Hi BIG members,

In the last meeting at Deb’s for the CNC sub group, there was a discussion about hand planes. Mark Tschiegg and I thought it might be good to have a general discussion around the care and use of hand planes.

Mark attended a workshop at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking under Bob Van Dyck that covered the use of these tools and their care.

I attended a workshop at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship this past August titled “Precision with Handtools”  under Garret Hack that covered techniques on the precision use of hand planes.

We would like to share what we learned.

We are planning to host a “Hand plane Meeting” on Saturday, November 16th at Mark’s shop in Scarborough, from 9 am to noon!!

It is our intent to have a round table discussion where participants will share their experience and knowledge of these tools to help augment everyone’s skill on the use of these important tools.

Topics to be covered will include, but not limited to:

Hand plane set up and tuning

Further tips on sharpening (beyond what our sharpening meeting covered)

Using these tools to flatten and smooth tabletops, prepare tenons and mortises, jointing edges prior to glue up, etc.

Which hand planes are most useful and their purpose and care

What to look for when purchasing these tools

Other topics that are raised.

We would like a head count so let us know if you are interested in coming.

The more the merrier!!

JOHN VOGT

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STEVE SMITH:  THE CNC SUBGROUP WILL BE MEETING ON SATURDAY, OCT. 19TH FROM 9 – NOON. NO LOCATION AS YET!! CONTACT HIM IF YOU ARE ATTENDING!!

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BARBARA WHITE: The BIG GROUP IS MEETING SATURDAY, OCT. 12TH AT 9:00 A.M. AT HER SHOP IN YARMOUTH.  CONTACT HER IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING!!

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WES SUNDERLAND:  The toolmaking sub group WILL NOT be meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8th but there will be a November 12th meeting, starting 6:30 pm at Wes’s shop in West Baldwin. The topic will be “making wood bar clamps”.  the group will not be making the clamps at the shop but will be a discussion on the process and helpful hints in crafting. Email Wes for a head count at:  wsunderland@roadrunner.com

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