Resources

Tool Libraries

• West Seattle Tool Library – http://wstoollibrary.org/ 
• Phinney Neighborhood Association Tool Library – http://phinneycenter.org/tools/
• SE Seattle Tool Library – http://setools.org/
• Capitol Hill Tool Library (opening soon!) – https://caphilltools.wordpress.com/
• Tacoma Tool Library (opening soon!) – http://www.tacomatoollibrary.com/
• Seattle Farm Co-op – http://www.seattlefarmcoop.com/

Maker Spaces

• Alt Space (Central District) – http://www.altspaceseattle.com/
• Maker Pro – http://maker.pro/
• Metrix (Capitol Hill) – http://www.metrixcreatespace.com/
• 7 Point Studios (Central District) – http://7pointstudios.com/equipmentshoprental/
• Pratt (Central District) – http://www.pratt.org/studio-access/
• CoMotion MakerSpace (UW) – http://comotion.uw.edu/makerspace
• SoDo Makerspace (SoDo) – http://makeitlocally.org/
• IsGood WoodWorks (Industrial District) – http://isgoodwoodworks.com/woodworking-shop-rentals/
• Puget Sound Woodworking (Snohomish) – http://www.pugetsoundwoodworking.com/collections/shop-services
• Gasworks Gallery (Wallingford) –  http://gasworksgallery.com/

Tool Rentals

• Seattle Nice Tool Rental – http://www.seattletoolrental.com/
• Aurora Rents – http://www.aurorarents.com/
• Greenwood Hardware – http://greenwoodhardware.com/
• Maple Leaf Ace Hardware – www.mapleleaface.com
• Toolsboro – www.toolsboro.com
• MyNeighbor – www.myneighbor.com/home/

Materials

• Second Use –  www.seconduse.com
• Ballard Reuse – http://ballardreuse.com/
• Habitat Store – http://www.habitat.org/restores
• Earthwise Salvage – www.ewsalvage.com
• Portage Bay Grange – portagebaygrange.vpweb.com/
• Hardwicks – http://www.ehardwicks.com/
• Compton Lumber Company – www.comptonlbr.com
• Dunn Lumber – www.dunnlumber.com
• Limback Lumber – http://www.limbacklumber.com/
• Rain Barrels & Compost Bins – www.seattle.gov/parks/scc/binsandbarrels.htm
• Seattle reLeaf Free Tree Program – www.seattle.gov/trees/treesforneighborhoods.htm

Know How

• Home Owners Club – http://www.homeownersclub.org/
• Instructables – www.instructables.com/
• Make – www.makezine.com
• Tool Barn University –www.youtube.com
• DIY Tool Central – http://www.diynetwork.com/tools-central/package/index.html
• Sew Up Seattle – http://sewupseattle.blogspot.com/
• Seattle Tilth Garden Hotline – http://seattletilth.org/learn/hotline/index_html
• Do It Yourself Network – http://www.doityourself.com/
• eHow – http://www.ehow.com/
• Fine Home Building – http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/index.asp

Sharing

• Buy Nothing NE Seattle – www.facebook.com/groups/BNNESeattle
• Freecycle – https://groups.freecycle.org/group/SeattleWA/posts/all
• Seattle Farm Co-Op – www.seattlefarmcoop.com
• Seattle Public Library – www.spl.org
• Puget Sound Bike Share (Pronto) – https://www.prontocycleshare.com/
• Car 2 Go – http://seattle.car2go.com
• Zipcar – http://www.zipcar.com/

Energy & Environment

• City of Seattle Office of Environment – www.seattle.gov/environment
• Weatherization – www.waptac.org
• Building Science – www.buildingscience.com
• Solar – http://solarizewa.org/
• NW Wind & Solar – www.nwwindandsolar.com/

Recycle/ Disposal

• Buy Nothing NE Seattle – www.facebook.com/groups/BNNESeattle
• Freecycle – https://groups.freecycle.org/group/SeattleWA/posts/all
• Craigslist.org – http://seattle.craigslist.org/
• The Bikeshack – www.bikeshack.org
• Bike Works – www.bikeworks.org
• Paint Recycling – https://www.facebook.com/PacificPaintSupply
• Styrofoam Recycle – www.styrorecycle.com
• Computers/Electronics –  http://interconnection.org/
• Batteries – www.call2recycle.org
• Household Hazardous Waste – http://www.lhwmp.org/home/HHW/hhw.aspx
• Shoreline Transfer Station – http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/facilities/shoreline-transfer.asp?ID=346

Starting a Tool Library

http://sharestarter.org/tools/
http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-to-start-a-tool-library
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/toollibrary