https://toolmade.org/2014/06/12/trailer-blazers-a-weekend-up-north-with-vintage-trailer-restoration-virtuosos/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bc6156786a89d0952d1f64772fd5a4c5.jpgbc6156786a89d0952d1f64772fd5a4c5Eat your heart out. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-12-at-11-12-17-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-06-12 at 11.12.17 AMChristie's beloved Shasta, mid-restoration. Shastas were built between 1941 and 2004 and were originally constructed as housing for United States Armed Forces. One of their most charming features are a set of wings on the rear sides of the trailers. These are often difficult to find as they've been stolen off of most of the older models. They are mostly cut off in this pic, but you can see them in the picture above and on the Vin Tin Tin Facebook page. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-42.jpgphoto 4Details. Sigh. These things will be cleaned up, but man, they even look good in this state.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-31.jpgphoto 3I can't stop posting pictures! These are some other immaculate vintage finds that will eventually accompany their appropriate trailer at the rental park. None of this stuff is reproduced. Original or nada.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-22.jpgphoto 2Rolite made the first hardwall pop-up trailers. This guy (with a trunk!!) was build in the 1960s and opened in less than two minutes by pushing a button. The inside sprouts a furnace, stove, sink, closet, dining area, beds and a couch, which fold up or down when the walls and roof are raised. (What?) This particular find has had only one owner--a family that went camping all over the place, sleeping 7. Yes, 7. The other great part is that this trailer was created in Wisconsin, home of Vin Tin Tin. These are super rare. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-12.jpgphoto 1Mid-restoration. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-41.jpgphoto 4This luxury camper is similar to the model that Lucy and Desi made famous in the 1950s. All of the trailers that Christie and Shawn buy are rare or coveted for one reason or another. There is no lack of personality. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Some bigger projects outside of the warehouse space.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-21.jpgphoto 2Stripped down to the "studs."https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-11.jpgphoto 1Kristie and Shawn don't mess around when it comes to keeping everything strictly to period. They even plan to have these original mattresses specially cleaned and disinfected to keep them in their original home. Want.2020-09-12T15:11:48+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/02/14/the-american-hobbyist/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1656133_10152767942844119_935774949_n.jpg1656133_10152767942844119_935774949_nMy friend Catherine riding her bike. Paper mache hobby experiment #3. Nailed it. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/screen-shot-2014-02-14-at-11-20-35-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-02-14 at 11.20.35 AMAmateur astronomer hobbyists made some unbelievably ambitious telescopes. This shows the construction of the Porter Turret telescope prior to the 1930 Stellafane convention, which attracted just under one hundred registered guests. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jimmie-allen-36-06-02-tb.pngJimmie-Allen-36-06-02-tbSkelly Oil sponsored the Jimmie Allen Flying Club membership offer, circa 1933. Building models was huge during this period--tiny future airplane assemblers were being created everywhere!https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/screen-shot-2014-02-13-at-6-31-20-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-02-13 at 6.31.20 PM (From the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/usa-landlordsgame-1904-thomas-forsight-large.jpgusa-landlordsgame-1904-thomas-forsight-largeThe Landlord's Game, a game promoting social and economic justice that was ripped of by Parker Brothers in the 1930s and turned into a game of (fun) greedy land grabs. Monopoly has remained popular ever since. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fdr-stamp-collecting-as-a-hobby-193.jpgFDR stamp collecting as a hobby, 193FDR, the consummate philatelist. And for the record, that's an accomplished stamp collector. You're a terrible person. Terrible.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/a-monk-mending-a-tractor-at-st-josephs-monastery-roscrea-co-tipperary-1930-flickr.pngA monk mending a tractor at St. Joseph's Monastery, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. 1930 (Flickr)Even monks needed tools for tinkering. Check out this guy mending a tractor at St. Joseph's Monastery, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, 1930. (Flickr Commons)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1935.jpg1935https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1933-map-quilt-birds-eye-view-of-the-chicago-worlds-fair.jpg1933 map quilt Birds Eye View of the Chicago World's Fairhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1930s-hobbies-ad.jpg1930s-hobbies-ad1930s Sears Roebuck ad for hobby equipment. Dreamy.2020-05-08T17:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2016/06/15/taking-back-detroit/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/untitled-extract-pages-3.jpgUntitled Extract Pages 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/untitled-extract-pages-2.jpgUntitled Extract Pages 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/untitled-extract-pages-1.jpgUntitled Extract Pages 