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During the Official Opening of The Entrance Men’s Shed, the well-loved sofa was relegated to the rear of the shed building. Sitting out there it was overlooked for some time and weather affected. When shed members Chris and Alby learned about the sofa they undertook a session of sofa deconstruction. The sofa was deconstructed inContinue reading “Sofa deconstruction time”

Shown below are the items shed member Rob has been preparing for The Entrance Public School to sell at their upcoming Mother’s Day stall. This project is a good example of the work The Entrance Men’s Shed does to support the local community. Shed members have enjoyed working on a stream of orders for localContinue reading “Mother’s Day stall”

Doors at The Entrance Community Centre have a habit of slamming shut in a strong wind. Shed member Andrew decided door wedges were in order and shed member Bob sprang into action, creating a dozen wooden wedges for the errant doors. Bob says when the shed is a little more developed we will produce somethingContinue reading “Community Centre door wedges”

A well organized shed is a safer and happier place for shed members. With this in mind a group of shed members have been constructing back-wall storage for timber boards. This timber is now safely off the floor and easily accessible. Thanks to shed members who worked on this, especially Andrew and Ian. Inspired byContinue reading “A place for everything…”

Shed member Chris’s mate Tony left a slice of burl (knotty timber) at his place for storage. Sadly, before Tony could collect the burl, he passed away. Chris decided to create a tribute to his mate and brought the slice of burl to the shed, sanded it back, treated it and made it ready forContinue reading “Chris: tribute to a mate”

Recently, one shed member has been working on restoring the timber steps for a boat. The three treads were put over the router and the table saw to create the matching shapes. This will ensure that the new treads fit the existing stair brackets. Our shed member reports that the new treads have been fittedContinue reading “Boat steps”

Shed members Andrew and Terry were recently working on the platform above the restroom, organizing some additional storage space. While they were up there Andrew took these photos which show the layout of the shed from an unusual aerial viewpoint. Thanks to Andrew for his hard working in re-organizing the shed.

New Shed member Darrol hadn’t been in the shed for more than a day when he discovered that many of the shed’s donated drill bits were a bit on the blunt side. To the relief of other Shed members Darrol immediately volunteered to sharpen them. With many donated drill bits, this is a big job,Continue reading “Sharpening drill bits”

Shed member Dave has come up with a innovative design for a small folding caravan table. Dave has developed several iterations of the table, improving the design along the way. In the image below Dave is demonstrating the table in the deployed state. Shortly after the photo was taken, Dave installed the table in theContinue reading “Dave’s folding table”

The Entrance Men’s Shed holds a men’s BBQ on the first Monday of each month. So if you’re available, come down and enjoy a snag or two at the shed at 15 Battley Avenue, The Entrance. The BBQ starts at 12pm.

Shed member Chris was so impressed with the chopping boards being constructed at the shed that he decided to recycle some timber he found by the side of the road, and make one himself. Chris trimmed the edges, made the surfaces regular and square and glued the timber pieces together. He finally sanded the surfaces,Continue reading “Chris’ recycled chopping board”

Shed member Alan (of Alan’s Home Services) came by an air-hose reel that was surplus to requirements. Alan kindly donated the reel to the Entrance Men’s Shed over Christmas 2009. The air hose reel has since been installed in the shed by shed member Rob and is ready for use in shed projects.

Community member Beau Graham found he was unable to go on using his beloved wood lathe and has kindly donated it to The Entrance Men’s Shed. The lathe is in good condition and Beau has also also donated wood turning tools and blanks that are much needed additions to the shed wood turning setup. CommunityContinue reading “Wood lathe donation”

For the upcoming NAIDOC week, a local school has commissioned The Entrance Men’s Shed to create 500 boomerangs for their students to decorate and enter in competition. In the image below shed member Terry is completing the first batch of 50. Only 450 to go!

The following article appeared in The Central Coast Express Advocate on the 15th of January 2010, Page 3:

During the recent “Let’s Nail Depression” initiative local business Pluims Interiors generously donated a stack of boards to Central Coast Men’s Sheds. Dave Betts of “Let’s Nail Depression” coordinated the delivery and arranged for his son to deliver some of this large donation. The delivery truck arrived spot on time at Bateau Bay Men’s ShedContinue reading “Donation by Pluims Interiors”

The Entrance Men’s Shed welcomed members back today after the Christmas break. Following a relaxed morning tea and lots of Holiday yarns, shed members were back hard at work. Members commenced new projects, planned future projects or resurrected them from the remains of last years projects. There is much to look forward to at TheContinue reading “First shed day for 2010”

Following recent meetings the members of The Entrance Men’s Shed Committee have been appointed for 2010. Thanks to Shed members Peter, Pete, Geoff, Bob, Rob, Allan, and Michael for their work on the committee.

The shed has not yet started operations for 2010, but we have already received some generous donations. The Mayor of Wyong Shire Council–Bob Graham–was cleaning up over the Christmas break and decided to donate his father’s toolbox to The Entrance Men’s Shed. Items like these have a sentimental value to the donor, but they areContinue reading “A Mayoral donation”

Shed member Bob has recently turned a new wooden finial for the flagpoles of The Entrance RSL Sub-branch. The Shed has received a thank-you letter from Beryl Evans, President of the RSL Sub-branch Womens Auxiliary for the finial. Nice work Bob!