The Greenville Woodworkers Guild’s humble origin story begins with a kitchen table conversation 40 years ago. Organizers then had three goals: to promote the art of woodworking, to provide woodworking education and to perform charitable activities.
“We have grown from simply a concept to arguably the finest woodworkers guild in the country,” said the group’s president, Joe Boyd.
The guild celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special members-only event on Sept. 25 featuring Roy Underhill, a renowned woodworker and host of the long-running PBS series “The Woodwright’s Shop.”
“Our growth is dependent upon having the same kind of mission that the guild was started with, to continue to be givers.” – Joe Boyd, president, Greenville Woodworkers Guild
Underhill said he was already familiar with the guild because of his connection to Charleston wood carver Mary May, who has led workshops at the guild.
“They make themselves special just by what they do,” Underhill said. “They started out and have continued doing extraordinary work to help others. It’s in their founding documents — service to others — which I think is brilliant.”
The guild has also authored a commemorative book to be published by Community Journals that will come out by the end of the year.
Written by fellow member Aubrey Rogers, the book chronicles the history of the guild from its very beginning when members met in each other’s cramped home workshops to learn how to use a lathe to its milestone move in 2010 to a 24,000-square-foot workshop in Mauldin.
This workshop is the crown jewel of the guild as it provides members access to an extensive selection of professional tools, reduced wood costs and willing teachers who are on hand seven days a week.
In return, guild members are generous with their craft and have made hundreds of toys and furniture for nonprofits over the years, including the Meyer Center, Habitat for Humanity and Beads of Courage, which gives handmade beads to children undergoing treatment for chronic, life-threatening illnesses. Members also recently helped build and install all of the office cabinets and furniture at the South Carolina Children’s Theatre.
Boyd said the organization, which has over 860 members, continues to thrive because it fills a void in the community that’s hard to find outside of any school setting.
“Our growth is dependent upon having the same kind of mission that the guild was started with, to continue to be givers,” Boyd said.
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