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Dykes with Drills

Dykes with Drills empowers LGBTQ+ individuals through hands-on carpentry and construction skills, fostering community and confidence while building tiny houses in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a squatting stool! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use a variety of tools to make their own squating stool. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their squatting stool but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Squatting Stool Workshop (September)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool plant stand! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw and drills to make their own plant stand. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their stand but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Plant Stand Workshop (September)

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool serving tray perfect for any occasion! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw and brad nail guns to make their own serving tray. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their tray but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

NY: Serving Tray Workshop (September)

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Thursday, September 10 at The Rail Yard for a night of community, connection and fun!&nbsp;

Central Arkansas: Happy Hour at The Rail Yard (September)

Slow Building School workshop series is a space for participants to learn how to operate basic power and hand tools while honoring their bodies, the materials, and the home-lands they are building with and for. This workshop series prioritizes BIPOC participants who want to learn building skills to support their communities and shared spaces.&nbsp; The series will take place on September 5 and 6 from 11am to 4pm. On the first day, participants will go through a safety and tool demonstration and practice their skills by building altars they can take home. On the second day, participants will build outdoor benches for UC Gill Tract Community Farm. Attendance on both days is required. This workshop is for BIPOC participants or people who want to learn building skills to build for their communities.&nbsp; The mission of Slow Building is to create opportunities where people can practice being part of their environments and home-lands as creative, skilled, embodied, and transformative beings. Slow building engages with spiritual practices, integral nonviolence, restorative justice both physically through construction, and through community building.

Berkeley: Slow Building School Workshop Series (September)

In this workshop you will learn tool use and safety, team building and have fun doing it! You will be trained to use a variety of tools to begin your woodworking adventure. Following your hands on training, you will form small groups, where you will collaborate to take a design from conceptualization to completion as you find solutions to everyday problems.

Chicago: Intro to Tools Workshop (September)

Join Dykes With Drills at The Sticks for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a stylish bench for your home! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, drills, and drill press to make a unique and modern wood bench.. Max dimensions of this bench are 42&rdquo; wide x 15&rdquo; deep x 21&rdquo; tall with the seat 17&rdquo; from the floor. &nbsp;Participants will be able to customize their bench dimensions to fit their space. &nbsp;You will also learn finishing techniques to personalize and enhance the look of your bench. &nbsp;Take home a handmade piece of furniture.

Chicago: Bench Workshop (August) 

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun beginner workshop and make a cute side table for your home. &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to use the jigsaw, miter saw and drills to make a round side table. &nbsp;This workshop is open to all! No woodworking experience necessary.

NY: Circle Side Table Workshop

In this workshop you will learn tool use and safety, team building and have fun doing it! &nbsp;You will be trained to use a variety of tools to begin your woodworking adventure. Following your hands on training, you will form small groups, where you will collaborate to take a design from conceptualization to completion as you find solutions to everyday problems.&nbsp;

Oakland: ITW (August)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool spice rack perfect for organizing! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use a variety of tools to make their own spice rack. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their spice rack but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Spice Rack Workshop (August)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool key rack perfect for your home! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use a variety of tools to make their own key rack. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their key rack but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Key Rack Workshop (August)

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC Makerspace for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a hanging wine rack for your home! In this workshop participants will learn to use mitersaw, bandsaw, and drills to make a cute hanging wine rack. &nbsp;No experience necessary. This workshop is open to all. Come enjoy the space, make new friends, and learn a new skill!

NY: Wine Rack Workshop (August)

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun beginner workshop and unique angled shelf for your home. &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to use the mitersaw and drills/drivers to make the shelf. &nbsp;This workshop is open to all! No woodworking experience necessary.

NY: Angled Shelf Workshop (August)

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Thursday, August 6 at El Sur for a night of community, connection and fun!&nbsp;

Central Arkansas: Happy Hour at El Sur (August)

Oakland: ITW (July)

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool spice rack perfect for organizing! In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use a variety of tools to make their own spice rack. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their spice rack but finishing will be done on your own time. No prior woodworking experience required.

