Category: DCS News
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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.
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DCS Modelling Group Meeting Regularly
The Modeling Group at the Shed continues to develop. We now have ten members participating in our Saturday afternoon sessions. Current projects include aircraft, remote control tanks with sound and railway coaches. We have also been donated some flying aircraft and remote control ships that need renovating. If modelling is something that you think might…
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Martial Arts, Exercise Room and Music Studio Update
Construction update ( November 2024 ) of the new Martial Arts, Exercise and Music Studio
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HMS Zenith Comes to DCS Model Group
The Shed was delighted to be given this large radio controlled model ship by a local gentleman. This is the HMS Zenith. She was a Z-Class Destroyer built by William Denny of Dunbarton laid down in 1942 and launched in 1944. She never saw service in the war and was sold to the Egyptian Navy…