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Hands-on Classes

We have an emerging hands-on workshop program at Tear Cap Workshops. So far, we’ve offered courses in woodworking and stonewall building, as well as educational forestry walks and the Wood Innovators Conference. We have so much more planned for the future ~ please reach out and let us know if you have a request, suggestion, or an idea for a hands-on workshop.


Stone Wall Building

We offered our first stonewall building class in 2018 in partnership with the Stone Trust. What a blast! We’re offering more options in 2020… stay tuned.

Woodworking

Our next Woodworking class will be coming up at a later date.

Basics of the Woodworking Shop

This class is a great first step to completing that woodworking project you’ve been dreaming of during Rent-a-Bench hours.

The 6-hour class is a basic introduction to the major power tools in the Community Woodworking Shop: the planer, joiner, table saw, chop saw, and bandsaw. Safety basics and familiarity with our shop equipment are the goals of this one-day class. It will go over the basics of squaring material, making adjustments on the machines, and staying safe while doing it. No previous experience necessary; those with woodworking experience can benefit from this one-day overview, as well as those at the beginner level.

The Community Woodworking Shop

The Community Woodworking Shop is in the former planer building. This 80 by 40 foot space will be the home for all future woodworking classes, short-term bench rentals and community events. Our vision for this space is a four-season hub for creative exploration and hands-on skill building in wood.

We received grant funding from The Maine Community Foundation and the Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation to support a Rent-a-Bench Program that will increase community access to woodworking. The concept of the program is to offer a bench, tools, and and maybe a little extra help, to anyone who would like to complete their woodworking project in a community atmosphere.

More information about the Rent-a-Bench Program can be found here:

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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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Tear Cap Workshops
22 Hampshire Street
Hiram, ME 04041
207-625-3396
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Wednesday - Saturday, 9 - 5
Sundays by Appointment

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