About Us

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE GUILD.

The Peninsula Woodturners Guild was formed in 1983 to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and techniques in relation to woodturning. The Guild started with about 12 individuals meeting in one of the woodturner's homes and now has around 190 men and women members. New members are welcome. These days the P.W.G. meets in its own studio in the grounds of the McClelland Gallery Campus at Langwarrin, on the outskirts of Frankston, Victoria.  

Regular meetings are held at the Woodturner's Studio on the second Saturday of each month.  Every Wednesday afternoon there is a presentation by a Guest Speaker or a demonstration by a Guild Member, and a Show and Tell of current  work is generally covered during the session.  Experienced and informed members present on-going sessions teaching all facets of the craft for the benefit of beginners and for those members who wish to fine-tune their skills

        All members are encouraged to participate in these meetings and the range of topics is very wide. The use of Guild equipment is also encouraged. At present about 40 - 60 members attend each session for a happy combination of enlightenment and entertainment. There are also tutorial and special interest groups such as Ornamental Turning Group and the Computer and Internet Group that meet regularly.
Workshop Group meetings may be general or have a particular interest or produce models for a special purpose such as charities.
 The Guild holds an Exhibition and Competition every two years for the Guild Members either at our studio or at a convenient venue. We also have an annual Exhibition at the   National Trust Coolart Homestead, Somers for the whole of January. This exhibition has been running for about 10 years and is getting better each year.

 Newsletter
A monthly Newsletter is published to keep everyone informed of the Guild activities and can be downloaded from the web site .  Technical articles are included from members and other well-informed parties and may be included on our WWW site.

How to join our guild
Application for Membership can be made by contacting the Secretary or by letter to-

P.O.Box 340
Frankston
Victoria 3199.

Meetings & Activities
Regular Meetings are held at the studio on the second Saturday of each month at 9.15am at which reports are made from the Committee and the various Groups. A Demonstration of Woodturning or some other associated skill or craft follows this.
There are  weekly  practical woodturning groups or workshops for the members as listed below-

Ornamental Turners                  1st Friday of the month 1pm - 3pm
For those members who are interested in ornamental turning and would like to join the group please contact our secretary

Computers and the Internet:      Wednesday   9.30am - 12noon.
This group is for members of the Guild who wish to improve their computer skills or are raw beginners.
Members of the group recently upgraded this site. New members are welcome to join us.

Guild Equipment
The Guild has an extensive range of equipment including lathes and tools for the use of members and extensive audio-visual equipment so that all members and visitors can get a close-up view of proceedings during practical demonstrations.
The range of equipment we have for the use of members includes the following:-
An Omega  lathe,  4 Tough lathes, 2 small Vicmark and  1 small Woodfast lathes,
A Linisher, band saw, Pedestal drill and a comprehensive range of turning tools and chucks to suit the machinery.

WWW Updates

Material is added to the site as it becomes available.
The newsletter is published about the first week each month and is available for download.

Past President Ron Howard