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Lee Valley and Veritas Tools
January 15, 16,
17
Robin Lee of Lee Valley tools will
address the Rochester Woodworkers Society at St. John Fisher College
(signs will be posted on campus) on Friday evening January 15 at 8:00PM
(woodworking pre-meeting display starts at 7:00PM). Rob is the
leader of arguably the most innovative woodworking tool manufacturers
of the past century. Come listen to Rob describe Lee Valley's
success in creating some of the worlds finest and innovative
hand-tools. On Saturday and Sunday January 16/17, specialists
from Lee Valley will showcase their Veritas tools at CP Rochester
auditorium at 3399 Winton Road South, Rochester, 14623, from 9:00AM to
4:00PM on Saturday and 9:00AM to 2:00PM on Sunday.
Veritas®
Tools (the research, development and manufacturing division of Lee
Valley) continues to be one of the most innovative hand-tool design
firms in the world, producing unique and high-quality
products. Lee Valley Tools has been meeting the needs of serious
woodworkers and gardeners for over 30 years as one of the leading
mail-order and retail suppliers of woodworking tools, gardening tools
and cabinet hardware.
The public is welcome to participate and
learn more about Lee Valley Tools and Rochester Woodworkers Society.
Admission is free, and special discounted memberships will be
available for the Rochester Woodworkers Society for $20 for the
remainder of the 2009/2010 season.
Hands-on
workshops: Workshop
Registration
HAND PLANE 201
Sharpening & Repairing Woodworking Planes
Goal: Understanding
iron sharpening and to complete one iron that you can shave with.
Reference material includes: Leonard Lee
"Sharpening".
Overview: This workshop will focus on sharpening
(forming, sharpening, & honing)and repairing hand planes. The
process is applicable to all cutting tools. Instructor: Alan
VanDeMoere, Limited to five students, Location: Alan’s house, Dates:
January 11 & 13th 6:30 – 8:30, Cost: $25 ($20 if registered two
weeks before class).
Outline: - Cutting Iron
bevels - Plane bed angles - Mouth
opening and chip formation - Overview of sharpening
materials: ceramic, water stones, diamond plate, oil stones
- Detailed process of Veritas MarkII w/ water stones and micro
bevels - Repairing a Stanley handle (tote), or
knob - Cambered cutting edges and when to apply
them - Scraper sharpening (time
permitting)
HAND PLANE 301 Hand Plane
Usage and Specialty Woodworking Plane
Goal: Know when to use what
plane and prepare for finish a simulated table top by cutting vs.
sanding. Reference material includes: Garrett Hack "The Hand Plane
Book".
Overview. This workshop will focus on what functions
different planes do and to prepare for finish a simulated table top
by cutting vs. sanding. Instructor: Alan VanDeMoere, Limited to five
students, Location: Alan’s house, Dates: February 8 & 10th 6:30 –
8:30, Cost: $25 ($20 if registered two weeks before
class).
Outline: - Scrub plane, or in our case
using power tools to establish dimensioned parts -
Jack plane, jointer plane applications and specialty set ups
- Cutting end grain and the shooting board - Block
planes, their traditional applications - Smoothing
plane and how they are set up a great surface - Scraper
plane, scraper blade, when the smoother fails -
Difficult wood management, grain direction, and the dreaded "tear
out" - Relationship between: cutting angle, mouth
opening, iron sharpness, cutting iron support, and the material being
cut - Winding sticks - Wooden planes
(matched),some folks like the feel - Molding planes, a
couple of things that you must know - Rabbit plane,
router plane and their applications -
Flattening/preparing a simulated table top for
finish
HAND PLANE 401 Using Hand
Planes to True Up Rough Cut Lumber. This day long hands-on workshop
will demonstrate hand plane usage that is needed to develop a true
face, true edges and show face. Each participant will true up a piece
of rough cut lumber. Instructor: Jim Altemus, Limited to ten
students, Location: CP Rochester Date: March 6th, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM,
Cost: $25 ($20 if registered two weeks
before class).
Hands-on Wood
Finishing. This is a three part hands-on workshop
on Saturday mornings that will demonstrate all the steps to
successfully finish your wood projects. We will cover: Preparations
(sanding, scraping, planing, fillers), Coloring (water and oil stains
and dyes), Top coats (Danish, tung and linseed oils, varnishes,
brushable lacquers and shellac), and the final steps of tinting,
toners, and rubbing out. This workshop will not cover spray
finishing. Instructor: Ken Turner, Location: CP Rochester, Dates:
January 23, 30 and February 6th 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Cost: $40
($35 if registered two weeks before first
class).
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