Introduction to Marquetry with Frank Strazza Learn to paint with wood Marquetry involves carefully cutting and piecing together different wood species, creating a beautiful picture, decorative element, or lettering. Dating back to the Italian Renaissance, marquetry has traditionally been used to embellish furniture, church pews, and panels in homes andContinue Reading
Steps Into Craftsmanship/Craftswomanship I Foundational Hand Skills During this five-day introduction to hand skills, Frank draws on his years working with hand tools to share with you the skills he has learned. You will learn how to sharpen and use many hand tools, including chisels, planes, and scrapers. Also learnContinue Reading
TWO DAYS | FOUR CLASSES | FOOD AND SWAG INCLUDED Shaper and the School of Woodwork are teaming up to host a Master Class where traditional craft and modern technologies come together. Shaper Origin is an easy-to-use, handheld CNC router providing portable precision cutting. It features an Automatic Cut CorrectionContinue Reading
Steps into Craftsmanship/Craftswomanship II with Frank Strazza In this class, we will build a Craftsman-style clock to advance your fine woodworking skills– focusing predominantly on hand tool usage. The clock itself is an excellent achievement for early woodworkers, and this particular clock is both beautiful and challenging. There will beContinue Reading
Weekend Introduction to Marquetry with Frank Strazza Learn to paint with wood Marquetry involves carefully cutting and piecing together different wood species, creating a beautiful picture, decorative element, or lettering. Dating back to the Italian Renaissance, marquetry has traditionally been used to embellish furniture, church pews, and panels in homesContinue Reading
Build Your Skills with A Craftsman Style Rocking Chair Frank Strazza An heirloom rocking chair where beautiful curves and fine details go hand-in-hand with amazing comfort Building a rocking chair is a great achievement for woodworkers and this particular chair is both beautiful and comfortable, it’s a chair you’ll wantContinue Reading
Steps Into Craftsmanship/Craftswomanship Foundational Hand Skills During this five-day introduction to hand skills, Frank draws on his years working with hand tools to share with you the skills he has learned. You will learn how to sharpen and use many hand tools, including chisels, planes, and scrapers. Also, learn howContinue Reading
Weekend Introduction to Marquetry with Frank Strazza Learn to paint with wood Marquetry involves carefully cutting and piecing together different wood species, creating a beautiful picture, decorative element, or lettering. Marquetry, dating back to the Italian Renaissance, has traditionally been used to embellish furniture, church pews, and panels in homesContinue Reading
Steps into Craftsmanship/Craftswomanship II with Frank Strazza In this class, we will build a Craftsman-style case piece to advance your fine woodworking skills– focusing predominantly on hand tool usage. The case itself is an excellent achievement for early woodworkers, and this particular piece can be built out as a clockContinue Reading
