#tacomaevents – Second Use Building Materials and Salvage https://www.seconduse.com Reclaiming Building Materials in the Puget Sound, with Retail Locations in Seattle and Tacoma. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:34:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Seven great years in Tacoma! https://www.seconduse.com/2024/03/seven-great-years-in-tacoma/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:37:09 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3612265 It’s been 7 years since we opened our doors at 2328 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402, so we’re having a celebration featuring free food, drinks, screen printing, and a 15% off storewide sale in the Tacoma store!

Our 12,000 square foot warehouse is located blocks away from downtown and the UW Tacoma campus near the Hilltop neighborhood. The store is currently open from 9a-5:30p daily, but you can browse our inventory of reclaimed doors, windows, cabinets, lighting, hardware, furniture, and more here on seconduse.com.

Bring your own shirt and we’ll make it fresh with a new Second Use Tacoma design! There is no charge to print a shirt if you bring your own or you can buy one from us, while supplies last.

]]> Spring 2023 Workshops: Charcuterie Board Finishing Workshop https://www.seconduse.com/2023/05/spring-2023-workshops-charcuterie-board-finishing-workshop/ Tue, 02 May 2023 20:09:31 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3544212 Charcuterie Board Finishing Workshop in Tacoma

In this workshop you will take a pre-leveled and planed charcuterie board blank and create a finished board, ready to use or gift. There will be a selection of boards to choose from, and you will receive a $20 credit to use towards the purchase of a board. Typical cost range is $20-$45.

We will provide live instruction as well as tools, sanders, sandpaper, and finishing oil.

You should bring with you a pair of work/gardening gloves, eye protection if you have it (we’ll have some available for those that do not), and you should wear clothing that you can work in and get dirty.

We will be working with hardwoods, including walnut wood. If you are sensitive to wood dust, please bring a respirator. If you are allergic to walnut or other hardwoods, please refrain from attending this class.

Saturday June 10th 10AM-12PM
Second Use Tacoma
2328 Fawcett Ave
$20 Workshop Fee

]]> Spring 2023 Workshops: Flooring Basics in Tacoma https://www.seconduse.com/2023/04/spring-2023-workshop-flooring-basics-in-tacoma/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:09:25 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3539881 Join Second Use Building Materials and Toolbox Laboratories on Saturday, May 20th for a free education session on working with flooring options commonly available at Second Use.

Aaron Goodge of Toolbox Laboratories will guide you in assessing flooring projects to determine what types of flooring are appropriate, discuss a few basics of installation for some common flooring types, and we’ll review removal of existing flooring including what floor types can be salvaged for reuse as well.

This event is FREE and will be presented in person at our Tacoma location.

Where: Second Use Tacoma
2328 Fawcett Ave

When: Saturday, May 20th 10AM – 11:30PM

How: RSVP to outreach@seconduse.com

]]> Celebrate our Tacoma Location’s 6th Anniversary! https://www.seconduse.com/2023/03/celebrate-our-tacoma-locations-6th-anniversary/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:01:36 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3532257 We love a good anniversary bash, and hope you’ll join us on the 6th anniversary of our Tacoma location.

Join us in Tacoma on March 18th for the sale and festivities that is our Spring Fest! Not only is all Tacoma inventory 20% OFF, we’ll be serving up FREE hot dogs! Bring a tee-shirt and we’ll screenprint it into a bee-shirt*! (We’ll have a couple of popular Second Use tee designs that we can screenprint onto your tee or tote or wedding dress.) Stop by the booth hosted by Toolbox Laboratories and do some salvage crafting, or ask them for some tips and tricks about buying and using salvaged materials in your renovation projects!

Saturday March 18th
Second Use Tacoma
2328 Fawcett Ave
11AM-4PM

Festivities are from 11-4, but the sale happens all day long! We’ll be open our regular operating hours of 9AM-5:30PM. All holds will be for 2 hours only in Tacoma on Spring Fest day.

Thank you for being a part of our community. Come celebrate with us!

