Benefits of Membership
- Membership of Herts and Beds woodturners includes membership of the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain (AWGB).
- With over 90 club members, you can meet new friends and network with local turners.
- The club organises regular members training days, where you can learn new skills and improve your technique.
- Monthly meetings with professional demo's and club nights.
- Mentorship available for new turners.
- Access to the club tool lending library.
Membership Details and Costs
- Annual membership costs just £45 including membership of the AWGB.
- On evenings when there is a professional demonstrator, there is an additional £3 fee on the door.
- The subscription for those joining after 1st July each year is £20.
- Junior members under 21 are free.
- There may be an additional cost for special demonstrations such as an all day demo.
- Visitors may attend a maximum of 4 monthly meetings in a calendar year. The first visit will be free of charge, but a fee of £3 will be payable for each subsequent visit.
Membership forms
If you would like to become a member, simply download the forms and follow the Membership Application Instructions by completing the simple forms and returning them to Steve at a club meeting, via email or post (details are in the instructions) and he will sign you up!
Membership application instructions
Health and Safety
Herts & Beds members have recently helped shape the Men’s Shed Health & Safety Policy, Handbook, Machine Familiarization and User Sign-Off process. This work aims to create a safer environment and build a safety-first culture where everyone looks out for one another.
Both Herts & Beds and Shed’s primary objective is to provide a safe and supportive environment for inexperienced users. Using various sources, including AWGB and manufacturers’ guidance, we have created reusable documents that can be adapted for high-risk machines such as bandsaws and lathes.
These are available here:
Each assessment follows a standard framework of topics to cover, machine features, setup, use (for basic techniques) and maintenance. The use of advanced techniques for new projects will require a further assessment . Safety of the user and bystanders is the assessments' primary objective; it seeks to achieve that by the user following the document and making them aware of what's required to use the machine safely and produce better results.
The documents are now being used in the Man's Shed, as a guide to tutor and then assess both understanding and use of the machine, before they are "authorized" to use it. H&BW members can use it to assess themselves.
The document is a familiarization guide; Herts & Beds accepts no responsibility for its use.
The User takes full responsibility for using the machine.
