Profusely illustrated woodworking guide, brimming with expert tips and advice, covers proper care and use of tools, replacing lost hardware, strengthening fractured joints, and more. Also includes step-by-step instructions for restoring an early rocker, repairing a table leg, replacing the swing rail on a gate leg table, and other projects.
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A Manual of Veneering by Paul Villiard Comprehensive manual covers clamping, repairing, and more, including how to inexpensively build your own veneer press and edger. 65 illustrations.
Old Furniture: Understanding the Craftsman’s Art (Second, Revised Edition) by Nancy A. Smith Profusely illustrated guide to determining authenticity, real age of furniture. Paneling and modeling, veneers, restorations, fakes, much more. Over 250 illustrations. "Informative [and] well-written." — Antiques.