1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bandb.jpgbandb2016-06-15T17:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2016/04/14/on-site-with-uncommon-construction/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_34191.jpgIMG_3419https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_33561.jpgIMG_3356https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3419.jpgIMG_3419https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_33331.jpgIMG_3333https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_33281.jpgIMG_3328https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3356.jpgIMG_3356https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3333.jpgIMG_3333https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_33261.jpgIMG_3326https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3328.jpgIMG_3328https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_33201.jpgIMG_33202016-04-20T15:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2016/03/28/bricks-beams-and-the-pillars-of-a-post-industrial-renaissance/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rustbelt.jpgrustbelthttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/steelcity-640x425.jpgsteelcity-640x425https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/la-la-na-dollar-homes-01-jpg-20140814.jpgla-la-na-dollar-homes-01-jpg-20140814https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jim-turner-teaching.jpgJim Turner Teachinghttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image.jpgimagehttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fixer-upper-supper-club.jpgFixer Upper Supper ClubBrick + Beam put together a "Fixer Upper Supper Club" as a show, tell, and eat event. More useful and more tasty and the old "trick them into attending a meeting with cheap pizza" approach. Photo credit: Brick + Beam Detroithttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/brick-beam-trio-e1459187538950.jpgBrick + Beam Triohttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/brick-beam-storytelling-2.jpgBrick + Beam Storytelling 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/brick-beam-nametags.jpgBrick + Beam nametagshttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/brick-beam-materials-close-up.jpgBrick + Beam materials close up2016-03-28T22:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2016/03/03/sangamon-reclaimed/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sangamon-lead4.jpgsangamon leadhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8917.jpgIMG_8917https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sangamon-lead3.jpgsangamon leadhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sangamon-lead2.jpgsangamon leadhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sangamon-lead1.jpgsangamon leadhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sangamon-lead.jpgsangamon leadhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8918.jpgIMG_8918Some gorgeous mantels made from barn lumber at Sangamon Reclaimed. The tags tell customers exactly where they were sourced from and give the date of the original barn's construction.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8919.jpgIMG_8919This stroke sander has a 10' bed and was brought in from New York. It's a beast. A lovely, super handy beast. And great for large slabs. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8992.jpgIMG_8992https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8993.jpgIMG_89932016-03-04T17:19:50+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2016/02/01/uncommon-construction/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/a56524ba-779f-424a-9da9-b946a1957939.jpga56524ba-779f-424a-9da9-b946a1957939https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/f86c8cd1-1dc3-4853-871a-2fdf4243a07d.jpgf86c8cd1-1dc3-4853-871a-2fdf4243a07dhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/41d8df92-b367-44df-9ef1-e9fd83206f13.jpg41d8df92-b367-44df-9ef1-e9fd83206f13https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5dba36fe-be69-4e96-a7c5-1fdc59a9e44d.jpg5dba36fe-be69-4e96-a7c5-1fdc59a9e44dhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/012629d2-fe45-44d5-9a3a-15805c2ad523.jpg012629d2-fe45-44d5-9a3a-15805c2ad523https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5b4c5635-2ce9-481a-b555-0be66d31b220.jpg5b4c5635-2ce9-481a-b555-0be66d31b220https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/e2b7af56-4469-493d-b5a8-582020da0581.jpge2b7af56-4469-493d-b5a8-582020da0581https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/d2b770a6-a5ca-44c4-8110-d08c83b1fbc6.jpgd2b770a6-a5ca-44c4-8110-d08c83b1fbc6https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/0cb97db1-a26e-4c25-830d-ebacc171623a.jpg0cb97db1-a26e-4c25-830d-ebacc171623a2016-02-02T14:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/12/21/christmas-comes-early-to-the-university-heights-tool-library/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2726web-1.jpgIMG_2726web-1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/craftsman-4.jpgcraftsman 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/craftsman-41.jpgcraftsman 41Photo courtesy of the University Heights Tool Library.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/craftsman-6.jpgcraftsman 6Photo courtesy of the University Heights Tool Library.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/craftsman-3.jpgcraftsman 3Photo courtesy of the University Heights Tool Library.