Woodturning Clubs & Guilds

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This lens is a compilation of links and information about various woodturning guilds, associations,  and clubs.  Organizations like these are a great source of information and inspiration.  From the novice turner looking for advice and "how to" from more experienced turners to the expert turner looking for a peer group with whom to share expertise and ideas, this lens should get you started in the right direction.  Find a local group in your area, or browse the sites of all of the groups listed here. 

This is not a comprehensive list of all guilds and clubs.  I add links as I happen to find them.  If your organization is not listed here, please contact me and provide the name of your organization and the URL to your website.  Also, if you come across any broken links in this lens, please let me know so that they can be corrected or removed.  Thanks!!

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Clubs & Guilds in the U.S. 

American Association of Woodturners
International, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of woodturning whose mission is to provide education, information, and organization to those interested in turning wood.
Bay Area Woodturners Association
San Francisco, East Bay area association of woodturners informational site. Includes galleries, links and group and meeting information.
Chicago Woodturners Club
Located in the Suburban Chicago Area, provides a forum to promote the art and craft of woodturning through education, information and community programs.
Coulee Region Woodturners
CRW is a regional chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, and serves Southwest Wisconsin, Eastern Minnesota, and NE Iowa.
Antelope Valley Woodturners Association
A local American Association of Woodturners chapter serving areas NE of Los Angeles to educate and share the craft with others.
Arizona Woodturners Association
Providing education, information, and organization to those interested in woodturning. Hosts of the Desert Woodturning Roundup National Turning Symposium.
Northwest Washington Woodturners
Chapter of the AAW serving woodturners in the very northwest corner of the United States, covering the area from Marysville, Washington north to the Canadian Border and from the Pacific Ocean to the Cascade Mountain Range.
San Diego Woodturners
Local chapter of the American Woodturners Association with membership of all skill levels from beginner to professional.
Seattle Woodturners
Local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, meeting at the Overlake School in Redmond.
East Texas Woodturners' Association
ETW is committed to serving woodturners in the East Texas area, providing a meeting place, sharing woodturning ideas and techniques, exchanging wood and sharing ideas about tools.
Home of the Western NY Woodturners 1 and 2
This is the web presence of two Chapters of the American Association of Woodturners located in Western NY, Turners 1 and Turners 2.
Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild
Chapter of American Association of Woodturners.
Woodturners of Southwest Missouri
An active and progressive woodturning club serving the south-central and south-western Missouri as well as Arkansas Ozarks areas. Monthly meetings with live demonstrations and discussions.
Stateline Woodturners
Woodturning club encompassing the northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri areas. Featuring: diverse skill levels, monthly meetings, demonstrations, seminars and community development.
Glendale Woodturners Guild
Local woodtuners group serving the greater Los Angeles Metro area. Contains tips, galleries of work and helpful links.
Woodturners of St. Louis
The web site of the Woodturners of St. Louis - a local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners.
Detroit Area Woodturners
Site offers club information, meetings schedule, photo gallery, and newsletters.
North Florida Woodturners
Features a show and tell section, member information, news and program information.
Desert Woodturning Roundup
A national woodturning symposium to be held annually in arizona. Provides list of demonstrators, registration information, vedor list, and location.
MinnDak Woodturners
Includes meeting times, members galleries, newsletter archive and information about membership and past meetings. Covering Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, USA.
Woodturners Guild of North Carolina
The Woodturners Guild of North Carolina has a membership of approximately 80 members from the Greater Triangle area, from all walks of life that enjoy woodturning as a profession or hobby.
The purpose of the organization is to promote woodturning education of the membership and the general public and to generate a broader understanding of woodturning as an art form. The chapter provides a meeting place for members and guests to share ideas and techniques on woodturning, and display their work to their fellow members, and to encourage membership in, and give support to, the American Association of WoodTurners. Monthly meetings are held at the North Carolina State University Craft Center.

