Classes of the Mississinewa Workshop
Tod Herrli
2514 Lommel Ln.
Marion, IN. 46952
Phone/FAX :765-664-3325
email: "therrli@comteck.com"
2000 Season
Classes of eighteenth century woodworking techniques
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 18th
Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18th 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 18th Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18th
Century Shell carving
July:
17th-18th 8:00am -5:00pm Basic plane making
19th 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 18th Century
Shell carving
September:
18th-19th 8:00am-5:00pm Basic plane making
20th 8:00am-12:00pm 18th18th Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm
18th Century shell carving,
October:
16th-17th 8:00-5:00pm Rule joint plane
18th 8:00am-12:00pm Plane tuning & repair, 1:00pm-5:00pm Hand
cut dovetails
November:
20th-21st 8:00am-5:00pm Basic plane making
22nd 8:00am-5:00pm Float making
December:
18th-8:00am-1:00pm Sharpening, 1:00pm-5:00pm Stock
Preparation
19th 8:00am-5:00pm Frame & panel door,
20th 8:00am-12:00pm 18th Century moldings, 1:00pm-5:00pm 18th
Century shell carving