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Dykes with Drills, a woodworking nonprofit, wants to empower people with the tools to build anything from serving trays to tiny homes, its founder Julie Peri tells Axios.

Why it matters: Do-it-yourself projects are an attractive option for homeowners in San Francisco, where a perfect storm of inflation, labor shortages and supply chain issues has helped make it the most expensive city in the world for construction.

Details: Dykes with Drills hosts workshops that teach participants how to build a variety of objects. The organization also hosts retreats and happy hours.

What she's saying: "Having a space that is queer-focused, queer-centered and giving people that opportunity to make new friendships is really important and really needed," Peri says.

My thought bubble: I've never considered myself to be a handy person, but becoming a homeowner inspired me to try to learn literally anything about building.

What's next: Dykes with Drills is unsure whether it will continue hosting workshops in SF because its current space, the Tinkering School, requires Peri to teach every workshop, rather than allowing other instructors to lead them. And beyond the Tinkering School, "there's really no affordable place to host a workshop" in the city, Peri says.

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