Craft at Risk: Sharpening and Care for Heritage Tools

Museum collections often include old tools that speak to the history of expert craftwork: chisels, gouges, planes, and the like. Carpenters of yesterday would sharpen their tools to a fine edge to ensure safety, precision, and efficiency. Today’s generation of woodworkers draw upon this tradition for the same reasons.

Join Heritage NL’s heritage carpenter Chris Hogan for a demonstration and discussion of old and new tools, whetstones, and the overlooked craft of keeping things razor sharp. Tool sharpening was newly added to the 2024 Craft at Risk List as Endangered.

Cost: $40 plus HST. 10% discount for Rooms members. All materials included. Register online!

About the presenter:
Chris Hogan completed the Heritage Carpentry program at College of the North Atlantic in Carbonear in 2006 and has been working as a finish carpenter for 17 years, primarily on older home renovations. Chris participated in Heritage NL’s Craft at Risk Mentor/Apprentice program, working with mentor boatbuilder Jerome Canning to build a traditional punt. More recently, Chris has been working as Heritage NL’s heritage carpenter, facilitating training around the restoration and maintenance of historic wooden windows.

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