 

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Clubs & Guilds in the UK 

The Society of Ornamental Turners
Providing information on the subject of ornamental turning both to society members and to newcomers to the craft.
East Surrey Woodturners
Club formed in 1995 to promote the craft of woodturning in the East Surrey and North Kent areas of Great Britain.
Merseyside Woodturners Association
Provides a means for interaction between members and promotes woodturning.
Doncaster Woodturning Club
Member list, meeting dates, and club information. UK
Forest of Bere Woodturners Association
Offers information on monthly meetings, social events, guest speakers, and competitions. Located in Denmead, Hampshire UK.
Northern Federation of Woodturning Groups
Comprised of 37 clubs its focus is to bring woodturning clubs together. Provides information on the UK woodturning scene.
West Pennine Woodturners
Offers monthly meetings with events as well as galleries and craft fair schedules. Based in Norden.
High Peak Woodturners
Website of woodturning club which meets monthly in Hazel Grove, Stockport, UK. Syllabus, articles, crossword, cartoon.
Cornwall Association of Woodturners
UK based group of turners located near Truro. Site includes gallery of members work, articles and tips on woodturning.
Lincolnshire Association of Woodturners
The mission of the club is to promote the art of woodturning, to bring together local turners, to develop skills, and to have fun! Meetings take place on the third Monday of every month at Cranwell village hall at 7.30 pm.

 

Clubs & Guilds in Canada 

Valley Woodturners
Club website for the Valley Woodturners, Ottawa. Includes monthly newsletter, members' gallery, activities, competition news and useful links to other sites.
L'Association des Tourneurs sur Bois du Québec
This site is in French.
Avalon Woodturners Guild
We are a group of about thirty men and women from the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. What we have in common is an interest in fellowship and learning more about woodturning. The guild has been in existence since 1996. We meet every second Wednesday from September to May inclusive at Mill Lane Enterprises on Water Street, St. John's, from 8:00 to 10:30 pm. Dues are a paltry $25 per year. Meetings consist of a 1/2 hour business meeting, show and tell, bring back raffle, coffee break and then a woodturning demonstration or video.
Calgary Woodturners Guild
The Calgary Woodturners Guild is a non-profit woodturning club serving Calgary and Southern Alberta. The Calgary Woodturners Guild is a local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners.
Fraser Valley Woodturner's Guild
The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild meets at 6:30 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month (except July & August) in the Woodworking shop of Yale Secondary School 34620 Old Yale Rd. (Old Yale Rd. & McMillan) Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. All Visitors are welcome so come and enjoy the fun.
Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild is a society incorporated under the Society Act of British Columbia and a local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. As a society, we shall promote the development and sharing of the art and skills of woodturning. The diverse backgrounds of our membership enhance create learning opportunities that are not available to individuals working alone.
GBWG (Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild)
The Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild (GBWG) was established to provide an open, informative and relaxed atmosphere where any person with an interest in woodturning would be able to develop their skills, increase their knowledge and enjoy the company of others with similar interests. The GBWG is located at 707 Queen St, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada, N2Z 1Z9 in the Old Fire Hall Craft Centre at the corner of Queen St. & Durham Market S.
Kawartha Woodturners Guild
The Kawartha Woodturners Guild (KWG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of woodturning. Our Guild was established in 1995 and serves members from the Peterborough and surrounding area in Ontario, Canada. The Guild also became the 180th Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) in 2002.
Pacific Woodworkers Guild
The Pacific Woodworkers Guild is a non-profit association of British Columbia Craftspeople dedicated to excellence in woodworking. Guild members meet on the third Tuesday of each month (except July and August) in Richmond, B.C. Guests are always welcome.
West Island Woodturners
The Club meets every week between September and May, on Tuesday evenings at the Valois Tennis Club, 81 Summerhill Ave., corner of Queen, Pointe-Claire, Que. between 7:00 p.m.and 9:00 p.m. The weekly programme consists of a variety of subjects, including, guest speakers, demonstrations of woodturning and discussions on related topics. Members regularly show and discuss their work.
Kingston Woodturners
Meetings 7 pm last Wednesday of the Month at Frontenac Secondary School in Kingston, ON.

