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Chopping out Chair Legs

Since my return from Maine I have been hard at work shaping back legs for 10 ladder back chairs. Deadlines are real! I have started with a white oak log and split out all the parts, riving the wood down. You can see more pictures here, and just scroll down to the post on July […]

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Surprise in the Shavings!

  You never know what you will find down in the shavings! Sometimes I find missing tools, maybe a missing chair part, but today, I found my 4 year old son, oh what a ball of fun! I have been working hard on shaping the back legs for 10 ladder back chairs. There are several […]

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An Interview with Frank Strazza, Part 2

This interview was originally published in the SustainLife Journal. See the original article here. Q. Do you have any interesting stories from any of your classes that you could tell? A. There are always interesting stories, but I think about one student in particular. He was in his 70’s. He had signed up for a foundational class, several […]

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An Interview with Frank Strazza, Part 1

This interview was originally published in the SustainLife Journal of the Ploughshare Institute, our “parent” organization. See the original article here. Q. Ploughshare: How did you first get started with woodworking? A. Frank: My first recollection of woodworking was when my mom bought me an old eggbeater drill at a junk shop. I was seven years old at […]

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Course Intro: Log to Spoon

In the From a Log to a Spoon online lesson, Frank Strazza will show you how to make a Swedish-style Spoon starting with a log straight from the woods or from the firewood pile using green woodworking. You’ll learn how to select your log for best splitting and carving. Then, Frank shows you how to […]

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Trip To Lie-Nielsen Toolworks

Jonathan and I had a wonderful time in Maine. We packed a whole lot in just a few short days. We met and reconnected with so many great people at Lie-Nielsen. We even got a personal tour of the shop and were able to see all the tools being made. Wow–what incredible detail! A lot […]

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