NY: Spice Rack Workshop (July)

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun beginner workshop and make planter box for your outdoor space. &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to use the miter saw, drill press, and drills to make a custom planter box. &nbsp;Participants will be able to choose between designs and have the option of adding legs to make it free standing. This workshop is open to all! No woodworking experience necessary.

NY: Planter Box (July)

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Thursday, July 23 at Temescal Brewing for a night of community, connection and fun! &nbsp;

Bay: Happy Hour at Temescal Brewing (July)

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30pm at Ginger&rsquo;s Bar for an evening of community, connection and fun!

NY: Happy Hour at Ginger's Bar (July)

Join Dykes With Drills at The Sticks for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a beautiful charcuterie board! &nbsp;In this workshop participants will learn to use mitersaw and router to make a charcuterie board. The board will measure 12&quot; x 20&quot;. &nbsp;No experience necessary. This workshop is open to all. Come enjoy the space, make new friends, and learn a new skill!

Chicago: Charcuterie Board Workshop (July)

Slow Building School workshop series is a space for participants to learn how to operate basic power and hand tools while honoring their bodies, the materials, and the home-lands they are building with and for. This workshop series prioritizes BIPOC participants who want to learn building skills to support their communities and shared spaces. The first series will take place on July 11 and 12 from 11am to 4pm. On the first day, participants will go through a safety and tool demonstration and practice their skills by building altars they can take home. On the second day, participants will build outdoor benches and a table for Planting Oceania&rsquo;s garden. Attendance on both days is required. Priority will be given to BIPOC participants who would not otherwise be able to afford a regular Dykes with Drills workshop. The mission of Slow Building is to create opportunities where people can practice being part of their environments and home-lands as creative, skilled, embodied, and transformative beings. Slow building engages with spiritual practices, integral nonviolence, restorative justice both physically through construction, and through community building.

Berkeley: Slow Building School Workshop Series

Join Dykes With Drills at The Sticks for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a hanging wine rack for your home! &nbsp;In this workshop participants will learn to use mitersaw, bandsaw, and drills to make a cute hanging wine rack. &nbsp;No experience necessary. This workshop is open to all. Come enjoy the space, make new friends, and learn a new skill!

Chicago: Wine Rack Workshop (July)

Join us this summer for an overnight Tiny House Carpentry Camp. You&rsquo;ll spend a week working alongside our experienced staff to frame and build a tiny house from the ground up, in an environment that&rsquo;s safe, encouraging, and completely okay with mistakes.

Bay Area: Overnight Carpentry Camp

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Thursday, July 9 at Rock Town Distillery for a night of community, connection and fun!&nbsp;

Central Arkansas: Happy Hour at Rock Town Distillery (July)

Join Dykes With Drills for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make an outdoor table or plant stand! In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, drills, and drivers to make a side table or plant stand.&nbsp;

Central Arkansas: Plant Stand/Side Table Workshop (July)

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Tuesday, June 30 from 5-7pm for a night of community, connection and fun!&nbsp;

NOLA: Happy Hour at Galaxie

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun introductory workshop. In this workshop you will be trained to use a variety of hand tools to begin your woodworking adventure, such as hand saws, bench chisel and hammer, &nbsp;square, marking knife, miterbox, and rasps. Following the tool safety and instruction, you will be guided through a project that you will get to take home.

NY: Intro to Hand Tools (June)

Celebrate Pride with Dykes With Drills at Half Acre Beer Co. and make a weaved wood Progress Pride Flag. &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will use a drill to make holes and will weave thread through the holes to make the Progress Pride Flag. &nbsp;All materials are included. This workshop is open to all. No experience with drills needed. &nbsp;

Chicago: Pride Workshop at Half Acre Beer Co.