*It took our staff’s extreme limits of self control to only use one bee pun in this announcement.

]]> Vendor Line Up for The Beyond Salvage Maker’s Market! https://www.seconduse.com/2022/10/vendor-line-up-for-beyond-salvage-makers-market/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:05:42 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3505780 We can’t wait to host our first Beyond Salvage event at our Tacoma store with a Maker’s Market!

Second Use Tacoma
Saturday October 22nd
2-8PM
2328 Fawcett Ave.

This free, all ages, indoor market will feature the works of these local artists, craftsmen & makers:

Bansai8 Creations
Cascade Made Designs
Color. Glass. Light
Diya Magic
Hahnah Rae Illustrations
Magpie Mouse Studios
Munch Mulch Studio
Nature’s Elements Co.
Patine Jewelry
Patton Glass
The Ranting Raven
Tristan Hansen
Twisted Twigster

Plus enjoy some delicious Caribbean Food from The Bajan Station, and some tasty warm beverages from Campfire Coffee!

Also enjoy the rare opportunity to do some night time salvage shopping in Tacoma! Our Tacoma location will be open until 8PM along with the makers’ booths.

]]> Vendor Call: Beyond Salvage Maker’s Market in Tacoma https://www.seconduse.com/2022/08/vendor-call-beyond-salvage-makers-market-in-tacoma/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 22:02:46 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3493407 We are so excited to announce a new event happening this fall at our Tacoma location. This free, all ages, indoor/outdoor market happening from 2-8PM on October 22nd will feature the work of local artists, craftsmen, makers and bakers of all varieties. It’s the perfect opportunity for the public to start off their autumn on a strong foot by shopping small and shopping local. We are so excited to get this new event series started in Tacoma!

We are currently accepting applications from vendors through September 15th! The focus will be on local makers.

Apply Here

]]> Free Wood ID Workshop in Tacoma https://www.seconduse.com/2022/05/free-wood-id-workshop-in-tacoma/ Tue, 03 May 2022 20:06:54 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3474849 Saturday, June 25th, 10-11:30am

Join us for an introduction in identifying wood species and qualities. This information session is perfect if you want to learn more about how to ID some common wood types, why you would work with them, and will provide some great info on what to look for when you are shopping for wood materials to create with.

This workshop will be taught by Second Use’s own Wood Specialist, Nils Rye, who handcrafts all kinds of cool things with wood when he’s not here working to provide our customers with the best reclaimed & sustainable wood selection in the city.

This workshop will be presented in person at our Tacoma location.

If you would like to join us, please RSVP to outreach@seconduse.com.

]]> Handmade & Homegrown Market Tacoma Vendor List Announced! https://www.seconduse.com/2022/04/handmade-homegrown-market-tacoma-vendor-list-announced/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:25:11 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3470981 We are proud to announce our 2022 Handmade and Homegrown Market Tacoma vendor list! This is our first market in Tacoma, and we couldn’t be more excited to see what the South Sound is bringing in their creativity and growing power! This market is sponsored by Ridwell! Come visit the Ridwell booth at this Tacoma market and you can not only learn about how they work with Tacomans to divert materials from landfills, but you can also drop off one grocery-sized bag of Plastic Film for Free! Learn more about what you can include here.

Handmade & Homegrown Market Tacoma
Saturday April 23rd
2328 Fawcett Ave
10-4

Tacoma market vendors:

BeachGirlDesignByJen

Beck Pottery

BLee

BonesBits

Edgewood Farm & Kitchen

Hahnah Rae Illustrations

House Uncommon

Image Custom Ironworks

Little Shop Wood Craft

Mylook

Pink Moon Farm

PNW Crow Cottage Candle Company

PNW Custom Cuffs

The Ranting Raven

Touch of Glass & Gnarly Geezer

Plus you can enjoy tasty treats served at the Eagle Amigos truck! Grab a cold bevie with Reckoning Trade Project in the beer garden! Learn more about our Salvage Services team and what they can do to help with your next renovation project!

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