Work has commenced on what will be the largest chair in Upper Clutha – perhaps Otago!
Its designed to make a 2 meter adult look like a kid. Should be fun.
We still have a few things to work through including fabrication and then getting the monster to its site at the Hawea Campground. All good!
It’s something each of us are likely to use but not something most desire.
A coffin is coming together at the Wanaka Community Workshop.
Customised, a lot cheaper and better for the environment than many alternatives its a practical approach to an issue we all face.
If anyone is interested in building their own (or indeed someone else’s), let us know via our email contact in this web site. If there is interest, the Workshop may run a class.
The Templeton Community Orchard is an initiative of the Albert Town Community Association and Queenstown Lakes District Council. Located beside the Clutha River volunteers care for a range of fruit trees.
Its a great initiative.
This week the MenShed team at the Wanaka Community Workshop delivered a large storage box designed to contain garden tools for use at the orchard.
We love working with others who also support and strengthen communities across the Upper Clutha.
For something different the MenShed team this week completed the repair of a pool table.
The table had been dropped off at Wastebusters but needed some care before being onsold to begin many years of new usage.
The Wanaka Community Workshop works with Wastebusters to “make good” items such that they avoid being dumped but rather continue their useful lives. This work reflects our shared goal of reducing waste.
Something a bit different for the MenShed team this week.
We have started work crafting a pretty fancy outdoor chair from a wine barrel. The barrel itself was sourced from one of our regions great wineries.
It was a team effort working shoulder to shoulder breaking the barrel down. The next job will be reshaping the timber staves and then finally assembling the chair.
The result will be a great addition to any outdoor setting.
A steady steam of folk utilise the Wanaka Community Workshop in order to enhance their camper vans.
Beds, cooking benches, storage areas and shelves are crafted using the Workshop’s tools and equipment.
The period leading up to Christmas New Year and through the summer are particularly busy periods. Most folk are visitors to our region. Many are in town for 2-3 months or more. However almost all are preparing their vans for a break away, up the West Coast or down and around Southland, before returning to work here in the Upper Clutha.
We love working with other community groups.
The Albert Town Community Orchard, located in the lower Lagoon Reserve and Templeton Park, features native plantings and fruit trees. Volunteers maintain the space, which includes a produce stall for sharing surplus fruit and vegetables.
Its a great example of communities supporting communities.
Our MenShed team are currently finishing off a large wooden box designed to house a range of gardening tools. A few other projects are in the design phase.
We are delighted to help.
Wastebusters and the Wanaka Community Workshop enjoy a great relationship. In many respects we complement each other.
This week the MenShed team are putting the finishing touches on a table for staff at Wastebusters to enjoy their coffee. Originally dropped off at Wastebusters and refurbished with recycled timber at our Workshop its a small but practical example of working together.