Some Rain Outside Did Not Stop Play Inside
All good stuff on Tuesday
Year: 2022
Knick Knacks and a visit to Parliament House in Canberra (in Oz where the Sheds come from!)
“No man is an island” is part of a longer paragraph by John Donne. “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well…
Shed Coming Together as Shedders Come Together
The Shed was a hive of activity on Friday. Lots of buzz. On Thursday we received from Howden a kitchen double unit and today Paul under the instruction of Pat put it together. It holds plates and bowls and kitchen utensils .Shedders Mick and Graham laid the vinyl flooring in…
The Shed Emerges from the Chrysalis
Yes, it’s beginning to wing it! Friday was a very productive day, both morning and evening. In the morning the platform in front of the patio door was strengthened and boards secured and we attended to the big doors. Colin wood turned on, produced a great result on cleaning the…
Importing ideas from Abroad
Well, we start with Staithes and French cleats. Norton Shed has heard about French Cleats from their use at Staithes Shed. They are mounts that interlock to hold items in place on a vertical surface. What is French about them is lost in time but some think it derives from…
What does a Shed do and Who can be a Shedder?
Dear Reader, The purpose of this piece is to explain more about the opportunities, limitations, ambitions of the Norton Shed for individual men and women. It is very much about individuals and their “jigsaw piece” fit into the overall jigsaw that is theirs. It hopefully will help other organisations (and…
Size Doesn’t Matter and Something Awesome
The Shed movement started in Australia. The majority of the Sheds I’ve seen there (all 6!) have been large compared to those in Whitby and Norton. It was pleasing to receive the email below and photos of a new Aussie Shed more our size! Dear Graham and the Norton Shedders,…
This is the Photo We’ve Waited a Long Time For!
We’ve done a lot of Shed building this past few months. we are now moving to the phase of making use of the Shed! Last week we collected donated equipment from Preston Museum. It included an Axminster lathe in fire engine red. Today (Tuesday) Shedder Colin (a time served wood…
Focus on the Inside (mainly!)
Norton Shedders on target to complete transformation of the interior of the Shed. We’ve cured the roof leaks (we believe!). New bright LED light battens, wall boards mounted, worktops installed, equipment storage in drawers and cupboards. And today (Tuesday 38/6/22) we found the water stop cock (important for tea…
Ramping up Norton Shed
We are beginning to take on some new Shed attenders and to engage in more normal Shed activities. A new man, Colin, came on Tuesday. An ex-woodturner and a Meccano fanatic. He helped move equipment from the switch room onto the new long bench. Pat & Paul got on with…