Project Category: Regular Projects

This Mini Bug Hotel was designed as a project for children from the local junior school to assemble with 1-to-1 help from members of the Tadley Men’s Shed. Project Plans Download the plans so you can build your own Bug Hotel.

Making bird boxes is a classic beginner’s woodworking project, and there are so many designs and options that it is very easy and satisfying to end up with a truly unique product. The design shown here is taken from the RSPB website, click the link to go there for detailed instructions!

Another simple and satisfying beginner’s project, old pallets are a staple of Men’s Sheds all over the country. Dismantling them is part of the fun, and it doesn’t matter at all if you forget to ‘measure twice, cut once’!

Almost as simple a project as they come, and a gentle introduction to things like selecting wood, measuring and marking out, tool selection and planning, and simple methods of fixing two pieces of wood together.