Barwon Valley Woodwrights Inc. consists of a group of very friendly men and women who enjoy primarily working with wood. We enjoy sharing our skills and knowledge with each other and our aim is to provide education and quality skills, as we endevour to support the health and wellbeing of our members by creating an environment of social inclusion.
In June 1988 a small group of people who shared a common passion for working with wood started the club and named it “Barwon Valley Woodwrights”. They incorporated the Barwon Valley Woodwrights on the 25th of November 1988. The objectives of the club are to Foster, Encourage and Enhance the skills of members. We currently meet at the Moolap Primary School from February to November. There are no sessions in December and January.
Starting on the first Monday evening of February at 7:00pm and every month after that until November, a General meeting is held to share information with members. At the meeting the members will be advised of any decisions the Committee has made that could effect the club or its membership. Members have the chance to discuss any subjects of club interest. During the meeting, time is set aside to allow anyone who so desires, to show any items they have completed since the last meeting.
On the third Monday of each month at 7:00pm it’s a hands on evening. Members can use our club equipment in our workshop once assessed as competent. Inexperienced members will be guided in the safe use of the equipment by competent members who have been trained and approved by the club.
Since moving to our new home we are able to offer some extra sessions during the day. We now offer general woodwork sessions from 9:30am till 12:00 noon on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. A session for new starters with limited experience is also being offered where small groups can work through set projects to learn the basics in a more private environment outside of the main groups. These sessions run on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 1:30 till 4:00pm.
Disciplines we undertake in an effort to share our knowledge and experience are – Woodturning, Woodcarving, Pyrography, Furniture Making, Boxmaking, Toymaking and many others. For those who don’t wish to get involved in projects, it is a good opportunity just to socialise and get to know each other better, have a coffee and discuss life.😀