Description
Whether you want to restore an heirloom furniture piece or fix up a flea market find, this guide contains everything you need to know about repairing, restoring and refinishing old furniture.
Written by professional furniture refinisher Brian Hingley, it is the second revised and updated edition of his text Furniture Repair and Refinishing, first published in 1998. He begins by offering guidance on how to examine a furniture piece to determine what work needs to be done, and follows with a description of the tools, equipment, materials and supplies required to get started.
The author shows how to tackle structural repairs such as loose or broken joints in a variety of furniture and explains techniques for repairing warped wood panels, damaged rocking chair runners, loose veneer edges and more. He describes how to clean, renew and repair minor surface damage in old finishes, and how to remove old coatings and prepare wood for finishing. A section on applying finishes offers expert tips and techniques for applying shellac, lacquer, varnish, oil finishes, paint and wax.
Hingley presents each finish or repair task as a project, and provides a difficulty level rating (easy, moderately difficult, and difficult), a tools and materials list, step-by-step instructions and color photos for each.
An invaluable resource for anyone contemplating a furniture repair or refinishing project.
Softcover, 8 1/2" × 11", 239 pages, 2021.
