Furniture Repair and Restoration Author:Len Hilts Over 100 step-by-step projects and techniques! — This comprehensive book is a treatment of the steps involved in bringing an older piece of treasured furniture back to usable, beautiful condition. Included are more than 100 projects and techniques, dealing with a wide variety of materials, finishes, and restoration processes. — Topics include: cho... more »osing a piece of furniture to restore, purchasing tools and materials, taking apart wood joints, recognizing and repairing types of furniture joints, how to repair dents and scratches and cigarette burns, fixing cracked chair seats and broken splats, how to re-adhere loose vermeer, replacing broken or missing corners, removing stains and water rings and fogging, applying wood stains and penetrating resins, refinishing with lacquer and shellac and varnish, applying new veneer, finishing unfinished furniture and rebuilding drawers.
Book includes over 250 illustrations, detailed instructions, glossy and index.« less