ShopSpace
About
ShopSpace is a nonprofit makerspace on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh, built around metalwork and woodworking. It came from people who love those crafts and wanted somewhere to share them, and the programming started with a focus on metal.
Members and students get workshop space, tools, and equipment, along with a culture that takes every level of expertise seriously. Classes cover welding, blacksmithing, knife making, and jewelry, and beginners are as welcome as people who have stood at a forge for years. What is offered will keep changing with the community.
What to know
- The organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Four founders started it: Lucas House, Dave Nicolay, Mary Catherine Floyd, and Bill Knight.
- Dave Nicolay studied industrial design at the NC State College of Design.
- Mary Catherine Floyd learned metalsmithing under the late Charlie McKinney in Missouri.
- The founders saw a shortage of flexible workshop space in the Triangle.
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