Making Fine Wooden Hand Planes with Alexander Anderson May 3-4, 9am to 4pm, $215 Materials fee $75 (includes wood and plane iron), All levels welcome |
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The soul of a woodworkers tool kit is the hand plane. Learn the process of making, and tuning a Krenov style wooden smoothing plane. From choosing the wood for the body to the type of cutting iron; from cutting and assembling the body to shaping and tuning the throat, this class will guide you through the entire assembly and tuning process. We will also discuss planes for shaping and joining. By the end of class each student will have made their own small smoothing plane, and know how to keep it in tune so that it will take fluffy shavings. |
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| Alexander Anderson was raised in the heart of the redwoods in northern California, surrounded by wood and woodworkers. At age fifteen he took his first job at a small cabinet shop his brother had helped start, and has been working with wood ever since.He is a graduate of the Mastery Program at the Northwest Woodworking Studio in 2006, at the end of the program he started Madrone Studio, where he builds commission pieces here in Portland for clients of the most discerning tastes.His furniture designs have won several awards, including the President's award at the Best of the Northwest show of furniture in 2006. |