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