Open Days at benchspace For Cork Craft Month
Benchspace, Cork’s shared access workshop for furniture makers and fine woodworkers, will hold two open studio days as part of Cork Craft Month. Visitors are welcome to look behind the scenes and meet the makers who work at this exciting new maker space. We’re open from 10am to 8pm both days on Friday 11th and […]
The Big New Saw
The Big New Saw We are delighted to announce the arrival of a large format panel saw at the workshop. A very generous supporter has loaned us this machine until we acquire our own, and we’d like to thank them very much for making it available to us. For the woodworker enthusiasts (apologies to everyone […]
Volunteers Complete Doors in a Day
We did it. The front door has been removed, a new one made and fitted in one day. It just goes to show what you can do with a little good will and cooperation. To all the volunteers who helped out yesterday, Jan Lojack, Paul O’Brien, Derek Coughlan, Brendan Corcoran, Cian O’Driscoll, Tony Farrell, Peter […]
Call Out For Volunteers Saturday 10th June
A big thank you to everyone who helped to prepare the Benchspace workshop over the last few weeks. All that cleaning and painting has created a great inside space for our furniture makers. Now we need another effort to make the workshop secure. We’re asking for volunteers this Saturday the 10th of June to help us with […]
Benchspace in #HackForGood at Republic of Work
Hack For Good. Pictured at the #HackForGood event in Replubic of Work are Allan Beechinor of The PATH Trust, Linda Wright of Republic of Work, Padraic Callely of Cork Foundation, and Sean Breen of Benchspace
Benchspace Selected For #HackForGood
Hack For Good. Benchspace is delighted to have been selected to participate in the first Cork HackForGood. Many thanks to the Cork Foundation and Republic of Work for providing this opportunity. Teams of designers will give a complete upgrade to the branding, web sites and social media of the chosen projects, allowing them to tell […]
Evening Echo, benchspace To Open in Cork
Evening Echo, benchspace to open in Cork Fergus Somers and Seán Breen advertising that Benchspace will provide support for start-up furniture makers and specialist woodworkers in its new workshop in Cork.
Call for Expressions of Interest
Ireland’s first shared-access Woodwork Workshop. Industry standard machinery. Dedicated maker-spaces. Collocated workbenches and making classes. Become a part of The Capital of Making. Benchspace is a not for profit shared workshop being established in Cork City. Our goal is to provide affordable access to work benches and professional standard machinery to local furniture makers and […]
