Category: DCS News
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Story Telling Chair
Earlier this year the Head Teacher of Kirn Primary School came into the Dunoon Community Shed and commissioned the woodworking team to make a large story telling chair. The chair was to be a gift to the school from the head teacher on her retirement. The design evolved from a few simple example photos to…
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Jewellery and Craft Workshop Now Available
Our small jewellery or craft workshop is now in a fit state to be used by members (current or new) at the Dunoon Community Shed. It is equipped with a grinder, a small tumbler and a small ultrasonic cleaner. Sorry about the wallpaper though – it’s a converted small bedroom in our static caravan! We…
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Planters
We have made many planters for clients over the last few years. We used to use treated wood but we now use locally sourced larch supplied by Fynewoods next door to us. Larch is naturally resistant to rot and is ideal for external items and works. We think this is much more environmentally responsible and…
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New Model Railway Space Almost Ready!
On 16th May members of the Model Railway group began building the new pod in the Shed. Twelve weeks later, with the majority of the construction work done by the Woodworking group (thanks Guys!) we have nearly finished our new home, and the first coat of floor paint has gone down. After a second coat…
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Small Woodturning
The woodworking team regularly make items on the lathe for members and clients. The mahogany handle was made for a client’s favourite skillet. The mahogany was cut from an old bench seat. The napkins rings were made from a part of a leg of a table that had lain outside for about 50 years in…
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Oak Table Top Repurposing
At the Community Shed we place high importance on recycling materials in the workshops – often now termed as Repurposing. The two small oak tables were made entirely from an old oak dining table top. One was stained a bit darker and the other left natural.
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Fire Door Refurbishment
As part of our ongoing improvements we are fully refurbishing the external fire doors around the building. In particular the ones in the ‘new’ part of the building were/are in a terrible condition. The work is being carried out by the woodworking team.
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Modelling & Crafting at the Queen’s Hall
The Shed was delighted to participate in an Intergenerational Event with Dunoon Library on Saturday July 20that the Queen’s Hall. Dunoon Community Shed members from the Model Railway Group showed a variety of modelling activities and the Textile Group showed work including cross-stitch. Model RailwaysTwo small demonstration layouts in OO and N Gauge were shown.…
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Our New Website
We have finally found time to build a new website to properly reflect our identity as a Community Shed with a diverse membership and a growing range of activities and facilities in the building that we purchased in October 2023. Watch our blog for posts about our activities.
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Model Railway Group ‘Pod’ Construction Commenced
The buildout of the new half of the building that the Shed acquired in October 2023 has finally commenced with the construction of the ‘pod’ for our model railway group. Space requirements for model railways can be quite large and the current accommodation is too cramped. We are building sheds within the shed for the…