- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Lorenz Books; illustrated edition edition (28 Jan 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0754806626
- ISBN-13: 978-0754806622
- Product Dimensions: 30 x 23.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 603,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Starting with the basics, this manual offers a course on repairing and restoring all types of furniture, from raising a dent to turning a chair leg. It includes an easy-to-use guide to identifying and dating your furniture as well as a directory of the tools, materials and equipment necessary to restore furniture yourself. Skills covered include turning, carving, upholstery, marbling, gilding, marquetry and parquetry. Each of the four chapters ends with one or two projects that encompass many of the techniques described in that chapter and each stage of restoration is shown in step-by-step format, from assessment of the damage to final polishing.
About the Author
The Cooks of Marlborough are a well-established and highly-regarded family of restorers, carvers and dealers in fine Art. Billy Cook studied furniture restoration at university and now works as an antique dealer, specialising in 17th century furniture.
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Repairing and Restoring Furniture: Tools, Techniques, Surfaces, Chairs, Tables, Chests (Hardcover)
The photography and explanations in this book are brilliant. I'm not an experienced woodworker, and yet this book gives me the confidence to tackle things I didn't think were possible - let alone within my reach. Even if you're not into actual restoration, this book is great to see how quality furniture is, and was, constructed.
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The Complete Guide,
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Repairing and Restoring Furniture: Tools, Techniques, Surfaces, Chairs, Tables, Chests (Hardcover)
Clear, concise and detailed steps with excellent photography. If you want to undertake Restoration or Repair then this book delivers. Fabulous!
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THE BIBLE FOR RESTORATION!,
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Repairing and Restoring Furniture: Tools, Techniques, Surfaces, Chairs, Tables, Chests (Hardcover)
Finally a book everybody in the restorationtrade should own! Fantastic photographs on every step of the work to be done,clear no nonsense descriptions. If you buy only one book on the subject,this should be the one!!
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