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/library-2.jpglibrary 22015-12-22T01:04:20+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/11/16/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-the-birth-of-buffalos-first-tool-library/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-16-at-1-55-22-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-16 at 1.55.22 PMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tl6.jpgtl6https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tl3.jpgtl3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tl7.jpgtl7https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tl5.pngtl5https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tl2.jpgtl2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tl1.jpgtl1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2013-2014-tool-library-stats.jpg2013-2014 Tool Library Stats2015-11-16T20:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/10/23/the-rise-of-the-shecanics/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-23-at-3-23-24-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-23 at 3.23.24 PMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-23-at-2-55-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-23 at 2.55.19 PMIn 2013, 25.4% of jobs in the Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicles Equipment Manufacturing industry were held by women. However, women made up only 1.5% of automotive body and related repairers and 1.8% of automotive service technicians and mechanics. So why is the number so high? Because almost 57% of the industry's female workers are doing office and clerical work. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-22-at-10-31-20-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-22 at 10.31.20 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-22-at-10-29-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-22 at 10.29.11 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-22-at-10-26-29-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-22 at 10.26.29 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-22-at-10-26-19-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-22 at 10.26.19 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-23-at-1-39-40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-23 at 1.39.40 PM2015-10-23T21:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/10/05/dream-camp-for-handy-adults-craftsman-makecation-2-0/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-13.jpgphoto 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BAKER NINA BARNETThttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/intheabsenceofabody.jpgInTheAbsenceOfABodyhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4818.jpgIMG_4818https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dissonance.jpgDissonancehttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/deitch_01.jpgDeitch_01https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bolt-alumni-exhibition.jpegBOLT Alumni Exhibitionhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/for-website.jpgFor Website2015-08-03T18:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/06/24/the-chicago-industrial-arts-design-center-forging-creativity-literally/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1792.jpgIMG_1792Where the magic happens. (Photo courtesy of the CIADC)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-5.jpgphoto 5https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-5-copy.jpgphoto 5 copyhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-5-copy-2.jpgphoto 5 copy 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-4-copy.jpgphoto 4 copyhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-4-copy-2.jpgphoto 4 copy 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Forging and metalworking equipment!https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-3-copy.jpgphoto 3 copyhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-3-copy-2.jpgphoto 3 copy 22015-06-24T17:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/05/30/grave-matters-in-indiana-restoring-a-civil-war-era-cemetery-and-activating-public-green-space/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/theocase0002.jpgTheoCase0002https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-29-at-12-24-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-29 at 12.24.17 PMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/re-enactors-portray-local-historical-figures-south-bend-tribune.jpgRe-enactors portray local historical figures (South Bend Tribune)Re-enactors portray local historical figures at a May event. (Photo by the South Bend Tribune)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jsgdesign3.pngjsgdesign3Photo by JSG Design.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jsgdesign2.pngjsgdesign2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jsg-design.pngPhoto by JSG DesignLook at that fantastic greenspace! Photo by JSG Design.2015-06-23T16:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/04/08/its-spring-yall-get-busy-like-the-bees/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bee-house-making.jpgbee house makinghttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/curtis2.jpgcurtis2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/curtis.jpgCurtishttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/curtis-3.jpgcurtis 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bee-3.jpgbee 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bee-2.jpgbee 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bee-1.jpgbee 1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/masonbeehouseafter1.jpgmasonbeehouseafter1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mason-bees3.jpgmason-bees3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/il_570xn-260123887.jpgil_570xN.2601238872015-04-08T20:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/04/06/protecting-detroit-with-the-americorps-urban-safety-program/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detroit-6.jpgdetroit 6https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detroit-5.jpgdetroit 5https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detroit-4.jpgdetroit 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detroit-3.jpgdetroit 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detroit-2.jpgDetroit 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/detroit-1.jpgdetroit 12015-04-06T17:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/02/26/restoring-an-1872-courthouse-and-revitalizing-a-downtown/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/courthouse2.jpgcourthouse2This beauty was slated to become a parking lot 5 years ago. This post is about the group that saved it and their plans for the future. They are basically an entire group of George Baileys.