Mary McDonald enjoys woodworking. She also plays tennis. So she can sometimes be an unusual sight lined up with the contractors at the big box stores, picking up supplies in her tennis whites—and that’s just fine with her.

In fact, she hopes more people add woodworking to their list of hobbies, and she has removed a significant barrier to that by opening Tinkerhaus, a new maker space in Newburyport. Stocked with every cool power tool one could dream of, along with sewing machines and a 3-D printer, the new space offers plenty of inspiration for creating.

“I believe it’s important for people to channel their creativity into productive areas, whether that is for enjoyment or employment,”