Make a Curved Sole Coopering Plane with Adrian Ferrazzutti October 2-3, 2021

In this weekend class students will make a wooden hand plane with a curved sole. This style of plane is a must have for making coopered panels, doors or chair seats. Adrian will demonstrate how to slice up a block of hardwood and cut it into the needed pieces and then glue it back together to create the body of the plane. A sole will then be glued on and shaped to match the radius of the plane iron. Adrian will go over all the steps needed to tune up a curved Hock plane iron and tune the plane for optimal performance. Students will be responsible for bringing their own hardwood blank for the body, it should be a domestic hardwood of their choice, hard maple, cherry, oak as well as a Hock plane iron. In addition, Adrian will demonstrate how to make a coopered panel so students will be able to test out their new plane.