Albany MenShed

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Albany MenShed Albany MenShed is a non-profit incorporated community organisation that was established in 2005.

Our safe, friendly meeting place is open to both men and women aged 18 yrs and above.

"Old hands, old furniture.... amazing new look!"Have you ever had or seen a tired, run down table or chair that you thou...
03/09/2026

"Old hands, old furniture.... amazing new look!"

Have you ever had or seen a tired, run down table or chair that you thought would look better in the rubbish pile? Wood chipped, leg broken, varnish scratched?? Please don't throw it out until you've had an opinion from the Albany Menshed restoration team. Led by Peter and Danny, this team can work miracles to renovate, rejuvenate and restore old furniture into works of art. Take this 1930's Tasmanian Oak side table which was brought to the team in pieces, faded, worn and apparently destined for the fire. The team completely dismantled the table and repaired and rejuvenated each piece to produce this amazing result!

The team has years of professional history in this area and loves a challenge....but mostly, they love being able to restore family treasures and see the amazed looks on peoples faces. If you have any item that you would like to have restored, repaired or re-finished, call in to see Peter or Danny and get an opinion on what might be possible!

Aahhhh…if only we could do this to ourselves….the old and the new…There is a lot of great machinery at the Menshed capab...
30/06/2026

Aahhhh…if only we could do this to ourselves….the old and the new…

There is a lot of great machinery at the Menshed capable to transforming old into new and enabling the creation of some great projects. Recently we had a go at seeing what we could do with old fence posts. The jarrah serving board (complete with holes for twiggy sticks!) was fashioned out of a 80+ years old fence post off a local property…the colours are amazing and something new came out of a very grey and gnarly piece of wood. The side-by-side shot shows an old sheoak fence post milled into a very workable piece of timber similar to what you might buy. Thanks to Joe Lembo for donating the sheoak posts to us….you’ve always been an amazing supporter.

Being able to use equipment that can do these things is so “door opening” for many members who realise they have skills and abilities that can be transformative and appreciated by others. Having challenging and rewarding projects does wonders for men’s positive mental wellbeing and growth - we love seeing what others can make and do and this inspires us to do more for ourselves.

If you or someone you know has some old, ugly wood or fence posts that could be adopted by the Shed, we’d love to hear from you…any donations gratefully accepted and acknowledged. We’re sure we can release their inner beauty …..

Aaah….if only our own old, wrinkled and gnarly features could be…..😉…but it goes to show how much beauty and attraction sits subtlety below the surface…

Age is no barrier….A wonderful thing about the Menshed is that it’s a “fits all” place for men from many different backg...
30/06/2026

Age is no barrier….

A wonderful thing about the Menshed is that it’s a “fits all” place for men from many different backgrounds, different interests and varying skill levels. We’ve already seen the abundance of expert advice and wisdom with Lucky John’s wooden spoon 😉 in a previous post, so it’s no wonder that the Shed has a variety of work areas adapted to suit everyone.

Apart from the Kindling Shed, another hugely important area of the Shed is the picnic table manufacturing team. Karl, Ray and Mickey B have long been the backbone of this area, making beautiful and strong tables and benches which are sold on consignment to businesses and private customers. The Team has a work ethic you wouldn’t believe and their workmanship is exceptional with very high standards. Here we have Karl and Ray alongside a ripper of a table, and Mickey B doing the finer detail work on another one…well done fellas!

Age is no barrier for members as witnessed with one of our oldest members - Hayden, some 90 years Young. It was only a short while ago that Hayden passed on gardening and mowing duties to another member and he now is an important “inside” rock helping out with (amongst other things) cooking preparation and stencilling the bags ready to be filled with kindling. He’s still driving, still has a laugh and is still an hugely valued member of our group. He knows he has purpose and value to those around him, and we respect him through and through.

If you are, or know anyone who is, interested in discovering a new “you” or bringing along your own brand of expert advice and wisdom 😀, feel free to drop by the Shed any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday morning and have a look around. You can elect to join a team that’s already operating, or simply come down and work on your own projects, or alongside another fella and learn some new skills, or pass on yours to them.

Aaahhh…The way to their hearts….Morning tea, smoko or feed is a daily treat at the Menshed where the fellas can meet, si...
10/06/2026

Aaahhh…The way to their hearts….

Morning tea, smoko or feed is a daily treat at the Menshed where the fellas can meet, sit down and enjoy a light meal or snack and a welcome cuppa or coffee. Each morning around 10 the air ho**er blasts out its mating call and our willing workers obediently stream in and sit down to a generous serving of things like sandwiches, cakes and biscuits, cheese sausages and dimmies, fruit toast, sausage rolls and party pies, plus whatever else our amazing cooking team prepares. Smoko is a great way for the men to leave their work and relax amongst others and chat over whatever comes to mind or watts been happening in their lives and their families. It’s also a perfect time for the Menshed committee to relate key issues for consideration to the group.

Morning tea is every Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday morning….with an extra treat in Saturday’s with a sausage sizzle lunch. Aside from the scheduled morning teas and sizzles, members are also able to sit and drink bottomless tea or coffee at any time during opening hours.

Here we have a general shot of the men enjoying themselves, and one of Tony and George and Geoff enjoying themselves with a mini-feast after a hard start to the day. On the day of this photo, Tony and George has been hard it it for a couple hours already and solved the world’s problems (again) and Geoff had cut up a truck load of pallets for the kindling team….well done fellas!!

What a great guy!Introducing Merv who has been a Menshed member for many years and is always coming up with unique proje...
05/06/2026

What a great guy!

