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 […]
Here’s the “official” Lie-Nielsen Open House video. See the interviews of Frank and other master craftsmen! Shows a bit why handcrafting in wood is on the rise.
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 […]
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 […]
Many of our students ask what machines they should buy. Because I am building furniture for a living, I mill most of my wood using large machines, but I do most of my joinery and finish work by hand. I have given much thought to what machines the average woodworker, working in his home shop, […]
Setting up your woodworking shop can be a daunting task at first, with advertising ploys coming at you from every direction. If you have been to even one woodworking store and signed up for their e-mail newsletter, the next thing you know, your inbox is filled with advertisements for every imaginable gizmo and gadget, along […]
I am sure most of you know by now about our online woodworking series that we just launched. We are very excited about this new venture, as it really is a way to reach out to so many new people all across the country and even abroad. Not only that, but for all of you […]
It seems that time has gone by way too fast as the last blog entry was on the April Lie-Nielsen hand-tool event in Dallas. This morning I find myself sitting in the mid-coast region of Maine. Today is the first day of Lie-Nielsen’s annual open house and Jonathan Schwennesen and I have had the […]
Are your planes producing shavings like this?!! Come join us this weekend in Dallas Texas at Woodworld for a Lie-Nielsen Handtool event and learn how you can produce shavings like I was producing just a couple days ago, planing cherry for a table base. First you need a good plane, and in my opinion Lie-Nielsen […]
Well we survived another Craftsman Rocking Chair class! Now there are five more people who understand why quality furniture costs so much! We pushed hard the whole class so we wouldn’t have to leave at midnight on Saturday. I’ve been realizing how much the majority of people have absolutely no idea how much work […]