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/court-room-se.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThis is the 2nd floor before the building was taken over by a group of concerned citizens who couldn't bear to see the building demolished. This was obviously a remodeled version of the courtroom, but the residents who wanted to turn their town's centerpiece into a museum and community center had a dream of opening the space back up to its former glory. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/court-room-sw.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThis is the 2nd floor before the building was taken over by a group of concerned citizens who couldn't bear to see the building demolished. This was obviously a remodeled version of the courtroom, but the residents who wanted to turn their town's centerpiece into a museum and community center had a dream of opening the space back up to its former glory.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/courtroom-southeast-corner-of-original.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nl6.jpgnl6https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nl5.jpgnl5https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/effingham-county-courthouse-non-winter-scene-pic-by-ecccma-member-for-the-museum.jpgEffingham County Courthouse non winter scene pic by ECCCMA member for the Museumhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0128_381.jpgDSC_0128_381https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0125_378.jpgDSC_0125_378Ever see the top of an historic courthouse dome? Neither had I until recently. NEAT.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0116_369.jpgDSC_0116_369In case you were curious, the oldest ceiling layer is actually made of some kind of canvas-like fabric. Yes, fascinating. They aren't going to be able to restore it to that layer, but are keeping some of it as an artifact. We got up onto the scaffolding and geeked out on this one.2015-02-26T18:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/03/28/digging-in-the-dirt-the-absolutely-essential-need-for-kids-to-know-what-theyre-eating/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-28-at-2-52-38-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-03-28 at 2.52.38 PM"Pear?" And after a hint from Jamie: "Egg salad!"https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-28-at-2-51-30-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-03-28 at 2.51.30 PMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-28-at-2-51-02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-03-28 at 2.51.02 PM"Broccoli?"https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-28-at-2-49-50-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-03-28 at 2.49.50 PMThe following pics are screenshots from Jamie Oliver's t.v. show. He asked a bunch of grade schoolers what the following vegetables were. Apparently, these are potatoes. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/5535371106_453f666313_z-624x468.jpg5535371106_453f666313_z-624x468Boooo.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscn0044.jpgDSCN0044Joseph working with a student at the McKinley Branch Library.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1506395_10152864513989119_133232486_n-1.jpg1506395_10152864513989119_133232486_n-1Clarissa (9th grade), Daron (2nd grade) and their after school teacher, Joseph, with their new gardening tools. Joseph is helping to teach them the basics of where food comes from.2015-02-13T17:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2015/01/22/deconstruction-follow-up/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ila-cleaning-chandelier.jpgIla cleaning chandelierIla cleaning up a donated chandelier for resale. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/eugene2.jpgeugene2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/eugene.jpgeugeneSorting once the flooring is back at the warehouse.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/erw6.jpgerw6Vinyl windows aren't accepted – they get to be picky at the warehouse. For the most part, only historic wood windows and Marvin windows are accepted (they have excellent hiring practices)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/erw5.jpgerw5Yup.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/erw3.jpgerw3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/erw2.jpgerw2This is a very small sampling of the lighting fixtures that available. I've never seen so many chandeliers in my life. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/erw1.jpgERW1Cabinets for days!https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/erw-volunteer.jpgERW VolunteerVolunteers and staff bringing in donated materials.