We had a wonderful time at the Lie-Nielsen event in Houston. Thank you to all who came out and participated in the event. Caleb with Heritage Forge brought along a bunch of tools and sold axes, hand forged dividers and sold out of holdfasts. He is trying to work up some more and they should […]
In this second part of the series, Frank disassembles and re-glues the chest with hide glue. He’s also preparing and cutting some replacement trim pieces, making a point of using the same period tools and methods as the original craftsman. The third part of the series will be an in-depth discussion of mitered dovetails, with […]
Come join us this weekend April 24-25 in Houston Texas at Clark Kellog’s shop. This is the chance you have been waiting for, to get your hands on some of those Lie-Nielsen tools you have been wishing for! You will also get to meet Jason from Texas Heritage Woodworks He makes the best tool rolls and […]
Heritage Restorations founder Kevin Durkin (heritagebarns.com) found an antique blanket chest in an early 1800’s barn in New York, and has tasked Heritage School of Woodworking instructor Frank Strazza with turning a “sow’s ear into a silk purse”. Follow along during the next few weeks as we show footage of this interesting restoration process.
In this final installment, Frank goes over the layout and cutting of the pins and then assembles the finished joint. Video Transcript: OK, I’m fairly happy with the way the tails turned out. Now I’m going to transfer the tails onto the pin board here, which is this piece of 12/4 walnut here, thick piece […]
Have you considered escaping the Texas heat this coming August? Why not come up to Maine for a weekend workshop. There are many different ones to choose from but I might be biased in in telling you about a particular one! I am delighted to get the opportunity to teach a 2 day […]
Come join us this weekend April 10-11 in Dallas Texas at Woodworld. Lie-Nielsen will be hosting another of their fabulous hand tool events. This is going to be a fun packed weekend where you can try your hand on any of the Lie-Nielsen tools you have been dreaming about! Plus there will be others there […]
In the second of a 3-part series, Frank discusses and demonstrates the proper methods for cutting the tails on a traditional Hound’s Tooth needlepoint dovetail. The dovetails are being cut on a split-top Roubo workbench that he’s currently building. Video Transcript: OK, so before we cut the tails, I want to talk about probably the […]
In this 3- part series, Heritage School of Woodworking Instructor Frank Strazza demonstrates the layout, cutting and fitting of a Hound Tooth’s needlepoint dovetail as part of a split-top Roubo workbench he’s currently building. Video Transcript: Hi, my name is Frank Strazza with the Heritage School of Woodworking, and in this video, I want to […]
Have you ever wanted to build your own rocking chair? Well now is your opportunity! We have a class for all those that have taken the Foundational course coming up in just a week and half. On April 13 we have a few openings left for our 6 day Craftsman Rocking Chair course. The class […]