This is the complete guide to restoring and finishing wood. The first part of the book covers the different types of wood, basic finishing techniques such as varnishing and French polishing, as well as decorative finishes such as graining, ebonising, distressing, marbling, stencilling and the use of spray finishes. The second part of the book discusses renovation and restoration techniques. This is a practical book, filled with step by step instructions and hundreds of illustrations to guide the reader through the various processes. 'A meticulous, hands-on manual' The Collector, April 2007
- ISBN10 0713676574
- ISBN13 9780713676570
- Publish Date 6 February 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint A & C Black Publishers Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English