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FURNITURE REPAIR sa CHAIR REPAIR xx FURNITURE Touch-up. Using putty and paint to touch up defects in wood furniture. Repair damaged or missing carved details on furniture by making a mold of existing details and casting a replacement part from catalyzed wood filler. Tip on knocking apart loose furniture joints using a deadblow hammer. How to make minor furniture repairs. Tips on common treatments for scratches, alcohol spots, water rings, candle wax, heat marks and paint stains. How to make minor repairs to wood furniture finishes. Tips for dealing with scratches, gouges and dents, a crazed finish, white blemishes, alcohol spots, milk stains and cigarette burns. Furniture restoration guide. (1) Repairing sticky drawers. (2) Chipped veneer. (3) Bubbled veneer. (4) Wobbly chair. (5) Cracked tabletop. Furniture touch-ups. Restoring your furniture to its original condition can be a time consuming, but rewarding, task. Includes repair techniques for scratches, nicks, rings, burns, stains, etc. Furniture fix-ups. How to restore old furniture. Describes structural repairs, restoring veneer, color matching of finishes, repairing scratches and stains. Furniture clinic. Five easy fixes for your wooden tables and chairs. Loose joint, broken joint, broken rung, cracked tabletop, and wobbling table. Tip: How to straighten a warped, solid mahogany table leaf. How to repair a loose table leg which was mortise and tenoned onto the frame. How to fix shaky tables and loose rungs and legs of chairs. Simple methods for repairing furniture finishes (scratches, gouges, splits, dents, burns, and damaged veneer). Fix your furniture with glue. Tips on repairing loose joints, broken rungs, broken dowels, weak drawer corners, warped tops, etc. How to take care of furniture. Tips from the Johnson Wax company include repairing scratches. How to restore antique furniture. (1) Regluing chairs. (2) Gilding. (3) Regluing veneer. (4) Cleaning & polishing. (5) Correcting warping. (6) Shimming cracks. Tips on re-gluing an old stool. The secret is in removing all of the old, dryed glue so that the new glue will get to the wood. Tip: Use felt-tip markers (in various colors) to touch up furniture scratches, nicks, etc. Renew marred, nicked or scraped furniture finish without major refinishing. (1) Use danish oil, steel wool, and rottenstone. (2) Use a "refinisher". (3) Use touch-up markers, shellac sticks, stain, etc. Ten minute touch-ups. Simple fixes for your furniture's nicks and dents, scratches and spills, rings and dings and dirt. Repairing furniture. General rules for repairing broken or coming-apart furniture. Includes specific information on chairs, table legs, hinge screw tear-out, drawer repairs and veneer replacement. Four furniture repair projects (re-caning a chair, regluing a cracked tabletop, unwobbling a bench, re-covering a chair seat). Tip on using a wet rag to loosen the glue in old furniture joints for disassembly. The ten commandments of furniture repair. Repair ornate furniture trim by making a mold and casting a new piece out of auto body putty. Bleaching new walnut to match antique walnut when making repairs to furniture. Tip: How to remove a black ring (water damage) from a rosewood-veneered tabletop. How to cut a "Dutchman", an irregularly shaped inlay that's used to repair a blemish in woodwork. Tips on using shellac sticks to repair furniture finishes. Repairing finishes: two ways. (1) Burn-in resins hide deep scratches. (2) Knife technique. Tip: Use an ordinary clothes iron to raise dents and reattach loose veneer. Tips on disassembling old glue joints. Restoring the unique veneered furniture of the 20th-century designer Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. Accompanied by an article about Ruhlmann and his work. Patching turned spindles. Turn down the defect to a cylinder, install replacement wood and re-shape the damaged area. Tips on repairing water damage to the finish of a cherry serving cart with a wax, varnish, shellac or lacquer finish. Tips on removing water spots from Oriental rosewood furniture. How to determine exactly what finish is involved, remove the spot, and repair the finish. Advice on locating a wood suitable for repairing a 1940's "blond mahogany" table. How to repair a large defect (such as a cigar burn) in a tabletop using the existing wood. Tips on restoring an early English George III period mahogany chest-on-chest or tall boy (circa 1755). Tip on repairing and regluing old furniture joints using hide glue or PVA glue. Tip on repairing a round maple tabletop which is separating along the edge joints. First-aid for failing joints. How to tackle common furniture repairs. Making wood look old. Adding texture, dye stains and glazes transforms even lumberyard pine. Advice on fabricating missing parts for antique furniture. How to keep your furniture looking brand new. How to remove stains and patch or cover scratches. A general guide to table repairs. Stopping leg wobbles, securing a stretcher to a leg, tightening a pedestal table top, repairing a broken leg, repairing warped and split tops, repairing veneer, and refinishing a marred top. How to repair doweled furniture. Tip: How to remove water marks from a table finish. Furniture repairs you can make. Using glues to fix most breaks and loose joints. Basic furniture repairs. Loose chair parts, sticking drawers, warped wood, gouged and damaged wood. On furniture repair and