Having spent many years researching the very best tools available, we’ve tried them all and we always come back to these.

This is the SDR Upholstery Starter Toolkit, these are some of the main hand tools you’ll use in our diploma classes and they should do you well through your whole career. If you’re joining us as a student, you can also buy these items individually while you’re at SDR.

The kit includes:

• Draper hammer - a classic, well balanced, magnetic upholstery hammer

• Mallet - made of beech, solid, essential

• Web Stretcher - for that all important tension on the webbing

• 12” Regulator - who knew a metal pointy thing could be so useful, regulates your stuffing and so much more

• Short blade scissors - a.k.a snips, these will be more handy than you can imagine, an investment in making your life easier

• Pincers - tacks and staples are no match for these bad boys, these are a SDR special, modified by us

• Staple Lifter - classic wooden handled tool

• Ripping Chisel - a (furniture) stripper’s best friend

Please note, these are the basic tools you’ll need and it’s a kit to be built upon. If you’d like to go for a more comprehensive option, take a look at our Deluxe Toolkit here.

Due to the rules of sending sharp objects in the post we are unable to post these kits out and they will only be available via collection from Shoreditch Design Rooms.