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A Makerspace in Madison, WI

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To Bodge (v), to make or repair hastily, to MacGyver

We’re a makerspace and social group in Madison, WI.
We offer the tools and space to bring your ideas to life!
We’re member-run, so jump on board and help us build something awesome!

Classes

Classes & Programs

We offer a variety of classes and host many no-cost community programs.

Tools and Space

Tools & Space

We have (literally) tons of tools spread across all kinds of making and plenty of space to use them.

Community

Our Community

Whether learning a tool, honing a craft, building a business, or finding a creative group of makers, this is your place to build skills and community!

Membership

Guests are always welcome at the Bodgery. But there are benefits to becoming a member! Members have 24/7 access to all of our tools, storage space, member-only classes and communication channels, and a vote in community decisions.

What We've Been Up To

A Bodgery member, Ciel Skål, will be featured at

A Bodgery member, Ciel Skål, will be featured at the Soft & Sharp exhibition held at Next Wave Studio on Saturday evening, September 14th from 6-8 pm. The exhibit will feature art in picture frames that were built at the Bodgery. RSVP at the website listed in the first image.

Look at these gorgeous rainbow bowls! Paul Willing

Look at these gorgeous rainbow bowls! Paul Willing made these-- the wavy lines on the round bowl were made using a rippled mold in the glass area.

Two small but awesome projects from Dale Bradish:

Two small but awesome projects from Dale Bradish: some coasters and cheeseboards for his wife's special event, and a laser-cut acrylic keyboard case for himself.

Carol McCullough-Dieter is creating some dragon cl

Carol McCullough-Dieter is creating some dragon claws that attach to fabric, similar to doll joints. Shown here are the first prototype and the design.🐲

Dalton Lauerman made this beautiful set of shot gl

Dalton Lauerman made this beautiful set of shot glasses and bowls as gifts. I hope the recipients loved them as much as we do!

Paul Willing created this gorgeous glass art using

Paul Willing created this gorgeous glass art using a sunflower mold.

Pete Borkowski made this gorgeous pair of walnut n

Pete Borkowski made this gorgeous pair of walnut nightstands.

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What do you do with a vast quantity of expired con

What do you do with a vast quantity of expired condoms? Cassie Brown works in Public Health and used them to make a colorful Condom Cape. It, as well as some adorable hair bows also made from condoms, were used at a recent tabling event.

Not every cool thing made by a Bodgery member is a

Not every cool thing made by a Bodgery member is a physical object. Charlie McNulty created a website to help his wife (a state employee) better visualize her pension. A great feature of the website is that when users enter data, nothing is sent to the website-- all of the calculations/forms/etc.. are fully hosted in the browser.

Other interested state employees are encouraged to give the website a try! The link is in our Bio.

Paul willing made these two gorgeous glass bowls.

Paul willing made these two gorgeous glass bowls. The first is a coral bowl. The second is the same design, but was overfired. Paul calls it an anemone bowl.

Carol McCullough-Dieter and several other members

Carol McCullough-Dieter and several other members of her family worked on a GenCon costume for her granddaughter, who wore it and won 3rd place in her category. The hat and parasol have 3D printed skulls. Carol sewed most of the skirt and bolero. Everyone involved had a blast.

Here are photos from a recent fluid art workshop.

Here are photos from a recent fluid art workshop. The canvases turned out beautifully!

This is that last photos in our series from the Bo

Lauren Beard's most recent panel is a recognizable

Lauren Beard's most recent panel is a recognizable landmark. Gorgeous!

Rosa Hernandez is learning how to 3D model. She cr

Rosa Hernandez is learning how to 3D model. She created a model for a sideboard using Womp 3D (an in-browser modeling program) and then 3D printed a tiny sideboard.

Eli Wu recently taught a long-awaited class for me

Eli Wu recently taught a long-awaited class for members who wanted to learn how to use the vacuum former. Here is Eli with some of the happy attendees.

Sign up for a class to learn how to wood burn a ch

Sign up for a class to learn how to wood burn a charcuterie board. The class will be held the evening of August 29th. Open to the public. To learn more or to sign up, click the link in our bio.

Campers at the Bodgery Middle School Maker Camp in

Campers at the Bodgery Middle School Maker Camp in July used several tools in the woodshop in addition to the lathes, the laser cutter, and the CNC router. They used these tools to make toolboxes and wood mallets.

The Bodgery is grateful to the Madison Community Foundation for a grant which made this possible.

The Bodgery is grateful to Marta for spearheading

The Bodgery is grateful to Marta for spearheading the creation of this gorgeous mosaic, collaboratively made by a number of members. Sadly for the Bodgery, Marta is moving out of state but we are glad that Marta's presence at the Bodgery will live on. The mosaic, which was made entirely with scrap materials, has a new home near the bathrooms in the annex.

Jeremiah Snortum shared these photos of an "Archiv

Jeremiah Snortum shared these photos of an "Archival Grade" DIY Book Scanner, he is in the process of making. The designer called it "The Archavist"

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