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Using Hand Planes - Understanding and Usage

About this event

This is a hands-on session where participants will understand and utilize woodworking hand planes to flatten and finish a simulated tabletop.
Goal: Know when to use what plane and how to prepare for a finish of a simulated tabletop.
Reference: Garrett Hack "Hand Planes"
Outline:
• Parts of a plane
• Identifying old Stanley planes
• Bedrock vs. Bailey vs. Veritas low-angle planes
• Bevel up vs. bevel down
• Flattening the sole
• Truing other plane parts (frog, cap, mouth, side, adjuster, etc.)
• New planes vs. older planes, when to give up!
• Smoother, Jointer, Jack, Block overview
• Cutting end grain and the shooting board
• Block planes, their traditional applications
• Smoothing plane and how they are set up to provide 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.

Date and Time

Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Location

Alan's workshop
248 Haywood Glen
Victor, NY  14564
USA

Event Contact(s)

Alan VanDeMoere


John Alescio

Category

Local Workshop

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only

Capacity

5 Total Slots
4 Available Slot(s)