Making Molding Planes With Matt Bickford
2019-06-17 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-06-18 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-06-19 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-06-20 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-06-21 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
In the making molding planes with Matt Bickford workshop you’re guided through the process of making a pair of #8 hollow and round planes with side escapements.
Making Molding Planes
The class focuses on making a pair of hollows and rounds, but much of the tooling and processes are directly relatable to making any wooden plane or tuning any antique. Students start with beech billets and learn the many steps involved in creating these very versatile tools.

Some of the many skills addressed in this class:

Making an accurate mortise with floats
Fitting a wedge
Mating an iron to the bed of your plane
Profiling a sole
Heat treating
Addressing the iron’s various edges.

Using Molding Planes With Matt Bickford
2019-06-22 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-06-23 09:00 - 16:30
Stop making compromises with your router. Stop getting close to the moulding profiles you want. Learn how to use some of the most abundant moulding planes of the past to get the exact detail you want in the Using Molding Planes with Matt Bickford class.
Using molding planes
Hollows and rounds do not make specific profiles. They make specific arcs. Learn to transform these various arcs into scores of varying profiles.
From layout to execution, this weekend class focuses on creating various moldings with these extraordinarily versatile planes. You’ll lay-out and ultimately stick (plane) several moldings that range from simple coves and ovolos through ogees, cymas and various combinations.
The class focuses on hollows and rounds sized #6 and #10 along with a rabbet plane. Students have the opportunity to bring their own performing planes or they can use newly made planes by M. S. Bickford, planemaker. Students also have the opportunity to use a larger range of planes.
Each student leaves with a stick (or two) of moulding for a picture frame and the ability to transfer mouldings he or she sees in person or print into wood and onto their project.

Wharton Esherick Stool – Hands-on Class
2019-07-15 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-07-16 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-07-17 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-07-18 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-07-19 09:00 - 16:30
The Wharton Esherick stool class allows you to perfect your sculpted mortise and tenons.
Wharton Esherick Stool
Wharton Esherick is one of the most influential woodworkers of the last century. In this class you’ll recreate Esherick’s 1929 stool with sculpted mortise-and-tenon joinery. Or get creative and adapt the design to your own taste.

Some of the skills learned in the Wharton Esherick stool class are:

Sculpted mortise-and-tenon joinery
Shaping round and tapered parts by hand and machine
Project planning and layout
Matching figure in wood to provide the best possible look for your project

Chippendale Chair – Hands-on Class
2019-07-29 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-07-30 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-07-31 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-01 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-02 09:00 - 16:30
The ultimate test of your woodworking skills – the Chippendale chair. The angled rear legs and trapezoidal seat come together with compound angled mortise-and-tenon joints. Combine the joinery with a couple of cabriole legs, a curved back splat and a carved crest and you’ve got a woodworking project tour de force.
Chippendale Chair
This chair build includes two cabriole legs with either trifid feet or ball and claw feet, depending on your carving skills. You’ll also choose between a solid or pierced back spat. The crest rail includes carved ears and a scallop shell.
Some of the skills learned in the Chippendale Chair class are:

Shaping multiple cabriole legs for a project
Compound angle joinery
Making a curved back spat

Massachusetts Serpentine Chest – Hands-on Class
2019-08-12 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-13 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-14 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-15 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-16 09:00 - 16:30
Photos courtesy of the Winterthur Museum
There’s a simple elegance to this Massachusetts Serpentine Chest, yet there’s plenty of drama. From its fluted, chamfered corners and uplifting bracket feet to its undulating drawer fronts this chest has got it all going on.

Some of the skills learned in the Massachusetts Serpentine Chest class are:

How to mate curved surfaces.
How to veneer curved drawer fronts
Making fluted, chamfered corners
How to select and match grain patterns for the most dramatic effect

Carved Elements, Finials & Fans – Hands-on Class
2019-08-19 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-20 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-21 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-22 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-08-23 09:00 - 16:30
Looking to kick up your flat, square pieces? Why not add some Carved Elements?
Carved Elements
Adding flame finials to the top of a piece or a carved fan to a drawer front can turn a good piece of furniture into something spectacular. Geared towards intermediate level carvers, Carved Elements adds a level of complexity to challenge you in the shop.
Some of the skills learned in the Carved Elements class are:

Corkscrew flame finial layout
How to read grain direction in 3D
Creating concave carved fans

Materials are included in the class fee. You are welcome to bring along a finial blank or drawer front for a project to be carved in class. This class compliments the Connecticut Highboy class perfectly (and you get a discount if you take both!).

Mid-Century Modern Secretary – Hands-on Class
2019-09-09 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-09-10 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-09-11 09:00 - 16:30
Although most furniture of this period was factory-made, the Mid-Century Modern Secretary class offers the opportunity to build a stylish piece at the highest level of quality.
Mid-Century Modern Secretary
While the original of this piece is made in teak, using domestic hardwoods (a single species or a mix) can offer an exciting opportunity to highlight some outstanding figure. There are some great design and construction details that provide a significant challenge to even the most seasoned woodworker.
Some of the skills learned in the Mid-Century Modern Secretary class are:

Project design and layout
Tambour door construction
Side-hung drawers
How to select and layout your materials for your project’s best appearance
