Australia's first public tool library opens in Brisbane and instead of books and magazines, library members borrow power tools, lawnmowers and whipper snippers.
As far as I understand, it’s a place where to meet around some productive activity, as opposed to meeting around booze. :P
The intended side effect should also be ensuring that even less wealthy community members can access fancy tools.
Why they call them men’s sheds is a mystery to me, since I can easily imagine a schedule where it’s a women’s shed or random folks’ shed one some days.
As far as I understand, it’s a place where to meet around some productive activity, as opposed to meeting around booze. :P
The intended side effect should also be ensuring that even less wealthy community members can access fancy tools.
Why they call them men’s sheds is a mystery to me, since I can easily imagine a schedule where it’s a women’s shed or random folks’ shed one some days.