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A welcoming space for your timber projects

Whether you are shaping raw timber or bringing a wobbly chair back to life, our benches and hand tools are here for you to use at your own pace.

Practical making

What you can do on the bench

Restoration

Giving heirlooms a second life

Bring in wobbly chairs, scuffed tables, or loose joints. We have clamps, glues, and sandpaper ready to help you mend and care for treasured household items.

Woodworking

Shaping raw timber by hand

Learn how to use manual saws, chisels, and hand planes safely. No prior experience is needed to start working with honest grain and traditional tools.

Tool skills

Sharpening and general mending

Get friendly advice on everything from selecting sandpaper grits to sharpening bevels. No question is too basic when you are learning a practical craft.

— Tactile craft

The kettle is always warm, and the tools are waiting for your next honest attempt.

The workshop

Open benches every week

Open

shared workbenches

Free

use of manual hand tools

Daily

warm brews poured

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Bring your project to the bench

Have an old item in need of glue, screws, or oil? Drop us a line and come on by.