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Readers learn to diagnose damage, recognize reproductions, match finishes, tighten joints, upholster with ease, and apply perfect finishes to their favorite furniture pieces. Includes special sections on buying old furniture and replacing and restoring old finishes. An essential resource for the collector and the woodworker.
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An attractive guide to buying, repairing, and finishing furniture, almost too nice to keep in the workshop, for woodworkers and hobbyists. Color photos and illustrations showing the internal structure of different styles of furniture accompany instructions for duplicating missing parts, re-upholstery, caning, refinishing, gilding, and restoring hardware. Includes information on matching and recreating authentic finishes, distinguishing antiques from reproductions, and prolonging the life of family heirlooms. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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