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/xphoto-5.jpgXphoto 5Dave removoing trim. 2015-01-22T22:16:03+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/12/09/deconstruction-pioneers-rebuilding-homes-and-hope-at-the-evanston-rebuilding-warehouse/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/erw-tools.jpgerw toolshttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wf-eugene-dan.jpgWF Eugene Danhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wf-dave.jpgWF Davehttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/eugene2.jpgeugene2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ila-cleaning-chandelier.jpgIla cleaning chandelierhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/erw1.jpgERW1You want cabinets? We got cabinets! You want lighting fixtures! You can't find a place to rest your eyes without seeing a dozen of them.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/erw6.jpgerw6https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/erw-volunteer.jpgERW VolunteerThe warehouse and workforce training programs would never have happened without an incredible group of volunteers. Volunteers consist of contractors who Lou has ensnared to help out, local do-gooders, architects, a retired chemist, groups of high school students, university students, a pilot...people of all skill levels and backgrounds.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10386403_10153431802684119_5903755766692024085_n.jpg10386403_10153431802684119_5903755766692024085_n2014-12-09T19:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/11/12/final-community-glue-workshop-repair-clinic-for-2014-you-probably-want-to-be-there/2014-11-12T18:35:22+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/11/01/checking-back-in-with-historic-green-in-new-orleans/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/march-2014-130.jpgMarch 2014 130If you've ever done volunteer work on a site in New Orleans, you understand how important this picture is. (Photo by Historic Green)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10733991_10152848683461520_2104735935019725599_n.jpg10733991_10152848683461520_2104735935019725599_nHistoric Green in New Orleans (Photo: Matt Kleinmann Photography)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10469327_10152848682976520_2966263522061109896_n.jpg10469327_10152848682976520_2966263522061109896_nHistoric Green in New Orleans (Photo: Matt Kleinmann Photography)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10346394_10152848682896520_3231945301845532972_n.jpg10346394_10152848682896520_3231945301845532972_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1958458_10152848682746520_3365234290967433166_n.jpg1958458_10152848682746520_3365234290967433166_nHistoric Green in New Orleans (Photo: Matt Kleinmann Photography)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1520786_10152848682711520_8321901482403541715_n.jpg1520786_10152848682711520_8321901482403541715_nHistoric Green in New Orleans (Photo: Matt Kleinmann Photography)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/historic-green-loot.jpeghistoric green lootA very happy crew, just after receiving their shipment of donated tools in their Kansas City office.2014-11-03T17:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/10/22/the-only-thing-more-fun-than-fixing-things-is-fixing-them-with-free-tools/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/insta3.jpginsta3The Craftsman loot!https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-41.jpgphoto 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-31.jpgphoto 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-21.jpgphoto 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-11.jpgphoto 1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-3.jpgphoto 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Non-Craftsman muffin donation. Yessssssss.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-1.jpgphoto 12014-11-23T03:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/10/02/community-glue-workshop-and-the-very-real-need-to-shift-our-focus-to-the-4th-r-repair/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10368270_720802091346083_3671993236031184606_n.jpg10368270_720802091346083_3671993236031184606_nOften if something isn't working, the entire thing doesn't need to be scrapped! Don't be afraid to "look under the hood" and tinker. It's already not working, so you may as well give repair a shot!https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1151011_501057506653877_1161029250_n.jpg1151011_501057506653877_1161029250_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/486387_370922619667367_1858154980_n.jpg486387_370922619667367_1858154980_nThe organizers. We got mad about the misinformation regarding "green" goods and practices and decided to do something that is actually useful for our community. Folks don't look that happy taking a pile of stuff to the recycle bin. Nope. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10172645_634643979961895_3680119651309395469_n.jpg10172645_634643979961895_3680119651309395469_nFolks meet, mentorships happen, stuff gets done. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1098046_501066959986265_2103598690_n.jpg1098046_501066959986265_2103598690_nFixing, fixing, fixing. Most of these humans have never met before, by the way. Much more interesting than going to a big box store, wouldn't you say? Also, I know that you can buy a new lamp or headphones or skirt for a reasonable amount of money, but most of the time, fixing is FREE. Beat that, Walmart. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1148779_501057929987168_1159501801_n.jpg1148779_501057929987168_1159501801_nThat's a mighty pretty toaster that we fixed. Definitely a more sophisticated piece of machinery than any old thing that can hold dirt. