Calendar of Classes & Events
Chase’s Mill serves as a workshop for hands-on learning and a community gathering space. Every year from mid-June through September, we offer woodworking and craft workshops, lectures of local interest, hikes, and family-friendly events.
Browse our schedule below to learn more and sign up—or jump directly to one of the following topics:
Financial Assistance
Workshops & Classes
Lectures & Presentations
Social Events, Walks, & Field Trips
Community Woodworking Shop Events
Safety Policies
Calendar of Events (monthly view)
All Upcoming Events (list view)
Calendar
Classes and events take place each year from mid-June through September.
Scroll back through the calendar to view past events.
Financial Assistance
Discounts and fee waivers are available for all classes and workshops at Chase's Mill. You will find instructions and details when you register for a class.
If you have questions or have trouble with the registration form, please contact us.
Workshops & Classes
Our theme for 2026 is Connecting through Craft.
Lectures & Presentations
From historical talks to participatory storytelling events and story slams
Community Woodworking Shop
Make use of open shop time or the Lumber Bank at our Community Woodworking Shop.
Safety Policies
Please be sure to review our safety policies, as well as our visitor/participant releases. All woodshop or craft class participants will be required to adhere to these polices and to sign a release form prior to participation in those activities.
All Upcoming Events
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
If you have attended a wood shop class at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 18 through August 27. Sunday, July 5 the shop will be closed.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Open Shop Time
With: Greg Weisel, Woodworking Shop Steward
Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open shop time for the community. There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials.
If you have attended a wood shop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment during open shop time - Thursdays 6pm-8pm and Sundays 9am-noon from June 26 through August 28, EXCEPT Thursday, July 3 and Sunday, July 6. The shop will be closed those days.
While Chase’s Mill maintains hand and power tools from the 19th century for education and demonstration, we also have everything you would hope to find in a 21st century woodworking shop.
Back this year - the Lumber Bank. Need one more piece of wood? Want to make something small? Shop our by-donation Lumber Bank and get going right away.
Before using a power tool, Greg Weisel, our Woodworking Shop Steward, will give you a brief safety orientation to that machine. Greg is available during each open shop time to provide guidance, help with tools, and maintain our safety policies. Feeling shy about working on a self-directed project or rusty about your skills? Come in and make a simple project like a cutting board or a plant stand to get warmed up.
Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult, and, after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation, offered in 2025 on Thursday, June 26 from 6-7pm and Sunday, June 29 from 9-10am.
Contact Jill Hall jhall@chasesmill.org with questions.
Social Events, Walks, & Field Trips
Join others to explore history and nature, share songs and poetry, and visit nearby sites like the library and the historical society.
You are invited to drop by this informal social gathering at Chase’s Mill. There will be coffee, tea, and some baked goods to enjoy. Mill around and chat with your neighbors. We encourage you to bring your favorite coffee cup.
Drop in any Thursday evening for an informal paper craft time. No need to buy anything - dig through your craft drawer and bring what you have or go through our bin of papers. We'll have scissors, glue, rulers and a well-lit space. Each week we'll have instruction/ guidance in a different paper art. Follow along or do your own thing! This is a time to share ideas and creative energy!
Let's take a hike through the beautiful forested trails on Kroka's land. We will walk the grassy brook trail exploring beaver activity, animal tracks, the mossy landscape and the remnants of glacial movements through the area. The hike will be approximately 2 miles long. The well established single tracked paths follow the terrain of the landscape.
Hefty sneakers or hiking boots are recommended for walking gear. There can be muddy places if there's been rainfall.
We'll park and meet at the Kroka Trailhead parking, 767 NH Rte 123, Marlow, NH
Bring water and a snack. Optional: hiking poles