Duncan Stickings – Coquitlam Men's Shed

Shed Plans

At our recent meeting, our good friend and member Dan presented plans for our shed. Click on the image to see a larger version.It was drawn in pencil, and I took a photo of it with my ipad. I tried to adjust the contrast so it is more readable. It was based on a wish […]

Roadmap Update

A while back I introduced our roadmap for getting our shed up and running. As of now we have reached goal #2, “Form a Society”. Thanks to the efforts of our friend and member Paul. This is awesome progress, as we are now a legal entity, incorporated effective September 26, 2016- the incorporation number is […]

Chess Pieces

I am working on hand carving some chess pieces, mostly during our Tuesday meetings at the shed. I have 3 so far. I did a king, a queen and a rook. I add lead weight to them, stain and varnish them and add green felt on the base. The chess board I made previously as […]

New Facebook Page

We added a Facebook page, you can find it here: Coquitlam Men’s Shed See if you can go there, and like it. It is another way to stay in touch.

CMS First Bocci Contest

February 23, 2016 – Blue Mountain Park, Coquitlam Results of the first Bocci Contest: 1st place Mike with 10 points 2nd place Duncan with 9 points 3rd place Jiri with 7 points Celebrations followed at a nearby Italian restaurant.

Another Spoon

Carved in black walnut.

Box With Lid

I built this with some wood I got in Hope this summer. I do a lot with dovetail joints.

Carving Spoons

This is something new to me, but certainly a fun project to take on. Our friend Doug Mackie recommended carving spoons as a project to try. You need some carving knife or chisels to do most of the work. I got a carving jack, and so far it works great for me. Also, on the […]