Care and repair of furniture Hardcover – 19 Oct. 1994

I bought this for my father who had been looking for a copy for a while. He's absolutely thrilled with it. He cited it as being very helpful to him and loved the illustrations and practical guidance.

Very detailed and very well illustrated.It covers I would say any eventuality for which you may need expert advice and clear instructions.

Good for general advice.

Good reference book and good to have on hand but I only got the basic info. And then hit google.

Great book. Fast delivery, very pleased overall.

A very useful reference Book which will give me tips for my HND college course in Furniture Restoration and Design.

Good and useful hints

its OK but ordered by mistake, i wanted a refund but i had to pay P&P and its about what i paid for the book so i kept it.

Nice book and should be of great help with my chairs.

book had a lot of ideas and how to solve many of my problems when I am ask to repair a piece of furniture. a book that I would recommend. morris

Very helpful book with tons of information on furnitUre repair

After inheriting some old furniture that had belonged to my late grandmother, I invested in 2 books about repairing/restoring furniture...this one and the one written by Brian Hingley. Both are good books, but this one was written by Albert Jackson and David Day, who live in England. Some of the terms are different than what we are used to in America. For example, the authors explain how to make your own cleaning solution using linseed oil and 'white spirit'. I'm not sure if their reference to white spirit means regular mineral spirits or something else like acetone or naptha. In another section, they cover the repair of cracks, dings, holes and other surface imperfections using 'stopper'. Most folks will easily recognize this as what we call wood putty or filler.This isn't to slam the British, just to point out that some of the terminology and names used in this book may throw some people off. Even some of the terms used for various parts of a piece of furniture are different. Not to worry, since there's lots of four-color illustrations to guide you, although I prefer the color photos used in Hingley's book.One final note: Most of this work seems centered around the repair and restoration of chairs and tables, although many of the tips and methods can be applied to many types of furniture. If chairs and tables are your particular forte or speciality, this might be the book to go with.Hope this info helps.Furniture Repair & Refinishing (Creative Homeowner Ultimate Guide to...)