Southeast Seattle Tool Library

03/23/2026

Check out this fabulous home office built by tool library member Dylan, who shared these photos and kind words: "Your library and all the volunteers have been amazing! I built this entire thing myself (electric, drywall, roof, and all) with your help and tools. Thank you!! I couldn’t have done it without you."

03/13/2026

Mayest Arts Collective has a few openings left for the first woodworking class at their new community woodshop: building tables and benches. At 5044 Wilson Ave S across from Third Place Books. Snag a spot before they are gone and be one of the first in the neighborhood to try out this great new community resource!

Participants will learn to build a sturdy, functional table or bench from dimensional lumber, with step-by-step guidance on measuring, cutting, and assembly. (Detailed class descriptions can be found here.)

03/10/2026

Interested in woodworking classes? Check out the Mayest Arts Collective ( https://mayestarts.org ), a neighborhood nonprofit woodshop, art space, and community center opening this month at 5044 Wilson Avenue South, right across the street from Third Place Books.

03/09/2026

Cute project of the month: a tool library member used a pipe cutter to shorten a bike polo mallet for his toddler. Imagine what you could do with our extensive tool collection!

02/21/2026

Check out this incredible artwork created by tool library member Nidhi. She borrowed a wood burning kit from the tool library several times, so I was curious and asked how she was using it. She replied with this photo of what she called a practice piece, but it looks like a finished work of studio quality fine art! Nidhi was inspired by pyrography artist Hannah Veiga wondered if she would enjoy the craft herself. "I wasn't sure I could do well with it and didn't want to spend money on the kit if I wasn't using it often." She clearly discovered an amazing new talent through a tool borrowed from the library. We love these kinds of stories!

07/15/2025

Here’s an upcoming local event at Seward Park on July 26th that might be particularly interesting to tool library members! https://ecoss.org/event/community-gear-swap/

12/25/2024

Volunteer staffer Kathleen made this lovely lantern using a scroll saw from the tool library! If you‘re inspired to work on projects over the holidays, we’re open regular hours Monday evening (8-9pm) and Saturday (10-noon), only closed the two Wednesdays: December 25 and January 1.

11/24/2024

Closed Wednesday, November 27. We’re open regular hours Monday evening (8pm-9pm) and Saturday (10-noon). There’s still time to pick up tools to build your very own festive mailbox!

11/19/2024

A community auto shop is opening soon just two miles north of the tool library, Rainier Ave S near the I-90 bridge!

10/30/2024

Need an axe or sledge hammer? The tool library is giving away a bunch of surplus ones just in time to augment your Halloween costume or get some wood chopped for winter! Stop by during our open hours to snag one: Wednesday 5-7pm, Saturday 10-noon, Monday evening 8pm-9pm.

10/29/2024

Tool library member and first-time tiler Chrissie took on this complex pattern and is acing it with a bunch of our tools, including a laser level on a tripod and tile saw. It is just the latest step in her amazing project: creating a whole bathroom in an attic space. Browse our inventory here and imagine what you can do with the huge variety of tools in our collection: https://setools.myturn.com/library/inventory/browse