 

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Clubs & Guilds in Australia 

Woodturners Society of Queensland
promote, practice and present the art and craft of woodturning to our members -promote public awareness, knowledge and appreciation of woodturning and the art and artefacts produced
Blue Mountains City Woodturners
Providing a forum for woodturners in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. Meetings, demonstrations, displays, training courses and talks from woodturning related industries are part of our agenda.
Peninsula Woodturners Guild
The Peninsula Woodturners Guild is located in Victoria, Australia
Sydney Woodturners Guild
This is the official site of the Sydney Woodturners Guild Inc. All information regarding the Guild and its activities provided on this site is kept up to date.
Victorian Woodworkers' Association
WoodLink is maintained by the Victorian Woodworkers' Association to make connections between woodworkers in Australia and the rest of the world, to expand the information available to us on all aspects of our craft, and to make available information about Australian woodwork and woodworkers to a wider audience.
Woodturners of the Hunter Co-op
Woodturners of the Hunter Co-operative Ltd is primarily a hobby club. It was formed in 1983 to foster the art of woodturning in the region. Co-op meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at the purpose built woodturners building located in the Newcastle Showground, off Griffiths Road Broadmeadow.

 

Clubs & Guilds in New Zealand 

National Association of Woodturners New Zealand
Dedicated to the fostering of a wider understanding and appreciation of lathe turning, promoting standards of excellence for lathe turned objects, and fostering of fellowship among woodturners.
North Shore Woodturning Guild
We are a group of woodturners who meet every Tuesday night of the school year to discuss, practise, learn, encourage, observe and help each other with the craft of Woodturning. Our members cover the normal range of individuals involved in a craft. From professionals who earn their living woodturning, enthusiastic amateurs who turn wood for fun and relaxation, very experienced woodturners who delight in the complexities of a particular project and making their own tools to assist, woodturners who for a variety of reasons have decided to stand back from their lathes but still come to the meetings and still contribute their knowledge through to woodturners who are students in every sense of the wordd.
South Auckland Woodturners Guild
Our club currently has 145 members (the biggest in New Zealand) and boasts such turners as Terry Scott, Gordon Pembridge, and Ian Fish as members. We meet every Wednesday of the school term, and the guild's premises are open on a regular basis for the use of members. We meet at our club rooms in the Papatoetoe Stadium Community Centre, Tavern Lane, Papatoetoe at 7:00 pm. We meet every Wednesday of the New Zealand High School term.

 

Clubs & Guilds in South Africa 

Western Cape Woodturners Association
Association of 70 woodturners formed in April 1994 from Cape Town, South Africa and surrounding areas.

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    Frank Thomas Frank Thomas Nov 10, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
    I have many blocks of wood Kauri, tawa, rimu, mahogany for sale as I dont have time for woodturning call me on Masterton 06-3787417

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    Terry Scott Terry Scott Sep 1, 2008 @ 6:01 am
    Hi I appreciate the link .I have just added a Blogg to my www.timberly.co.nz web site
    http://terry-scott.blogspot.com/ from requests vire email as to how I make some of my artistic woodturnings.
    Id appreciate any info on how I can get my site out there to the search engines .When I do a search on google I am always impressed how your site comes up at the top of the list
    Cheers
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    sewjr24 sewjr24 Jul 7, 2008 @ 1:56 pm
    Rex & Terry: I have added a link to your guild's website in the New Zealand section above. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Turning!
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    Terry Scott Terry Scott Jul 3, 2008 @ 12:53 am
    Hi My name is Terry Scott I am a New Zealand woodturner and I have just listed a new web site www.timberly.co.nz have a surf and tell me what you think at timberly@xtra.co.nz
    cheers
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