Join Dykes With Drills for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make an outdoor table or plant stand! In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, drills, and drivers to make a side table or plant stand. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their tables but finishing will be done on your own time.&nbsp;

Treasure Island: Side Table/Plant Stand Workshop (June 24)

Oakland: ITW (June)

Join Dykes With Drills for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool outdoor planter! In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, drills, drivers, and pocket hole jig. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their planters but finishing will be done on your own time.&nbsp;

Treasure Island: Planter Workshop (June 17)

Join Dykes With Drills for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a bench for your home! In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, drills, and drivers to make a wood bench. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their benches but finishing will be done on your own time.&nbsp;

Treasure Island: Bench Workshop (June)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a decorative pride flag for your home! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use a variety of tools to make their own flag. No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Pride Flag Workshop (June)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool plant stand! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw and drills to make their own plant stand. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their stand but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Plant Stand Workshop (June)

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun introductory workshop. In this workshop you will learn tool use and safety, team building and have fun doing it! You will be trained to use a variety of tools to begin your woodworking adventure. Following your hands on training, you will form small groups, where you will collaborate to take a design from conceptualization to completion as you find solutions to everyday problems.

NY: Intro to Tools (June)

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Thursday, June 11 at The Rail Yard for a night of community, connection and fun!&nbsp;

Central Arkansas: Happy Hour at The Rail Yard (June)

In this workshop you will learn tool use and safety, team building and have fun doing it! You will be trained to use a variety of tools to begin your woodworking adventure. Following your hands on training, you will form small groups, where you will collaborate to take a design from conceptualization to completion as you find solutions to everyday problems.

Chicago: Intro to Tools Workshop (June)

Treasure Island: Side Table/Plant Stand Workshop (June 6)

Treasure Island: Planter Workshop (June 3)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool box for your records! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, nail gun, router, and drills to make their own records box. Participants will also learn about “finishing” techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their stand but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Records Box Workshop (May)

Treasure Island: Bench Workshop (May 30)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a simple box! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, nail gun, and bandsaw. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their stand but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Simple Box Workshop (May)

Oakland: Intro to Tools Workshop (May)

In this workshop you will learn tool use and safety, team building and have fun doing it! &nbsp;You will be trained to use a variety of tools to begin your woodworking adventure. Following your hands on training, you will form small groups, where you will collaborate to take a design from conceptualization to completion as you find solutions to everyday problems. &nbsp;

Treasure Island: Intro to Tools (May)

🛠️ Volunteer with Dykes With Drills and the Long Term Recovery Group of Santa Cruz County to install flooring for a house impacted by the CZU fire.

Volunteer with Long Term Recovery Group of Santa Cruz County

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC Makerspace for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a hanging wine rack for your home! In this workshop participants will learn to use mitersaw, bandsaw, and drills to make a cute hanging wine rack. &nbsp;No experience necessary. This workshop is open to all. Come enjoy the space, make new friends, and learn a new skill!

NY: Wine Rack Workshop (May)

We like to connect with other people, and not just in the shop. Join us on Thursday, May 21 at Rock Town Distillery for a night of community, connection and fun!&nbsp;

Central Arkansas: Happy Hour at Rock Town Distillery (May)

Treasure Island: Side Table/Plant Stand Workshop (May 20)

Join Dykes With Drills at Bay Area Maker Farm for this fun beginner workshop and learn to make a cool serving tray perfect for entertaining! &nbsp;In this workshop, participants will learn to safely use the chopsaw, drill press, and brad nail guns to make their own serving tray. Participants will also learn about &ldquo;finishing&rdquo; techniques (sanding, staining, painting, polyurthaning, etc.) to personalize their tray but finishing will be done on your own time. &nbsp;No prior woodworking experience required.

Alameda: Serving Tray Workshop (May)

NY: Intro to Tools (May)

Join Dykes With Drills at Futureworks NYC in Brooklyn for this fun introductory workshop. In this workshop you will be trained to use a variety of hand tools to begin your woodworking adventure, such as hand saws, bench chisel and hammer, &nbsp;square, marking knife, miterbox, and rasps. Following the tool safety and instruction, you will be guided through a project that you will get to take home.

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Oakland: ITW (November)

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