Instructor - Craig Stevens

• January 11, 2025 9am - 4pm (1 Saturday)

No matter how much you spend on your tools, if they're not sharp, they’ll be a frustration and take away from the enjoyment of woodworking. Better-quality tools have blades that are often ground flat, reducing the amount of work necessary for fine-tuning, but they all require honing and polishing before they perform well.

Our hands-on, Basic Sharpening class teaches the fundamentals of sharpening, thoroughly covering the geometry of a sharp cutting tool, sharpening stones and supplies, variations for different types of tools, and honing/polishing techniques. The workshop will cover sharpening plane blades, chisels, knives, and card scrapers. A truly most important woodworking skill to help one grow as a craftsperson.

There is no tool list for this class. Students are encouraged to bring a plane blade, woodworking/carving knife, or chisel, to sharpen. If you own water stones for sharpening, bring those as well.

Basic Sharpening is scheduled for the same weekend as our Planecraft class, (separate registration) which takes place the next day, September 22. We recommend registering for both classes since the topics are so closely related.

Note: This is a recommended Beginner class.