Frank Strazza

Frank Strazza
Guild Instructor

Build it with Frank

Frank Strazza builds heirloom furniture with traditional joinery and hand tools, and he has helped build furniture for the White House. Here are his Guild courses on hand tool woodworking and marquetry.

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2Guild courses
10+hours of lessons
30lessons

Why learn from Frank

Hand tool fundamentalsIn Fundamentals of Hand Tool Woodworking you build an end table with a drawer entirely by hand, learning mortise and tenons, through dovetails and half blind dovetails.
Marquetry made approachableIntro to Marquetry teaches hand cut lettering with a fret saw and the double bevel technique for seamless fits, skills you can use on any decorative design.
An award winning makerFrank has won several awards and has taught at the Heritage School of Woodworking, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks and the Alaska Creative Woodworkers Association.
Ask questions as you buildEvery lesson has its own discussion area. Post a question or a photo of the spot where you are stuck and get help from members building the same piece.

About Frank

Frank Strazza builds heirloom quality furniture one piece at a time in his small studio workshop in Central Texas. He uses traditional joinery and hand tools for much of his work. He has won several awards and helped build furniture for the White House in Washington, D.C.

Frank has taught at venues including the Heritage School of Woodworking in Waco, Texas, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks in Maine and the Alaska Creative Woodworkers Association in Anchorage, and he has demonstrated at woodworking events across the country.

All of Frank’s Guild courses

Every course includes PDF plans, printable cut lists and a discussion area on every lesson.

Fundamentals of Hand Tool WoodworkingFundamentals of Hand Tool Woodworking23 lessons · 8.5 hrs Intro to MarquetryIntro to Marquetry7 lessons · 1.5 hrs

Two ways to learn with Frank

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One payment and that course is yours for life, along with lifetime Guild membership benefits: past Guild meetings, woodworker interviews, live demos, exclusive vendor discounts and direct support from Marc.

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$19 a month or $199 a year. Subscribers get 10% off any course purchase, including Frank’s courses, plus two of Marc’s courses to stream on demand each month. The lineup rotates on the 1st. See the schedule.

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