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Furniture Repair & Refinishing (Ultimate Guide) | 
| Author: Brian Hingley
Publisher: Creative Homeowner
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $13.57
You Save: $6.38 (32%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1580110061
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.1044
UPC: 078585110063
EAN: 9781580110068
ASIN: 1580110061
Publication Date: April 28, 1998
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Product Description
Packed with detailed information, Furniture Repair & Refinishing takes a hands-on approach to furniture repair and restoration. Written by an authority in the field, the book teaches-through step-by-step instructions and full-color photo how 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 tools and materials lists.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Fantastic Tool for Furniture Repairing February 27, 2008
M. Pardinas (Madison, GA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Another fantastic book on how to repair wood furniture. I was able to correctly, and easily repair several old furniture items. Highly recommend this book for those who are involved in furniture repair, as I am.
 Great book for first-timers. December 28, 2007
D. Steinmetz (Georgia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After my grandmother went into a nursing home 3 years ago, I aquired the old kitchen furniture she had. Consisting of a square table (complete with a green Formica top!), 4 matching chairs and a hutch. Dating back to the late 1950's or early 60's, every piece needed some refinishing. And 2 of the 4 chairs were rather wobbly. This book addressed all of the issues I was concerned with, including clean-up, stripping the old finish, applying the new finish and repairs. When you balance the value, monetary or sentimental, of your furniture against the price of this book, it's as much of a good investment as the furniture itself.
My only gripe, and it's a minor one: A lot of items like aniline stains and upholstery items for chairs are things you're not going to find at your local Home Depot or corner hardware store. It would have been nice if the author had provided a list of reliable internet and mail order suppliers.
Another Great Helper October 20, 2007
Heather Alley (Berwick, Nova Scotia)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Along with the other book I purchased I should now be able to restore some old pieces that I find or already have. I will be quite busy doing these repair.
Excellent book October 29, 2005
Andersen Torben (Denmark)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you only wish to buy one book on repair of old furniture, this is the book. The author is a true specialist within the field and everything is explained and illustrated excellently. In addition it's a very pretty book with many fine photos. The only little flaw is that the info on refinishing is a little scattered. Anyway, the info is there. Go buy the book!
A great book for the DIY furniture repair July 19, 2002
Keith Mealy (Cincinnati, OH USA)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is a great introduction book to furniture repair.The book is organized in these main sections:
1. Tools and materials 63 pp.
2. Structural repairs 98 pp.
3. Preserving an original finish 20 pp.
4. Stripping, finishing, and hardware restoration 43 pp. The most valuable for me was the section on structural repairs. Over 20 projects that need various repair jobs, each is done, step by step, illustrated with lots of clear, full-color photos. This book would well-equip you to handle most repairs of a non-conservation nature (not highly valuable pieces). Brian, if you're listening, I'd like to see you do a book this size on touch up, repair and color matching!
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