Making Sawdust With A Purpose.

Our Mission is to promote and administer programs which will benefit the woodworking community and advance the art and craft of woodworking.

7 Day calendar

June 16, 2026

  • AWG & WEC Events

    9am-2pm: Shop Closed, Toy Group Only - Doug Gillespie Group Lead
    June 16, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

June 18, 2026

  • AWG & WEC Events

    Shop Closed - Hand Tool Group Only - Group Lead Henry Raymond
    June 18, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

June 19, 2026

  • AWG & WEC Events

    9am Bob Baumgartner - Supervisor
    June 19, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    10a-2p Wood Art Group-Terri Hjetland Group Lead
    June 19, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    1p-5p Bob Baumgartner - Supervisor
    June 19, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    5p-9p Mitch Buchanan Supervisor
    June 19, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

June 20, 2026

  • AWG & WEC Events

    Laser / CNC Group meeting (classroom)
    June 20, 2026 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am

  • AWG & WEC Events

    9a-10a Mentor/ShowNTell
    June 20, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

  • AWG & WEC Events

    10a-12p General Membership Meeting, Guests Welcome
    June 20, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    12p-5p George Van Kirk Supervisor 256.690.1537
    June 20, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

June 21, 2026

  • AWG & WEC Events

    Shop Closed For Father's Day
    June 21, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

June 22, 2026

  • AWG & WEC Events

    3pm-9pm: Shop Closed, Luthier Group Only - Rick Ford supervisor
    June 22, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Skills Fair and 250th Birthday Celebration

July 18, 2026

12:00-4:00, a come and go event (10:00 if you would like to attend our general monthly meeting)

10544 Highway 17, Maylene, Alabama 35114

 

The Alabama Woodworkers Guild invites you to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday with us at the Woodworking Education Center in Maylene Al.

Enjoy hot dogs and other refreshments, tour our facility and experience our first annual Skills Fair!

Our Mentors will be on hand exhibiting their skills and crafts, a service available to all members of the AWG wishing to learn or perfect a new skill.

Also, members of each of our Special Interest Groups will be on site:

The Toy Group- Providing thousands of handcrafted wooden toys each year to Children’s Hospital and other local facilities

The Wood Art Group- an art form utilizing only wood of varying species and color, as well as, Intarsia

The Hand tool Group- individuals focusing only on hand tools to complete projects such as hand planes, chisels, saws, etc.

The CNC and Laser Group- those individuals that utilize our state of the art CNC machine and Laser machine in their individual woodworking projects

The Luthier Group- a group whose interest is in the build of stringed instruments like guitars, ukuleles, dulcimers and violins. There may even be a group of them playing during the event!

Habitat for Humanity- The Guild performs an annual cabinet build for the Holiday House each year. The Guild members that sign up for this class will build all of the kitchen cabinets and the two bathroom vanities for the Holiday House. The Guild's Supervisor for this class or his representative will be on hand with pictures ready to discuss the process

We hope you will join us in our celebration of this momentous occasion!

The Alabama Woodworkers Guild,

https://wp.awwg.info/

 

Check Us Out

We are an organization of woodcrafters with skills ranging from beginner to master craftsmen.

Our members share woodworking tips, bring projects to show and tell, hear guest speakers, and see live woodworking demonstrations at every meeting.

The Guild’s Woodworking Education Center is located at the site of the old Maylene School building on Hwy 17 in Maylene, AL.  The WEC is open Friday-Sunday for the membership and for visitors to drop by to see what we are all about.  Please, before dropping by, check the WEC Calendar on our website (https://wp.awwg.info/calendar/) and make sure a Supervisor is scheduled to be on-duty.

Next Guild Meeting - June 20th, 2026

Join us Saturday morning, June 20th, 2026 for our monthly General Membership meeting.

8:30-9:30 am: CNC/Laser Group – meeting in class room
9:00-10:00 am: Meet and greet, mentorship time
10:00 am: General Membership Meeting.

Visitors are always welcome, so bring a friend.

General Membership Meetings

General Membership Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM, January through November.

Please give us a visit.