The Bodgery

The Bodgery A community makerspace with literally tons of tools. Sharing skills and expertise between makers encourages innovation and collaboration. A McGyver collective.

We work and teach on metal, wood, electronics, crafts, CNC, glass, leather, etc. Stop by Fri nights for a tour! to bodge (v): 1.to hack something together, to McGyver it. 2. to repair hastily and without care of durability or aesthetics or perfection. 3. an inelegant but workable “fix” applied to extend functionality or correct a problem. bodgery (n): place where people hack things together.

This is the first woodworking project that Fred Turkington completed at the Bodgery. He made it from 5/4 Hard Maple purc...
05/29/2026

This is the first woodworking project that Fred Turkington completed at the Bodgery. He made it from 5/4 Hard Maple purchased at Capital Hardwood. It is a clone of another piece he already owned and he uses the one he made to store dog treats near his back door.

Rosa Hernandez and Aiden Brumsickle collaborated to make glass beads for this lovely necklace. The glass beads were comb...
05/28/2026

Rosa Hernandez and Aiden Brumsickle collaborated to make glass beads for this lovely necklace. The glass beads were combined with some wooden beads they had on hand. Aidan strung the necklace (his first time doing so) and gifted the necklace to his mother.

Here is some gorgeously detailed wall art that Pete B made on the scroll saw.Uncarvedllc@gmail.com
05/27/2026

Here is some gorgeously detailed wall art that Pete B made on the scroll saw.

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This is the first ample from the Bodgery's SK 860 knitting machine!
05/26/2026

This is the first ample from the Bodgery's SK 860 knitting machine!

Sarah Polenska needed a temporary cremation urn for a friend of a friend, and she needed it fast! So, in a couple of ho...
05/22/2026

Sarah Polenska needed a temporary cremation urn for a friend of a friend, and she needed it fast! So, in a couple of hours, she and Jim Fortner built this beautiful Cherry box.

Rand Hough is grateful to everyone who helped him learn to use the woodshop to build picture frames. He just sent a fini...
05/21/2026

Rand Hough is grateful to everyone who helped him learn to use the woodshop to build picture frames. He just sent a finished frame to his mom for her birthday and he thinks it wouldn't look as good without so much Bodger wisdom.

Bill Cogger is starting to make a small working steam engine out of metal. He expects the project to take hundreds of ho...
05/20/2026

Bill Cogger is starting to make a small working steam engine out of metal. He expects the project to take hundreds of hours of work. We can't wait to see the completed project.

Jim Vogel designed this adorable puzzle and cut it on the CNC router. His partner Kristi did all the amazing painting. T...
05/19/2026

Jim Vogel designed this adorable puzzle and cut it on the CNC router. His partner Kristi did all the amazing painting. The project was a gift for their granddaughter.

Monica Radtke says, "Tis the season for a forage! You can find me at the [Dane County] farmers market with my ceramic cr...
05/15/2026

Monica Radtke says, "Tis the season for a forage! You can find me at the [Dane County] farmers market with my ceramic creations or on Instagram ! 🍄"

Gabrielle Cornish made a gorgeous hardwood holder to store coffee filters. It is made from Cherry with Walnut splines.
05/14/2026

Gabrielle Cornish made a gorgeous hardwood holder to store coffee filters. It is made from Cherry with Walnut splines.

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740 Oscar Avenue
Madison, WI
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