15% Off Spring Class Packs. Gift It or Keep It.

Spring class pack Sale: 15% off Class BUCKS until the end of May 2024

From now until May 31st, 2024 get 15% off of DTL Class Bucks when you buy $200 or more! Buy Class Bucks now, take DTL classes later (Class Bucks don’t expire). Create your own custom discount class packs for yourself or a gift.

How do I make my own custom discount class pack?

  1. Go to our DTL Class Bucks Page and add to your cart however many Bucks you want to buy for yourself or a friend. If you want to buy a certain set of classes, just total the amount the classes are worth and buy that much in DTL Class Bucks.

  2. On checkout, use the code CLASSPACKSPRING2024 and you’ll get a 15% discount as long as it’s $200 or more.

DISCOUNT CLASS PACK IDEAS to gift or keep

The Woodworker’s Pack

  • Woodworking I: Shop Safety Certification

  • Woodworking II: Practical Joinery

  • Woodworking III: Box Joinery

  • Normally $275, Now $234

The Woodturner’s Pack

  • Woodturning I: Lathes, Spindles & Vases

  • Woodturning II: Bowl Turning

  • Woodturning III: Lidded Boxes

  • Normally $595, Now $506

The Welder’s Pack

  • Welding I: Essentials, Safety & MIG

  • Welding II: Practice, Projects & TIG

  • Normally $225, Now $191

The Contractor’s Pack

  • Knowing Your Home

  • Tiling

  • Electricity

  • Plumbing

  • Drywall

  • Normally $475, Now $404

The Sewer’s Pack

  • Sewing I: Sewing Machine Basics

  • Sewing II: Hemming & Alterations

  • Sewing III: Patching & Mending

  • Normally $225, Now $191

Remember: These are just some ideas for class packs. As long as you buy over $200 in class gift bucks, you will get the 15% discount. Code expires May 31st, 2024.

Show Us Your Projects! $5 Bribe

We have so many amazing members who come in and tell us about what they’re working on, and now we want you to prove it! From kitchen remodels, to yard projects, ugly birdhouses, mending clothing and changing out your alternator - we want your pics! (and/or videos?!).

We are so serious about wanting to see your repairs, projects and creations, that we will pay you to show us. That’s right! Fill out our Member Project Form and receive $5 DTL bucks.

Our members are so awesome and talented and we really just want to brag about you all on the internet! And hey, you never know who you might inspire with sharing your project success or failure.

Financial Assistance is Officially Open!

Thanks to our Share the Tools Fund donors, we are officially able to open our new and improved v2.0 Financial Assistance Program! The roughly twenty individuals and organizations who have applied for financial assistance this past month will get access to tools so they can keep their homes safe and mission-driven community projects successful.

Having trouble affording a Tool Library Membership, Classes, or Open Shop Hours? Apply for Financial Assistance.

Have some money to spare and want to help people and organizations access our programs? Donate to the Share the Tools Fund.

Last Chance! Donations Matched at First Friday Teacher's Market

From now until this Friday, May 3rd during our First Friday Teacher’s Handmade Market, it is the last chance to get your Share the Tools Fund donation matched!

What’s the Share the Tools Fund?

People need tools to keep their homes comfortable, functional, and safe. Organizations need tools for community workdays, facility upkeep, and other mission-driven activities. The Share the Tools Fund gets tools in the hands of those people & organizations who need them most.

Many many thanks to everyone who has donated so far! We're already a third of the way to our goal of $10,000 this year. Your donations go directly to…

  • Increasing the availability of financial assistance for individuals & organizations dollar for dollar

  • Adding new, high-demand tools for you to borrow

  • Repairing and maintaining our 5,000+ available public-use tools

  • Taking care of our staff so they can take care of our community

Thank You!

May 3rd First Friday Teacher Craft Fair!

We’ve got another First Friday Teacher Market happening on May 3rd from 6p - 9p! Stop by the Denver Tool Library during the Santa Fe Art Walk to peruse some of our instructor’s for sale handmade goods. There will also be by-donation drinks and TBA tunes. All donations will go to our Share the Tools Fund to give underrepresented maskers scholarships to all of our programs.

Hope to see y’all there!!

April Bday Fundraiser Almost Over! $3,070 Raised So Far

Thank you everyone who has donated to our Share the Tools Fund for our April Bday Fundraiser so far! Including the matching donations, we have raised $2,920 so far this year. Because of you, our Financial Assistance Applications are now open and we are able to start awarding scholarships to our programs in May! Your donations support getting tools into the hands of people and orgs who need them most by subsidizing big discounts and free memberships, classes, and open workshop hours.

If you haven't donated yet, you still have until the end of this month to get your donations matched! We’ll keep you updated throughout the year on how your dollars have tangibly helped our mission to get tools into the hands of whoever needs them.

Thank You!!

Brand New Class! Fermentation: Essentials & Sauerkraut

Brand New Class! Fermentation: Essentials & Sauerkraut w/ Alex of Permaculture. The first class is May 20th at 5:30pm.

In our new Fermentation class, Alex will provide students with a deeper understanding of the history and benefits of fermentation and the slow food movement. Most excitingly, each student will walk away with their very own sauerkraut to take home and enjoy in as little as 24 hours! The processes you will learn in this class can also be applied to ferments such as kimchi, kombucha, cottage cheese, and kefir. Beginners are welcome.

About Your Instructor Alex Nees: I have worked in food production as a farmer and gardener for 7 years, and have found immense pleasure in working with my hands and exploring ways in which I can make my favorite recipes at home. I joined forces with two friends of mine three years ago to start "Pickle People" - a cottage kitchen operation allowing us to package and sell our very own ferments at various markets around town. I believe in the power of slow food, and it's benefits on the health of our bodies as well as the health of our communities!