| Furniture Repair & Restoration |  | Author: Brian Hingley Mr.
Publisher: Creative Homeowner
Category: Book
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Format: Abridged
Media: Paperback
Edition: Abridged
Pages: 176
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1580114784
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.1044
EAN: 9781580114783
ASIN: 1580114784
Publication Date: February 15, 2010
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Product Description
Superbly illustrated, packed with detail, and easy-to-follow, this is the ultimate guide to repairing/restoring your furniture. This volume includes: over 350 colour photos and illustrations; step-by-step instructions for the most commons repairs; easy-to-follow tips for restoring furniture to a professional level; and, much, much more. Packed with detailed information, "Furniture Repair & Restoration" takes a hands-on approach to repairing and restoring furniture. Readers will learn how to save money by making simple repairs themselves, or they can get the satisfaction of restoring a treasured piece or a garage-sale find to its original lustre. Written by an authority in the field, the book teaches - through step-by-step instructions and full-color photo sequences - everything the beginning furniture restorer needs to know to achieve professional results, whether planning a simple repair or a full restoration. All tasks are rated for difficulty and feature comprehensive tools and materials lists.
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 Great book somewhat not updated April 23, 2010
Anat De-medonsa
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is very detailed and explain each activity in great details with clear pictures.
Some of the mentioned materials are not updated e.g. the recommended use of cloth diapers...
 Great all Around Book - New Edition Coming January November 11, 2009
P. Rudy (Colorado, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have done a lot of research and this is the "one" book for general repair and refinishing. It actually goes into quite amount of depth on the subject. The author clearing knows what he is talking about. I do a lot of furniture building but wanted one book that covered all the basics on repair of GOOD furniture - this is it.
As you can tell, the book is out of print. I contacted the publisher and a NEW EDITION is due out in January 2010. Get a used copy or WAIT.
woodwork October 2, 2009
Rosemary Huggins (Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Have been doing woodwork for a few years now but not in the repair field. This will help me to gain more confidence to do my own repairs and not rely on my poor husband so much.
Don't buy any other book!! August 27, 2009
Primlover19
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this book! It is so well laid out with easy instructions and step by step colorful photos. I've never stripped a piece of furniture or tried to renew the old finish on a piece, but after reading the book a few times and taking notes I am ready to try the techniques out! I have bought a few inexpensive pieces of furniture at estate sales and am excited to see if I can make them look new again. Now when shopping at estate sales I know what to pass on and what can be fixed with little effort. This should be the ONLY refinishing/repair book you will need! Highly recommended!
Experts Also Write April 23, 2009
Charles Via (Richmond,VA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As I faced the prospect of attempting to repair and rejuvenate several inherited family antiques, and having no knowledge of how to go about it, I bought this book along with three others in hopes of finding a guide to help me get me through it. Almost immediately, this book seemed to answer my questions in terms of both process and materials. My first project was to recondition our dinning room table - circa 1920s. With age it had gained many water and heat marks and was too unsightly to be used without a table cloth. Following the general outlines of the book, I soon had the table looking quite lovely. My next project was to repair and recondition an old grandfather clock. My father had helped to build it with a friend of his back in the 1950s. It is a nice piece - about seven feet tall - but damaged in several places most likely because of the busy location it had in entrance hall of my parents home. The most obvious damage was on the door which fronted the casing holding the pendulum and weights. There were several water marks and a very conspicuous dent in the door. Again, using suggestions from the book, I removed the door and used steel wool and mineral spirits to remove the largest water stain, but I was concerned when I realized that the area of the repair was much lighter than the rest of the piece. I was afraid that I may have already damaged the piece badly and was concerned if I went any further without expert advice I might damage it further. My wife suggested that I take it to someone who did the work for a living and said that on her normal route into town that she past a storefront that advertised furniture refinishing. She also said that she had heard indirectly, that the owner of the shop did good work. With this recommendation, I looked up the shop in the phone book and called to see if I could get some advice. When I finally got the owner, he said that he would be happy to talk to me and that he would be available that afternoon. When the shop owner first saw the case door that I brought with me, I was almost immediately relieved. He did not look worried as though there might be a major problem. He took a clean rag, added some mineral spirits to the rag and wiped the area that I had worked on. Basically, he said he thought it was ok and that he thought the area would return to the same color as the rest of the piece once I refinished it with shellac. As we chatted, he asked how I had gotten into the job and I told him about the books I had been reading. He said he had once written such a book and asked if I might be using the book he had written. He retrieved a copy from his desk, and sure enough, it is this book which he had written. Mr. Hingley is an enjoyable individual to know in person and I think you will find this book an excellent resource. His approach focuses on doing only that which is necessary to recover the beauty and functionality of wood furniture as opposed to always refinishing old pieces. I bought Mr. Hingley's book several months ago, enjoyed it, and have used it extensively. It is a shame that I had to meet the author to have it occur to me to write this review. I should have done it a long time ago. This is both an apology and an acknowledgment that I long ago joined the legions of the less perfect souls in this world.
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