5212 Pulaski Ave.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19144
215-849-5174
Philadelphia Furniture Workshop




Side rabbet plane

Router plane

The side rabbet plane in action

Short Course

Speciality Planes Workshop

Instructor: 

Mario Rodriguez or Alan Turner


6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (evening)

Max Class Size: Approximately 12

      Planecraft doesn’t end with bench planes, block planes, and shoulder planes. Here is a quick, one-night primer on specialty planes.  Beyond the everyday planes we often use there is an array of specialty planes like: the Stanley No. 39 dado planes, side rabbet planes, No. 45 and/or No. 55 combination planes, the No. 71 Router plane, the No. 66 universal hand beader, the miter plane, and specialty scrapers. These special tools aren’t frequently used, but can be indispensible in certain situations.

     Familiarity with these unusual tools will increase your general level of comfort with hand tools, improve your sharpening skills, and broaden your use of hand planes.

Class:  June 16, 2010, Wednesday evening

Course fee (including materials) $80

In order to register, please call us at 215-849-5174, or drop us an email and we will forward the registration materials.