Building a Traditional 18th-Century Jointer Plane with Bill Anderson

An On-Demand eLearning Course

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Building a Traditional 18th-century Jointer Plane

with Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson teaches you step-by-step how to make a traditional 18th-century jointer plane, using only traditional woodworking hand tools. He simplifies the complicated hand plane building process so most anyone can make this charming hand plane.

You'll learn:

Wood selection
How to layout wood
Mortising
How to use a hand plane making float
How to build a hand plane handle
How to chamfer edges
How to true the bottom of planes
How to finish a wooden hand plane

Bill simplifies the complicated hand plane building process, including wood selection, layout, mortising, using floats, building handles, chamfering the edges, truing the bottom, and finishing the plane.

About the Host:

Bill Anderson lives on Edwards Mountain in Chatham County, North Carolina. In addition to building beautiful period furniture, he teaches woodworking classes focusing on handtool woodworking skills at the Woodwright's School and at the John C. Campbell Folk School. He is a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, Midwest Tool Collectors Association and Early American Industries Association. Bill is well known for his teaching ability and passion for simplifying traditional woodworking for beginners.

An On-Demand eLearning Course

Building a Traditional
18th-century Jointer Plane

with Bill Anderson

$29