Intro to Planes & Chisels

join us for an intro to hand tools

Whether you're new to woodworking or just new to hand tools, we hope this class will be of use. The objective of this class is to provide a basic introduction on using and maintaining these important woodworking tools, and learning fundamental skills with each. 

In it you will learn:

• Chisel and hand plane anatomy
• Preparing chisels and plane irons for sharpening
• Sharpening
• Setting up a bench plane

• Plane basics

  • Edge jointing 
  • Smoothing (and sanding less!)
  • End grain cleanup
  • Chamfering
  • Rounding over

• Chisel basics

  • Paring 
  • Chopping 
  • Edge banding
  • Glue cleanup
• Example situations where hand tools may improve upon or replace power tools