- 11, 29, 2018
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- Member's Stories
From Israel to Hornsby Men’s Shed
By Yuval Cohen. I was born in 1971 in a small town in Israel called Migdal Haemek (not far from Nazareth). I am the eldest child of Esther, a school teacher, and Victor, an electronics technician. I have one younger sister. My early childhood, though a bit vague now, is filled with “scientific experiments”, from […]
Read More- 01, 31, 2018
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The Story of a Local Craftsman and Member
By Kevin Wallace My Early Life I can remember watching an advertisement on TV for Parker Furniture, depicting a “craftsman” fashioning furniture and telling my mother, Phyllis, that that is what I wanted to do when I left school (in 1967). I guess I must have been about 13 or 14 at the time. I […]
Read More- 11, 14, 2017
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A Wonderful Story from One of Our Members
As one nearing ‘three score years and ten,’ it is hard to know how much to include in such an article about myself, the good, the bad or the ugly? Since finishing my coffin, I did wonder if this summary of my life could complete the set by forming part of my Eulogy. My twin […]
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Opening Days and Hours
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
The shed will close on the Saturday 14th December 2019 and reopen on Monday 13 January 2020.
Monday: 9.00am to 2.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00am to 2.00pm
Friday: 9.00am to 2.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Woodturning and woodcarving ONLY
Thursday: 10.00am to 2.00pm
Members’ meeting: 3rd Friday of each month from 12pm to 2pm.
Woodturners’ Meeting: 2nd Saturday of each month from 10am to 3pm (February – November)
Pyrography classes are held at the Shed on a Saturday once a month (depending on demand, February to September) from 10am to 12pm. If you are interested in attending please contact us.