The Spoon Rack
Learn the fundamentals of hand tool woodworking,
and put it in to action with this charming build.
Watch the videos, learn the skills, & build your own traditional spoon rack.
Includes PDF Plans
Watch the intro below
The Spoon Rack Course has been designed as an introduction to the hand tool approach to woodworking.
The project takes you through a large range of fundamental skills, yet requires only a small amount of timber to complete the build.
It’s a great piece for learning, practicing & developing your abilities.
Our education is based on a hand tool only background to woodworking.
This practical approach teaches you to not only work accurately by hand, but quickly and efficiently too.
This project is designed to be completed with minimal and basic hand tools, and you’ll learn core skills that will transfer to all other projects.
Key Techniques Covered In This Project:
– Hand Thicknessing
– Carcase Joinery (rebates / rabbets & housings / dadoes)
– Dovetails (through & half blind)
– Shaping & Curves
– Drawer Fitting
If you are new to hand tool work, you could not find a better introduction…
If you are an experienced woodworker he takes you back to some fundamentals that can make a marked improvement on the way you work… I know it has changed my methods at the bench and all for the better.
George Walker – Author ‘By Hand & Eye’
About This Series
An Introduction To Hand Tools
Many fundamental skills are taught right from the basics, upwards.
PDF Plans
Download the cutting list & plans with both metric & imperial measurements.
We include separate drawings to detail the joinery so you can follow with ease.
Precision & Accuracy
Whilst designed as an introduction, this project is impressive. We focus on teaching how to develop the skills to build by hand with perfect precision.
Bonus Videos
We’ve included a couple of follow up videos with this series that address some of the main questions in greater detail.
The Spoon Rack
– Hand Tool Fundamentals
ONE TIME FEE
Only £26.00
Lifetime access to the full series (6 online Chapters + PDF plans)
Forget ‘tricks of the trade’, this IS the trade…
This is probably the best ‘ordinary fundamentals of the craft’ instructional video series I have watched, no egotism, no nonsense, just proper knowledgeable instruction at a sensible pace.
Matthew Platt – Workshop Heaven
The Spoon Rack – Video Series
The Full Details
Immediate Access | Watch Online | Stream & Download.
Over 3 hours of detailed video instruction.
Chapter One: Getting Started
27 mins.
We prepare the main carcase & shelf from pre-planed pine boards. This forms a great introduction to hand thicknessing, as there’s a lot of material to remove without the more complex challenges posed when using rough sawn boards.
Chapter Two: Shaping The Sides
31 mins.
We’re taking the carcase sides from simple boards to fully shaped, and complete with all of the rebates / rabbets and housings / dadoes.
The Spoon Rack – Hand Tool Fundamentals
ONE TIME FEE
Only £26.00
Lifetime access to the full series (6 online Chapters + PDF plans)
Chapter Three: Dovetailing The Carcase
37 mins.
We begin with a dedicated tutorial on how to cut through dovetails.
After working through slowly with a practice joint, we move and cut the dovetails on our main carcase, before gluing it all together.
Chapter Four: Mouldings & The Back
32 mins.
We create the mouldings using a combination of basic tools rather than using one complex moulding plane. The back is made up in two parts to add some decorative curves at the top.
Chapter Five: Half-Blind Dovetails & The Drawer
30 mins.
After sizing the components for our drawer we go through a tutorial on cutting half blind dovetails.
After some practice we can complete the dovetailing and glue up our drawer.
Chapter Six: Fitting The Drawer & Finish
28 mins.
We carefully work through the stages of drawer fitting, which are important if you want to get a beautiful sliding fit.
After a full clean up and smooth over it’s time to oil our completed Spoon Rack.
The Spoon Rack – Hand Tool Fundamentals
ONE TIME FEE
Only £26.00
Lifetime access to the full series (6 online Chapters + PDF plans)
Richard is a great teacher.
He’s clearly thought these things through and thought about how to present them to others…
the flow of the videos is perfect. You don’t feel like things are rushing by nor do you feel like this thing is droning on.
The videos are very clear, beautiful, and totally entertaining.
If you haven’t purchased this yet, I highly recommend you do. The value is far beyond the investment.”
Joshua Klein, Publisher ‘Mortise & Tenon Magazine’