Make Your Next Woodworking Project at Western Woodworkers
Bring an idea, a piece of timber, or just your curiosity. Western Woodworkers is a casual club in St Marys where people come to make projects, learn from one another, and spend a Saturday around wood, tools and good company.
Open
2nd and 3rd Saturday each month
Membership
$50 annually + $5 weekly morning tea donation
First visit
Meet members, inspect the workshop, watch a session
New to woodworking
Beginners are welcome
You do not need to arrive as an expert. Start with the beginner pathway and see how informal support works.
Read The Beginner Guide
Visit first
Come along before joining
A first visit lets you meet members, inspect the equipment, and watch a normal club day before deciding.
Plan your first visit
Follow an interest
Make the project you have in mind
Explore woodturning, boxes, furniture, repairs, gifts and practical timber projects.
Explore member projects
Come along on a club day and see the workshop for yourself
The easiest next step is to visit. You can ask questions, get a feel for the people and see whether Western Woodworkers suits the kind of woodworking you want to do.
Woodturning
Bowls, vessels and turned objects for people drawn to the lathe.
Explore woodturning
Boxes and gifts
Smaller projects that can build skill and make meaningful gifts.
Explore box making
Display and decorative work
Framed, carved and decorative pieces can be practical, personal or simply made for the pleasure of creating them.
See member projects
A well-equipped workshop with room to work
The club has hand tools and machinery for member projects. Members need certification before using machinery independently.
Lathes
Table saw
Thicknesser/planer
Combination machine
Morticer
Drum sander
Bandsaw
Mitre saw