Get the Boys a Lift – Awesome people. Give em a visit πŸ˜‰πŸ‘

HaverShed meets GTBAL (Get the boys a lift). Β We went along to meet the proprietor of the coffee shop in Bridge Street today and was welcomed with a lovely cup of coffee…and a chocolate biscuit. We all sat down and had a chat about what they’re doing, they started this business to help support people …
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Another brilliant day at Men’s Shed. The last work bench being built πŸ‘ Thanks loads PhilπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Yes, it was another great day at HaverShed. Around a dozen guys came through the door. Phil got on with the workbench and yes, it IS true, you can never have too many!! This will enable us to work on larger/longer bits of wood. Allan was busy making up a drawer. Owing to the noise …
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HaverShed is really getting going!

Yes, last Wednesday was quite a busy day. We had over a dozen visitors – some old, some new. The Shed had quite a buzz to it – or was that Richard & Phil working the wood lathe creating a new bowl from poplar wood? Steve brought in his homegrown chilli peppers – dried and …
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Another Very Busy Shed Day

Things are really getting busy at HaverShed. We must’ve had over a dozen visitors today. We mentioned redressing the balance from lots of wood working kit to games, darts and even a pool table! And lo, two guys turn up with two dart boards (Cheers, Phil & Nigel). Within minutes the dart board was up …
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Loads of thanks to all Shedders who came in today πŸ‘ Also a great big thanks for all the great work done πŸ‘βœ…

It was a tad cold but plenty of guys turned up this week. Kevin supplied some big (8×4) insulation panels and Phil & Robert set to in filling the big gap in the inner sanctum. This will make it a warmer, draft free place for future use – such as Dave’s Talking Circle (watch this …
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A big CHEERS to Phil for supervising Shedders using the new WOOD LATHE today. Some brilliant pens where made πŸ‘ As per pictures πŸ˜€

We now have a few more tools – a device for making dovetails, a saw plus Allan brought his label making machine in too. Robert got to make a pen – thanks to Phil for all his help.

Great Day at the Shed – Mandibles, chucks & prong driving . . .

Another great day at HaverShed – the wood lathe has arrived – a super duper Axminster jobbie (that’s my techy knowledge coming out there). Richard & Phil set to, unwrapping the beastie and setting it up. We were quite amazed at how easy it was and what a superb precision instrument it is! They had …
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