The Nova Woodturners' Guild is a group of people interested in the art and craft of woodturning. Our skills range from beginner to professional. Many members are also active in the Nova Scotia arts and crafts community.
On January 15 1996, Maurice Gamblin (a professional woodturner from Perth-Andover, New Brunswick) sent out a letter inviting people to a meeting on January 22, 1996, at the Honda Training Center in Burnside. At that meeting a steering committee was set up to begin the arrangements to create a woodturning club. On April 22, 1996 we had our first meeting at the NS Community College in Halifax.
Meetings are currently held 10 times a year, from September through to June. Over the years we have met at a variety of locations; for the last few years we have been meeting at Lee Valley Tools, 100 Susie Lake Crescent, Halifax, NS B3S 1C7.
Typically meetings are preceded by a period for informal chat, as well as an opportunity to return and/or borrow from our extensive library. This is followed by a "show and tell" (or "show and ask"!) session and then a talk or demonstration on some aspect of woodturning.
Whether you are a seasoned turner or a total beginner, new members are always welcome. If you would like to join us or come along as a guest to a meeting to see what we have to offer, feel free to join us at Lee Valley.
Click here to contact us.Now that we meet during the open hours at Lee Valley, please enter through the front doors of the store. Parking is in the lot in front of the store. We meet in the Seminar Room, which is at the back right hand corner of the showroom as you enter. Meetings officially come to order at 2 PM and typically end between 3:30 and 4:00 PM, although there is a member's social (and library) time from about 1:30 to 2:00 PM for exchanges of ideas, social catch-ups between members, and an opportunity for visitors and potential new members to introduce themselves and meet some of the members.
Click here for a map of the location.
An archive of old newsletters and a few other documents is found here.
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