Earth Balance Shed

Earth Balance Shed A friendly group of practical men and women who enjoy making their own projects or doing community tasks. See https://earthbalanceshed.co.uk/
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We are listed with the Men’s Shed Association. We now have a good little workshop, we’ve built tool racks, two benches and we have acquired quite a selection of materials. We have already completed several tasks for Earth Balance, which were really satisfying.. All men and women with a practical interest are very welcome, we are always there Fridays 2 to 4 and other times as needed. Look for the grass roofed building across from the lake!

Some people say the best part of coming to the shed is tackling the tricky problems - and this repair certainly kept us ...
06/03/2026

Some people say the best part of coming to the shed is tackling the tricky problems - and this repair certainly kept us thinking!
The table arrived with a leg broken clean through in one place and another break imperfectly glued, leaving plenty of heads scratching. Normally we might simply remove the leg and make a new one, but the large tenon joint stubbornly refused to budge, resisting every attempt to dismantle it.
After carefully scraping away the old casein glue - only to reveal stains that looked even worse - we needed another plan. One of our members, a former professional furniture maker, suggested rejoining the broken pieces adding a new reinforcing tenon.
With steady hands and a bit of bravery, Brian drilled and inserted a strengthening pin to secure the repair. The final stage involved patient work with stains and varnish to blend everything back together.
The result? A once-wobbly table brought back to life - and a repair the shed is rather proud of.

It is a privilege at the shed to actually see the astonishing accuracy some skilled people can achieve. Phil just keeps ...
27/02/2026

It is a privilege at the shed to actually see the astonishing accuracy some skilled people can achieve. Phil just keeps getting better and better! These two creations of his in oak are much admired.

What can be made at Earth Balance shed? The shed is set up to follow the interests of the people who turn up. Lee’s airs...
07/02/2026

What can be made at Earth Balance shed? The shed is set up to follow the interests of the people who turn up. Lee’s airship is an astonishing use of the laser cutter. It took four sheets of 3mm plywood. Once cut, each piece is then ‘harvested’ from the sheet, and many pieces have to be gently bent before assembly. To us it looked like an impossible 1000-piece jigsaw!

Special Offer! Earth Balance Shed is celebrating being 10 years old so, all this week you can join for Free!Full disclo...
02/02/2026

Special Offer! Earth Balance Shed is celebrating being 10 years old so, all this week you can join for Free!
Full disclosure: So long as our landlord continues to support us, joining the shed will be free. In the last ten years we have never asked anybody for fees. The workshop is increasingly well-equipped and there is a small store of decent donated materials. We only suggest a donation if you use materials or have tea or coffee
You don’t have to be an engineer or a craftsperson, in fact many regular members of the shed say they just come for the company!

Alan used the shed to make this shield for his bowling club. Most people who join Earth Balance Shed are not as skilful ...
02/01/2026

Alan used the shed to make this shield for his bowling club. Most people who join Earth Balance Shed are not as skilful as Alan. In fact, there are only a handful of members who can consistently be this accurate and use their knowledge to produce items of this quality. For the rest of us it is great to have expert on hand to give advice when we want it!
We are always open every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. Just turn up.

Join Earth Balance Shed and you will probably get involved in all sorts of projects. After just about a year in the maki...
08/12/2025

Join Earth Balance Shed and you will probably get involved in all sorts of projects. After just about a year in the making the rocking horse is finished and delivered to a new home with St Oswalds Hospice, where bereaved children receive support.
The project started last year when Tracey gave the shed the stylishly carved horse head. Many people in the shed helped. Amy drew a full-sized plan and started choosing wood, we quickly realised we’d have to make it hollow to save weight! Dennis made the rear right leg, Brian made the rockers and Rob took it out in the summer sunshine to do some shaping. We painted it grey, but everyone said it looked too cold so Mark helped with the airbrush and surprisingly, we found spraying transparent pink made the grey look much better!
Joan and Don gave lots of advice on saddles and bridles, Joan sewed and donated a saddle and some horsy fixings. Jenny donated several leather belts to make the bridle and reins. Finally, we used some brass donated by the widow of a clockmaker to make the stirrups.

Phil makes these Christmas items with expensive hardwood and the quality of his cutting is wonderful! We have had some i...
02/12/2025

Phil makes these Christmas items with expensive hardwood and the quality of his cutting is wonderful! We have had some interesting younger members recently. Why not come along any Tuesday or Friday afternoon and test our tea making skills?

Lots of energy and effort from members of Earth Balance Shed to build a structure at St Andrew Church, Cambois helping t...
05/11/2025

Lots of energy and effort from members of Earth Balance Shed to build a structure at St Andrew Church, Cambois helping to remember those who lost their lives for our country.
(Poppies made by the Church and project backed by QTS the new data centre, Cambois.)

Brian made these two weight benches for the dance group at Earth Balance. They act as seats as well as carrying two rows...
10/10/2025

Brian made these two weight benches for the dance group at Earth Balance. They act as seats as well as carrying two rows of weights. We were impressed by how many mortice and tenon joints he had cut ‘just like that’!

You wouldn’t believe what a big difference Earth Balance Shed can make if you need a little more company in your life. P...
07/09/2025

You wouldn’t believe what a big difference Earth Balance Shed can make if you need a little more company in your life. Phil’s latest lovey message idea.

At the shed we never know what we’ll be asked next – can we make storage benches for the dance studio? Can we do somethi...
29/08/2025

At the shed we never know what we’ll be asked next – can we make storage benches for the dance studio? Can we do something with a carved horse’s head? Here Lee said yes to making 30 coasters (each with a posh leather base!) to help celebrate the 30 years the training unit has worked at Earth Balance.

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Earth Balance
Bedlington
NE227AD

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2pm - 4pm
5pm - 7pm
Friday 2pm - 4pm

Telephone

01670 827226

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