Mens Shed/s whos involved

[Bird]

Nagambie Lakes Mens Shed  has just moved into our New Shed  , on our own block . We are assembling our new wood working toys & arranging them in the shed to be as productive as possible. lts great fun watching people learn new skills  . We have been doing handy man jobs around town for other local groups . The Crochet club , Bowles  & Tennis club  All Good          

sadly our local one is fairly useless.. only open 10-2 few days a week .. stiff Shit to you if you work. Or maybe I have the whole concept of these joints wrong.
Would have been keen to go down and do some woodturning or something interesting

[SEADOO]

So, what exactly is a "mens shed"....

Before PC, we use to call it the pub.

Great feed, great perve, have a flutter on the gee gee's, game of pool or darts with YA mates.

Now we are told we need to discuss our feelings.....

[Bigfish]

I went for a visit to our local mens shed 2 years ago with the intent of joining. After listening to half a dozen whingers raving on about how 2 sheets of sandpaper had gone missing(this was brought up at a general meeting)...I decided I wasnt senile enough to cope.  Mrs asked how I went and I told her that when it comes time to make a pine coffin I,ll go back...Good for some...just not me.

[Rumpig]

I went for a visit to our local mens shed 2 years ago with the intent of joining. After listening to half a dozen whingers raving on about how 2 sheets of sandpaper had gone missing(this was brought up at a general meeting)...I decided I wasnt senile enough to cope.  Mrs asked how I went and I told her that when it comes time to make a pine coffin I,ll go back...Good for some...just not me.

my guess is it'd be much like many other types of clubs, some are better then others, even though they are supposably the same things at different locations. It all comes down to the people involved with running the place, as to what each location is like.

[GeoffA]

my guess is it'd be much like many other types of clubs, some are better then others, even though they are supposably the same things at different locations. It all comes down to the people involved with running the place, as to what each location is like.

Agree with that Rummy.
A few years back I went to a 4WD club meeting, with a view to joining. I left half way through
I wouldn't lump all 4WD clubs together though....

[speewa158]

                l wouldn't  join a Club that would have a Bloke like Me       

[Fizzie]

So that makes you the one & only member of Nagambie Shed, Speewa

[Nifty1]

I've been involved in one for about ten years. The first five were just fund raising and hunting for grants - we used to meet under a tree. We built a 20 x 10 shed, added a big kitchen, put in a mezzanine, then added another 15m, then a 40 foot container, then a big area for raised garden beds. We get 40 blokes most days we are open, with a membership of about 120 and most events are booked out (dinners, Xmas, boat cruises, visit to car museum etc). It is astoundingly successful. We try to get by with a minimum of rules. I used to joke that sheds were started by women with the main purpose of getting men together so a doctor could come and talk to us about prostates (yeah, that happens too). One of the best comments "women talk face to face, but men only talk shoulder to shoulder", referring to mens reluctance to discuss problems. We've had about 5 funerals, have taught lots of fellas how to cook, rebuilt a dragon boat for the breast cancer ladies, and its a very welcoming and social place to go.

[Alan Loy]

When I was unemployed last year I spent some time at the local Men's shed.  Good bunch of blokes of varying ages and abilities.  I learnt a lot and really enjoyed myself.

[speewa158]

All Mens Sheds are different , sometimes it not what you expect or want . There will always be something happening that could interest you . Or you ask about a subject the interests you & then follow it .           

[Bird]

All Mens Sheds are different , sometimes it not what you expect or want . There will always be something happening that could interest you . Or you ask about a subject the interests you & then follow it .           

I asked them stuff when they had a stall at Bunnings yonks ago - they were doing some woodwork there and then thus why I asked about it.. I reckon it would be really kewl to do. They were only doing simple things like cupholders, making pencils etc... but like bigfish I think our local would be only all old retired fogys - certainly with the hours they are open it leans that way.
but as Geoff said, they cant all be like that or they'd all close within 1 hour and disappear like a fart in the wind.