A mud kitchen delivered to Walkerburn Primary School this morning designed and built in our workshops. We are treating this as a work in process, waiting to see how the kids react to and play with it. We may then adapt the design accordingly. Thanks due to a former pupil who asked if she could buy the basins we cut in and to Morrison Construction who donated the timber from their site in Innerleithen. Also Reuse Hub Peebles who kindly donated a box of kitchen tools from their stock. A good collaborative project all round and and an excellent job to challenge some of our members. Men don’t talk face to face. Men talk shoulder to shoulder. ... See MoreSee Less
Help required. We are about to build two mud kitchens for Walkerburn primary school. We have all the wood we need but would like to inset stainless steel bowls about 30cm or 12 inches wide. Does anyone have such a thing they would like to donate to us. We would need four of them something like the picture below. ... See MoreSee Less
Really happy with the way this plaque turned out, produced in the Shed on our CNC router. We hadn’t attempted anything this technical before with this machine and had to learn how to cut a big piece in adjoining tiles. Much of the credit must go to Jerry Rimmer who guided me through some of the processes involved. ... See MoreSee Less
We were approached by Peebles Ladies Curling Club to see what we could do with one of their trophy bases, which was a wee bit the worse for wear. We had a nice bit of what I think might be yew on hand so a wee bit of work on the lathe, a nice polish and winners names transferred over and we have something that will hopefully be enjoyed by the ladies for many years to come. Just another example of how we like to engage with other groups in our community and help them out where we can. ... See MoreSee Less
Nice to hear that the boxes we have built have had pine martens in residence. Looking forward to working with #MartensOnTheMove again in the future to build as many nest boxes as they need. If climbing trees isn’t your thing why not come and see us in the Shed. We will teach you how to use the various power tools we use to prepare the sheet material and timber, and then how to screw it all together to make a brand new nest box, ready for deployment.New blog! Over the two past years, the #MartensOnTheMove team has been working hard to train and build volunteer den box ranger teams in each of our Monitoring Hubs to help install and maintain pine marten den boxes.
Now, with the help of volunteers, the project team has been able to carry out the first Martens on the Move den maintenance work in the Tweed Valley Monitoring Hub. Project Officer, Victoria Chanin, is joined by volunteer Elaine Rainey to discuss what this work involved, why we do it and what was found.
We are putting the finishing touches to our third batch of pine marten nest boxes for deployment across the Tweed Valley. This post from the local Pine Marten group shows one of our boxes being checked out. You have no idea how good this makes us feel. The cutting, drilling and bolting was worth it after all. ... See MoreSee Less
Two restored benches safely returned to Priorsford Primary School this morning including this memorial bench. We hope the school will get many more years of service from them and we will be happy to give them another service next year to keep them nice. Many thanks to Grahame Conner for help on unloading the benches. ... See MoreSee Less
A wee before and after photo. The refurbished bench will be returned to Priorsford Primary School next week. New teak slats finished with Danish oil and new nuts, bolts and stabilising rods, which you can’t see. Both cast iron ends refinished with several coats of Hammerite paint. We will return next year to make sure the wood remains in good condition. We really enjoy working on these projects for our local schools and hope the pupils will enjoy sitting on the bench. ... See MoreSee Less
This is how things can go when you live in an area where those in a position to make decisions like this really get the benefits that Men’s Sheds bring to communities. Meanwhile we are struggling to make any real progress with our hoped for move to Hay Lodge Depot with the news we have had this week, that work carried out by us on the building has revealed some fairly serious structural issues which will be quite expensive to put right. They relate to safety though and we won’t compromise the health of our members for the sake of expediency. We just wish we had been given this news over a year ago when we first said the building should be surveyed before any lease could be agreed.
The group has outgrown its current site and asked to pay just ÂŁ100 for their new home - with council chiefs initially asking for ÂŁ92,500 for the building.
