Rent a Shop

Have you ever thought about finding a woodworking rent a shop? Just for an hour, or maybe a membership by the month? Guess what...they're out there! And the idea is catching on!

The lure of woodworking and being creative has a lot of us hooked. From teenagers to grandpa, from young girl scouts to grandma. Almost everybody likes to be creative and woodworking, in its many forms, is a perfect solution for a large majority of us. The big problem for most...we don't have a woodworking shop.

Creative shop owners across the country are opening their shops to people that want to rent a shop for a short time. Some have started new businesses just to rent their shops out. Most of these shop owners offer lessons, one on one tutoring, memberships in many different forms, and a variety of other perks.

Some of the shops will rent you shop time in 15 minute blocks, 1 hour blocks, or you can buy the whole month if you want. They will store your project, help you design it and most any other step they can reasonably provide. Most of the shops that we contacted will also sell you the wood and accessories or you can bring your own.

Have a project, say something needs repaired, or you want a bookcase or some other custom piece built but you have no interest in trying it yourself? Several of these shops employ staff members that would love to tackle the job. If not they might know a regular customer that would.

I've listed some of these shops below and I'll be listing more as I become aware of them. If you live close to any of these shops check them out.

Portland, OR

Asheville, NC

DIY Woodworking Shop
  CLOSED
167 Patton Ave.
Ashville, NC
828-505-3538
www.diywoodworkingshop.com/ShopRental.html

Cincinnati, OH / Covington, KY area

My Woodworking Shop
25 E. 32nd St.
Covington, KY 41015
859-391-7670
www.mywoodworkingshop.com

Dublin, OH

Buildmore Workshop, Inc
6196 Wilcox Rd.
Dublin OH 43016

San Francisco, CA area

Concord, Walnut Creek, Danville, Pleasant Hill,
San Francisco Bay Area Woodworking Shop
Jigs & Joints Woodshop
www.jigsandjoints.com

Stow, OH area

A WoodWorker's Place
3099 Graham Rd.
Stow, Ohio 44224
330-678-3664
www.awoodworkersplace.com

Cambridge, VT area

Vermont Woodworking School
148 Main St.
Cambridge, VT 05444
Phone: 802-849-2013
www.vermontwoodworkingschool.com

Somerville, MA area

Artisian's Asylum
10 Tyler Street
Somerville, MA. 02143
Phone: (617) 863-7634
Fax: (617) 718-1641
info@artisansasylum.com