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/251864_308307849262178_2047452886_n.jpg251864_308307849262178_2047452886_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cgposter_octnov.jpgCGposter_octnovIf you're in the Chicago area, check out one of our fall repair clinics. Can it fit through a standard door? Let's have at it!https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toaster_project4-photocredit-daniel_alexanderx630.jpgToaster_Project4-PhotoCredit-Daniel_Alexanderx6302014-10-04T14:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/09/09/historic-green-what-sustainability-really-means/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/spring-greening-2012-336.jpgSpring Greening 2012 336https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/spring-greening-2012-302.jpgSpring Greening 2012 302Fixing brick piers, 2012 (Picture taken by Historic Green)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/facebook-1.jpgFacebook 1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ernst-garden-5.jpgErnst Garden 5Shotgun house getting some major TLC--call it a resurrection--and an accessibility ramp. (Photo taken by Historic Green)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ernst-garden-4.jpgErnst Garden 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/october-2013-327.jpgOctober 2013 327The gorgeous historic home that will be brought back to life using big hearts, lots of sweat, and some shiny new Craftsman tools. (Picture taken by Historic Green)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5551758818_d542989455_b.jpg5551758818_d542989455_bhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5538297300_4ac961bb1e_b.jpg5538297300_4ac961bb1e_bhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5537945206_d7c16f516a_b.jpg5537945206_d7c16f516a_bTeaching volunteers how to maintain and restore buildings. (Picture taken by Historic Green)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4476679206_559d102068_b2.jpg4476679206_559d102068_b2Historic Green volunteers working in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans. They currently do most of their work through partnerships in New Orleans and Kansas City, Missouri.2014-09-09T18:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/08/25/revisiting-the-austin-tinkering-school/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_8816.jpgIMG_8816https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6638.jpgIMG_6638https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5809.jpgIMG_5809https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1500927_747718445257264_2017406258_o.jpg1500927_747718445257264_2017406258_o2014-08-26T03:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/08/12/turning-dirt-into-dialogue-at-el-paseo-community-garden/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/425141_10150966868292672_1626945245_n.jpg425141_10150966868292672_1626945245_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/389047_10151511166263046_1597094924_n.jpg389047_10151511166263046_1597094924_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/65655_10151425401187672_682745142_n.jpg65655_10151425401187672_682745142_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/420751_10151425400857672_668206929_n.jpg420751_10151425400857672_668206929_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zphoto-4.jpgzphoto 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zphoto-3.jpgzphoto 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zphoto-2.jpgzphoto 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zphoto-1.jpgzphoto 1https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sphoto-3.jpgsphoto 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sphoto-2.jpgsphoto 22014-08-12T18:39:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/04/28/saving-south-bend/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/demo1.jpgdemoA home is demolised in a Near Northwest neighborhood. The demo is part of the city's push to address 1,000 vacant homes in 1,000 days. (South Bend Times photo by James Brosher) https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/abandoned-home1.jpgabandoned homeOne of around 1700 vacant homes in South Bend whose fate is yet to be determined. (South Bend Times photo by Greg Swiercz)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-21.jpgphoto 2Thanks to the support of several concerned groups, more of these classes are going to happen going forward. If we want our neighborhoods to improve, we have to get out there and get our hands dirty. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-11.jpgphoto 1Hardware 101.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-4.jpgphoto 4Pad sanding like a boss.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Local residents learn the basics of power tools through a Restore Michiana workshop. Empowering people to fix up their homes and neighborhoods is a slick and useful way to help save your city.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-2.jpgphoto 2"Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia." -Alexis Carrel https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpgphoto 1If you want to save your homes, resources, neighborhoods and possibly even souls, you must provide pizza. It is the #1 rule of organizing.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/demo.jpgdemohttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/abandoned-home.jpgabandoned home2014-04-29T13:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/03/04/man-vs-machine-a-selective-history-of-the-industrial-revolution-and-the-beastly-hand-vs-power-tool-wars/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscn2240.jpgDSCN2240An arborists saw (or pruning saw) is the older brother to the decidedly less delicate but more productive chainsaw. I like to think of chainsaws as the football captains of the tool world.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/craftsman-hand-plane.jpgcraftsman-hand planeAaaaand, the hand plane. