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

May 22, 2025
  • AWG & WEC Events

    2pm-6pm: Shop Closed: Hand Tool Group Only- Henry Raymond Group Lead
    May 22, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

May 23, 2025
  • AWG & WEC Events

    9a-1p Alden Snow - 205-401-8070
    May 23, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    10a-2p Wood Art Group-Terri Hjetland Group Lead
    May 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    1p-5p Mike Betke Supervisor
    May 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    5p-9p Rick Ford Supervisor
    May 23, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    Hand Tool Class with Ken Blackwood
    May 23, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

May 24, 2025
  • AWG & WEC Events

    9a-1p Henry Raymond Supervisor
    May 24, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    9a-5p Scroll Saw Class has priority on scroll saws, sanders, drill press
    May 24, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    1p-5p Bob Moore Supervisor
    May 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

May 25, 2025
  • AWG & WEC Events

    1P-5P Scroll Saw Class has priority on scroll saws, sanders, drill press
    May 25, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  • AWG & WEC Events

    1p-5p Hal Songer Supervisor
    May 25, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

May 26, 2025
  • AWG & WEC Events

    3pm-9pm: Shop Closed, Luthier Group Only - Rick Ford supervisor
    May 26, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

May 27, 2025
  • AWG & WEC Events

    9am-2pm: Shop Closed, Toy Group Only - Doug Gillespie Group Lead
    May 27, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm


Next Guild Meeting - June 21st, 2025

Join us Saturday morning, June 21st, 2025 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.


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. Our free library contains books on techniques, videos, and project plans.

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.


Notice:

Effective October 1, 2024, membership dues increased to $150 for regular members, and $75 for youth and student members.

At the March, 2024 General  Membership Meeting, the Board of Directors proposed an increase in Annual Member Dues from $100 to $150.  The following month, April, 2024, the membership in attendance at the monthly General Membership Meeting voted to approve the increase.


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.