Using Hollow & Round Planes with Matt Bickford
4 Days: Monday-Thursday, June 24th - 27th, 2024, 8AM-5PM
Tuition: $1000
Materials: $140
Ages: 16 & Up
Instructor: Matthew S. Bickford
Instructional Delivery Method(s): In person
Prerequisites: None
Program Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Program Description:
Stop making compromises with your router. Use the most abundant moulding planes of the past to get the exact details you are after now.
Learn how to use hollows and rounds!
Hollows and rounds do not make specific profiles. They make specific arcs. Transform these few arcs into scores of varying profiles with a set strategy acquired in this class.
From layout to execution, this 4-day class will focus on creating various moldings with these extraordinarily versatile planes. We will lay-out and ultimately stick (plane) several profiles that will range from simple coves and ovolos through ogees, cymas and various combinations.
The class will focus on hollows and rounds sized 6 and 10 along with a rabbet plane. Students will have the opportunity to bring their own performing planes or they can use newly made planes by M. S. Bickford, planemaker. Students will also have the opportunity to use a larger range of planes.
Students will make a dozen different profiles on the first day. They will make the moulding for a picture frame or two on the second. The third day will focus on transferring moulding profiles from models to paper and into wood. Additionally, carved moulding will be demonstrated and students will have the opportunity to try their hand at carving various embellishments. Day 4 will be reserved for sharpening profiled planes and tuning/buying antiques. So, bring your own!
Matthew S. Bickford began working wood as a hobbyist interested in period work. He soon became intrigued with moulding planes, specifically hollows and rounds, as a means to being able to copy or create specific profiles. After spending a moderate amount of time with antique planes, he started making his own. This pursuit ultimately lead to his career as a maker of 18 th-century British reproduction planes. Matt is the author of Mouldings in Practice, published by Lost Art Press. He also worked with Lie-Nielsen Toolworks to release a DVD with the same name. Both book and DVD illustrate the process of creating any moulding profile with a simple set of tools. He has also taught at various woodworking schools from Maine to Washington and authored several articles for various woodworking magazines. Fascinated by the flexibility that these hand tools afford, Matt has been pursuing customers since 2010 through his work and website, www.msbickford.com.
Learning Objectives:
Students will make a dozen different profiles on the first day.
They will make the moulding for a picture frame or two on the second.
The third day will focus on transferring moulding profiles from models to paper and into wood. Additionally, carved moulding will be demonstrated and students will have the opportunity to try their hand at carving various embellishments.
Day 4 will be reserved for sharpening profiled planes and tuning/buying antiques. So, bring your own!
Each student will leave with the moulding for a picture frame and the ability to transfer
moulding profiles he or she sees in print onto their project.
Tool List (recommended buy not essential):
Plane hammer with brass and wooden faces
Small square
Circle template
Marking Gauge (ideally Tite-mark)
A few antique moulding planes
Attendance Requirements: Students must attend all days
Location: Sam Beauford Woodshop, 1375 N. Main St, Building 41, Adrian, Michigan 49221
Class Size: Maximum 8
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If you have any questions, please contact Luke Barnett at (517) 759-3070 or luke@sambeaufordwoodshop.com
AIA Advance Learner Preparation: None
AIA Approved Learning Units & Type: 32 Elective
AIA CES Program Approval Expiration Date: 12/06/2025
Official AIA CES Provider Statement: Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number 10009739. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
