03/08/2026
Meet our newest employee! Joshua got his first job and Lower 48 has a cleaner floor.
Welcome Joshua!
Lower 48 Woodshop
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The Lower 48 Woodshop aims to help more people in Oakland discover the joy of turning wood into beautiful objects.
Lower 48 is nonprofit woodturning school.
'Turning People into Turning People'
We welcome everyone including women, people of color and the queer community. Our work is made possible thanks to our generous community of donors and volunteers. You can make a secure online donation at this URL: https://secure.squarespace.com/commerce/donate?donatePageId=58ce153ce4fcb507620bcf88
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03/08/2026
02/15/2026
Kids these days…
02/14/2026
Youth making the woodstuffs!
02/03/2026
Pretty morning tree viewing.
02/02/2026
Captured here on video: You can see very moment a power tool user becomes a hand plane addict!
01/31/2026
February Labs are OPEN. Come turn with us!
01/31/2026
New Open Labs for Lower 48. Come turn with us! We are selling spots for the month every month. One ticket buys 4 labs from to 9:30pm on Tuesdays in February!
We have allllll the fun.
There's a link to the Eventbrite page in the comments below.
01/01/2026
Newest shop signage.
12/23/2025
Joshua has been taking lessons and making progress every time he comes over and makes a new project.
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1212 19th Street
Oakland, CA
94607