With: Jason Breen

Class Fee: $20.00

Class Size: 8-10 / Adults

Success in building with wood depends on sharp tools. Edge tools such as knives, planes, and chisels, as well as saws and drill bits, are supposed to be sharpened regularly. We will cover basic sharpening techniques for flat chisels and plane blades, handsaws and maybe even some drill bits and carving tools, using grinders, water and oil stones, sandpaper, and files. Bring your own tools to sharpen or help us sharpen tools for the Mill. Participants should bring their own eye and ear protection if they have it. Dull tools and sharpening stones are welcome, too.

Jason Breen is a custom furniture maker and has studied instrument building and history at Marlboro College. He paid for that education by building timber frame structures and cabinets. Historical and traditional tools have inspired his work since inheriting his ancestors’ hand planes. A member of the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers, Jason lives and works in Brattleboro, Vermont.