Woodcraft Guild ACT Inc

The Guild is an organisation of people who love wood, and love to make things with it. The Guild was set up in 1980 to promote, foster and develop woodcraft in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and region. We have over 400 members from as far away as Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, Bega and Nowra.

In November 2002 we acquired a workshop and meeting place, which we call  “The Shed”.  Over the past few years the Shed has been extended to now provide separate rooms for bench work, woodturning and machinery.

To cope with our large membership and varied interests we divide into smaller Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for hands on activity in wood-turning, carving, furniture–making, toy-making, furniture restoration, scroll-saw work, tool making & restoration and pyrography. These groups normally meet at least once a month.  

We conduct demonstrations and sales at a variety of community functions, including The Canberra Show, The National Folk Festival,  school fetes and local fairs. We make Toys  for local Charities to distribute at Christmas. We have conducted our own Annual Exhibition since 1982, and our Exhibition is now held in October at the National Botanic Gardens.

The Guild is involved in a Youth School to Employment program in conjunction with the Lions Youth Haven and local High Schools.  This program will educate students in the delights of working with wood and equip them with basic hand tool skills.