Clubs & Societies
The Get Woodworking Live Exhibition will play host to some of UK's reputable and experienced clubs and societies. The clubs listed below endevour to promote the skill, appreciation and education of woodworking.
British Toymakers Guild
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Founded in 1956 with the aim of promoting and encouraging excellence in Toymaking, the British Toymakers Guild is run BY toymakers FOR toymakers. The committee and management are all working craftspeople. The BTG is a not-for-profit trade association and is funded primarily by its members' subscriptions, publications and the annual show that is held in London. The BTG currently represents approximately 150 makers of automata, dolls, dollshouses, hobby and rocking horses, miniatures, nursery and educational toys, paper toys, puppets, soft toys, teddy bears, wooden toys and much else besides. |
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SAW & Cheam Woodturners
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The Surrey Association of Woodturners (SAW) was formed in January 1990 in order to promote the art and craft of Woodturning. There aim is to build a lively association in which an interchange of ideas and skills will be openly encouraged in order to improve the woodturning ability of all our members.
The Cheam Woodturners Association was formed in October 1999 to promote the art & craft of Woodturning in the South London / North Surrey area.
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Association of Woodturners of Great Britain
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The AWGB is an international non-profit making organisation dedicated to the advancement and promotion of woodturning, which was formed in August 1987. It consists of individual members and affiliated and Associated Branches throughout the country. Members include hobbyists, professionals, gallery owners, collectors of wood and tool suppliers. The AWGB is currently made up of over 50 affiliated local groups of woodturners (branches) as well as individual members. The current membership is in excess of 3000 individual members. |
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The Register of Professional Turners
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This Register is composed of turners who offer a professional service to the public, and whose work, has been approved by competent assessors as being of good quality. The purposes of the Register are for example to encourage the appreciation by the general public of good quality turning and to assure prospective purchasers of turned work that high standards of design, execution and finish will be obtained from craftsmen and craftswomen who are members of the Register. Furthermore they promote co-operation and companionship among professional turners and want to encourage the proper teaching of the craft of turning. |
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The British woodcarvers association
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The British Woodcarvers association exists to advance and promote the art and craft of wood carving and sculpture in all its forms, to encourage the exchange of ideas between members, promote best practice and to enable wood carvers and sculptors to promote their work to a wider audience. The members meet regularly to carve, chat and to give and receive help and advice. The association is made up of 28 regions, loosely based on the counties of England, North and South Wales and one region in the USA. The Association is there for everyone, from the absolute novice hobby carver to top professionals, from non-carvers who are just interested in the art and craft of carving to companies supplying equipment to our members. |
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TATHS (Tool and Tool History Society)
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The Tools and Trades History Society (TATHS) was founded in 1983 to further the knowledge and understanding of hand tools and the trades and people that used them.
The tools and equipment of historic trades are now often the only surviving evidence of what were once common everyday activities. The Society seeks to preserve these artifacts and to investigate, record and interpret the past and present performance of trades.
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North London Woodturners
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The North London Woodturners were formed in 1995 and spent many years as a small group meeting in each other workshops and houses. In 2006 NLW found a home at the Freehold Community Centre where the club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 8.00 pm. Club evenings are made up of lots of discussions on turning and practical demonstrations on the club lathes. All areas of turning are covered throughout the year, from tool sharpening to advice on equipment. There is a very wide mix of members from very experienced to complete novices and new members are always very welcome. The NLW also welcome young enthusiasts but if you are under 16 please bring an adult with you. |
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