Wednesday, December 14, 2011

January Purely Post & Beam Registeration Deadline Fast Approaching

You know you want to learn how to timber frame! Whether you build a dog house, barn or dream home this one-week long class will be a great way to help you prepare. It is also a fabulous way to unwind after the hectic holidays . . . not to mention getting you off the couch! Join us for five days of Purely Post and Beam January 22-27, 2012 Learn egnineering and beam sizing calculations, architecture and the craft of laying out and cutting the joints. Sign up today -- the deadline for registering is this coming up!

Register for the Purely Post & beam Class January 22-27, 2012

Thursday, December 8, 2011

This Saturday! Shelter's Tool-a-Palooza Holiday Sale



This Saturday! 
December 10, 2011 9:00-3:00
Join Us for Our Annual
Open House and Sale

Still trying to decide if you're coming to Shelter this weekend for our Tool-A-Palooza? Here's a preview of some of what you'll see:


Here's more of what you'll find at Shelter's Tool-A-Palooza:
  • 20% off in-stock items
  • Sidewalk Sale with deep discounts on overstock items as much as 60% off
  • Free refreshments
  • Door prizes
  • Demonstrations and show room with displays
As always we'll offer free beverages, treats, and door prizes! Admission is free.

If you cannot make it to the sale, it is available at Shelter Tools onlineSaturday only. 

If you saw it in the store and can't find it online, we will accept phone orders during the sale hours on Saturday, 9-3 Eastern. 

Sidewalk items available in person only. The discount does not apply to timber frames or class tuition.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Tool-a-Palooza Holiday Sale December 10th


Saturday December 10, 2011
9:00-3:00
Join Us for Our Annual
Open House and Sale
  • 20% off in-stock items
  • Sidewalk Sale with deep discounts on overstock items
  • Free refreshments
  • Door prizes
  • Demonstrations and show room with displays

Again this year, we are excited to announce that our classroom will be filled with some of our favorite suppliers, builders, and woodworkers demonstrating exciting tools, products, and techniques. We'll have the Shelter Design Build crew assembling a Timber Frame Entry, local carver Ed Beech will give a carving demonstration, and Ken Hatridge of Tree Trunk Design will offer a wood turning demonstration. Our Tormek Sharpening System will be set up, and we’ll provide free sharpening demonstrations. We’ll also have chainsaw sharpening and hand-hewing demonstrations. Some vendors will be on hand, including Sunmar Composting Toilets and Vermont Castings Wood Stoves.

Design author Carol Bass will here to sign books and offer free 15-minute design consultations (first come first served). Christy Hemenway of Gold Star Honeybees will be showing her bee hives and discussing up-coming bee-keeping classes. Ben Tipton of Simple Living will be discussing his upcoming workshop on downsizing and simplifying your lifestyle and more.

Stop by for a cup of hot coffee or cocoa, sit by the woodstove and peruse our photo collection of houses that we’ve built over the years, or take a hike along the beaver pond!

As always we'll offer free beverages, treats, and door prizes! Admission is free. The tool store will offer up to 20% off of in-stock items only, and we'll have a sidewalk sale on the deck with overstock items marked down as much as 60% off.

If you cannot make it to the sale, it is available at Shelter Tools onlineSaturday only. 


If you saw it in the store and can't find it online, we will accept phone orders during the sale hours on Saturday, 9-3 Eastern. 


Sidewalk items available in person only. The discount does not apply to timber frames or class tuition.