This archive contains posts about Craftsman Furniture, aka Mission Furniture, Stickley Furniture, or Arts & Crafts Period furniture. This topic includes specifics about construction, design, finishing and the history of the period. This archive goes back a dozen years so there is a lot of content written by Robert W. Lang, author of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture.
All of the furniture seen in the photos below are reproductions made by Bob Lang
Arts & Crafts Furniture Tour – Part 1
Last Saturday during my presentation at the Cincinnati Woodworking Club I made the point that…
Updated Links to “The Craftsman”
As an author I don’t expect my readers to take my word as gospel. I…
20th Anniversary of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture
I knew it was time to leave my job at a publishing company when the…
Woodstock-Byrdcliffe Guild Furniture Forum
Last Thursday, August 12, 2021 I had the pleasure of discussing Byrdcliffe furniture with Henry…
Two Sensible Methods to Authentic Stickley Finish
In the comments on my post: “Gustav Stickley Finishing Article” I was asked if I…
Who Designed Byrdcliffe Furniture?
In Celebration of Zulma Steele (& Edna Walker) Catalog of the Zulma Steele exhibition at…
Byrdcliffe Furniture In Woodworker West Magazine
My new book “Shop Drawings for Byrdcliffe Furniture” is featured in the July/August 2020 issue…
Chasing the Byrdcliffe Iris Desk, part 1
I like to say that behind every good piece of furniture is a good story….
Chasing the Byrdcliffe Iris Desk, Part 2
Here is the second part on the article that I wrote in 2014, about my…
Poppy Table Reproduction
It’s been an interesting summer to say the least. For the first time in years…
Morris Chair Class at MASW
Woodworking classes at Marc Adams School of Woodworking are supposed to be a challenge. That…
Why Woodworkers Should Write About Furniture History
This single picture says a lot about the person who built this piece and how…
The Toughest Question a Student Can Ask
A few times a year I teach woodworking classes. It’s good to spend time out…
Morris Chair Class at Marc Adams-Apr. 15-19, 2019
If you’re a fan of Craftsman Furniture you need one of these. This spring I…
Are Woodworkers Abnormally Fearful?
And should editors of woodworking magazines practice psychology? Way back in 2006 I built…