By Tristan Salazar

This book details the tools you need and how to use and maintain them, and how to improvise to keep costs down. It has sections of chairs, cabinets, and tables, illustrating the most common faults, how they are caused and how to repair them in keeping with the style of furniture. The techniques are explained clearly enough for even the complete beginner to follow. The author shows how to remove scratches, dents and cigarette burns without spoiling the patina which gives old furniture much of its value. The art of reupholstering sagging chairs and sofas is made clear and a final sections deals with repairs to wicker and rush furniture.

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF FURNITURE RESTORATION is written by an experienced restorer, and is extensively illustrated with over 250 step-by-step diagrams and photographs. Full of practical hints and advice easy enough for even the most unskilled to follow, it will introduce the newcomer to the pleasures of working with wood and extend the skills of the already experienced. This book is a must for all those trying to furnish their homes without spending a fortune.

Hardback - 160 pages

Published 1980

Very good condition