New Shelving Shop Walkthrough (Video)

We are still so stoked on our new shelves, so we want to brag about it. Come take a walkthrough our tool library with our nice, sturdy, and shiny shelving!

HUGE thanks to Denver Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (@denvercasr) who awarded us Certifiably Green Denver Equity Funding, we now have about double the space for tool storage!

Never been to the tool library? This is what it looks like!! See, not scary. Come on down and become a member for just $150 a year! You can grab a handsaw or two while you’re at it.

Member Project: Side Table by Laurel

Check out this Tool Library member project by Laurel! This is a tile topped side table that Laurel started in our community workshop and finished at home with tools borrowed from the tool library. We think it looks awesome!

Be like Laurel- Take our Woodworking I: Shop Safety Certification class so you can use our Open Shop Hours, and then become a member for just $150/year. Financial assistance is available for some individuals and organizations.

Already a member? SHOW US YOUR PROJECTS! Check out the link in our stories to submit a photo and some info about your recent project and receive FIVE FREE DTL BUCKS!

Carve a Pumpkin with Tools (Video)

Tired of those rinky dink, plastic, pumpkin carving kits that are just frustrating to use?! Good thing you have a Denver Tool Library Membership! We have so many hand tools that make pumpkin carving a breeze and are fun to use.

Our top picks for carving? A drywall knife, metal file, post hole drill attachment, and a welding hammer. Just make sure to clean all the pumpkin gunk off before returning your tools.

Not a member yet?? $150/year gets you a year of access to over 6,000 tools with no additional fee per borrowed tool. THAT'S A LOT OF CARVED PUMPKINS.

Class Spotlight! Woodturning I w/ Chris (Video)

Class Spotlight! Woodturning I: Lathes, Spindles & Vases w/ Chris. Next classes are Sunday, November 3rd and Friday, November 8th.

Woodturning is a specialized form of woodworking in which the lathe spins blocks or rounds of wood at high rates of speed while the woodworker cuts it using various hand-held gouges and chisels, to create round forms much like a ceramist throwing pottery on a wheel. It offers the craftsperson an endless amount of creative possibilities, and a joyful, improvisational immediacy- projects can be finished in a matter of hours (or even minutes), not days or weeks!

About your teacher: This class is taught by local professional woodturner and DTL shop monitor Chris Hoehle. He has been turning wood for over thirteen years and has studied with many of the top professional woodturners in the field today at some of the best craft schools in the country such as Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Tennessee. You can check out Chris's work on his website, www.studiocsh.com, or on Instagram, @studiocsh.

Handmade Holiday Gift Guide 2024

We know you probably haven't picked out a Halloween costume yet, but we need to hit play on the Mariah Carey track real quick because our Handmade Holiday Gift Classes fill up fast!

Don’t wait until last minute and get stuck picking out some Amazon junk just to find out that you already bought your dad fancy nuts three years before (true story). Instead, We’ve compiled a list of classes where you create a piece of art made with 100% genuine love that you can give to someone on your holiday list. Best of all, it’s sort of a selfish gift because while they get whatever you make, you get the skills to build another during our Open Workshop Hours.

Peruse the classes below. If one or two suits your fancy be sure to sign up for them soon before they sell out!

Member Project: Rolling Console by Max

Check out this DTL member project by Max! (@maxilla_art)

“Pictured in one of the photos is my dog peaches, who links into the story of this project. I initially intended to use this thing for puppy safe storage of hazardous materials.”

Be like Max! Become a member for just $150/year. Financial assistance is available for some individuals and organizations (check out our website for more details).

Already a member? SHOW US YOUR PROJECTS! Check out the link in our stories to submit a photo and some info about your recent project and receive FIVE FREE DTL BUCKS!

Share the Tools! $15,325 Given in 2024

Did y'all know a percentage of all your tool library, class, and open workshop purchases go to helping folks and orgs afford tools?

A chunk of our total revenue, your Gold Memberships, and your donations hangout at a big pool party called the Share the Tools Fund which gets distributed via financial assistance. So far in 2024, you've helped us give out an estimated $15,325 in assistance!

Thanks for helping the community!

Mosaic Pendants Class is Back!

Mosaic Pendants w/ Jessie (@jessierodriguez.art ) are back in time for the holidays! Make a super cute handcrafted unique gift and learn a skill while you’re at it. Class will be Wednesday, November 20th and Monday, December 16th

In this choose your own adventure mosaics class, we will design and make a unique pendant that can be turned into a necklace, bracelet or a key chain. We will work with a variety of source materials to include; glass, beads, buttons and more! Students will select a pendant base and learn how to cut glass using wheeled-tile nippers and glass cutters, and use micro cutters to repurpose jewelry and objects for reuse.

About the Teacher: Jessie is the Tool Library Coordinator at a beloved local tool library. She is also a mixed-media artist working with a wide range of materials and techniques. Current and past work include printmaking, sculpture, digital and video art. Recent work is composed of linocut prints that she turns into short stop motion films. An interest in mosaics was born after upon learning stained glass she found herself with piles of scrap to experiment with. This of course, led to more projects. Check out her work at jessierodriguezart.com or on Instagram @jessierodriguez.art