About the shop
An old tannery, eighteen benches and a lot of sawdust.
Clampenny fills the ground floor of the old tannery on Tannery Street. Members share the machines, the wall of hand tools and the coffee pot.
Who builds here
About 140 members: people fixing a chair from their grandmother's house, a high school shop teacher on Saturdays, two cabinetmakers who rent a bench between jobs and a lot of first-timers who wanted to make one bookshelf and stayed.
A shop lead is on the floor every open hour. Leads answer questions, sign out the machines and keep the place swept.
On the floor
- Eighteen benches, each with a vise and a set of hand planes and chisels
- A table saw, two miter saws, a band saw, a drill press, a jointer and a planer
- A wall of clamps, more than two hundred
- A finishing room with its own fan, and a lumber rack sorted by species
Hours
Tuesday–Friday · 4pm–10pm
Saturday · 9am–6pm
Sunday · 10am–4pm
Monday · Closed
Getting here
71 Tannery Street, Orrin Falls. The loading door on the river side is the entrance; there is parking for twelve cars and room to load long boards.
See the holiday build nightsCome see the shop on a Saturday.
Or skip the tour and start with an intro session. Either way, ask at the counter.