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/craftsman-yankee-screwdriver.jpgCraftsman yankee screwdriverA yankee! Also a great name. No driver needed with this puppy, though yes, the process is a wee bit slower, especially when using old growth.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/craftsman-bow-saw.jpgcraftsman bow sawThe precursor to a jigsaw is a bow saw. Handsome devils that look like an instrument.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/craftsman-2222-kromedge-satin-cut-miter-saw-with-craftsman-miter-box.jpgCraftsman 22%22 Kromedge satin cut miter saw with Craftsman miter boxYe olde miter box is a mighty handy alternative to the miter saw.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/block-sander.jpgblock sanderThe block sander is still pretty commonly used. Sometimes the power sander can be overkill or you're just not near a power source.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/auger_and_gimlet-3.jpgAuger_and_Gimlet-3Gimlets drilled holes for screws and had a much more interesting, though less descriptive name than a power drill. They are also great to drink.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/antique-craftsman-45-quarter-round-moulding-plane.pngAntique Craftsman 45 quarter round moulding planeThis antique 45 quarter round moulding plane is the steampunk version of the more modern https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/foto3big.jpgfoto3bighttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/earlyfactory.jpgDiscovering Our Cities: Where Cotton Was KingMass production with unskilled labor and pointy-hatted overseers! Decidedly less romantic.2014-03-05T04:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/01/31/how-to-beat-nature-deficit-disorder-if-youre-a-city-dwelling-ecologist-with-power-tools/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/247665_10151133318601242_190688648_n.jpg247665_10151133318601242_190688648_nSome essentials on the land.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/554252_10151408416021242_366120030_n.jpg554252_10151408416021242_366120030_nThe Carney maple syrup factory. Jenny's dad is a retired construction foreman and helped with the construction of Xanadu.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/318138_10150878483726242_2074644565_n.jpg318138_10150878483726242_2074644565_nCoffee heating on the cast iron stove, reading on the porch.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/598538_10150878482966242_2047188441_n.jpg598538_10150878482966242_2047188441_nXanadu, post-paint job, furniture and rain barrel installation. It's ever a work in progress.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-41.jpgphoto 4A "standing desk" she designed and built according to the varied heights of herself and her employees. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-31.jpgphoto 3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-21.jpgphoto 2https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Jenny also built all of the desks in the office and brought in a lot of her own furnishings for the space.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Weekend working.2014-02-02T16:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2014/01/21/more-than-a-leg-to-stand-on-hands-on-fields-that-combine-art-science-and-even-a-little-fiction/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-21-at-4-16-02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-21 at 4.16.02 PMA brief history of legs past.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-21-at-3-18-48-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-21 at 3.18.48 PMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-21-at-3-18-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-21 at 3.18.21 PMIn case there was any doubt about whether prostheses could be sexy. Jo-Jo Cranfield wearing the snake arm created by Sophie de Oliveira. Please check out the Alternative Limb Project when you have a few minutes. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/a98359_prosthectics_9.jpga98359_prosthectics_9What my prosthetic limb would look like (painted by Tim Beck).https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/a98359_prosthectics_6-mermeid.jpga98359_prosthectics_6-mermeidhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/outfeet_prosthetic_leg_u7t9y.jpgoutfeet_prosthetic_leg_u7t9yhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image.jpgimageUSA's paralympic swimmer Jessica Long. (Press Association via AP)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/30755u-preview.jpg30755u.previewJ.E. Hangar Company, artificial leg production workshop, post Civil War. The company survives today! (National Photo Company Collection)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/clare-2.jpgclare 2Clare shows a custom solid ankle-foot orthoses she fabricated using a vacuum form technique at the clinic.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/clare-1.jpgclare 1After a plaster cast is made for a client, a plastic sheet is vacuum formed for an exact fit. Because plastics are now used, a heat gun can make tiny adjustments when needed. Yes, that's a bag. No, that's not what Clare usually uses.2014-11-08T18:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2013/12/31/if-the-shoe-fits-wear-it-or-better-yet-make-your-own/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo5.jpgphoto5https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo4.jpgphoto4Sarah uses a square as an edge to pattern the leather. https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo3.jpgphoto3https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo2.jpgphoto2The workshop.