Calendar of upcoming events
June
Tuesday 23rd – Ratanui home group meeting 7pm
Friday 26th – Committee meeting 9am by Zoom.
Friday 26th – Mid-winter Lunch.
July
Wednesday 1st – Brian Arthurs home group meeting at 10am
Wednesday 1st – Frank Torrance home group meeting, 10am a Don’s house.
Friday 3rd – Village home group meeting 10am
Friday 3rd – Newsletter deadline. Last chance to get your articles to Ian O. for the next Kapiti Lancewood.
3rd – 5th weekend – Manawatu Woodworkers Roundup, held at the Village Valley Centre, Guildford Street, Ashhurst. More information here. Location here.
Wednesday 8th – 7.30pm MenzShed, 22b Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae Beach. The Art-of-Wood team will bring you some inspiration to make our collective effort bigger and better than last year. The wood storage container will be open from 7pm.
Monday 13th – 7pm NAW zoom club meeting.
Saturday 18th – Workshop 2pm – 4pm at the MenzShed. Jim will take us through finishing your piece to competition standard.
Wednesday 22nd – 10am – 4pm. Beginners Training Course #1
Friday 24th – Committee meeting.
Tuesday 28th – Ratanui home group meeting 7pm
Wednesday 29th – 10am – 4pm. Beginners Training Course #2
August
Saturday 1st – Art of Wood Exhibition opens. Get your entries in before September 15th.
Wednesday 5th – Brian Arthurs home group meeting at 10am
Wednesday 5th – Frank Torrance home group meeting at 10am
Wednesday 5th – 10am – 4pm. Beginners Training Course #3
Friday 7th – Village home group meeting 10am
Monday 10th – 7pm NAW zoom club meeting.
Wednesday 12th – 10am – 4pm. Beginners Training Course #4
Wednesday 12th – 7.30pm MenzShed, 22b Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae Beach. Bring your glass and wood piece for the President’s challenge. The wood storage container will be open from 7pm.
Saturday 15th – Workshop 2pm – 4pm at the MenzShed. How to photograph your woodwork.
Wednesday 19th – 10am – 4pm. Beginners Training Course #5
21st – 23rd Weekend – Camp Run Amok is hosted by the Southland Woodworkers Guild.
Tuesday 25th – Ratanui home group meeting 7pm
Wednesday 26th – 10am – 4pm. Final Beginners Training Course.
Friday 28th – Committee meeting.
September
Wednesday 2nd– Brian Arthurs home group meeting at 10am
Wednesday 2nd – Frank Torrance home group meeting at 10am
Friday 4th – Village home group meeting 10am
Wednesday 9th – 7.30pm MenzShed, 22b Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae Beach. The wood storage container will be open from 7pm.
Monday 14th – Art of Wood Exhibition closes tomorrow. Entries must be in before September 15th.
Monday 14th – 7pm NAW zoom club meeting.
Saturday 19th – Workshop 2pm – 4pm at the MenzShed.
Tuesday 22nd – Ratanui home group meeting 7pm
Friday 25th – Committee meeting.
October
Friday 2nd – Village home group meeting 10am
2nd – 4th Weekend – Lake Taupo Woodworkers Guild Jamboree, Wairakei School Hall. Jamboree Information sheet. Jamboree Registration Form
Wednesday 7th – Brian Arthurs home group meeting at 10am
Wednesday 7th – Frank Torrance home group meeting at 10am
Monday 12th – 7pm NAW zoom club meeting.
Wednesday 14th – 7.30pm MenzShed, 22b Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae Beach. The wood storage container will be open from 7pm.
Saturday 17th – Workshop 2pm – 4pm at the MenzShed.
Friday 23rd -Committee meeting.
Labour Weekend 24th – 26th – Kapiti Coast Art Trail 10am – 4pm.
Tuesday 27th – Ratanui home group meeting 7pm
30th – 1st Nov Weekend – 3-day event in Oamaru with visiting woodturner from Victoria, Australia.
Saturday 31st – Sunday 1st November – Kapiti Coast Art Trail 10am – 4pm.
November
Wednesday 4th – Brian Arthurs home group meeting at 10am
Wednesday 4th – Frank Torrance home group meeting at 10am
Friday 6th – Village home group meeting 10am
Monday 9th – 7pm NAW zoom club meeting.
Wednesday 11th – 7.30pm MenzShed, 22b Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae Beach. The wood storage container will be open from 7pm.
Saturday 21st – Strawberry Fair 9.30am – 3pm, Kapiti Primary School. Here’s an opportunity to sell your wares, promote the Guild and demonstrate live on the lathe. The event is a fund raiser for Mary Potter Hospice.
Tuesday 24th – Ratanui home group meeting 7pm
Friday 27th – Committee meeting.
December
Wednesday 2nd – Frank Torrance home group meeting at 10am
Wednesday 2nd – Brian Arthurs home group meeting at 10am
Friday 4th – Village home group meeting 10am
Wednesday 9th – 7.30pm MenzShed, 22b Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae Beach. The wood storage container will be open from 7pm.
Tuesday 22nd – Ratanui home group meeting 7pm
Joining the guild
We warmly welcome new members. To join the Guild, download the application form below.
The membership subscription is currently $60.00 per annum. This is discounted by $10.00 for members of the New Zealand Association of Woodworkers.
Keeping well
If you are concerned about your health, feel free to wear a mask. If you are unwell, please do not attend.
library
We have a growing collection of woodwork related books, magazines etc available for members to borrow. The library is open at our monthly meetings.
woodwork magazines
If members would like to be included on the magazine rotation list, contact Russell. Click here to email him.
CRITIQUING OF YOUR woodwork
We have a display table at our monthly meetings. Bring your items for others to admire and one of the team will critique selected items. A critique is not a criticism – but an assessment of your finished piece. It may include a short discussion with the maker and suggestions for possible improvement.
naw membership
Many of our Guild members are also members of the National Association of Woodworkers.
The benefits are many, including the quarterly magazine ‘Creative Wood’, discounts at retail outlets, online demonstrations, free entry in the Art of Wood competition and reduced fees to NAW events.
The Zoom Club meeting is held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7pm. It is open to non-members as well.
wood storage container
The container will be open 30 minutes prior to our monthly meeting. There is plenty of dry wood at reasonable prices.
Wig Stands & Gift Bowls
Wood for making these is available free of charge from the Guild container. Members are asked to please make one wig stand and one bowl per month.
Dimensions can be found on the Resources page.
get involved!
For the Guild to run well and provide a range of interesting and relevant presentations, teaching and activities; all of our members need to be involved. You can help by:
- Suggesting a topic for a Saturday workshop.
- Sharing your skills in a talk or demonstration.
- Sharing your WIBUT story.
- Preparing and presenting a talk on a tree.
- Participating in a working bee
Let a committee member know how you’d like to get involved. Dates of upcoming events are announced at our meetings, in the Kapiti Lancewood and on this page.
Home Groups
Meetings are once a month.
Brian Arthurs Group (Otaki)
1st Wednesday of the month 10am.
Frank Torrance Group (Waikanae)
1st Wednesday of the month 10am.
Ratanui Group (Waikanae)
4th Tuesday of the month 7pm.
Village Group (Levin/Otaki)
1st Friday of the month 10am.
More details are on the Contact Us page.