Join the wonderful world of woodworking at this FREE introductory workshop exclusively for City Housing tenants.

• Be welcomed with open arms (and a coffee and kai!) into our new city-centre workshop

• Hear an introduction to the art of woodworking

• Starting with a piece of wood, learn rough shaping techniques using coping saws, mallets and chisels.  

• Learn fine shaping techniques using spokeshaves and rasps.

• Learn finishing techniques using sandpaper and oil

• Make a beautiful, functional wooden spatula that you can take home

This course is also being run on 13 August

We’re hosting an evening for all current and potential BenchSpace volunteers to come together and celebrate what’s been achieved so far, and plan what will be achieved in the next few months. At this event we will:

• Give you an update on where we are at with our preparations

• Tell you about the teams we’re looking to form to work on different aspects of BenchSpace

• Give you the opportunity to tell us what you’d like to help with

We welcome contributions from anyone regardless of experience and as per our values of diversity and inclusivity.

We hope to see you there!

Join the wonderful world of woodworking at this FREE introductory workshop exclusively for City Housing tenants.

• Be welcomed with open arms (and a coffee and kai!) into our new city-centre workshop

• Hear an introduction to the art of woodworking

• Starting with a piece of wood, learn rough shaping techniques using coping saws, mallets and chisels.  

• Learn fine shaping techniques using spokeshaves and rasps.

• Learn finishing techniques using sandpaper and oil

• Make a beautiful, functional wooden spatula that you can take home

This course is also being run on 10 September

Join the wonderful world of woodworking at this FREE introductory workshop for anyone new to woodworking (including those who haven’t even started yet).

You will:

• Be welcomed with open arms (and a coffee!) into our new city-centre workshop

• Hear an introduction to the art of woodworking

• Get your hands on some tools

• Make something that you can take home

• Help us design our membership structure so it works for you

Register here

Due to overwhelming interest, we are unable to accept any more registrations for this event - look out for more soon!

For those already into woodworking, this is a chance to see what BenchSpace can offer you.

You will:

• Be welcomed with open arms (and a coffee!) into our new city-centre workshop

• Meet like-minded individuals including the BenchSpace team

• Be able to check out what machines, hand tools and other resources we have to offer

• Help us design our membership structure so it works for you

Join the wonderful world of woodworking at this FREE introductory workshop for the LGBTQIA+ community.

You will:

• Be welcomed with open arms (and a coffee!) into our new city-centre workshop

• Hear an introduction to the art of woodworking

• Get your hands on some tools

• Make something that you can take home

• Help us design our membership structure so it works for you

Register here

Due to overwhelming interest, we are unable to accept any more registrations for this event - look out for more soon!

Join us to see the workshop space, celebrate progress made this year, and discuss ways to grow BenchSpace further.

Please share this invitation with others who may be interested - the more people the better!

RSVP: by 9 November to info@benchspace.nz