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo1.jpgShoesShoes! Custom -fit and handmade in the workshop.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1512724_10152691242334119_644238734_n.jpg1512724_10152691242334119_644238734_nMy very, very, very well burnished ornaments. Happy holidays! Go build something.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1480743_10152691324724119_564504215_n.jpg1480743_10152691324724119_564504215_nSarah McIntosh, founder of the Chicago School of Shoemaking and Master Cobbler. She even made the mallet!2014-01-13T19:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2013/12/17/rudolph-resurrected-metal-machining-and-stop-motion-animation/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131210_104755.jpg20131210_104755On the set! https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sander.jpgsanderhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/armature-for-cello.jpgarmature for celloA tiny cello exoskeleton, if you will.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/detail.jpgdetailMolly McCandless uses a tap wrench to cut out threading so she can screw bolts down into it through a hole slightly smaller than the threading. Then the tap handle holds a tap, which is basically a really sharp bolt that cuts the grooves in the inside of the hole.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131202_192501.jpg20131202_192501A hand-crafted head!https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131127_230310.jpg20131127_230310Skeletons. Each piece of metal, hole and pin was created by Stu and crew.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/stu-with-bandsaw.jpgstu with bandsawStu, making cuts into the meticulously machined skeleton "bones" with a bandsaw.2013-12-20T21:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2013/11/22/the-giveaway-want-free-tools-submit/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pigman-never-submit-1-copy.jpgPIGMAN NEVER SUBMIT 1 copy2013-11-22T18:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2013/11/20/deconstruction-part-1-why-barn-burnin-is-a-bust/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1441225_485382444911131_418762874_n.jpg1441225_485382444911131_418762874_nhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-20-at-7-54-39-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-20 at 7.54.39 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-20-at-7-53-46-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-20 at 7.53.46 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-20-at-7-55-43-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-20 at 7.55.43 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-20-at-7-55-07-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-20 at 7.55.07 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-17-at-11-05-52-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-17 at 11.05.52 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-17-at-11-04-51-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-17 at 11.04.51 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-17-at-11-04-00-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-17 at 11.04.00 AM2013-11-20T18:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2013/11/11/tool-porn-you-know-whats-hot-fixing-whats-broken/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-11-at-8-43-14-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-11 at 8.43.14 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-11-at-8-42-51-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-11 at 8.42.51 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-11-at-8-42-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-11 at 8.42.36 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-11-at-8-42-19-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-11 at 8.42.19 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-11-at-8-41-54-am.pngLadder makerLadder Maker, Salento, Italy (Photographer: Ron Nicolaysen)https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-11-at-8-40-57-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-11 at 8.40.57 AMhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2265_body_6.jpg2265_body_62013-11-11T17:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/2013/10/30/the-austin-tinkering-school-you-know-what-kids-like-to-play-with-hack-saws/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1820.jpgAustin Tinkering School Today's crew at the school. L to R: Jack, Kami, XXX, Oren, XXXhttps://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1819.jpgTeaching how to use the saw.Jake and Kami teach XXX how to use the saw. He jumped right on it with a huge grin and cut away about a minute after this was shot. Easy peasy.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1818.jpgJake on the band saw.After a brief safety lesson from Kami, Jake goes to town.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1817.jpgJake assembling saw at Austin Tinkering School10-year-old Jake assembles a band saw without pause the minute it's pulled out of the box. You know, like he's making a sandwich or something.https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1816.jpgIMG_1816https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ats.jpgATS2013-11-07T14:46:21+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.org/about/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1001394_10152365228329119_1842279639_n.jpg1001394_10152365228329119_1842279639_n2013-11-06T20:59:03+00:00weekly0.6https://toolmade.org/2013/10/18/intro/https://toolmade.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/580555_10151957732459119_1381730045_n1.jpgChanging brake pads.2013-11-08T21:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://toolmade.orgdaily1.02020-09-12T15:11:48+00:00