Fall 2024 OLLI Digital Catalog

Making Woodworking Hand Tools (B270)

B – Fine Arts

This course will use your woodworking skills to make some basic woodworking hand tools. Completion of the basic course, or some prior woodworking skills, are required. In the course you will make a mallet, marking gauge and rabbet plane, and design and build a customized tool tote to carry all your joinery tools. There will be 10 3-hour classes. Classes are hands on. There is a $15 cost for supplies plus the cost of the lumber you want to use for your tote. Safety glasses are required.
Prerequisite: The basic course or some woodworking skills are required.

Check to see if this course has posted a class outline or syllabus.

This offering meets for a total of 10 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Joe DeFeo

DEFEO, JOSEPH–M.D. Retired Navy surgeon with 60 plus years of woodworking experience and a lifelong model railroader and teacher. Held positions as a clinical assistant professor of surgery at Temple University Hospital and clinical professor of surgery at Florida State University and University of Florida. His motto is ‘Never miss an opportunity to teach’ and enjoys giving personal instruction in woodworking to all skill levels.

Back to Full Course Listing