The Furniture DoctorThe best-selling guide to keeping furniture in the finest and most beautiful condition, with complete information on proper repair and refinishing techniques from the legendary expert on antiques and their restoration. B & W photographs throughout |
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User Review - BondLamberty - LibraryThingFabulous resource for anyone who owns items made of wood. I actually used it as my guide when stripping, dying and refinishing my husband's great-grandmother's dining room table. Trust him! Read full review
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User Review - MsMixte - LibraryThingAbsolutely hilarious reading, and some useful tips too! If you don't look at 'antiques' with a jaundiced eye after reading this book--I have a bridge to sell you. Read full review
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The Furniture Doctor: A Guide to the Care, Repair, and Refinishing of Furniture George Grotz No preview available - 2011 |
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