Our new home is getting closer. A huge obstacle in our path was an asbestos cement board ceiling in what will be our workshop area. Couple with that a structural survey carried out on behalf of building owners Peebles Common Good Fund identified possible issues with some roof timbers which were hidden by the asbestos. I am pleased to say that the offending ceiling has been safely removed and another survey is being arranged to properly assess the condition of the underlying timber. We have paid for most of this work, which amounted to several thousand pounds from our existing funds but we hope to be able to get new financial support for future refurbishment work. Once we have a reliable assessment of the condition of the building we will move towards signing a long term lease. This will open the door to future funding for us so it is the most important step forward we can take. We know this has taken a long time but it would have been improper for us to sign a lease without knowing what future obligations we would have then taken on. ... See MoreSee Less
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A mud kitchen delivered to Walkerburn Primary School this morning designed and built in our workshops. We are treating this as a work in process, waiting to see how the kids react to and play with it. We may then adapt the design accordingly. Thanks due to a former pupil who asked if she could buy the basins we cut in and to Morrison Construction who donated the timber from their site in Innerleithen. Also Reuse Hub Peebles who kindly donated a box of kitchen tools from their stock. A good collaborative project all round and and an excellent job to challenge some of our members. Men don’t talk face to face. Men talk shoulder to shoulder. ... See MoreSee Less
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This is exciting. I really hope this was one of the boxes we built in Peebles. ... See MoreSee Less
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Help required. We are about to build two mud kitchens for Walkerburn primary school. We have all the wood we need but would like to inset stainless steel bowls about 30cm or 12 inches wide. Does anyone have such a thing they would like to donate to us. We would need four of them something like the picture below. ... See MoreSee Less
Chef Aid Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl 22 cm Diameter, Perfect Tool for Food Preparation and Serving Freshly Produced Food, 1.7 Litre Capacity, Dishwasher, Fridge and Freezer Safe
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Chef Aid Bowl is ideal for kitchen. It is made of stainless steel. 22.2 sm bowl diameter and the capacity of bowl has 1.9-litre. Weighs 159 grams.1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Really happy with the way this plaque turned out, produced in the Shed on our CNC router. We hadn’t attempted anything this technical before with this machine and had to learn how to cut a big piece in adjoining tiles. Much of the credit must go to Jerry Rimmer who guided me through some of the processes involved. ... See MoreSee Less
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We were approached by Peebles Ladies Curling Club to see what we could do with one of their trophy bases, which was a wee bit the worse for wear. We had a nice bit of what I think might be yew on hand so a wee bit of work on the lathe, a nice polish and winners names transferred over and we have something that will hopefully be enjoyed by the ladies for many years to come. Just another example of how we like to engage with other groups in our community and help them out where we can. ... See MoreSee Less
1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Nice to hear that the boxes we have built have had pine martens in residence. Looking forward to working with #MartensOnTheMove again in the future to build as many nest boxes as they need. If climbing trees isn’t your thing why not come and see us in the Shed. We will teach you how to use the various power tools we use to prepare the sheet material and timber, and then how to screw it all together to make a brand new nest box, ready for deployment.New blog! Over the two past years, the #MartensOnTheMove team has been working hard to train and build volunteer den box ranger teams in each of our Monitoring Hubs to help install and maintain pine marten den boxes.
Now, with the help of volunteers, the project team has been able to carry out the first Martens on the Move den maintenance work in the Tweed Valley Monitoring Hub. Project Officer, Victoria Chanin, is joined by volunteer Elaine Rainey to discuss what this work involved, why we do it and what was found.
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We are putting the finishing touches to our third batch of pine marten nest boxes for deployment across the Tweed Valley. This post from the local Pine Marten group shows one of our boxes being checked out. You have no idea how good this makes us feel. The cutting, drilling and bolting was worth it after all. ... See MoreSee Less
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Two restored benches safely returned to Priorsford Primary School this morning including this memorial bench. We hope the school will get many more years of service from them and we will be happy to give them another service next year to keep them nice. Many thanks to Grahame Conner for help on unloading the benches. ... See MoreSee Less
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A wee before and after photo. The refurbished bench will be returned to Priorsford Primary School next week. New teak slats finished with Danish oil and new nuts, bolts and stabilising rods, which you can’t see. Both cast iron ends refinished with several coats of Hammerite paint. We will return next year to make sure the wood remains in good condition. We really enjoy working on these projects for our local schools and hope the pupils will enjoy sitting on the bench. ... See MoreSee Less
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This is how things can go when you live in an area where those in a position to make decisions like this really get the benefits that Men’s Sheds bring to communities. Meanwhile we are struggling to make any real progress with our hoped for move to Hay Lodge Depot with the news we have had this week, that work carried out by us on the building has revealed some fairly serious structural issues which will be quite expensive to put right. They relate to safety though and we won’t compromise the health of our members for the sake of expediency. We just wish we had been given this news over a year ago when we first said the building should be surveyed before any lease could be agreed.
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Portlethen Men's Shed 'ecstastic' after buying council office for £100 - down from £92k
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The group has outgrown its current site and asked to pay just ÂŁ100 for their new home - with council chiefs initially asking for ÂŁ92,500 for the building.2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Our new home is getting closer. A huge obstacle in our path was an asbestos cement board ceiling in what will be our workshop area. Couple with that a structural survey carried out on behalf of building owners Peebles Common Good Fund identified possible issues with some roof timbers which were hidden by the asbestos. I am pleased to say that the offending ceiling has been safely removed and another survey is being arranged to properly assess the condition of the underlying timber. We have paid for most of this work, which amounted to several thousand pounds from our existing funds but we hope to be able to get new financial support for future refurbishment work. Once we have a reliable assessment of the condition of the building we will move towards signing a long term lease. This will open the door to future funding for us so it is the most important step forward we can take. We know this has taken a long time but it would have been improper for us to sign a lease without knowing what future obligations we would have then taken on. ... See MoreSee Less
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