1 Day course  (Code:CM081011)

Saturday, October 11, 2008

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Steve Habersetzer is the everyman woodworker. One of Steve's first jobs was making traditional coopered buckets in an unheated shack somewhere in Eastern Washington.

We’ll split staves from a cedar (or another wood) bolt using a froe and shape them with a hand axe. This is easier than it sounds! You’ll then learn how to bevel the staves on a cooper’s plane. After rough assembling the bucket you’ll measure the length and make the iron bands – hammering them to flare them out to fit.

After cleaning the inside of the bucket with a scorp you’ll make a base for the bucket using a bandsaw and handplane. Then you’ll fit the base and hammer on the iron bands to complete the bucket.

The course is not long for everybody to make a bucket but we should be able to make three or four buckets. We’ll draw straws to see who takes one home.

We’re running this class during the Art Port Townsend Studio Tour. Invite your friends to come and watch!

Note: This course will need a minimum of 6 students to run and we'll need to close out enrollment by 27th of September. If the course does not run we'll fully refund your money.

Cost: $115 
Material charge: None - included in the price of the course

Starts at: 9:00 AM
   
Class size: 12

What to bring:
You should bring a notebook and a pen or pencil. Feel free to bring a camera to record the whole process.