Woodcraft of Milwaukee

Hand Plane Essentials

Saturday, February 28, 2026, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Learn to tune-up, sharpen and use hand planes to improve your woodworking. Flatten wide boards that will not fit on your jointer, use a smoothing plane to skip all that sanding, and perfect the fit by removing just thousandths of an inch when needed. This hands-on class will cover how to tune-up a new or old plane, getting the blade sharp, and how to set-up and use the primary bench planes. These include the block, jack, jointer and smooth plane. Bring your planes, sharpening stones, honing guides and a practice board to class if you have them. If not, you can borrow what you need in class.

Woodworking Fundamentals

Part 1: Monday, March 9, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

During this 3-part class, participants will learn how to use a table saw, jointer, thickness planer and mitersaw while making a laminated cutting board. Hard maple and cherry will be used for the laminations. Limited use of a router table will also be involved.

Introduction To Woodturning

Sunday, March 15, 2026, 10:30 AM - 4 PM

Get to know and understand turning safety, the lathe and its attachments, tuning tools, wood grain orientation and its significance. The basics of tool sharpening will be covered as you get the feel of the tools and make beads/coves and chips. This is a fun class to get the fundamentals of spindle work and is a required class to proceed on to Introduction to Bowl Turning.