Woodcraft of Rockville

Hand Tool Sharpening

Sunday, October 4, 2026, 10 AM - 4 PM

In this class, we will cover sharpening and tuning techniques to bring the most out of your chisel, hand plane and scraper. We will discuss the best use of each tool and the best way to put and keep an edge on your tools. The class will cover sharpening, tuning, and hand tool selection while using water stones, honing guides and strops. If you have any bench chisels, hand planes, and scrapers that need to be sharpened, please bring them in for class. If not, we have plenty at the shop to practice on. Students can purchase a sharpening kit from our store at a 20% discount for each item. The sharpening kit features: - 3 Shapton synthetic grit waterstones: 1 K, 5K and 8K - Sharpal Diamond Lapping Plate - Wood River Deluxe Honing Guide

Teens Workshop - Making a Halloween Lantern

Sunday, October 4, 2026, 1 PM - 4 PM

This one-day workshop is designed to give teens between the ages of 12 - 16 years old, a beginning foundation in woodworking techniques. Students will be introduced to the table saw, miter saw, band saw and various sanders. Hand tools used in class include: hammer, drill, screwdriver, pull and coping saws, ruler, tape measure, pliers, clamps, smoothing plane, sandpaper. Students will be using a stain on the wood, so please dress accordingly.

Bandsaw Box 101

Part 1: Monday, October 5, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

The band saw is one of the most useful tools in the woodshop and has become the shop standard for making curved and other irregular cuts. Learn the ins and outs of this most useful tool by way of a simple project. From a solid block of cherry, we’ll create a shaped box with two drawers. First we’ll cut the outside shape of the box. Then the back will be sliced off as a thin strip. Next, the drawer shapes will be cut from the block. Each of those drawers, in turn, will have both the front and back sliced off. Following that, drawer cavities will be cut. Finally all of the parts will be glued back together and sanded. As a final step, if time permits, a finish coat of oil can be applied.