Tod Herrli
2514 Lommel Ln.
Marion, IN. 46952

Phone/FAX :765-664-3325

email: "therrli@comteck.com"

All classes offered by the Workshop are hands on and each technique is carefully demonstrated for the student. The class size is small for close, personal attention. All classes emphasize hand tool skills. Tod Herrli is the instructor and owner and has been teaching and lecturing for several years. He has conducted demonstrations for various chapters of the Mid West Tool Collector’s Association, private clubs, museums, and guilds such as the Western Ohio Woodworkers of Dayton, The Wisconsin Woodworkers of Milwaukee and the Tri-State Woodworkers of New Harmony Indiana. Tod was featured in the Indiana State Museum’s "Tools of the Trade" exhibit in Indianapolis during 1997. This exhibit featured him as modern plane maker reproducing 18th century tools as were on display by the museum. He has also collaborated with Roy Underhill of the Woodwright’s shop" to produce an episode about making window sash. Tod has appeared and also made custom planes for Scott Phillips of the American woodshop. He made a plane to strike the molding on a framed mirror and a rule joint plane for making a drop leaf table joint on two episodes (#807 and #811) of the "American Woodshop show" of PBS.

Basic plane making $175.00
In this two day class, learn to design and craft your own basic wooden molding plane such as a hollow or round utilizing floats, chisels and hand saws. Intermediate hand tool skills recommended. Two day class

Rule Joint Plane "come & go style" $250.00
Hand craft this specialty plane with tandem blades in a two day class. This plane is used to cut the drop leaf table joint and is two planes in one body with a central fence. This is commonly called the "come & go style" because the plane is turned around and pushed in the opposite direction to cut the mating profile. Intermediate to advanced hand tool skills recommended. Two day class

Rail & stile molder $250.00
Handcraft this specialty plane with tandem blades in a two day class. This plane performs the task of 3 planes to plow a ¼" groove 3/8" deep for a raised panel and simultaneously stick a 3/8" thumbnail on the face edge of the rail or stile. Intermediate to advanced hand tool skills recommended. Two day class

Float making $150.00
The plane float is to plane making that the dovetail saw is to hand cut dovetails. The float is a specialty tool used to level and square up the corners of a mortise in a wooden molding plane. Students will craft their own pair of plane making floats in this one day class.

Eighteenth Century Shell Carving $50.00
In the eighteenth century skilled craftsmen carved authentic shells, acanthus leaves and applied them to the aprons, knees and the crest of their period furniture. Learn to carve an authentic shell with only a handful of tools. Half day class

Stock Preparation $50.00
How did the old timers square up and prep their stock with out power planers and jointers? In this class you will learn how to use hand planes, winding sticks and chisels to flatten, surface, dimension and joint edges for the glue up of larger boards. Half day class

Frame & Panel Door $100.00
The frame and panel door is one of the hallmarks of quality cabinetwork. Learn to cut the mortise and tenon joint, strike the thumbnail molding on the interior frame with an eighteenth century style molding plane, cope the rail to the stile and cut a raised panel with an authentic panel raising plane during this one day class.

Eighteenth Century Moldings $75.00
Learn to cut crisp and silky smooth moldings using an eighteenth century style wooden molding plane. Students will learn to design, layout and cut their own sample of crown molding and in the process also learn to sharpen and set up a wooden molding plane. Half day class

Plane tuning and repair $50.00
This half-day class is designed to teach the cutting dynamics and design of wooden or steel planes. Bring your favorite or least favorite plane for tuning and or diagnosis.

Hand Cut Dovetails $50.00
The hallmark of handmade furniture is the dovetail joint. Learn to layout and cut clean tight fitting dovetails with only a handful of tools. Half day class

Sharpening techniques $50.00
Learn a quick, inexpensive and effective way to put a razor edge on nearly any tool and start to enjoy your hand tools. In this class you will learn how to sharpen straight and curved edge tools that are used in chisels, bench and moldings planes. Half day class

Schedule & class starting times:

January:
15th– 16th 8:00am-5:00pm Basic plane making
17th 8:00am-12:00pm Plane tuning & repair , 1:00pm-5:00pm Hand cut dovetails

February:
19th– 20th 8:00am-5:00pm Rail & stile plane
21st 8:00am-12:00pm Handcut dovetails, 1:00pm-5:00pm Stock preparation

March:
18th– 19th 8:00am-5:00pm Basic plane making
20th 8:00am-12:00pm 18^th Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18^th Century shell carving

April:
15th-16th 8:00am-12:00pm Rule Joint plane
17th 8:00am-12:00pm Plane tuning & repair, 1:00pm-5:00pm Hand cut dovetails

May:
20th-21st 8:00am-5:00pm Basic plane making
22nd 8:00am-5:00pm Float making

June:
17th 8:00am-12:00pm Sharpening, 1:00pm-5:00pm Stock Preparation,
18th 8:00am-5:00pm Frame & panel door,
19th 8:00am-12:00pm 18^th Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18^th Century Shell carving

July:
17th-18th 8:00am -5:00pm Basic plane making
19^th 8:00am-12:00pm Plane tuning & repair, 1:00pm-5:00pm Hand cut dovetails

August:
21st-22nd 8:00am-5:00pm Rail & stile molder
23rd 8:00am-12:00pm Handcut dovetails, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18^th Century Shell carving

September:
18th-19^th 8:00am-5:00pm Basic plane making
20th 8:00am-12:00pm 18^th18^th Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18^th Century shell carving,

October:
16th-17^th 8:00-5:00pm Rule joint plane
18^th 8:00am-12:00pm Plane tuning & repair, 1:00pm-5:00pm Hand cut dovetails

November:
20th-21^st 8:00am-5:00pm Basic plane making
22^nd 8:00am-5:00pm Float making

December:
18th-8:00am-1:00pm Sharpening, 1:00pm-5:00pm Stock Preparation
19^th 8:00am-5:00pm Frame & panel door,
20th 8:00am-12:00pm 18^th Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18^th Century shell carving