Review: "An attractive guide to buying, repairing, and finishing furniture, almost too nice to keep in the workshop, for woodworkers and hobbyists. Color photos and illustrations showing the internal structure of different styles of furniture accompany instructions for duplicating missing parts, re-upholstery, caning, refinishing, gilding, and restoring hardware.

Includes information on matching and recreating authentic finishes, distinguishing antiques from reproductions, and prolonging the life of family heirlooms.

Another review of this extremely useful 160 page volume: "& Repair of Furniture is the complete furniture repair manual. Now anyone can return old or damaged furniture to excellent condition with the help of this practical pictorial guide.

The authors explain every step in detail. They show the best ways to tighten loose joinery, reupholster with ease and repair a finish. Readers will see how to diagnose damage, recognize reproductions and match finishes. These techniques can be used to preserve family heirlooms and make invisible repairs to antiques. They introduce restoration skills such as chair caning, gilding painted surfaces and casting missing hardware. Exploded internal views and brilliant four-color illustrations make the techniques easy to follow. Care &