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 Frank's Instagram Page: http://bit.ly/39brdZu 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merchandise | http://bit.ly/2tXKoTr My Amazon Store | https://www.amazon.com/shop/emilyr4life //Social Media: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/ar_txwoodcr... Facebook |   / andyrawlswoodcraft   Blog | https://www.goandmakeit.com/ Pintrest |   / andyrawlsfinetexaswoodcraft   Thanks for tuning in! Andy Rawls Website | https://andyrawls.com/ #AndyRawls #GoAndMakeIt