About Us

Tear Cap Workshops, founded in 2016 by father and daughter team Henry and Sarah Banks, began with a dream to build a meaningful community around crafting, and to serve the local community by providing opportunities for hands-on learning and social connection. 

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Tear Cap Workshops is uniquely situated in the beautiful foothills of the White Mountains on 19 acres. Located at the former John Hammond & Son sawmill property, we have repurposed eight of eleven buildings with more to be renovated in the future. 

The Community Woodworking Shop is the heart of Tear Cap Workshops–a year-round hub for individual creative projects through our Rent-a-Bench program and variety of craft classes. From spoon carving to basket making to bookbinding, we are always adding innovative new classes! We sustainably harvest materials from our own property when available.

Over the past nine years, we have continued to renovate and upgrade buildings and responsibly care for the property so Tear Cap Workshops can be a creative hub well into the future.