Today the shed received a generous donation of tools, including a car load of bench-top carpentry equipment.

The Shed is always happy to receive donations of equipment from the local community. Some of this equipment will be put into service at the shed, and other pieces will be passed on to other Men’s Sheds who are in need of equipment.

This donation allowed a craft table to be moved into the forecourt of The Shed. This has proved to be a very versatile addition to the shed’s working bench-top area.

In the images below, while the cars were unloaded Roger and Peter set about cooking up the monthly BBQ for the hungry moving team.

Shed member James has been busy at the shed with two constructions going on at the same time. The first is a bird shelter, mounted on a post, in the image below being painted by shed member Brian.

James has continued on with his 1:100 scale model of The Entrance Men’s Shed. In the image below he is carefully adding on the front awning with glue and clamps.

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Recently the high quality display cabinet in the images below came to the shed for some tender care and restoration. Shed members enjoy the challenge of bringing these found objects back to their best.

This cabinet will require leadlight repair for one broken panel as well as carpentry and finishing tasks. The cabinet has been in the shed less than a morning and is already stripped ready for restoration.

Many thanks to shed member Bob for finding the cabinet.

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Following the 2010 Shed AGM, a new Shed Committee was elected. The committee members are: President – Ian Warburton, Vice President – Robin Eschbank, Treasurer – Peter Whitehead, Secretary – Terry Anderson, Allan Kember – Life Member, Geoff Dunn – Life Member, Michael Matus – Member, Chris Venn – Member, Peter Collins – Member.

Best wishes to the new committee for their work in the year ahead.

The Entrance Men’s Shed Inc held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at The Shed on 27th August 2010. As a result, a new shed committee was elected for the coming year.

The meeting was well attended by members and all office-holder positions filled. The treasurer’s report, included audited accounts and finalisation of Form A12 for the Department of Fair Trading. Shed members Andrew and Peter were thanked for their efforts in preparing the the accounts.

Bob Ihlein was thanked by the members for his contribution during the last year. During this period he has helped forge a strong team keen to see the shed have a successful place supporting men’s health and a central place in the community of The Entrance.

The AGM was followed by a celebratory BBQ.

Congratulations to all members on a successful year and the individual contributions that make The Entrance Men’s Shed an important part of the local community.

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Following a successful “all-terrain shopping trolley” project, shed member Andrew has been restoring the pedals on another wheeled vehicle–a small bike.

After some threading and adjustments to the pedals he was ready to try it out within the confines of the Community Centre. Test monitoring was provided by shed member Peter.

Excellent recycling effort Andrew!

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Shed members were wondering what Andrew has been building on two sawhorses in the centre of the shed. It turns out it’s a purpose-built outdoor utility cupboard, which fits perfectly into the available space.

Shed members have been busy during August working on projects and socializing. Here’s a few recent images.

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Just a quick reminder to shed members that PPE is provided at every fixed machine in the shed and you are required to use it.

Please clean earmuffs before and after use with the wet wipes provided.

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Shed member Chris has been buy sanding back this solid old table. Chris was planning to stain it up at home (away from the dust in The Shed environment).

The hard work has brought out the beautiful natural grains in the timber so that this will be a handsome addition to the flat he is currently furnishing.

On the 6th and 10th of September members of The Entrance Men’s Shed will be attending a certified first aid course provided by Wyong TAFE Outreach. The training is over two days, with four hours of training each day, including a half-hour break.

There are some spaces still available for the course and we extend an invitation to members of other men’s sheds to let us know if you would like to attend.

The course will be held at The Entrance Men’s Shed, The Entrance Community Centre, 15 Battley Ave, The Entrance, NSW, 2261.

It’s AGM (Annual General Meeting) time at the Entrance Men’s Shed. To have a strong community organisation we need a strong membership. If you are interested in helping the local community then this is the group to join.

The AGM will be taking place at The Entrance Men’s Shed, 15 Battley Avenue on Friday 27th August 2010 at 12 noon.

See the links below for the relevant forms for the AGM.

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Shed member Tubby has been sending emails with updates on his travels. In the image below he’s looking comfortable at a roadside camp in Narromine (regional NSW).

Enjoy yourself Tubby–there’s plenty to do when you make it back to the Central Coast.

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During June 2010 shed members have been busy working on interesting projects. Here’s the first of these: shed member Michael has been working on a coffee table, featuring laminated legs, a slide-out tray beneath the lower shelf, and when complete, a glass top.

Shed member George has offered to take some of the boomerangs created for the Wyoming Public School, paint them with traditional designs as examples to use during NAIDOC week.

Shed member Greg has been busy building projects at the shed, including this small angled shelf intended to hold a mobile phone. This clever design angles the phone for easy access to the screen, and allows for a notepad next to the phone

Shed member Peter was on a Wyong Shire Orientation bus tour earlier today and took the opportunity help the group by giving them access to The Shed.

Peter showed them the facility, the equipment and projects that the team have undertaken in The Shed. The group was impressed with the facilities and Peter may have inspired a new member or two.

Well done Peter for seizing the opportunity to show off The Shed.

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Thanks to shed members the improved name tag rack is now fixed in place near the front window. Thanks also to Cassie for updating the name tags and Chris for fixing it to the shed pylon.

So no excuse now for not finding your name tags now guys!

Shed member Terry has a sharp eye for a choice piece of timber and saw some very fine pieces which turned up in the scrap from Wideline Windows.

Not wanting to waste any time, Terry designed and constructed these three little drawer boxes.

How did he get such a wonderful finish to the boxes? Terry was only too happy to demonstrate the process. Sharing skills and knowledge is an integral part of men’s shed culture.

Well done Terry on creating three fine timber pieces.

Shed member Ian was on the job today with the first piece cut in the shed’s new spindle moulder.

Shed member Peter and Ian have been working towards making this machine operational. At one point, Ian even resorted to reading the manual!

Congratulations on the first cut guys, we look forward to new projects enabled by the new machine.

Shed member Andrew has been hard at work today finishing off fence extensions for the Bateau Bay Community Nursery. The extensions will fit over the existing fence posts raising the height of the fence. Wire can then be strung through the extensions allowing climbing plants to grow over the fences.

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Shed member Tubby took some time after the toolbox meeting this morning to demonstrate the safe operation of the shed thicknesser.

Men’s Sheds typically have members with a wide variety of skills: from those who have worked extensively in industry, to those that have some experience, through to complete novices.

As a result peer-to-peer learning is one of the strengths of the personal development that occurs in Men’s Sheds and at the Entrance Men’s Shed we have always supported learning-while-doing to cater for our wide variety of technical skills. Thanks Tubby!