Antique Furniture Restoration: An Illustrated Guide

A practical guide to the techniques required to look after and restore antique furniture. Written by a restorer with a lifetime of experience working for both private clients and museums and dealers, it is full of easy to follow instructions and hundreds of illustrations and photographs.Subject covered include: dismantling furniture, removing old screws and glue, repairing joints, repairing veneers and marquetry, cane seating, replacing keys, fitting new leather to writing surfaces, re-polishing and many more.