refinishing. An antique furniture dealer describes his techniques for restoring old furniture. Tips on repairing furniture. Tip: Use instant coffee and water to touch up minor scratches on wood furniture and paneling. How to cure spotting on furniture and woodwork caused by heat or moisture. Part 1. White spots. How to cure spotting on furniture and woodwork caused by heat or moisture. Part 2. Removing black spots from wood. Master woodworker, Dave Warren, presents ten shop tricks which he uses in repairing furniture. Includes fixing dents and holes in wood, making patterns and using dyes to match existing stains. Repairing damaged furniture finishes. Dealing with dirt, scratches, minor repair, crazing, alligatoring, gouges, white spots, burns, veneer problems, etc. Tips on repairing wooden furniture before refinishing. Includes tightening loose joints, blending nicks and mars, replacing missing parts, repairing veneer and filling cracks. Furniture finish repair with stick shellac. Repair and restore broken furniture, even splintered parts, by regluing. Simple tips on fixing scratches, dents and holes in marred furniture. Tip: Inexpensive pressure device (reverse clamp) will pop apart glued furniture joints by applying inside pressure. Tip: Use glue-soaked pieces of cloth to cure wobbly mortise or dowel joints. Tips on using a putty stick of the correct color to repair finishes. Ten tips for restoring old furniture from Ozark craftsman Jim Watson. Tip on repairing dents in finished furniture. Three approaches for correcting a dent in an antique table. Fixing up that old joint. Advice from antique restorer and finishing expert. Describes how to knock joints apart, clean then, rebuild a tenon and reglue. The furniture repair shop. Start of a new feature that will look at old furniture's faults and offer tips for fixing them. Repairing furniture burns, chips, gouges and dents using fill sticks (lacquer sticks, shellac sticks). Make new parts from old. With basic tools and patience, you can re-create broken furniture parts. The example shown is replacement of a broken arm on a rocking chair. Tip on using bamboo skewers to pin loose mortise-and-tenon joints on antique furniture. As good as old. How to get a perfect match when restoring carving on antique furniture. Technique for flattening a cupped panel. Included in an article on restoring valuable antique furniture, especially involving veneer or marquetry. Restoring antique furniture. Tips on selecting a piece worth restoring, and then making the necessary repairs. Tips on removing white spots caused by hot dishes and spilled liquids. How to neutralize salt that has soaked into wood. Tip on using animal glue to reinforce furniture pieces that have been weakened by beetle damage. Revival meeting. A collection of hints and tips for reviving damaged and lacklustre furniture. Tip on repairing/replacing a broken tenon on the rail of a chair or other piece of furniture in such a way that the repair is not visible. Restoring antiques. Tips on making a careful inspection of antiques to determine the amount of repair necessary. Restoring antiques. How to cut away damaged wood and fit replacement plugs to chair arms, table edges, etc. How to repair splits in old or antique furniture. Several techniques described. Tips on disassembling and repairing loose dowel joints or mortise-and-tenon joints on old furniture. Curing warped boards in furniture restoration. Tips on restoring moisture, redrying and mechanical restraints. The type of wood joint and its condition are major considerations in selecting a proper glue for repairing old furniture. Some tips. How to repair broken spindles and turnings. How to repair deep gouges and scratches in furniture by gluing a replacement piece of wood in the defect and sanding it down flush. How to patch dents, nicks, and minor gouges in wood finishes by using a hot spatula and shellac or lacquer sticks. Restoring antiques. Tips on matching new and old finishes when repairing Italian-Venetian style furniture. Tips on disassembling glue joints in old furniture. Restoring antiques. Finishing tips. Sanding and filling the grain. Restoring "hopeless case" antiques. Part 1. Disassembly and cleaning of joints. Restoring "hopeless case" antiques. Part 2. Using dutchmen and other inlays to repair damaged wood. Tips on removing broken dowels from their holes when repairing furniture. Restoring antiques. Old wood. Tips on locating and recycling old wood. Restoring a Victorian sofa with walnut frame. Repairing deep gouges and scratches in furniture with stick shellac. Finish patching. Using stick shellac and burn-in knives to repair dents and scratches in furniture. How to make money refurbishing pieces of furniture purchased from the Salvation Army and Goodwill outlets. How to remove water stains from furniture finish. How to repair gouges and scratches in fine furniture. Includes instructions on how to cut a patch to repair deep gouges. How to restore antiques without refinishing. Emphasis is on repairing veneered furniture. How to restore an inexpensive plastic laminated table by removing the old laminate, sanding table, and recovering with paper-back wood veneer. Repairing minor damage to furniture finishes. A chart of simple repairs for sticking paper, water stains, minor dents, etc. Repairing furniture surface blemishes. Tips on fixing minor and severe scratches, nicks and gouges. | |||||||||
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