Category: DCS News
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Gardening at the Shed
Here at Dunoon Community Shed, around the building, we have an outdoor space ideal for those interested in gardening. It is in need of a great deal of tender loving care but we believe that it has potential. The plan will be to create a community garden with raised vegetable beds and landscaping to create…
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Model Railway Group Works on its New Layout
The Model Railway Group have now started building their new layout and hope to have at least one track laid and running by the end of April. We already have about 70% of the base framework built and have modified our test layout to make more space. The new layout will be two large loops…
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Kilmun Mausoleum Information Display
Sometime in the autumn of 2024 the woodwork section of the mens shed was approached by Historic Kilmun with a challenge. Could we make a mobile display unit for the Kilmun Mausoleum. They offered parts of a couple of old pews and an old door from the church buildings as source material. How could we…
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Jigsaw Library Now at the Shed
With the changes at the Dunoon Library, there was no longer space for the popular Jigsaw Library that was housed there. So, we were asked if we could provide a home for it at the Dunoon Community Shed. We agreed to take it on, initially on a trial basis. There is no charge for this…
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Antlers
A recent project for a client: mount a set of antlers on an interesting piece of wood. So we found an offcut of spalted elm in the workshop and we think it turned out well. Better that the standard shield type?
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Bird Table
A bird table with some features. The rails are to stop bigger birds taking all the food intended for the small ones. Also the height can be reduced by cutting off some of the central post. The base is wide for stability.
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Elm Worktop for Camper Van
Our Canadian members, Joel and Caleigh, have been converting their Transit to a camper van in the shed over the last year. The woodwork section helped them by making a solid elm worktop for their kitchen area. They are off on their travels now, so all the best and we are sure it will go…
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Ottoman
A recent job for the woodwork team: make a new lid for a valued ottoman. We looked out a piece of recycled pine board and cut it to shape. Made a recessed handle. Curved the edges and fitted with the existing hinges.
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Lottery Community Fund Helps DCS Fix The Roof!
One of the problems that the Dunoon Community Shed has faced since the purchase of our building is that there were some significant leaks in the fifty year old roof. Ideally we would like to replace the roof and install solar panels but that is a long-term huge project and would be very expensive. Meanwhile…
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Log Stores
Two large log stores constructed by the shed woodworking team for a client. They are approximately 2 metres long, 1 metre deep and 1.6 metres high. Made using local larch supplied by Fynewoods so all community based and grown.