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Home » Arts » Crafts » Woodcraft » Furniture Refinishing
This category contains information and instruction on refinishing furniture for the do-it-yourselfer, hobbyist, or professional. The material contains articles, tips, and step by step instruction for stripping, staining, repairing, glazing, production spraying, finishing, and specialty finishes. In addition, it also contains courses, seminars, and schools dealing with the preservation, restoration, and conservation of antiques.
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| Furniture Wizard - Contains an open discussion group, refinishing and repair techniques, home improvement tips, care and maintenance tips, and recommended books, videos, and supplies aimed at the home do-it-yourselfer.
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| | Allwood Furniture - Information includes company profile, stains and finishes, unfinished furniture sales, showroom, services, finishing tips, furniture care, photo album, FAQs, and links.
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| | Furniture Articles - A large collection of articles written by people in the furniture restoration and conservation field. Articles cover various kinds of finishes, refinishing tips on furniture as well as pianos and cabinets.
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| | Preparing Furniture for Refinishing - A detailed and comprehensive article from the Department of Environmental Design, University of Missouri-Columbia.
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| | American Wood Finishing Institute - Hands on training facility for wood finishing including individual seminars.
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| | Interior Images Inc. - Faux finishing, furniture finishing, staining, clear coating, glazing, spraying, and production spraying for the do-it-yourselfer or professional.
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| | Furniture Refinishing Tips - Free tips and information on how to restore, refinish, clean, or paint, wooden indoor patio and wicker furniture.
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| | Peter Hotton Archives - From the Boston Globe, an archive of Q&A on various aspects of refinishing furniture, from logistical problems in refinishing pieces in an apartment to dealing with particle board furniture.
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| | DCTC Wood Finishing Program - Information on the Wood Finishing program offered at Dakota County Technical College.
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| | Finishing - Published articles on finishing by professional, Mac Simmons, a thirty year veteran of the trade.
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| | Ask Lee - Antique Furniture Repair and Restoration - A series of articles and information.
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| | Creative Painting Techniques - Offers faux finishing kits and includes gallery of pictures.
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| | D and J Patio Furniture Repair - Information, instruction, and supplies for do-it-yourself patio furniture repairs.
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| | Caring For Furniture - An article by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the AIC.
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| | Furniture Knowledge Tip Archive - An archive of furniture related articles, including how to remove waxy build-up, how to remove water spots, removing dark stains, determining if the piece is really solid wood.
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| | The Furniture Guys - Information regarding the stars of a humorous furniture finishing television show, their book, and products they have available.
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| | StripAll Antique Sales and Refinishing - Extensive information on a variety of subjects, including various methods of stripping, a FAQs page, caring for wood products, and free how to videos.
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| | The Chippendale International School of Furniture - Carries out furniture restoration as well as teaching furniture restoration, design, and construction.
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| | Antique Restoration Courses - Education, training, resources, and schools for the restoration and conservation of antique furniture.
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| | Campbell Center Historic Preservation Courses - Offers a program of mid-career training for those in the museum, library, archives, and historic preservation fields.
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| | The Finishing School - Information covers classes, workshops, seminars, books, and videos concerning the art and business of decorative painting, including wood graining, glazing, marbling, and fantasy finishes.
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| | K Restorations Antique Leathers - Information, instruction, and ordering information for made to measure antique desk leathers with gold tooling for do-it-yourself mounting , suitable for antique, reproduction or modern furniture.
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| | Jasco Chemical Corporation - Small section of instruction on furniture stripping and a line of products for sale.
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| | French Polishing - A hands-on tutorial by Orville and Robert Milburn, including photos.
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| | Refinishing Wood Furniture - Detailed instructions and advice on stripping, staining, and finishing furniture, provided by a home improvement retailer.
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| | Conservation Consortium.com - Websearch that puts you in direct contact with professional conservators and restorers for the purpose of servicing valuable antiques.
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| | J. Saunders Leathers Restoration Services - Information covers company history, loose leather, bookshelf edging, tooling, colors, order form, and map.
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| | National Repair and Restoration Hotline - A nationwide referral service linking companies in need to highly qualified furniture repair and restoration professionals.
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| | Old World French Polishing - Extensive information covering conservation projects, refinishing and restoration, gallery of pictures, and detailed instructions in the art of French polishing. Also, the sale of refinishing and French polishing supplies.
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| | Professional Refinishers Email Exchange Group - Moderated email exchange between hundreds of professional refinishing shops, including searchable libraries, pictures, weekly news clips, and articles.
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| | Ackerman's Furniture Workshops - Providing information about services, an instruction page on stripping and refinishing for the do-it-yourselfer, and other tips.
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| | Lindsey Foam Company - Provides Reflex Foam for cushions, mattresses, RVs, and boats. Includes instructions on how to measure and cut it.
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| | Leather Medic - Franchises in leather and vinyl repairs specializing in the automotive, furniture, marine, and commercial industries.
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| | Mac's Finishing Notebook - Published articles on finishing by professional, Mac Simmons, a 40 year veteran of the trade.
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| | Professional Refinishing, Restoration & Conservation - Online magazine for, about, and by professionals in the wood restoration and preservation industry. Includes feature articles, columns, project showcase, and information about suppliers.
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| | W. Patrick Edwards - Information and gallery of photos covering French marquetry, upholstery, designer furniture, consulting, teaching, and conservation.
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| | Strip-Clean - Hands on instruction in furniture refinishing. Offers an instructional video for sale.
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| | Kingdom Restorations Ltd. - Offers a variety of wood finishing and furniture restoration supplies, a FAQs page, advice, and workshop classes.
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