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Category Archives: Woodworking How To

These posts share my techniques for general woodworking tasks.

Two Sensible Methods to Authentic Stickley Finish

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on July 13, 2021 by Bob LangJuly 13, 2021

In the comments on my post:  “Gustav Stickley Finishing Article” I was asked if I had a reasonable alternative to a fumed finish for quartersawn white oak. In that post I mention one, aniline dye followed by shellac. The other … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang, Stickley Finish

Poppy Table Reproduction

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on September 17, 2019 by Bob LangSeptember 17, 2019

It’s been an interesting summer to say the least. For the first time in years my wife and I planned a vacation; a two week trip to the island of Ibiza, Spain for the marriage of my son and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang, Poppy Table Reproduction

Morris Chair Class at Marc Adams-Apr. 15-19, 2019

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on January 2, 2019 by Bob LangJanuary 2, 2019
Bob Lang Morris Chair

This spring I will be returning to the Marc Adams School of Woodworking for a week-long class on building a reproduction of the Gustav Stickley No. 369 bent arm Morris Chair. Of all the chairs of this type this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking Classes, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Morris Chairs

Table Saw Tenon Jig

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on September 2, 2018 by Bob LangSeptember 2, 2018

A recent discussion on WoodCentral led me to dig through some old photos to find an example of a great jig for cutting tenon cheeks on the table saw. If you’ve ever fiddled forever with a jig that rides in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, tenon jig

Router Jig for Through Tenons Video

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 19, 2018 by Bob LangMay 17, 2018

Note: This is another older post (from about 5 years ago) that sank to the bottom of this site’s feed. I’ve brought it back to the top because it’s a good (and easy and fool-resistant) way to make these joints. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang

Bamboo Glue Brush – Cheap and Pretty Good

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 18, 2018 by Bob LangMay 17, 2018

Note: This post originally appeared a few years ago. One of the problems with online content is that good stuff drifts to the bottom. This is a good tip, so I’ve pushed it back to the top of the feed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang

Damaged Solid Wood–Fix It With a Gouge

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 17, 2018 by Bob LangMay 17, 2018

Note: This post originally appeared about 5 years ago. I think it’s pretty good so I moved it back up in the feed. Tearing an ugly hunk out of a nice piece of solid wood can be a heartbreaker. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, woodworking repair

MASW Poppy Table Class

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on April 13, 2018 by Bob LangApril 13, 2018

There is a lot to like about classes at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. The first time you visit you’re impressed by the size and scope of the facility. As a class goes on you realize how good the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking Classes, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Woodworking Class

Adventures in Teaching a Woodworking Class

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on October 19, 2017 by Bob LangOctober 20, 2017

Last week I was at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking teaching a dozen woodworkers how to make a chair. Usually when I teach I write about the class ahead of time, but this was different from the norm. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Greene & Greene Furniture, Greene & Greene Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking Classes, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang, Greene & Greene Furniture, Woodworking Class

Woodworkers — Do You Practice?

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on October 4, 2017 by Bob LangOctober 4, 2017

One of the ways to improve your woodworking skills has more to do with your mindset than your skill set. If you aren’t willing to do things you’ve never done before you won’t improve. That’s a simple concept, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, SketchUp Woodworking

Do You Really Need to Measure Diagonals?

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on September 19, 2017 by Bob LangSeptember 19, 2017

I was one of those kids who continually asked “why?” and I’ve never outgrown that. My mother taught me how to look things up and my dad, a card-carrying chemical engineer,  taught me to weigh the results of anything I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang

Simple and Accurate Dado Router Jig

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on September 6, 2017 by Bob LangSeptember 6, 2017
Bob Lang's Dad Jig

The dado joint, a channel cut in one piece of wood that holds another piece of wood, is one of the bread and butter joints in woodworking. It isn’t as charming as a dovetail joint, or as manly as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang

The Importance of Ignoring Cutting Diagrams

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on August 29, 2017 by Bob LangAugust 29, 2017

Early in my career I was told by the man who hired me “we’ll teach you to think like a cabinetmaker”. Apparently that worked, and since I’ve transitioned from full time woodworking to writing about woodworking, I feel compelled to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Greene & Greene Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Woodworking Class

Special Price for Kitchen Remodel Resources

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on June 26, 2017 by Bob LangOctober 10, 2018

Special Price on two books “The Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker” and “SketchUp for Kitchen Design” scroll down to purchase. If you’re considering remodeling your kitchen, you’re not alone. It’s a great way to make your home more enjoyable, and a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob Lang's Books, Kitchen Cabinet Books, Store, Woodworking, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, SketchUp For Kitchen Design

Design Elements of Arts & Crafts Furniture: Offset Surfaces

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 25, 2017 by Bob LangMay 25, 2017

Furniture from the American Arts & Crafts period is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. Many woodworkers assume that the deliberate lack of ornament means it is easy to build. One often overlooked feature is the visual effect of parallel surfaces that … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang

Secrets to Long Miter Joints

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 18, 2017 by Bob LangMay 18, 2017

The average woodworker doesn’t always use the best looking method to join two pieces of wood – he or she is happy just to get the face frame stuck to the cabinet side. That’s why these folks are “average”. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Woodworking Class

