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Being the professionals we are at making beehives the word is out that we can make anything relating to beekeeping.  In that light we were asked to tackle a Kenyan style beehive.  It needed to be made from at least 25mm thick hardwood planks & a pitched roof for ventilation.. It also needed numerous horizontal […]

Eagles Plumbing has numerous stores scattered around the Coast & is one of the largest plumbing supply organizations in the area. They have in the past & continue to support Men’s Sheds in their areas by raising much needed funds for us. As usual they held their  annual golf day for the tradies at Shelley

Recently some of our members from the Photography arm of the shed decided to visit Barrington Tops to enhance their photographic skills.They chose an un-powered & un-serviced site to make camp.  Robert Corlet, Lyle Fry & Tony Newall were the only toughies game enough to take it on. Below are some of the fantastic photos

John Devenport loves to dismantle machinery & restore it. So when we received this donation of on old rusted Jointer he couldn’t wait to get his hands on it. It had been lying under a tree in the open for a very long time by the look of it. He completely stripped it down, removed

Another strange request we received was a lady who wanted  a birth box made for her grandson.          Not knowing what this was we asked the question. Apparently it’s a storage box for keepsakes in the child’s early years. It may contain the first tooth lost, first lock of hair, favourite toy etc.etc. She asked if

We have a couple of members who are also volunteers in the Blaze Aid organisation who help farmers & people in the outback, to overcome their losses in fires & floods etc. John Devenport is one of these guys. The last time he went bush he came across a lady in her nineties, who had

John Mills saw the native beehives we make & was keen to make one for Armidale Public School as the children were interested in how bees make honey. Always one to be different he settled on a hexagon style with a pitched roof which looked similar to something made in Japan or India. It looked

Spud Murphy one of our newer members has always wanted to design & make some sort of portable cupboard to house his BBQ tools. He wanted something that would hold everything, so he could bring it out & start cooking. This is what he came up with & it looks great. It can accommodate the

We held our 2017 A.G.M. on the 8th August which was well attended by 45 members. A  BBQ was offered on completion of elections  & most stayed to socialise. BATEAU BAY MEN’S SHED INCORPORATED 8th Annual General Meeting PRESIDENT’S REPORT                         Date    08/10/2017 I welcome all members to the 8th Annual General Meeting of the

As in previous posts we like members to show us something they have made & are proud of. Here is the latest contribution Saturday, 3rd June 2017 saw the N.S.W whip makers get together for the N.S.W Championships held each year at the  Cessnock Gun Club. One of our members, Ross Jenkins proved to be