Curious Goose Guild

We have many professional grade machines and tools that can do all sorts of wonderful things when used as intended. There are a few dust collectors and lots of hand brooms around to help keep sawdust to a minimum.

The bigger machines include:

• 10” table saw

• 12” miter saw

• 1/2” table router

• 14” bandsaw

• 13” helical planer (2 speed)

• 20” scroll saw

• 24” oscillating belt/spindle sander

• 12” drill press

• wood lathe (no bowl chuck, yet)

Guild members will be trained on how to safely and effectively operate each machine in its unique setup as their projects and experience levels require. Some machines have particular or complicated requirements; usage and availability will need to be determined on an ongoing basis.

There are so many cool things you can put a battery on nowadays. We’ve got most of the common ones and a few fun ones. More to come, to be sure.

• 5” orbital sanders

• 3/8” driver/drills

• 1/2” hammer drill

• jigsaws

• reciprocating saw

• track saw (with separate 52” and 110” tracks)

• 5” grinder

• multitool

• rotary tool

• trim router

We have a wide assortment of carving, shaving, planing and sanding hand tools, including:

• sloyd whittling knives

• hook knives

• spoon gouges

• chisels (1/4” - 1 1/2”)

• Jack planes (#5, #5 1/2)

• 1” block plane

• spokeshaves

• drawknives

• palm sanding blocks and other sanding implements

• assorted rasps and files

All the blades are maintained in-house and sharpened regularly (though more help from experienced sharpeners is always welcome!)

Listing every tool in the shop isn’t on the urgent list of projects, but If you need a tool to manipulate a part on a thing that is (or was) relatively common around here and can easily fit through the front door, then it’s probably in here somewhere. Or at least something that’s probably close enough.

In addition to most of the carving tools working just as well on leather, we also have all of the common hand tools for basic leatherworking, including:

• hammer, twist and rotary punches in various sizes

• rivet anvils, strikers and setters

• shears, knives and other cutting tools

• strip cutter for making straps

• burnishing blocks

We have a Sienci 4’ x 4’ Altmil CNC mill with a 2.2kw spindle and an xTool S1 40W laser cutter. People say they have a very high learning curve, and/but can do some really cool things when used correctly.

If you have a project that could make use of some automated cutting, then we can explore what that might look like based on your design/CAD and project needs. Because of the considerable risk and specific processes associated with zero-tolerance machines like these though, any programming and/or operating of the machines at this time will be done by one of the staff.

• So many clamps (and yet never enough clamps)

• Air compressor, a few nail guns and various air accessories

• 18” Belt grinder

• Garment heat press for patches

• Benchtop wheel grinding

• Airless paint sprayer (for rent, can’t use it here though)

• Assorted plumbing, hydraulic, electrical and HVAC hand tools

• Manual tile cutter

• Most of the easily-named landscaping tools (and a couple fun ones)