Woodworking Class: Hand Plane Skills with Bill Anderson (1 Day)

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Students will spend an amazing day bringing their bench plane skills up to snuff! Bill will give hands-on experience to students with different wooden & metal hand planes, including smoothing planes, fore planes (jack planes), try planes (jointer planes), scrub planes, block planes, etc. Bill will cover demos on restoring, sharpening, and tuning bench planes. Students will also learn to four square rough lumber using a series of bench planes. Bill will also cover how to plane difficult figured grain, end grain, and much more!

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Students do not have to bring their own hand planes to class, however, bringing your own tools is often good for learning on them. We will supply all needed handplanes and layout tools.

There will be a material fee for planing stock. This is generally in the range of $25, depending on current market prices. and is payable to the instructor on the first day of class.

No students under 18 years of age are allowed. A PDF document with the full class policies and a liability waiver will be available after you register. All students are required to sign this document, and bring it on the first day of class.

Anyone can cancel a class up to 3 weeks prior to the class for a full refund (minus a $45 fee that covers credit card processing fees and administrative work). Cancellations under three weeks before a class begins will be given a refund (less $45) if we can find someone else to fill the slot. If we can't find a replacement for a cancelled spot (under 3 weeks before class), we will not issue a refund or give credit for a future class (even in the event of illness or injury).

If we have to cancel a class for an unforeseen emergency, inclement weather, instructor illness/injury, or low number of registrations, a full refund will be given to students. We encourage students to not book non-refundable flights, car rentals, or lodging in case of these cancelations.

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After you’ve registered for a class, you are eligible for a discount from Lee Valley (Veritas) and Taylor Toolworks. Lee Valley offers a 15% discount, and a discount form PDF will be available for download in your Wood and Shop dashboard after your purchase. For a 10% discount from Taylor Toolworks fill out this form and upload a photo or screenshot of your class order email (under the “Student ID” section). The discounts may not be available after the end of the class, so try to place your orders before then.

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