Woodcraft of Milwaukee

Hand Plane Essentials

Saturday, October 25, 2025, 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.

Natural Edge Bowl Turning

Sunday, October 26, 2025, 10:30 AM - 4 PM

Learn about mounting techniques, chucks, grain orientation, and tool usage while completing a simple Live Edge bowl. Students should have taken Introduction to Wood Turning and Bowl Turning.

Woodworking Fundamentals

Part 1: Monday, October 27, 2025, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 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 will also be involved.