After much thought and labour here are the finished beehives. We managed to make 10 boxes out of the materials supplied. This is the type of co-operation our members have between themselves for the good of all. A job well done guys & much appreciated.
Thursday November 23, 2023 Read More »
Seeing the members efforts in Native Beehive production Ty one of our members asked if he could cut and assemble as many boxes as possible from the Cypress Pine timber and all other components he brought in. He told us he has existing beehives in operation but wants to increase the number of hives.
Tuesday November 14, 2023 Read More »
Once again Eagles Plumbing sponsored a Golf day for the tradies from all their branches to raise money for various not for profit organisations on the coast. Our shed was lucky to be one of the ones selected and received a donation of $1375 from Clint the manager of the Long Jetty branch. Below is
Tuesday November 14, 2023 Read More »
A local resident Mal brought in an old writing desk in very poor condition. He said it was a family heirloom & wanted to pass it on to a family member but not in the condition it was in so asked if we could do something with it. Once again Steve took on the
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Josh has been coming to the Shed during his school holidays to work with his grandad Bernie building an occasional table. They are using recycled hardwood. Josh is also learning to use a range of hand and power tools. Our Shed is always there to teach young or old and covers most Trades. Nice
Tuesday November 14, 2023 Read More »
Campbell is a Year 10 student at Central Coast Sports College. He is keen to become adept in using hand and power tools so has been drawing on the wisdom of our members to assist him making a chopping board, for which he has used timber off-cuts. When completed he will take it to
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Another project Steve tackled with Shaun was this beautiful solid oak table which needed repairs and renovation for a friend of Shaun. The tabletop, which had come apart at the joins, was dismantled and rebuilt. After staining and lacquering with polyurethane, the table was restored to its former beauty! Another perfect job for you
Sunday November 12, 2023 Read More »
One of our newer guys Graham was approached by a University staff member who amongst other things is studying our Native bees in their natural habitat. He travels all over and asked us to make 10 hardwood and 10 softwood bee hives the same as a sample he supplied. Graham sourced most of the
Sunday November 12, 2023 Read More »
Prolonged exposure to moisture had led to the deterioration of the ends of this padded bench seat. The original ends had been constructed with MDF. Steve used radiata pine to make new ends and, with a few coats of oil, the seat now looks like new. This project was undertaken at the request of a
Thursday November 02, 2023 Read More »
This replica of the Alliance Endeavour biplane is a work-in-progress that has been a labour of love for David for a long time. In the years following World War I, David’s father, Edward, worked in London for the Alliance Aeroplane Company, which was commissioned to build a biplane that became known as the Alliance
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