Just this week I was commiserating with a client friend that in downsizing he was giving up his 200 square feet woodworking shop--where he built a sailboat & two gorgeous wooden kayaks, among other things.
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if someone opened a co-op shop?" I pondered. We love our toys, men especially, but living lightly on the land sometimes means we don't have room for what we love.
Great news! This morning's Bainbridge Review front page article announces a community woodshop that Roger Lauen is considering. The cool thing is that he's proposing that the members actually tackle the first project communally--building the shop itself.
My guess is that they're going to have men and women of all ages lining up to become members. Imagine a great building housing work benches, tools of all kinds, lockers, and I suspect, this being Bainbridge Island, a great big commercial-sized pot of good, hot coffee. Imagine the smell of wonderful island wood being sawn and shaped: cedar, cherry, alder, maple. Imagine the camaraderie, the stories being told, the skills being shared.
If you're interested, contact Roger Lauen at roggadfly@msn.com. Pick up a paper to read more. While you're at it, be sure to read Tom Tyner's piece on the election results. Cheers!
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