Guild activities
The Guild Workshop will be open for member activities on Saturday 8th May from 9 am until 12 pm, John Penprase will assist and monitor safety, please bring your safety glasses, safety visor, dust mask and ear muffs.
The next Club meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th May from 7 pm at the Club room at Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy; the program after the short Guild business session will be members presenting a short 'Show & Tell' session with their favourite / most useful portable too.
On Thursday 27 May members will visit Duncan Meerding's workshop at 4.30 am which is up the lane behind the Dulux Trade Shop in Burnett Street, North Hobart. Members may then choose to enjoy coffee, a few drinks or a meal at one of the many options in North Hobart. Please RSVP numbers on the white board in our Guild Room.
Monthly Guild meetings are normally held at our workshop or in a classroom at Cosgrove High School on the second Tuesday of each month commencing at 7:00pm and concluding by 8.30 - 9:00pm.
Formalities at Guild meetings are few and the include a 'Show and Tell' where members pass around recent objects or tools they have made. Meeting nights often include a demonstration of woodwork, tools or machinery, or demonstration DVDs of interest. A BBQ is held prior to meetings at the workshop commencing at 5:30pm, just bring your meat, drinks etc and meet some members, everyone is welcome!
Wood turning classes for beginners will soon be conducted at the Guild's workshop by John Penprase, on days and dates to be advised. These fee-for-service classes, likely to be held on six - eight evenings, will be based on a syllabus and limited to small numbers. Watch this space for more information. Intermediate classes may be offered later if there is sufficient interest.
If you are interested in joining the Woodcraft Guild of Tasmania please complete the MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM on this site or come to a meeting.
Workshop Co-ordinator: John Penprase (03 6228 2274)
The next Club meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th May from 7 pm at the Club room at Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy; the program after the short Guild business session will be members presenting a short 'Show & Tell' session with their favourite / most useful portable too.
On Thursday 27 May members will visit Duncan Meerding's workshop at 4.30 am which is up the lane behind the Dulux Trade Shop in Burnett Street, North Hobart. Members may then choose to enjoy coffee, a few drinks or a meal at one of the many options in North Hobart. Please RSVP numbers on the white board in our Guild Room.
Monthly Guild meetings are normally held at our workshop or in a classroom at Cosgrove High School on the second Tuesday of each month commencing at 7:00pm and concluding by 8.30 - 9:00pm.
Formalities at Guild meetings are few and the include a 'Show and Tell' where members pass around recent objects or tools they have made. Meeting nights often include a demonstration of woodwork, tools or machinery, or demonstration DVDs of interest. A BBQ is held prior to meetings at the workshop commencing at 5:30pm, just bring your meat, drinks etc and meet some members, everyone is welcome!
Wood turning classes for beginners will soon be conducted at the Guild's workshop by John Penprase, on days and dates to be advised. These fee-for-service classes, likely to be held on six - eight evenings, will be based on a syllabus and limited to small numbers. Watch this space for more information. Intermediate classes may be offered later if there is sufficient interest.
If you are interested in joining the Woodcraft Guild of Tasmania please complete the MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM on this site or come to a meeting.
Workshop Co-ordinator: John Penprase (03 6228 2274)
Our audio and visual system, we use this to show the members close ups of our demonstrations.