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As a bit of a heads up, the Triangle Woodworkers Association May meeting will be covering the subject of handplanes. Club members will be able to sign up to attend a workshop covering handplane usage.
I realize this is a shameless plug for the club, but at this point dues are $35/year, with a discount of $5 if you get the club newsletter electronically. Several of the sponsors offer discounts (normally 10%) to members. You can see the sponsors and offered discounts by looking at the most recent newsletter at the TWA site.
Let's face it - for the cost of a 3 or 4 hour workshop in some places, you get access to programs such as these and discounts that would allow SOME of you to recoup club dues on a single project!
This site is a great forum, but there is a lot to be said for face-to-face conversations with your fellow woodworkers. Plus, there are quite a few of the participants on this site, who have joined the club as well. Oftentimes there is mention of site participants getting together for meals or workshops, etc. This is a great chance to do just that. Tell them I sent you!
See agenda below:
May Meeting – Hand Planes
Although it is a little ways away, members may like to have additional notice for the meeting and accompanying workshop.
1.Tuning and Sharpening: The first part of the workshop will focus on tuning and sharpening handplanes (smoothing planes and block planes in particular) to get the most out of their performance. We will talk about where to obtain good planes, what to look for, and what to avoid.
2.Handplaning Skills. The second phase will cover basic handplaning techniques using scrub, jack, jointing and smoothing planes to finish a piece of rough stock. We will focus on reading the grain, working with figured woods with the goal to achieve a finishable surface. This part will also involve the use of winding sticks, marking and panel gauges to finish out the work.
3.Joinery. We will make various woodworking joinery including tongue and groove, rabbet, dado, and mortise and tenon, using planes. Part of this will involve exploring alternative routes to achieving the same end result.
4.Moulding. Once we have a finished piece of stock we will move on to the use of planes to generate decorative elements (hollow and rounds, beading, coves, etc). We will explore what to look for in molding planes at flea markets, how to sharpen molding plane blades, and selection of stock and consideration of grain for molding.
This workshop has space for a total of 10 participants and still has openings! We will spend the weekend working with a variety of planes to surface rough boards, cut moldings, make various types of joinery with planes and generally have an opportunity to explore the uses and advantages of hand plane woodworking. All planes will be supplied, although you are encouraged to bring your own planes to use or to tune up. Contact Bill Anderson (willardanderson@bellsouth.net or 919-932-6050) for details. The workshop will cost $30 for one day (Saturday only) or $50 for Saturday and Sunday, and will be held at Tom Ferone's workshop in Raleigh. Workshop dates are May 20 and 21.
I realize this is a shameless plug for the club, but at this point dues are $35/year, with a discount of $5 if you get the club newsletter electronically. Several of the sponsors offer discounts (normally 10%) to members. You can see the sponsors and offered discounts by looking at the most recent newsletter at the TWA site.
Let's face it - for the cost of a 3 or 4 hour workshop in some places, you get access to programs such as these and discounts that would allow SOME of you to recoup club dues on a single project!
This site is a great forum, but there is a lot to be said for face-to-face conversations with your fellow woodworkers. Plus, there are quite a few of the participants on this site, who have joined the club as well. Oftentimes there is mention of site participants getting together for meals or workshops, etc. This is a great chance to do just that. Tell them I sent you!
See agenda below:
May Meeting – Hand Planes
Although it is a little ways away, members may like to have additional notice for the meeting and accompanying workshop.
1.Tuning and Sharpening: The first part of the workshop will focus on tuning and sharpening handplanes (smoothing planes and block planes in particular) to get the most out of their performance. We will talk about where to obtain good planes, what to look for, and what to avoid.
2.Handplaning Skills. The second phase will cover basic handplaning techniques using scrub, jack, jointing and smoothing planes to finish a piece of rough stock. We will focus on reading the grain, working with figured woods with the goal to achieve a finishable surface. This part will also involve the use of winding sticks, marking and panel gauges to finish out the work.
3.Joinery. We will make various woodworking joinery including tongue and groove, rabbet, dado, and mortise and tenon, using planes. Part of this will involve exploring alternative routes to achieving the same end result.
4.Moulding. Once we have a finished piece of stock we will move on to the use of planes to generate decorative elements (hollow and rounds, beading, coves, etc). We will explore what to look for in molding planes at flea markets, how to sharpen molding plane blades, and selection of stock and consideration of grain for molding.
This workshop has space for a total of 10 participants and still has openings! We will spend the weekend working with a variety of planes to surface rough boards, cut moldings, make various types of joinery with planes and generally have an opportunity to explore the uses and advantages of hand plane woodworking. All planes will be supplied, although you are encouraged to bring your own planes to use or to tune up. Contact Bill Anderson (willardanderson@bellsouth.net or 919-932-6050) for details. The workshop will cost $30 for one day (Saturday only) or $50 for Saturday and Sunday, and will be held at Tom Ferone's workshop in Raleigh. Workshop dates are May 20 and 21.
