Make a Knife Block: Woodworking Day Course

Shape, rout, and finish a solid wood knife block in one day. A hands-on woodworking course in West London.


POW Workshops
POW Workshops
4.9 (152)

8 hours

Class size 1 to 8 (public classes), 6 to 16

  £135 - £160 (Earlybird price of £135 applies if you book into a public session 14+ days ahead, otherwise £160 per guest when you book for 1 guest, £140/guest for 2+ guests) (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Learn to shape by hand, rout, and finish solid wood — and leave with a piece that earns its place in any discerning kitchen.
Over a full day you'll make a wall-mounted knife block in solid walnut or oak: a 325mm bar with a rounded cross-section, flat on the front where ten magnets hold your knives flush to the surface, and flat on the back where a sliding dovetail joint locks it invisibly to the wall. No slots, no clutter, no visible fixings — just knives on wood, held by magnets, made by you.
The form is deceptively simple. Getting there involves precision drilling, router work with a jig, a glued capping piece that seals the magnets inside the block, and an afternoon of hand-shaping — rasp, disc sander, and hand plane — that brings the rounded profile to a surface worth showing off. You'll choose your timber on the day: walnut for a darker, finer-grained result; oak for something more open and characterful.

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What you'll get
All timber, tools, and finishing materials are provided.
Knowledge required
Suitable for complete beginners — no prior woodworking experience is needed.
What to bring
Wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes or trainers. No open-toed footwear is allowed.
Location

POW Workshops, 41-43 Standard Road, London NW10 6HF

Entry is via the driveway to the left of the red and white building, next door to Carrara Marble

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POW Workshops
POW Workshops

4.9 (152)
female Women-owned

POW is a not-for-profit open access workshop that provides aspiring and experienced makers, product designers, carpenters, model makers, furniture makers, tailors, engineers, artists, sculptors, and everyone in between, with an affordable and high quality space, equipment and learning to be able to ideate, innovate and create.
We offer space, tools and machines to craft, and run workshops and training for hobbyist looking to get away from the day to day, or experienced artists and makers trying to improve their craft or grow their businesses
We started POW, to reduce the barriers of space, cost & stress for people trying to make and create
Our vision is simple:
Give everyone the chance to make it.
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