Events

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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     […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.