character and contrast well together.

Each NAW member attending a demonstration or class may enter a prize draw for one of three prizes from Timberly Woodturning by writing their name, NAW member number and contact details on the form provided. One entry per person.

To enroll email Rodney ASAP for catering purposes

Taupo Jamboree
2020-10-03 13:00 - 15:00
Support person ( Angela, club treasurer) simplybooks@gmail.com
Mob 0211590915
Accommadation @ the Blue Light lodge
Registrations are out on January Friday 31st January 2020

Open Shed Day
2020-07-25 09:00 - 12:00
,We are having a open shed day on the Saturday of 25th July for you to visit at your leisure.
The following people are opening their sheds –
David Croucher, 8 Ayrshire Drive8 Ayrshire Drive, Grandview Heights, Hamilton 3200, Grandview Heights, Hamilton 3200
Rodney Haynes, 27 Cullimore Street, Pukete, Hamilton 3200
Bob Hoyle, 18B Highgrove Drive, Grandview Heights, Hamilton 3200
Barry O’Donnell, 229C Baverstock Road, Nawton, Hamilton 3289
Walter Smithson, 16 Ruby Court, Chartwell, Hamilton 3210
Grant Taylor, 371 Piako Road, Gordonton, (between Gordonton and Morrinsville)

July Monthly Meeting
2020-07-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
The demonstrator is Bob Yandle from the South Auckland Club

Demonstration Day
2020-06-27 08:50 - 16:45 | Wood Workers Guild Hall, 8 Story Ave, Hamilton, New Zealand
Now that we are free to meet we will be having a day at the club with:
Fred Irvine and Roger Dean doing two demonstrations each.
The day will commence at 9.00am and finish at approx. 5.00pm.
The club will provide a BBQ lunch and the cost for the day is $10 for members of the club.
Please bring a plate to share for morning and afternoon tea.
There will be several raffles during the day and we will be selling wood suitable for turning. Make sure you have enough cash!
Members are encouraged to bring any surplus tools they might wish to sell over lunchtime.
This will be a great day and one of the highlights of the year for our club.
Both Roger and Fred have immense skill and to get the chance to see them demonstrating some of their skill is a wonderful opportunity.
Please note: The price for non members is $20.

Please arrive before 8-50am.
9.00 am First demonstrater
10.20 am Morning tea
10.50 am First demonstrater continued
12.10 pm BBQ Lunch provided
1.10 pm Second demonstrater
2.40 pm Afternoon tea
3.00 pm Second demonstrater continued
4.45 pm Finish

Enquiries & to register your attendance:
Grant Taylor 0274 929 700
gctaylor@glenmarie.nz
Rodney Hayes 07 849 5649
rodtom@xtra.co.nz
