How to Make a Wooden Spice Rack for the Kitchen (by Mariobrossh)

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Looking for a simple and stylish way to organise your spices in the kitchen? In this step-by-step guide, we show you how to build a wooden spice shelf that’s both practical and decorative. It’s a beginner-friendly DIY project that requires just a few basic tools and a bit of hands-on work. A great way to add a custom, personal touch to your kitchen while keeping everything tidy and within reach.

Introduction

Here I am again with another small project for my son. It was made entirely from two wooden slats (100x10x1 cm) of spruce purchased at the hardware store for a total cost of 3 euros. No special equipment is needed to create it—just a coping saw, sandpaper, plenty of elbow grease, and lots of passion.
In my case, having two routers and a jigsaw saved me some elbow grease. Now, let’s move on to describing the process!

DIY Spice Rack

Preparing the pieces

First, I sketched and cut out templates on a 4 mm plywood sheet using a jigsaw. This allowed me to shape the parts with greater precision..

Templates for building a spice rack

So, after roughly cutting out the pieces, I refined them by placing the template on top and using a router with a bearing. The bearing, resting on the template, acted as a guide to shape the piece into its exact form.

Machining of parts with the bearing milling cutter

Creating the joints

Using a Japanese saw, I made the joints for the edge band and the support strip. Then, with another router, I rounded the edges.

DIY spice rack interlocking making

Assembly and finishing

To assemble the spice rack, all you need is a bit of glue. This is the final result—only the finishing touches are left.

DIY assembled spice rack

And here is the spice rack, finished and already in use. It’s a practical and charming addition to the kitchen, ready to keep spices neatly organised and within easy reach.

DIY spice rack finished

For anyone interested in asking questions about this topic, they can join the ongoing discussion on the forum at the following link:
http://www.ilsitodelfaidate.it/FDTForum/viewtopic.php?t=8997

Thank you all!
Mariobrossh

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