Rent-A-Bench @ Among The Trees

Welcome to the Among The Trees Rent-A-Bench program. We created this program to help make workshop space accessible and available to people who may not have the space at home, or who don’t want the hassle of setting up a woodworking space at home.

Our new look Rent-A-Bench program is for terms of 8 weeks, across which you can develop and build a project, including learning how to use new tools or techniques, problem solving, and seeing your skills grow. We are releasing 5 spots for each term, so get in touch quick to make sure you don’t miss a spot!

Our Rent-A-Bench term includes:

  • A woodwork teacher present for each session to provide guidance and advice, induction and supervision on tools and machinery, and to be generally helpful and friendly;

  • Free use of any timber in our offcuts session during Rent-A-Bench hours, and a discount on any other timber purchased for Rent-A-Bench projects;

  • Access to our ever-growing woodwork library consisting of hundreds of volumes across a wide range of woodwork subjects;

  • Storage included for projects up to 500x500x1000mm (storage available upon request for larger projects, may include additional storage fees);

  • Free parking out the front of the workshop;

We strongly encourage beginner woodworkers to start their journey with our Woodwork Fundamentals course, which covers the basics of many of our hand tools, measuring and marking, joinery, and more, and serves as a great introduction to the world of woodworking.

If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us through the expression of interest form, or via phone or email. We can’t wait to see you in the workshop!

– Luke, Workshop Manager @ Among The Trees

Upcoming terms

  • Term 2 – 8 weeks: April 15th, 22nd, 29th, May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and June 3rd

  • Term 3 – 8 weeks: July 29th, August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, September 2nd, 9th, 16th

  • Term 4 – 8 weeks: Dates TBC

 

$799 per person
8 week term - 3 hours per night (24 hours total)
Minimum 1 woodwork teacher present every session

Currently our rent-a-bench progam is open via application only.

This allows us to get in touch with you and ensure you get everything you want out of your term with us.

After applying, you will be contacted by a member of our team to learn more about the project/s you want to work on and to help get you set up ready for a productive and informative time with us.


Tools and equipment available

  • A solid timber workbench with a face or leg vise

    • Holdfasts, mallet and bench dogs

  • Hand tools

    • Rip and crosscut saws

    • Coping saws

    • Rasps and files

    • Handplanes and spokeshaves

    • Paring and mortising chisels

    • Marking gauges, compasses, and more

  • Handheld power tools

    • Drills/drivers

    • Jigsaw

    • Trim router

    • Plunge router

  • Classroom machinery*

    • Drop saw

    • Band saw

    • Router table

    • Drill press

    • Scroll saw

    • Disk sander

  • Clamps and other tools

    • Quick clamps

    • Sash clamps (max 500mm width)

  • Consumables included:

    • PVA glue

    • Tinted beeswax for filling and repairs

All tools require induction with a facilitator before use.

* Rent a bench does not include access to our machine shop, including thicknesser, jointer or table saw. Any machining required can be put in as a job for our machining department outside of or before your Rent-A-Bench term. Please note we have a 3 week turn-around time for small-to-medium machined orders.

What does our Rent-A-Bench space look like?