Furniture Repair and Restoration In Stock Now

This comprehensive book is a treatment of the steps involved in bringing an older piece of treasured furniture back to useable, beautiful condition. included are more than 100 projects and techniques, dealing with a wide variety of materials, finishes, and restoration processes. 


using the over 250 illustrations and detailed instructions, you will be able to:

  • Choose a furniture piece to restore
  • Locate tools and materials
  • Take apart wood joints
  • Recognize and repair types of furniture joints
  • Repair dents, scratches, and cigarette burns 
  • Fix cracked chair seats and broken splats
  • Re-adhere loose veneer
  • Replace broken or missing corners
  • Apply wood stains and penetrating resins
  • Refinish lacquer, shellac, varnish
  • Apply new veneer
  • Finish unfinished furniture
  • Rebuild drawers