Dykes With Drills Chicago

11/29/2022

is here! Let’s start off strong like our partner For today and today only all donations up to $5,000 will be matched! We’ll also be giving away gifts to our first 30 donors: $25 gets our DWD pin, $75 gets our $150 gets our DWD sweatshirt. If you are our first donor of the day you get all three! https://www.dykeswithdrills.com/donate

05/23/2022

This is a lesbian-oriented, q***r event for the ladies and theydies only! Immerse yourself in a safe space surrounded by allies and have a great time forming genuine connections while getting to know other women in the Chicago area! Has post-pandemic life got you holed up on your couch night after n...

12/13/2021

“Fantastic class. Great instruction. Fantastic reclaimed wood materials. Really enjoyed it. Learned some new skills. Would 100 percent take another class from them.” - Workshop Participant

We are one week away from Giving Tuesday. On Nov 30th all donations will be matched up to $2,000! If you haven’t given yet, please support us on Giving Tuesday.

12/13/2021

Yesterday was Giving Tuesday and we raised over $4800 in donations. Thanks to our very generous matching donor $2,000 of those funds will be matched! We appreciate everyone who contributed to our campaign. If you haven't donated yet there is still time! We are fundraising until the end of the month and every contribution makes a difference.

12/08/2021

10/19/2021

We love clamps! Clamps are an incredible tool that help you with almost any project you are working on. They secure wood pieces when you cut or screw, they hold pieces together while you are gluing - they are all around awesome, and probably our favorite tool.

Clamps come in many shapes and sizes too. There are twisty clamps, squeezy clamps, pipe clamps, C-clamps and more! Highlighted in the picture is a twisty clamp. We use those most frequently as we find they tend to help you get the best grip.

Learn how to use a clamp at our next Intro to Tools workshop near you!

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10/18/2021

When cutting with a circular saw it can be hard to keep your hand steady. That is why it is great to use a guide to help you make straight cuts. If you are working on a jobsite, or don’t have a jig readily available to you, you can use a speed square as a straight edge.

First, line up your saw blade with where you want to make your cut. Then place your speed square next to the table of your circular saw. Hold or clamp the speed square in place and slide the table of your circular saw along the edge of the speed square. Once you are done cutting you will have a very precise cut!

If you enjoyed this consider donating to our fundraising campaign. All donations go to support our awesome programs and tips like this! Donate here: www.dykeswithdrills.com/donate