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Welcome to Tear Cap Workshops! We are a non-profit organization dedicated to unleashing creativity in Hiram, Maine.

Craft – Community – Inspiration

Located in Hiram, Maine at the site of a former sawmill, Tear Cap Workshops is committed to promoting and enriching hands-on learning opportunities. We have an emerging hands-on workshop schedule: woodworking opportunities and stonewall building classes are scheduled for the upcoming 2019 season! Also on campus — two master craftsmen tenants – a timberframer and a cabinetmaker – currently rent workshop space on a full-time basis.

The former sawmill facility consists of 19 acres and 11 buildings. We lease aesthetic and affordable workshop space, and we’re just beginning to offer hands-on educational classes in traditional skills. Stonewall building is slated for this summer, and a variety of woodworking classes, short-term bench rentals, and other opportunities are along for 2019. We also plan to offer classes in blacksmithing, pottery, gardening, and other hands-on craft based on local, natural materials in the near future.

Our goal is to make good use of a former sawmill campus with craft, industry, and education. We hope to offer a wealth of opportunities for anyone who wants to learn a new skill, or needs the space to work on a creative project or business.


Our next woodworking class offering: Make a Simple Bench

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A big thank you to our Sponsors whose support helps make Tear Cap Workshops’ mission possible!

With additional support from Central Boiler; Hunting, Dearborn Division; and Repose Fire Logs

Interested in getting more involved?

  • Become a member by making a donation to Tear Cap Workshops. Your donation is tax-deducible: we can’t do any of this without member support!
  • Contact us to find out more about volunteering, attending a facility tour, or just to get in touch! We look forward to hearing from you. Email us at info@tearcapworkshops.org
  • Sign up for our next hands-on class, reserve a spot in our brand-new Rent-a-bench program at the Community Woodworking Shop. Or, for a long-term rental, please contact us to find out more about renting your own workshop space at Tear Cap.
  • And don’t forget to sign up for our e-newsletter! Pictures, events, and exciting announcements await your inbox.

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Upcoming events, workshops and makerspace opportunities:

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  • Annual Meeting
  • Facility Tour
  • Open House
  • Rent-a-bench
  • Stone Wall Building
  • Volunteer Work Day
  • Woodworking

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Read more about our history and how Tear Cap Workshops came to be:

Our Story


Tear Cap Workshops

Tear Cap Workshops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community benefit organization. Our mission is to unleash creativity through hands-on learning. We have workshop space for established artisans, and we have emerging opportunities in hands-on craft education. Our facility is a former sawmill, and we are striving to re-purpose this site in a meaningful way.

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Upcoming Events

  • Wood Shavings Ornament Workshop
    • Participant
      December 18, 2019
      4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Make your own wood shaving ornaments! Inspired from traditional Scandinavian wood ornaments, we'll use wood shavings made from hand planes, and use wood glue to…

Volunteer Opportunities

Rent-a-Bench

  • Rent-a-Bench
    • Rent-a-Bench
      December 18, 2019
      9:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Wednesday, December 18th: We're closing the Rent-a-Bench early for the Wood Shavings Ornament Class at 4! Still come and use the shop before that; we'll…

  • Rent-a-Bench
    • Rent-a-Bench
      December 19, 2019
      9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    How it works: Sign up or drop by to use the shop on an hourly or daily basis. You provide the wood and supplies for…

  • Rent-a-Bench
    • Rent-a-Bench
      December 20, 2019
      9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    How it works: Sign up or drop by to use the shop on an hourly or daily basis. You provide the wood and supplies for…

  • Rent-a-Bench
    • Rent-a-Bench
      December 21, 2019
      9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    How it works: Sign up or drop by to use the shop on an hourly or daily basis. You provide the wood and supplies for…

Contact information

Tear Cap Workshops
22 Hampshire Street
Hiram, ME 04041
207-625-3396
info@tearcapworkshops.orgtearcapworkshops.org
Wednesday - Saturday, 9 - 5
Sundays by Appointment

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