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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.
www.ackermans.com/refinish
- Alistair Matheson Restoration - Description of a restoration project and sales of tuition videos by Guild of Master Craftsmen member on restoring furniture, including upholstery, French polishing, woodturning, and furniture first aid.
www.a-m-restoration.ie
- Allwood Furniture - Information includes company profile, stains and finishes, unfinished furniture sales, showroom, services, finishing tips, furniture care, photo album, FAQs, and links.
www.allwood.net
- American Wood Finishing Institute - Hands on training facility for wood finishing including individual seminars.
www.awfi.org
- Antique Furniture Restorer's Fellowship - Information includes restorer search by area, profile, and links to the Bruce Luckhurt School for Restoration and Conservation.
www.antique-restorers.uk.com
- Antique Restoration Courses - Education, training, resources, and schools for the restoration and conservation of antique furniture.
www.antiquerestorers.com/Courses/Courses.htm
- Ask Lee - Antique Furniture Repair and Restoration - A series of articles and information.
www.ask.com/main/metaAnswer.asp?t=m&s=a&metaEngine=directhit&origin=0&MetaURL=http%3A%2F%2Fask%2Edirecthit%2Ecom%2Ffcgi%2Dbin%2FRedirURL%2Efcg%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fcolonialantiquemall%2Ecom%2Fasklee%2Ehtm%26qry%3DAntique%2BFurniture%2BRestoration%2BTips%26rnk%3D2%26cz%3Def25eb7c2258e22b%26src%3DDH%5FAsk%5FSRCH&qCategory=hobb&metaTopic=Ask+Lee+%2D+Antique+Furniture+Repair+and+Restoration&ItemOrdinal=1&logQID=8BBBC0F243AF4B4E9F093AA0D28181A8&sv=217&back=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eask%2Ecom%2Fmain%2Faskjeeves%2Easp%3Fmetasearch%3Dyes%26site%5Fname%3DJeeves%26origin%3D0%26ask%3DAntique%2BFurniture%2BRestoration%2BTips%26qsource%3D56%26meta%3Drs&ask=Antique+Furniture+Restoration+Tips
- Campbell Center Historic Preservation Courses - Offers a program of mid-career training for those in the museum, library, archives, and historic preservation fields.
www.campbellcenter.org/courses/histpres1.shtml
- Caring For Furniture - An article by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the AIC.
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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.
www.conservationconsortium.com
- Creative Painting Techniques - Offers faux finishing kits and includes gallery of pictures.
www.CREATIVEPAINT.COM
- D and J Patio Furniture Repair - Information, instruction, and supplies for do-it-yourself patio furniture repairs.
www.djpatio.com
- DCTC Wood Finishing Program - Information on the Wood Finishing program offered at Dakota County Technical College.
www.woodfinishing.org
- Do It Yourself Furniture Refinishing - Includes an introductory overview, preparation, preparing the surface, stripping, repairs, sanding, staining, sealer, finishing, and a checklist.
www.doityourself.com/woodfinish/intro.htm
- Finishing - Published articles on finishing by professional, Mac Simmons, a thirty year veteran of the trade.
macsimmons.homestead.com/finishingpg1.html
- Free Furniture Refinishing Tips - Free tips and information to restore, refinish, clean, or paint, wood, indoor, patio and wicker furniture.
www.refinishfurniture.com
- French Polishing - A hands-on tutorial by Orville and Robert Milburn, including photos.
www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html
- 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.
www.antiquerestorers.com/Articles/FURNITURE_ARTICLES.htm
- 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.
www.furnitureknowledge.com/tiparkiv.htm
- Furniture Refinishing - Project tips from the experts at Chase-Pitkin Home and Garden Centers.
www.chase-pitkin.com/homework/homework.cfm?hw=3
- Furniture Refinishing Business - An article on starting a home business.
www.howtosecrets.com/furniture.htm
- 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.
www.furniturewizard.com
- Gensys, Inc. - E-ZWay restoration products that remove paint and varnish without methylene chloride. Offers free antique restoration instruction for the do it yourselfer.
www.gensysinc.net/index.cfm?id=1430&fuseaction=browse&pageid=128
- Interior Images Inc. - Faux finishing, furniture finishing, staining, clear coating, glazing, spraying, and production spraying for the do-it-yourselfer or professional.
www.fauxinteriors.com
- J. Saunders Leathers Restoration Services - Information covers company history, loose leather, bookshelf edging, tooling, colors, order form, and map.
www.jsaunders-leathers.com
- Jasco Chemical Corporation - Small section of instruction on furniture stripping and a line of products for sale.
www.jasco-help.com
- 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.
www.antiqueleathers.com
- Leather Medic - Franchises in leather and vinyl repairs specializing in the automotive, furniture, marine, and commercial industries.
www.leathermedic.com/moo.html
- Lindsey Foam Company - Provides Reflex Foam for cushions, mattresses, RVs, and boats. Includes instructions on how to measure and cut it.
www.lindseyfoam.com
- Mission Furniture - An essay about refinishing furniture found in thrift shops.
users.erols.com/vindog/Mission_Furniture.html
- National Repair and Restoration Hotline - A nationwide referral service linking companies in need to highly qualified furniture repair and restoration professionals.
www.furniture-hotline.com
- 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.
www.artreasures.com
- 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.
www.boston.com/globe/search/realestate/hotton/furniture.htm
- Preparing Furniture for Refinishing - A detailed and comprehensive article from the Department of Environmental Design, University of Missouri-Columbia.
muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/intdes/gh2415.htm
- Professional Refinishers Email Exchange Group - Moderated email exchange between hundreds of professional refinishing shops, including searchable libraries, pictures, weekly news clips, and articles.
www.alan.net/prg/index.html
- Professional Refinishing Magazine - Trade magazine for professional refinishers and their suppliers.
www.prorefinishing.com
- Refinishing Wood Furniture - Detailed instructions and advice on stripping, staining, and finishing furniture, provided by a home improvement retailer.
www.lowes.com/lkn?action=howTo&p=HomeDecor/RefnWdFurn&topic=howToLibrary
- Rosini Antiques - Information regarding workshop classes, the sale of professional supplies, and a FAQs page.
www.rosiniantiques.com
- Strip-Clean - Hands on instruction in furniture refinishing. Offers an instructional video for sale.
www.strip-clean.com
- 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.
www.stripall.com
- Tennessee Woodshed - Online furniture refinishing and building videos, free woodworking project plans, and online shopping.
tennesseewoodshed.homestead.com/howto.html
- The Art Shield - Providing free and commercial information packages and counseling services on conservation and restoration of antique furniture.
www.theartshield.com
- The Chippendale International School of Furniture - Carries out furniture restoration as well as teaching furniture restoration, design, and construction.
www.chippendale.co.uk
- 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.
www.thefinishingschool.com
- The Furniture Guys - Information regarding the stars of a humorous furniture finishing television show, their book, and products they have available.
www.furnitureguys.com
- W. PATRICK EDWARDS - Master Craftsman and Conservator - Information and gallery of photos covering French marquetry, upholstery, designer furniture, consulting, teaching, and conservation.
www.wpatrickedwards.com
- Wood Furniture Refinishing and Repair - An article on furniture refinishing and repair techniques.
doityourself.com/woodfinish/intro
- Woodcraft - Woodcraft is sponsoring a reader's tips and tricks contest. Prizes are a $400.00 gift certificate and a $100.00 gift certificate.
www.woodcraft.com/woodcraft/assets/html/ReadersTipsContest.asp
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