It is a rare privilege and a real delight to welcome Toshio Odate back to Highland Woodworking. We’re honored to offer this rare opportunity to spend a aweekend learning and practicing with this eminent master.
It was just after giving his first class here in Nov. 1981 that Toshio began work on his first book, Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use, which has become an enduring classic both here and in Japan. Decades later, we welcome him as a renowned author, craftsman and sculptor.
These classes offer a unique opportunity to experience a wonderfully different culture and practice of woodworking, even as you learn about specific tools and practical techniques.
* BONUS! Receive a complimentary $15 Highland Woodworking Gift Certificate, good on any non-power tool purchase, when you enroll in either class! †
Handplane Demonstration with Toshio Odate (991533) *
Friday, May 11 from 6pm to 9pm
Tuition: $60
NOTE: This class is included in the tuition for those taking Sharpening Handplanes & Japanese Tools class.
Mr. Odate will demonstrate the sharpening, adjustment and use of the traditional Japanese smoothing plane, the tool that produces the polished surfaces that distinguish Japanese woodwork. Also covered will be the power handplane and how to get the most out of it. Mr. Odate will show how his innovative approach to sharpening both tools with a slightly crowned edge allows for the best results.
* BONUS! Receive a complimentary $15 Highland Woodworking Gift Certificate, good on any non-power tool purchase, when you enroll in this class! †
Sharpening Handplanes & Japanese Tools with Toshio Odate (991534) *
Saturday & Sunday, May 12 & 13 from 9am to 5pm
Tuition: $195
We’re honored to offer this rare opportunity to spend a weekend learning & practicing with this eminent master. Students will get to practice their sharpening technique on their own plane irons & chisels, with hands-on tutoring by Mr. Odate.
Over the course of the weekend, Toshio will plane and prep a wide, thick plank – too heavy and too wide for normal jointing and planing – flattening and polishing it to dining table standards. We’re sure that Toshio’s running commentary and pointed advice will be as inspiring as ever, and that you’ll come away impressed and enriched.
Students should bring their own waterstones. Recommended grits are 1000X, 4000X or 6000X and 8000X stones. Some sharpening experience suggested.
* BONUS! Receive a complimentary $15 Highland Woodworking Gift Certificate, good on any non-power tool purchase, when you enroll in this class! †
† Gift certificate offered in conjunction with valid enrollment in class Sharpening Handplanes & Japanese Tools (991533) or Sharpening Handplanes & Japanese Tools (991534) only. Good on any on-hand, regularly stocked, non-power tool purchase. Not to be combined with any other offer. No adjustments on prior sales.