Introducing Merv who has been a Menshed member for many years and is always coming up with unique projects using recycling principles…..his work over a long period of time has focussed on making amazing projects come to life and giving often discarded materials a new life. This is his latest piece of work and it’s come up a ripper with different jarrah textures in the shelves all fixed to a tough jarrah base. Well done, Merv…another terrific job well done!

Oh, forgot to mention….besides his own projects, Merv does an amazing job as part of a small machinery maintenance team which keeps the Menshed tools and hardware ticking over. (More on these guys to come…)

Thanks, Merv, for being an inspiration to others in what you create but also what you do to make sure members have efficient and safe machines to work with.

MORE EXPERTS WANTED…PLEASE CONTACT THE ALBANY MENSHED!Well, as you’d imagine, we have a lot of knowledgeable ( read “exp...
05/06/2026

MORE EXPERTS WANTED…PLEASE CONTACT THE ALBANY MENSHED!

Well, as you’d imagine, we have a lot of knowledgeable ( read “expert advisors” ) men at the Shed and they were out in full force today making sure everything went to plan as it should do! John was convinced his planning for a wooden spoon was foolproof but, as advice would have it from several of our keen advisors, it turned out he has missed a few finer points and needed some adjustments. Thank goodness for the collective advice of his mates he now has this new masterpiece! 😀😀 It’s a little bigger and differently shaped than he’d imagined….try stirring your cuppa with that! It’s amazing what advice and guidance can bring 😂😂😂

Seriously…. The Shed is full of people willing and wanting to help and we love having all the advice and involvement we can and that everyone contributes in whichever way they can. Some of our members’ best achievements come from those incidental shoulder-to shoulder moments when blokes share things and work together to get a job done, or a possibility gets imagined, or a situation is created where we discuss how life is going…

All new ‘experts’ are welcomed to join our own and together continue building such a wonderful part of our community. Give us a call and give it a go…….every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning.

It’s been another busy week at the Menshed with lots of exciting projects and activity -especially in the kindling sales...
28/05/2026

It’s been another busy week at the Menshed with lots of exciting projects and activity -especially in the kindling sales area. Kindling is selling FAST as winter descends upon as and well over 100 bags have already been loaded for happy customers. Remember to drop by soon if you wish to buy a bag or two - we’ll load them for you with a big and thankful smile. Bags are $15 each and cash is preferred but EFTPOS is also available.

If you’ve ever thought of joining the Menshed - or know of someone who might like to or benefit from being a member - the Shed is always ready to meet you or them and show the facilities and run through the “ins and outs” of the place, how it operates and what needs to be done to become a full member. There is an initial orientation of the many facilities as well as a chat about what people would like to do, and then followed by an actual registration which is only $80.00 a year. Interested people can even “try before they buy” with a 1-2 week trial to see if things suit them. Training on all Menshed machines is also provided so that everyone feels comfortable and, most importantly, is safe when using machines and tools. We even provide a mentor for a month or two….someone who is available to meet and greet, show the ropes and provide useful tips and ideas to make membership a wonderful experience.

The Menshed offers areas like woodworking, woodturning, metalwork, furniture restoration, bench and table construction, kindling support with our hardworking team, gardening, administration support, help in the kitchen and so on. Anyone who has a particular interest outside of these is also welcomed and we will endeavour to accommodate your specific needs and tastes.

If there is anyone interest, you can either drop down on any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday morning and ask for assistance, or arrange a meeting by contacting Gary on 0457 152 630, or Mike on 0417 967 368.

These are just a few photos of the Menshed facilities and members at work….everyone is looked after - even our resident dog seen getting a feed of Allan!

Well.....what has our Tony done this time? Tony is a longstanding Menshed member who's always coming up with an innovati...
13/05/2026

Well.....what has our Tony done this time? Tony is a longstanding Menshed member who's always coming up with an innovative way to adapt and recycle things into wonderful pieces of work. He has taught himself how to resin timber and is a go-to person for other members wanting similar knowledge. He recently completed a beautiful resined coffee table top and now onto a couple of pieces for a fellow Shed member using recycled wood, coffee beans and resin...well done, Tony - you've given many others confidence with your can-do attitude!

There's always great work being done at the Menshed and it's awesome to see the developing skills of our members...many ...
12/05/2026

There's always great work being done at the Menshed and it's awesome to see the developing skills of our members...many gain advice and lessons from other members, and many develop and improve their own through ongoing work, online inspiration and sheer perseverance.

Here Jason shows two projects he recently did....a lovely recycled coat hanging board using old jarrah and railways spikes, and a beautiful layered breadboard. Each section of the breadboard was handmade and meticulously joined together during the assemble. A great couple of pieces, Jason!

Did you know that the Albany Menshed also does furniture restoration? We have a highly skilled team able to transform th...
05/05/2026

Did you know that the Albany Menshed also does furniture restoration? We have a highly skilled team able to transform the old into the new, ranging from chairs, tables, sideboards, chests of drawers and so on. The team has a history of many years in this area from past professional and hobby activity. If you have a particular job or query in this area, feel free to drop down to the Shed and speak with Peter, Danny and the team, send the Menshed a message with your query or call Gary on 0457 152 630 or Mike on 0417 967 368.

Ahh....if only some of us ol' Shedders were chairs, we could look a whole lot younger 😂

Address

77 Sanford Road (Behind PCYC)
Albany, WA
6330

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 1pm
Thursday 8am - 1pm
Saturday 8am - 1pm

Telephone

+61417967368

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