How to Restore & Repair Practically Everything

Daily Telegraph
"A wonderful source book of useful advise - a very comprehensive book."


Woodworking Crafts
"This is a book which has a place in most practical homes and is an extremely good buy."


Hampstead and Highgate Express
'...A clear, interesting and useful book.'


Book Description
This superbly illustrated book is the revised and expanded edition of the classic guide to restoration which was first published in 1977 -- and an indispensable source of information on subjects ranging from restoring stained-glass panels to rethreading pearls. Designed and written for amateurs in the field of restoration it is an indispensable handbook on caring for antiques and a guide to the kind of repairs that are both feasible without specialist equipment and wise without specialist knowledge. Containing fourteen chapters focusing on specific materials and their methods of application. Each section includes superb step-by-step instructions and illustrations and a list of suppliers.


About the Author
Lorraine Johnson delights in salvaging items which many people would relegate to the trash can. In fact, her first flat was furnished with Victorian furniture, much of it found in the rubbish bins around England. She now works as a garden designer, loves doing up houses, and practices what she preaches by continually repairing her antique, terracotta flower pots. 'How to Restore & Repair Practically Everything' is the result of a lifetime's interest in the field of restoration for amateurs.


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This superbly illustrated book is the revised and expanded edition of the classic guide to restoration which was first published in 1977 -- and an indispensable source of information on subjects ranging from restoring stained-glass panels to rethreading pearls. Designed and written for amateurs in the field of restoration it is an indispensable handbook on caring for antiques and a guide to the kind of repairs that are both feasible without specialist equipment and practical to undertake without specialist knowledge. Containing fourteen chapters focus on specific materials and their methods of application -- and each process is illustrated with easy to follow step-by-step instructions and superb colour photographs. There is also and exhaustively researched Supplier's Index listing sources for Tools & Supplies, Wood, Decorative Finishes, Bamboo, Cane, Rush, Raffia & Willow, Glass, Leather, Stone, Textiles & Upholstery, Carpets & Rugs, Pottery & Porcelain, Metals, and Paper -- in fact, everything required to repair and restore practically everything.


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