The first ever exhibition of the Berwick District Woodworkers Club was an outstanding success.
Club member John McMahon said an estimated 500-600 people attended over the weekend from 9-11 July to see demonstrations by club members as well as some of the amazing sculptures and functional pieces they’ve been working on.
As a result of the weekend, the club has also picked up a number of new members as well as positive feedback from people in the Casey community.
Visitors came from as far away as East Gippsland and Shepparton.
As a bonus, Mr McMahon said, the club made some good sales of its pieces too.
The Berwick District Woodworkers Club has existed for around 35 years but this was its first open exhibition.
And after the success of this first endeavour, Mr McMahon said it’s likely it won’t be the last.
“It will possibly be an annual event and probably will be bigger next time,” he said.
“We were more than happy with the response we had from the community and the reactions we got were that they were blown away.”
While visitors enjoyed all the demonstrations, he said the most popular were wood turning on the lathe and carving and making rocking horses.
The club is composed of both men and women of all ages and abilities and skill levels, from people who have never held a hammer to those who have worked with wood throughout their professional career.
To find out more or to join, visit https://bdwwc.club/
