WOODWORK SHED

Our workshop opens Mondays to Fridays 8:00 - 12:00pm, depending on the availabilities of leaders. For safety reasons, an experienced leader must be present before the shop can open and a minimum of two members before machinery is used.

Any competent member can become a leader and specialist trade training is not required. Woodwork is learnt ‘shoulder to shoulder’ in the Men’s Shed way. Formal training is restricted to a short course induction to minimise risk of personal injury.

To support the shed financially, our members carry out small repairs for the general public and make items for the annual shed sale. There are no large-scale manufacturing or competition with local businesses. Many thanks to these businesses that provide generous support to our shed.

There are no additional fees or expenses. Basic items such as glue, screws, abrasives and tools are provided. Members are responsible for supplying their own timber, however the shed occasionally has limited stocks available for purchase at ‘mate’s rates’.

When surveyed, in 2014, the founding members of the new Noosa Men’s Shed listed woodwork as the craft having greatest appeal. Consequently, the smaller of two existing brick buildings on the Wallum Lane site was repurposed as the foundation space for a wood workshop. As the shed membership grew significant effort was directed at expanding and equipping the workspace. 

Today, the wood workshop is the largest craft area, is well equipped and woodwork remains the most popular shed activity.

Initially, the work was directed to produce items needed for internal use but since the focus has shifted. Today, the dominant activity in the facility is members making items for themselves and their loved ones.