Beginner · No Experience Needed
Make a
Serving Tray
Build a cherry serving tray with real casework joinery — and take it home ready to use.
What you’ll learn
The serving tray is the first project on our ladder that people immediately want to give away. It looks like furniture, it lives on a coffee table instead of a shop shelf, and it teaches you the joints that show up in every box, drawer, and cabinet you’ll ever build.
You’ll learn:
- Reading a cut list and milling stock to dimension
- Cutting rabbeted corner joints on the table saw
- Cutting a stopped groove to capture a panel bottom
- Squaring an assembly during glue-up
- Easing edges with a round-over bit
- Applying a food-safe finish
- Installing hardware cleanly, after the finish is on
Who it’s for
Anyone. No experience needed. If you’ve built with us before, this is the class where your joinery starts looking intentional; if this is your first time in a shop, you’ll be walked through every cut. It’s also a genuinely good gift project, which is worth knowing in October.
What’s included
- All lumber, plywood, hardware, and finish
- All tools and equipment
- Expert instruction in a small group
- Your finished serving tray to take home
Upcoming Sessions
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Sep 1 Tue
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Sep 22 Tue
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Nov 3 Tue