Stickley Bookcase Class Results

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on March 21, 2017 by Bob LangMarch 21, 2017

Last fall I spent a week at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking near Indianapolis, Indiana, leading a group of woodworkers in the construction of reproductions of the iconic Gustav Stickley/Harvey Ellis No. 700 Bookcase. Marc Adams’ classes are always … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking Classes, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Woodworking Class

Water Colors on Wood Carvings

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on November 29, 2016 by Bob LangNovember 29, 2016

I use watercolor pencils to add color to my carving work. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one to do this, but I’ve never seen any step by step description of the process. Here is a pictorial run though … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, carving

How Gustav Stickley Made Drawers

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 31, 2016 by Bob LangJuly 22, 2021
Gus Stickley Drawer

In the early 1900s Gustav Stickley had one of the most modern, best equipped furniture factories in the world. If you are as nerdy as I am about this stuff, you should get your hands on a copy of The … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang

Tapered Parts & the Jig Builder’s Best Friend

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on December 6, 2015 by Bob LangDecember 6, 2015

Making jigs (and writing about making jigs) is a popular topic. So popular that some woodworkers (and some authors) spend so much time creating jigs that they never accomplish much of anything else. I’m not one of those guys. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, woodworking jigs

How I Fit a Through Mortise

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on November 30, 2015 by Bob LangNovember 30, 2015

One of the curious things about woodworking is that you don’t really know how thorough to be in one step until you are knee-deep in the next. With experience you develop a routine and can move along efficiently. Without experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bob Lang, through mortise and tenon

European Hinges Explained to Americans, part 2

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on June 4, 2014 by Bob LangAugust 23, 2014

This post is adapted from my book “Bob Lang’s Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker”. The book details reasonable options to enable readers to make decisions that make sense for them. Good information about hanging cabinet doors is hard to find, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Bob Lang's Books, Kitchen, Woodworking, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, European Hinges, Hanging Doors

European Hinges Explained to Americans, part 1

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 31, 2014 by Bob LangAugust 23, 2014
European inset hinge

This post is adapted from my book “Bob Lang’s Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker”. The book details reasonable options to enable readers to make decisions that make sense for them. Good information about hanging cabinet doors is hard to find, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Bob Lang's Books, Kitchen, Woodworking, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, European Hinges, Hanging Doors

Sharpening Woodworking Tools: Why Jigs Are a Bad Idea

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on February 16, 2014 by Bob LangAugust 23, 2014

One of the fundamental skills of woodworking is sharpening, and the often seen recommendation to use a jig plays to one of the fundamental character traits of most woodworkers. If you can sell a beginning woodworker on the idea that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, sharpening

Router Templates for Mortises Made Easy (& Accurately)

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on January 25, 2014 by Bob LangApril 13, 2015

  Jigs and templates are common in professional woodworking shops, as well as common topics in woodworking books, magazines and blogs. A good jig will do two things; make the work better and get the work done faster. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Crafts Resources, Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Stickley Furniture Reproduction Plans, Stickley Plans

Lost Art of Story Boards

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 15, 2012 by Bob LangAugust 23, 2014

Before I start most projects, I kill half an hour or an hour making a full-size layout on a piece of scrap wood. This can be a simple stick, as shown in the photo, or it can be a full … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, furniture making technique, story board

Upholstery for Craftsman Furniture

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on May 15, 2012 by Bob LangApril 13, 2015
slip seat for a Stickley dining chair

One of the most common questions asked about building pieces from my Shop Drawings Books is “What do I do about the cushions? Your drawings don’t show any details.” There were several methods used in the original Stickley pieces, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, FAQs, Stickley Furniture Reproduction Plans, Stickley Plans, upholstery

Butt Hinges Without Fear Or Loathing

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on April 11, 2012 by Bob LangAugust 23, 2014

This post is adapted from my book “Bob Lang’s Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker”. You can buy a signed copy of the revised edition from our store. Few things are more terrifying to many woodworkers than hanging a door on butt hinges. … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Bob Lang, butt hinge, Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, hang cabinet door, Kitchen Cabinets

How I Cut a Through Tenon

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on April 1, 2012 by Bob LangNovember 30, 2015

Almost every task in woodworking comes down to cutting to a line. If you can cut to a line consistently and accurately, you can build anything. There are any number of ways to do it, and the more methods you … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, joints, through tenon technique

Make a Stickley Pyramid Pull

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on March 29, 2012 by Bob LangAugust 23, 2014
the finished handle

Although hand-hammered copper is often thought of as the definitive handle on a Stickley drawer, wood pulls were common on original pieces, often in a pyramid shape. I’ve seen people jump through all kinds of hoops to make these with … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Building Craftsman Furniture, Craftsman Furniture, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Arts and Crafts Furniture, Rasps, Shaping with hand tools, Stickley Pulls

Add Leaves To a Trestle Table

ReadWatchDo.com Posted on March 24, 2012 by Bob LangAugust 23, 2014

A reader had an interesting question; “How would you build or put leaves (mounting) in the 599 dining room table? ” The great thing about trestle tables, such as the L & JG Stickley No. 599 (sometimes referred to as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Woodworking, Woodworking Blog, Woodworking How To | Tagged Reader Questions, Stickley 599 Table, Stickley 622 Table

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