Recent Posts

• Shop Improvements: A corner, a reprieve and a bear

  As more and more folks are making use of the shop, we’re continuing to find ways to improve our space and tools.  Here’s the latest: 1) A new “Turner’s Corner”.  Unlike most tools in the shop, which you might use a few minutes at a time, one spends hefty chunks of time sitting (or standing) [...]

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• Recent action at the shop…

  I continue to be impressed by the ingenuity, creativity and curiosity that walks into the shop. Here’s Liz L, showing off her well-executed butcher-block kitchen counter top.  She got a great antique cast-iron sink off craigslist and then managed to score the cut-offs of the ends of coffee tables from a Lakewood coffee shop.  It [...]

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• Upcoming Classes!

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• New Work

  Here’s a few things we’ve been working on… 1) This bench-sized filing cabinet and shelves was made to house the sheet music and music books of a customer.  The top and shelves are made of Dalmatia wood (from Peru and quite the finicky wood to work with!).  The legs are maple;  the carcass of the [...]

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• Member Work! (cont…)

  I mentioned in the last post that there were two fellows who were making the shop a virtual second home… Andrew W. sauntered into the shop with a truckload of some dirty looking outdoor decking.  He had salvaged it from the rooftop deck of a club downtown, intending to make two desks from the beat-up [...]

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