who are we

The Sticks is a community woodshop located in Chicago’s Fulton Market District featuring five private studios, membership-based access, and an extensive education program. Recently renovated, our 5,000 sqft light-filled studio is customized to house our wide range of high-end woodworking equipment.

 

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  • Sawstop Table Saw

  • Steel City Table Saw

  • Laguna Bandsaw

  • Rikon Bandsaw

  • 8” Powermatic Jointer (helical head)

  • 15” Powermatic Planar (helical head)

  • 20” Grizzley Drill Press

our tools

  • Jessem Router Table

  • Jet Edge Sander

  • Grizzley Flap Wheel

  • Delta Spindle Sander

  • Powermatic Lathe

  • Delta Lathe

  • Hitachi Sliding Miter Saw

  • Jet Scroll Saw

  • California Air Compressor

  • Trim router

  • Plunge router

  • Circular saw

  • Drill

  • Clamps

  • Biscuit Jointer

  • Shared blades

meet the owner

A young person with curly hair and wearing a green shirt is standing in a woodworking workshop, holding colorful paintbrushes and smiling. The workshop has various tools hanging on the wall and several workbenches with tools and supplies.

Fick is the founder and caretaker of The Sticks, a community woodshop built on curiosity, care, and a love of machines. Fick is passionate about keeping the space running smoothly, not just the machines, but the systems and relationships that make a shared shop work.

Fick is also an artist and furniture maker who focuses on anything chunky, carved or bent.