CHRISTMAS IDEAS

Beautiful bird tables at Men in Sheds
Order now for Christmas presents

Only £20

Signage

The men decided to put a sign at the top of the notice board. At least they got the spelling right.

New bird box designs available.

birds and hedgehogs

I THINK FRANK AND COLIN ARE QUITE PROUD OF THE HEDGEHOG HOUSE

STATION MANAGER MICK PEARSON OF NOTTS. FIRE AND RESCUE HAS COMMISSIONED US TO MAKE 2O BIRD NESTING BOXES THAT WILL BE SITED AROUND THEIR HQ AT BESTWOOD LODGE

MEN IN SHEDS GREEK STYLE

ON MY RECENT HOLIDAY IN GREECE I CAME ACROSS THIS FINE BUNCH OF FELLOWS.

MEN IN SHEDS SKIATHOS

I AM NOT SURE THAT PLAYING CARDS, SMOKING AND DRINKING OUZO WOULD GO DOWN THAT WELL IN BLIDWORTH.

BUT I SUPPOSE WE COULD ALWAYS SWAP THE OUZO FOR WHISKY.

CREATING A MONSTER

Made our first wooden jigsaw today.

More creatures to follow. I am going to a friends wedding in Greece for the next two weeks so things will be a bit quiet. If you would like a specific jigsaw making post a message and we will see what we can do.

IN PRODUCTION

Our first goods rolled of the production line today.
Colin ( or Monet In Shed )as we like to call him made a grand job of the painting.
If you are interested in purchasing a hand made nesting box please let us know.
Competitively priced at £4

Other products will be available soon.
The white one is for people who don't like birds.

READY TO ROLL

The SHED is now ready for use.

The basics are there and new members can put their own stamp on it.

Welcome visitors

Had a visit from the Chuckle Brothers today.

Tried out the lathe today.Dont know what we will do with all the shavings.

Might have to get a rabbit.

FIRST MEMBER

Had a good day at the shed today.
Colin our (first member) joined me and made a great job of painting the partitions whilst I set about making the benches.
We have a had a beautiful lathe donated to us and i am sure it will get plenty of use.

ITS A START

Its a start, just watch this space!!!

Here are some before and after pics.


We had our first telephone enquiry today.
A gentleman who has sadly just lost his wife and would like to join the project.

FLAT PACK

The workshop arrived today.
I didn't expect it to be flat pack.








Still, the instructions look simple enough

MAKING SPACE

Another busy day at the shed today.
Clearing space for the workshop but making sure that the guys from the Mansfield shop still have plenty of room.
Managed to make myself a roomy office,
please knock before you enter!!!



Following lone working policies I decided to take the guard dog with me.







She sooon got fed up and went off to practice for the next world cup (can't do any worse).

FIRST DONATION

Thanks to John Bryan for the first donation of a woodworking tool.
He explained to me (at length and in detail !!) how an ancestor, Little John Bryan, had used the spoke shave to fashion Robin Hoods bow.



But seriously thanks for the belt sander. I am sure it will come in very useful.

First setback today.
I think I must have misread the measurements for the coffee table!!
Its taken me all day to turn one leg.

Visit to Larkhill

I met Bill at Larkhill Village in Clifton today.
He works in the woodworking shop making various items for the residents.
It was nice to get some advice from a man who has helped set up the workshop.
He told me that residents often pop in and ask for custom made bird tables etc.
If you have an requests please get in touch.

MANAGED TO ACQUIRE A GOOD QUALITY LATHE TODAY
A SNIP AT £500

WORK IN PROGRESS

Hello

This is my first attempt at a blog so please bear with me.

Welcome to my new home.

As you can see from the pictures, not so much a blank canvas more of an abstract painting of the furniture department of John Lewis.

Over the coming weeks I hope to create a workshop for older men in the North Nottinghamshire former coal-mining communities.

If you have any ideas or would like to donate any good quality woodworking tools or know of somebody who may benefit from the project please contact me.