WorkshopOS
Local-first software for small shops — versatile templates, rate pack, quoting gate, jobs, invoicing and offline license. A Tinker & Scribe product.
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Tinker & Scribe
We make things.
Tinker: shop work, paused for now
Shop work is paused for now. Our software is below.
The Scribe
AI & Software
Built in code.
AI systems, software, automation and developer tools.
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Useful software, made in New Brunswick
Tinker & Scribe is one practice built around two kinds of making. The Tinker works in steel, wood and physical materials. The Scribe works in AI, software and code.
Different tools. Same approach: understand the problem, make what is useful, and make it well.
The tools are different. The standard isn't.
The Scribe
Built in code.
AI and software for real problems—not technology for its own sake.
AI development
AI-powered applications, agents, workflows and systems built around useful outcomes.
Software & applications
Purpose-built software and web applications.
Automation & integration
Connecting tools, eliminating repetitive work and making existing systems work better together.
Developer tools
Tools and infrastructure for developers and AI systems.
Selected work · Scribe
Software with a product page.
Real projects only — no invented case studies.
Windrow
Snow and lawn in one tool for small crews: customers, properties, jobs, and quotes that turn into invoices.
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Logdriver
Family calendar. Steady days. Shared plans. Shared household board for plans, chores, meals, photos.
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Kickoff
Local soccer league manager. Kickoff is in early access. Sample season: Moncton Community Soccer League (teams, schedule, registration, fields).
Start with fields — free Facility Calendar.
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Bower Learning
Gentle, evidence-honest tools for home education. Heartwood (ages 3–9, local-first), Mason (workbook/assessments), Canopy (bring-your-own curriculum, in development). One sign-in.
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About
One maker behind every product.
Tinker & Scribe is the work of Chris in Elgin, New Brunswick.
The Tinker is the physical bench: steel, wood, signs and fabrication.
The Scribe is the digital bench: AI, software, systems and code.
You deal with the person who designs the work, builds it and stands behind it.
No filler. No twaddle.
Nothing dumbed-down, cheap, disposable or added just to look impressive. A steel bracket should do its job. Software should solve the problem it was built for. AI should earn its place.
Useful. Understandable. Well built.
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Have something you'd like made?
Tell us what you need, and Chris will reply by email.