Foundations of Woodworking: Hand Tools: Use & Care

The Wooden Boat School's Foundations of Woodworking series of classes provides practicing and aspiring woodworkers with the fundamental knowledge and best practices that are essential for the craft of woodworking. In this second class of the five-class series, students will learn about the hand tools in a basic woodworking kit including layout and measuring tools like the combination square and marking gauge, Japanese and western-style saws, chisels, and several types of block plane. Each tool will be examined, its use and proper handling demonstrated, tool maintenance including fine tuning and sharpening, and where to find good tools. Students are encouraged to bring their own tools for examination and to get hands-on practice sharpening and honing.

NOTE: In order to keep class sizes small, this class is offered in two sessions. If one session is full, please select the other during checkout.

Dates: 
Session A: Tues./Weds., Jan. 9-10, 6-9 PM
Session B: Thurs./Fri., Jan. 11-12, 6-9 PM
Instructors: Cedric Martin (Session A); Max Smith (Session B)
Class size (max.): 8
Attendance (min.): 4*
Skill level: basic 
Prerequisites: none

Registration
Household Member & Above: $160**
Individual Member: $168**
General Public: $185
Register By: Jan. 2, 2023

Materials: $10 (price at checkout will include tuition and material cost)

*Classes that do not meet the minimum attendance number may be cancelled. If so, you will receive a full refund, or class credit, regardless of the cancellation date.

**You must be a current member on the date of the event to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount.

Instructor: Cedric Martin is a furniture maker who works primarily with wood native to the region. He is the founder of Pacama (pacamahandmade.com), located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York.

Max Smith is a multidisciplinary craftsman with ten years of experience in woodworking in various forms, stringed instrument repair and making, piano repair, boatbuilding, cabinetmaking, and as Maintenance Coordinator for the Beacon Sloop Club. He teaches Introduction to Furniture Restoration and Foundations of Woodworking at the WBS and has participated as a skills demonstrator at the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent, CT. Max lives in Beacon, NY where he frequently sails his 15' Goat Island Skiff, inviting friends and teaching them the basics of sailing.