Events to look forward to in 2025
8th February Air brushing demonstration
12 February Members meeting
7th May AGM
29th June Mid Year dinner
5,6 July Have a go weekend
12,13 July Southern Crafters weekend
22,23,24 August Camp Run Amok
25,26 October Great little trainshow
1,2 November Southern Crafters weekend
14-30November Annual Exhibition
13 December to 14 January Christmas/ Holiday break
Important dates to remember 2024 :
• Southland Community Trust – 14th October (7pm-9pm)
• Arts Trail 12th – 19th October (Guild Open 10am – 3pm on Saturdays)
- Craft Show 2 & 3 November
- Annual Exhibition 22 November - 8 December
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Trip to David Millers workshop
Those of you who didn't go to David Miller's workshop outing, you
missed a real treat - it was AMAZEBALLS!!! David is a very gifted
craftsman and has made a whole heap of wonderful creations in his time,
including leadlighting. The biggest items he's created on his lathe
were the molds he turned for the ICC fountains by Feldwick Gates (true
story!!!). ( txt by Gloria )
David is also one of our members who has been with the guild for a great number of years and contributed a great deal of knowledge and skills.
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• Southland Community Trust – 14th October (7pm-9pm)
• Arts Trail 12th – 19th October (Guild Open 10am – 3pm on Saturdays)
• Arts Trail 12th – 19th October (Guild Open 10am – 3pm on Saturdays)
- Craft Show 2 & 3 November
- Annual Exhibition 22 November - 8 December
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David is also one of our members who has been with the guild for a great number of years and contributed a great deal of knowledge and skills.
Lady Barclay outing photographs
workshop
___________________________________Camp Run Amok held at the clubrooms
14/15/16 April 2023
Camp Run Amok crew
14/15/16 April 2023
A handful of impressions from Camp Amok
colored epoxy fill |
Neil chipping away |
Ron still going strong |
cutting patterns |
learning the tricks of woodturning |
a yarn and a pro turner |
scroll sawyers on the stage |
tuition time |
Reflections on our bus trip to Te Anau
First stop on our trip was at the Fiordland Military Vehicle Museum where we were warmly welcomed by Duncan and Tina Mc Gregor who made sure that we settled with a great morning tea with scones' pikelets and lemmingtons. Then we dispersed through the building to admire this private collection of memorabilia and fired a lot of questions at Duncan about this collection. A really amazing collection indeed and only just enough time to see the lot.
After that we were back on the road and fortunately the sun broke through the clouds when we arrived in Te Anau at the Te Anau club for our lunch break and a bit of a restful time for us oldies.
Next visit on the agenda was the Fiordland vintage machinery museum where we again were warmly welcomed by the local volunteers .
Exhibits included over 60 working tractors, a selection of early road
graders and motor bikes, a massive collection of early machinery, a Blacksmith Shop, displays of Te Anau's early history
including the first telephone exchange and other memorabilia, Te Anau's
first school building, etc.
And also the recently added wood working workshop.
Some very tired and not so mobile members settled at the office part of the building to read some old snippets from papers and then it was time again to hit the road for our return trip after driver Kevin took us on a tour along the lake front.
Some very tired and not so mobile members settled at the office part of the building to read some old snippets from papers and then it was time again to hit the road for our return trip after driver Kevin took us on a tour along the lake front.
All in all a great day out and let us hope that we will be able to have another trip in the distant future.
wall posters and scale models |
scale model |
also a scale model |
military people mover |
driver seat of the 'SUV' |
Te Anau vintage machinery museum
Midwinter dinner / 35th anniversary at 23 June 2022
A great dinner we've had and what a joyful day we've had
with so many members made the effort to join.
with so many members made the effort to join.
The meal was great thanks again to the great skills of our
chef Glenda who made sure that there was plenty delicious food
for the whole clan.
A lot of banter and old stories from earlier guild days were enjoyed by all.