Frank Strazza: One Of The Premiere American Furniture Makers (AMAZING DOVETAIL JOINERY)
Frank Strazza: One Of The Premiere American Furniture Makers (AMAZING DOVETAIL JOINERY)
Learn more about Frank and see his work here: http://bit.ly/2shiGUa
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In this Episode of Have It Made we are featuring my longtime mentor Frank Strazza. In the video Frank touches on his inlay and marquetry work, he also shows us his technique for letter carving. My favorite part of the vide is at the end when Frank shows us how he cuts his houndstooth dovetail by hand! Frank’s Bio is below and be sure to head over to his website and Instagram page to see more of his work.
Frank Strazza
Frank’s interests in woodworking are many and varied. His passion covers several aspects of furniture making including, carving, inlaying, marquetry, tool making, Windsor chair making as well as violin making.
Frank’s first recollection of any interest in woodworking came at the age of seven when his mother found an old hand crank drill at an antique trading post, this piqued Frank’s interest in tools, and furthermore, in working with wood. When Frank was young he was given the opportunity to take some woodworking classes in the evenings with some of the men in his community. At the age of twelve, he built a cedar chest with hand cut dovetails throughout.
Frank apprenticed with the Heritage Craftsman, first in Austin, Texas and then later in Waco, Texas. He has been building furniture for over 25 years and his work has been featured in both local and national publications, including Woodworker West, Woodwork Magazine and Fine Woodworking. Frank has won multiple awards, including, Best of Show, Peoples Choice, First and Second Place, Best Traditional Furniture and much more for many of his pieces, including several awards both at the Texas Furniture Makers Show and at the International Design in Wood Exhibition in California. His most recent win was at the 2012 Texas Furniture Makers Show where he won, both Best of Show and People’s Choice for his “Roses Table”. He has also participated in building furniture for the permanent collection at the White House in Washington D.C.
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ya buh was dose planers made wid a machene doe?…
Well done Andy!
Handcrafted always means more and worth more than anything a mill or manufacture line can ever build
This is an automatic drawer calculator.
It’s a furniture making app that I developed. Please use it and review the problem or review.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.devez.diy
Whoa, he and Paul Sellers worked together to make the cabinets for the White House? I had no idea. That’s very cool.
Yeah, if I bought a bench from him, you better believe his inlaid name would stay. That’s like an autograph but way better. Amazing work.
Frank you’re the Man!
That coping saw is just sexy
Thanks for sharing your time!
Q: while beautiful, isn’t the strength of a dove tail with such a narrow base compromised?
Craftsman at its best, so inspiring for woodworkers
Brilliant. Not only that, he didn’t claim to be a carpenter and then reach for the router and power tools, guides, laser guided tools and other machinists stuff.
Good and very accurate designs are on the Woodglut website.
This man creates poetry.
Thank you.
– Cathy (&, accidentally, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
That dovetail was sick!!!
Please tell me how those weird angled dovetail joints are strong when you can only be as strong as your weakest point and some of your weakest points are 1/8 of an inch thick how does that work
We already have cabinets and Custom Cabinetry that has been made in the 13 and 14 us that are still around today so why wouldn’t yours last for 500 years
4:20 there’s a difference between artisan and wood machinist, a lot of carpenters are really wood machinists, nothing wrong with that but there is a difference and it shows.
You’ll find all the inspiration you need on Woodglut.
Saw this guy on an old dovetail video. Might try and search it out. He’s class.
Studied under him at Homestead Heritage.
Franks the man. Hope he good recovery from biking accident.
If you want to build it you can find nice instructions on the Woodprix website.
I agree with Frank’s view. Something machined does feel a little cold, like there’s no life to it. Compared to one that’s made by hand, it’s got a warmth for some reason. The wabi-sabi aspect also gives the handmade object so much character.
Mr. Strazza sounds exactly like Ed Bolian from the youtube channel vinwiki.
Wow what a treat! I hope you will forgive me, but Frank is just as dreamy as his furniture. I knew there was a reason I took up woodworking!
It’s not about whether or not you can make it with a machine. It’s about dignifying items with the human touch. It’s about investing in the craftsmen in your communities. it’s about the deeply personal experience of owning an item that was made with love and dedication, whose maker worked years to learn the trade, going from inspiration to desperation, from not feeling good enough to finally gaining the confidence to become a commercial craftsman. We cannot all be craftsmen, but those who can’t can still enjoy the art by owning a unique piece rather than going for another IKEA piece.
Does he glue that dovetail joint or is it tight enough with no glue?
Do you have a rich spouse? Or big trust fund?
You should try Woodglut. You can get your money back if you don’t like it
Absolutely stunning. A true masterpiece. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😍😍
Just like that!
Superba, prima balustrada…
I’m pretty sure the best manual is on the Stodoys website.
amazing work joinery at its best ! thanks from https://www.ultrimaxstore.com/
很美的鳩尾榫
Sometimes I get a hairline split in the tail board that originates at the corner of a pin. In drawer construction, which usually involves relatively thin sides, the split can be reduced or eliminated by easing the side of the particular pin.
i have worked on wood cnc machine and will have to disagree with you on your words that the wood loses it’s soul when made on cnc. I have put like 2-3 hours to create the program that the machine will follow and this is where my soul is, it’s just transferred to the machine to achieve an absolute perfect result, something that you will never achieve. As i perfectionist has spotted a few spots where your craftsmanship failed, so you must try harder mate.
What this man does is amazing. I would love to learn from him.
Concerning the comments at about 3:50 about imperfections, I"m reminded of the phrase, "Made perfect by its imperfections." I heard the phrase about 50 years ago; don’t remember where or who used the phrase but I feel better about my "mistakes" in woodworking when I recall the phrase. I’m not a machine; thankfully my work demonstrates that fact.
Thanks again Frank for giving up your time to share your skills with us! You can see more of Franks work here: http://www.strazzafurniture.com/custom-furniture.html
love this guys work! watching him showed me that I could do better work myself.
Andy thanks so much brotha !
I believe he worked with Paul Sellers on the Cabinets in the White House
Really good video 👍🏻
Talk too much he should show more of his work then blah blah omg what Waste
I have checked many woodworking plan sites. I think the instructions from Stodoys are the best.
I like Japanese furniture makers like ISHITANI zero bs talking but Amazing product;
Unlike this dudes way to much BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHHHHHHHHHHH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH 17 minutes later blah blah blah blah blah blah blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
New York is always good sell point
Frank. Very few know the entire saying. "A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one." Makes sense doesn’t it?