Rochester Makerspace

Maximum Students: 2    

Duration: 2.5 hrs    

Prerequisites: None

Hand planes are used to flatten wood stock, square pieces for assembly, profile and shape edges, moldings, and grooves.

Use of hand planes requires patience, an open mind, and a desire for perfection over ease of production. In the same way that a standard transmission puts you in 'touch' with your car's engine, a well-tuned hand plane lets you 'feel' the wood you are shaping. You know that snipe or torn grain you get on the planer? The hand plane removes it! You want to flatten large boards for a table top? Use a jointer plane! Do you want the satisfaction of taming a beautiful piece of tiger maple to a glass like finish? Use a well-tuned smoothing plane!

This course shows you how to set-up, tune, sharpen, and use these indispensable tools. Each class will make parts of a saw bench/seat for the woodshop. And you'll get a workout while doing it!