Men's Shed restores old bread oven
Now you see it, now you don’t. Then it reappears again. What is it? It’s the old cast-iron bread oven from ‘Fords Bakery’ in Walker Street. The Historical Society commissioned your Men’s Shed to restore the oven and mount it in a timber...
Now you see it, now you don’t. Then it reappears again. What is it?
It’s the old cast-iron bread oven from ‘Fords Bakery’ in Walker Street. The Historical Society commissioned your Men’s Shed to restore the oven and mount it in a timber display for all to enjoy. Quite a challenge, particularly when it went walkabout the day before we went to pick it up. No easy task, as we reckon it weighs about 300kg. But the voices of social media waxed lyrical, someone had second thoughts and, thank you very much, the oven came back!
Much cleaning, paint-removal, welding, strengthening, designing and construction later, using rescued timber and old-fashioned ‘Blac-it’ paint, the old oven is new again. The clock handles are just lovely with their new brass plating, the maker’s name in period cream enamel… just a lovely way for all of us at the Shed to serve our community.
With new members joining up, new stories to tell, new commissions coming in to do useful and meaningful work for the people of 2508, maybe now is the time for you, or your loved dad, granddad, uncle or mate to come on in and check out the Men’s Shed. We are here not just to restore or build things, we are here to be shoulders to lean on, an ear to hear, a safe place to be for all men from 18 and up.
Looking forward to seeing you here.
