Finishing Shop

The Finishing Shop is where projects move from built to complete. This is the space for applying paints, coatings, and surface finishes in a clean, controlled environment designed to protect both your work and your health.

Members use this shop to finish everything from furniture and metalwork to fabricated parts and custom builds. With enclosed work areas, proper ventilation, and dedicated drying spaces, the shop supports high-quality finishing work that requires clean air, dust control, and consistent conditions. Whether you are applying a protective coating or a final visual finish, the space is built to support careful, professional results.

What makes the Finishing Shop special is its focus on quality and safety. The environment is designed for precision, cleanliness, and reliability, allowing makers to complete projects with confidence. It is a shop built to help projects cross the finish line with care, consistency, and craftsmanship.

Members and Day Pass users must complete Tool Testing.

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Built to Make

This shop is equipped with professional-grade tools designed to support everything from learning and experimentation to precision work and full-scale fabrication. These highlights represent just a few of the capabilities available in this space.

  • Provides a safer, controlled environment for finishing processes by helping capture fumes and airborne particles.

  • Powers pneumatic tools and finishing equipment used throughout the shop.

  • Specialized storage designed to safely contain paints, solvents, and other combustible materials.

Meet the Makers

  • Aaron Charlwood

    (he/him)

    SHOP LEAD
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  • Rachel Mello

    (pro/nouns)

    SANDBLAST & POWDERCOATING LEAD
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  • Kraemer

    (he/him)

    TOOL TESTING
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  • Melissa Rath

    (pro/nouns)

    TOOL TESTING
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Want to Start Making?

Want more access to the shop? Become a Member!

Just finishing up a project? Book a Day Pass!

Want one-on-one support? Book a Private Lesson!