Southeast Seattle Tool Library

Join us and share the word. Free! Woodworkers and makers are welcome! Enjoy hanging out and meeting new people. Details: Wood studio at @prattfinearts, this is the blue building with yellow trim. Come through the door with a front porch, straight through the foyer, walk down the hall and you are now in the wood studio! 1-3 pm on Sunday, July 12, 2026. BYOB or snacks.

Get inspired by these elegant woodworking projects crafted by tool library member George using a wide variety of our tools, including a benchtop planer, jointer, miter saw, router, sanders, drill press, abrasive saw, and clamps.

Check out this fabulous home office built by tool library member Dylan, who shared these photos and kind words: "Your library and all the volunteers have been amazing! I built this entire thing myself (electric, drywall, roof, and all) with your help and tools. Thank you!! I couldn’t have done it without you."

Mayest Arts Collective has a few openings left for the first woodworking class at their new community woodshop: building tables and benches. At 5044 Wilson Ave S across from Third Place Books. Snag a spot before they are gone and be one of the first in the neighborhood to try out this great new community resource!

Mayest Arts Collective - Tables and Benches Participants will learn to build a sturdy, functional table or bench from dimensional lumber, with step-by-step guidance on measuring, cutting, and assembly. (Detailed class descriptions can be found here.)

Interested in woodworking classes? Check out the Mayest Arts Collective ( https://mayestarts.org ), a neighborhood nonprofit woodshop, art space, and community center opening this month at 5044 Wilson Avenue South, right across the street from Third Place Books.

Cute project of the month: a tool library member used a pipe cutter to shorten a bike polo mallet for his toddler. Imagine what you could do with our extensive tool collection!

Check out this incredible artwork created by tool library member Nidhi. She borrowed a wood burning kit from the tool library several times, so I was curious and asked how she was using it. She replied with this photo of what she called a practice piece, but it looks like a finished work of studio quality fine art! Nidhi was inspired by pyrography artist Hannah Veiga wondered if she would enjoy the craft herself. "I wasn't sure I could do well with it and didn't want to spend money on the kit if I wasn't using it often." She clearly discovered an amazing new talent through a tool borrowed from the library. We love these kinds of stories!