Upcoming Handtool Workshops at Edwards Mountain Woodworks

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Handsaw Sharpening and Handsawing Skills. May 17.
Hands on experience sharpening rip and cross cut handsaws. We will explore the anatomy and purposes of various types of handsaws, how to clean up and restore handsaws. We will look at various types of jigs and gauges useful for sharpening, and evaluate different types of sawsets. This workshop is conducted at the Woodcraft Store, Raleigh NC. We will spend part of the day developing handsaw skills using rip, crosscut, dovetail, tenon, and Japanese saws. (http://www.woodcraft.com)

Beginning Mortise and Tenon Joineruy. May 23
Learn the skills and techniques necessary to design and layout simple blind and through mortise and tenon joints. We will explore the types and the structure of mortise and tenons, and look at the various tools and jigs that are necessary.

All About Chisels. May 24.
We will explore the types and uses of many chisels including bevel edge, registered, dovetail, sash, mortise, paring, dog-leg, in-cannel and out-cannel and Japanese. How to sharpen chisels, how to restore or modify flea-market finds, and what to look for in purchasing a set of chisels.

Specialty Plane Skills and Techniques. May 30-31
Learn and use the many types of rabbet planes, router plane, shoulder, tongue and groove, dado, molding planes to cut and fit joinery, modify existing profiles and to apply decorative edging on your work piece. We will explore how to tune up, set up and sharpen these tools. Students will make a simple wall hung shelf using these planes and in addition will learn and employ fundamental handtool techniques to cut and fit the joinery.

Make a Wall-Hung Shelf with Handtools. June 27-28
We will construct a simple French cleat hung shelf, with a through dovetailed frame, handcut dadoes, tongue and groove backing set in hand cut rabbets. We will use molding planes and scratch stock to apply decorative edges. Some handcut dovetail experience would be very useful. This workshop is conducted at the Woodcraft Store, Raleigh NC. (http://www.woodcraft.com) .

I supply all of the tools necessary. I provide lunch and a comprehensive manual for each class. One day classes are $80, two day classes are $160. TWA, MWTCA, EAIA, WGNC members get a $10 discount.

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the Begining Mortise and Tenon workshop has just one slot left, if any one is interested.

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The handsaw sharpening and handsaw techniques workshop at Woodcraft is this weekend on May 17th. There are still openings. Call 7891-1911 (Woodcraft) if you are intersted.