Robert W. Lang grew up in northeastern Ohio and has been
a professional woodworker since the early 1970s. He learned
woodworking repairing wooden boats on Lake Erie and in a
large commercial shop in Cleveland. Along the way he studied
industrial design at The Ohio State University, and his experi-
ence includes building custom furniture and cabinets as well
as managing and engineering large architectural millwork
projects.
Bob joined the staff of Popular Woodworking Magazine in
2004 and is Executive Editor.
He is the author of several “Shop Drawings” books about
furniture and interiors of the Arts & Crafts Movement of the
early 1900s.
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