Community Woodworking Shop

Open seasonally from June to September

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Chase's Mill is very excited to provide open Woodworking Shop time for the community.

There is no charge for using the shop or tools; participants supply their own raw materials or purchase them from our lumber bank.

If you have attended a woodshop class or a Woodworking Shop Orientation session at Chase's Mill, you may drop in to use our tools and equipment and “shop” at the by-donation lumber bank for small amounts of wood. Youth ages 9+ are welcome to use hand tools during open shop time with an accompanying adult after either completing a woodworking class at Chase's Mill or attending a one-hour Woodworking Shop Orientation.  

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.

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.

Contact us with any questions.

Two people working in the Community Woodshop, one making a mark with a pencil as the other looks on

Upcoming Woodworking Shop Events

Orientations & Open Hours

The Community Woodworking Shop is open from June to September. If there are no upcoming orientations or open hours, contact us with any questions or to arrange other times.

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.

Safety Policies

Individual Release

Woodworking Shop Release