Furniture Restoration: A Professional at Work

Furniture Restoration: A Professional at Work

by JohnLloyd (Author)

Synopsis

John Lloyd is a highly respected furniture restorer and maker, with a loyal following among the readers of Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine. In this compilation of his thoroughly informative articles, he entertainingly describes the diverse and challenging projects he encounters in his workshop and talks the reader through the restoration process. His knowledge and enthusiasm shine through, whether describing the repair of cockbeading on drawer fronts, taking the kinks out of a card table, or restoring a table attacked by a tomcat. * Repairing a laminated splat on a Chippendale-style carver * * Restoring a rosewood writing table * Making ingenious cramping devices * * Copying period chairs * Repairing a longcase clock * Restoring a 'dial' barometer * * Restoring a chest of drawers * Re-creating cabriole legs for a chest on a stand *

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
Published: 18 Oct 2001

ISBN 10: 1861082207
ISBN 13: 9781861082206

Author Bio
John Lloyd trained with Bruce Lockhurst and gained a City & Guild's silver medal in Furniture Advanced Crafts. After sharing workshops in Bow and Battersea he struck out on his own and now has his own workshop in Bolney, West Sussex, where he restores and copies mainly traditional furniture. He has also restored for Sotheby's, Christie's and the National Trust.