WHO WE ARE
It is said, Necessity is the Mother of Invention.
West Georgia Woodturners (WGW) was born out of necessity. Stacy Williams was trying to find a club to join that was nearby. He found a couple of clubs but the drive time made it almost prohibitive considering his work schedule. After visiting one club a couple of times Stacy’s wife suggested if he couldn’t find one closer to home maybe he should consider creating a club. The thought stuck and after several more visits to distant clubs, Stacy decided to explore his wife’s idea. Soliciting the advice of several people including an instructor at a local woodworking supply store, Stacy found the encouragement was overwhelming from everybody.
Stacy and the instructor he met joined forces and started gathering information on how to start a local club of novice to expert woodturners. The idea grew faster than expected so they finally made the move to start looking for people who would be interested in becoming members of the club. Much to their surprise, the enthusiasm was more than they anticipated.
The West Georgia Woodturners club was established in April 2018 and has grown rapidly over a relatively short period of time. The club also became a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. The new club meets once a month to do projects and have demonstrations from well-known experts in the area. The goal is to become more involved in the community and with the local educators as well as technical schools.
Our Mission
Create and develop an organization of wood turners working within the community as well as educational groups to advance the skills of wood turning and train future generations of wood turners.
Our Core Values
West Georgia Woodturners established core values by which all club member feel very strongly about and support whole heartedly.
- Gain Knowledge
- Use the knowledge
- Share the knowledge
Our meetings are open to anyone interested in woodturning and wood art.
Date: First Thursday of each month
Time: 6:00 PM
Villa Rica Parks & Rec./Senior Center
646 Industrial Blvd.
Villa Rica, GA
Located at Gold Dust Park
Unfortunately, signage is poor. The center is hidden by trees. Landmarks are your best clue.
From I-20
- Take exit 24 and turn northbound on Industrial Blvd. after exiting.
- Go 1.75 miles on Industrial Blvd to Tiny Cole Dr.
- Turn left or West on Tiny Cole Dr.
- When you reach the T in the drive turn right and go to the back parking lot. You should be able to see the entrance to the dining hal
Landmarks
Just before you reach Tiny Cole Dr. you should see the entrance to the Flowers Bakery on the left. Tiny Cole Dr. will be your next left turn.
From GA-61 South Bound
- Driving south on GA-61 take the right fork when you reach Old Town Rd. just north of Villa Rica.
- Go .5 miles on Old Town Rd. to Rockmart Rd.
- Turn right on Rockmart Rd. go .6 miles to Industrial Blvd.
- Turn left on Industrial Blvd. go .3 miles to Tiny Cole Dr.
- Turn right or West on Tiny Cole Dr.
- At the end of Tiny Cole Dr., turn right and go to the back parking lot. You should be able to see the entrance to the dining hall.
Landmarks
Driving south on Industrial Blvd. you will see Dollar General on your left. Tiny Cole Dr. is just ahead on your right. If you see the entrance to Flowers Bakery on your right you have gone too far. If you cross some railroad tracks you really went too far. Turn around and go back.
If you see Georgia Arms on your left, stop and get me some .40 S&W FMJ ammo then come back north to Tiny Cole Dr.
Annual membership dues:
- $35 for an individual
- $40 for a family
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Are you interested in learning to turn wood?
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