About the guild
The South Florida Woodworking Guild was founded in 1986 and is a registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization made up of professional and amateur woodworkers who wish to preserve a standard of excellence in the craft by sharing information, resources, and techniques. Our Guild provides a home where tradition can be kept alive and new techniques can enhance the quality of the Guild’s members’ workmanship.
About Us
Our members range in skill from novice to expert and professional. We especially welcome and enjoy helping those who are new to woodworking. Our meetings include one or more demonstrations of woodworking techniques as well as a “Show and Tell” session where members display their projects and even brag a little. Visitors are welcome to come and experience woodworking in action! Vendors are also welcome to join the Guild.
The Guild meets monthly at the American Legion Post 321 in Cooper City, Florida. We hold eleven regular meetings per year, a tool auction in the fall (Oct/Nov) and in December a holiday party.
We have two ongoing special projects which serve as our way to give back to the community.
- Toys for children are built annually and provided to those in need in our community through the Child Net organization.
- Urns for Veterans are built on an ongoing basis by Guild members for Veterans whose remains lay unclaimed after their passing. We coordinate with the “Missing in America Project” which identifies the Veterans and spouses in local funeral homes and ensures a dignified burial at a National Cemetery.
Frequently asked questions
Who are Guild members?
Anyone interested in woodworking. Students to retirees, weekend putterers to professionals, beginners to award winning artists.
What kind of things does the Guild do?
Our work can be simple or complex, strictly functional or purely aesthetic, but most often a mixture of these. We make things for personal use, as gifts, and for sale.
Why?
To meet a need, to learn a skill, as a job, but often, simply for the joy of making something with our hands.
Why the Guild?
For monthly programs/presentations on a variety of woodworking topics. To share the fun, and the challenges with members. To get new ideas, or advice on problems, and to share our accomplishments,
When and where?
Meetings are the second Wednesday every month at 7:00pm.
American Legion Post 321
9081 SW 51 Street
Cooper City, FL. 33328
Cost?
Fifty dollars ($50.00) per year.
Become a Member Today
There are a lot of great benefits to becoming a member, but most important, being part of a movement to fosters and preserves the Art of Fine Woodworking. Become a member today!
