The Spoon Rack Series

  Introduction to hand thicknessing. In this first video we make a start on the Spoon Rack build by preparing the timber needed for the main carcase and shelf.We're using pre-planed pine boards, but there's a fair bit of material to come off the two side pieces. This...

  Rebates & Housings (Rabbets & Dadoes) This video is all about working on the two sides to transform them from simple boards to being fully shaped and having the basic joinery in place. We look at both old and new fillister planes for cutting the rebates /...

  Dovetailing The Carcase In this video we go through the process of hand cutting dovetails. We do a sample piece first to discuss the steps slowly, and it's worth getting in some practise before jumping straight on to the carcase. Generally I will do all of my...

  Mouldings & The Back In this chapter we check over our work and fettle it ready to accept the back and front mouldings. The mouldings are created using a combination of tools and both start out by essentially cutting a rebate / rabbit along the top. We build the...

  Half-Blind Dovetails & The Drawer In this chapter we carefully size the components ready to build our drawer, but before jumping in with those dovetails we go slowly over the steps for cutting the half-blind joint. Doing some practice joints will help build your...

  Fitting The Drawer & Finishing In this final chapter we carefully fit our dovetailed drawer in to the main unit. This may seem like a lot of faffing but with a small drawer like this it makes a big difference to get that fit just right. After giving your Spoon...

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  Chapter Two saw a lot of questions about how to set up and use a fillister plane, or fenced rebate plane. This Response Rant is all about gaining a better understanding of these planes and where your focus needs to be as you use them. When setting the blade in the...