- Allwood Furniture - http://www.allwood.net/
Information includes company profile, stains and finishes, unfinished furniture sales, showroom, services, finishing tips, furniture care, photo album, FAQs, and links.
- Furniture Articles - http://www.antiquerestorers.com/Articles/FURNITURE_ARTICLES.htm
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.
- Preparing Furniture for Refinishing - http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/intdes/gh2415.htm
A detailed and comprehensive article from the Department of Environmental Design, University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Interior Images Inc. - http://www.fauxinteriors.com/
Faux finishing, furniture finishing, staining, clear coating, glazing, spraying, and production spraying for the do-it-yourselfer or professional.
- Free Furniture Refinishing Tips - http://www.refinishfurniture.com/
Free tips and information to restore, refinish, clean, or paint, wood, indoor, patio and wicker furniture.
- Peter Hotton Archives - http://www.boston.com/globe/search/realestate/hotton/furniture.htm
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.
- DCTC Wood Finishing Program - http://www.woodfinishing.org
Information on the Wood Finishing program offered at Dakota County Technical College.
- Finishing - http://macsimmons.homestead.com/finishingpg1.html
Published articles on finishing by professional, Mac Simmons, a thirty year veteran of the trade.
- Ask Lee - Antique Furniture Repair and Restoration - http://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
A series of articles and information.
- Caring For Furniture - http://websearch.cs.com/gateway/results/gateway-frameset.adp?type=I&first=191&dfirst=1&sTerm=furniture%20refinishing&type=I&brand=GWY&uType=&gfirst=0&hit_url=http%3a%2f%2fpalimpsest%2estanford%2eedu%2faic%2ftreasure%2ffurn%2ehtml
An article by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the AIC.
- Furniture Knowledge Tip Archive - http://www.furnitureknowledge.com/tiparkiv.htm
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.
- The Furniture Guys - http://www.furnitureguys.com/
Information regarding the stars of a humorous furniture finishing television show, their book, and products they have available.
- StripAll Antique Sales and Refinishing - http://www.stripall.com/
Extensive information on a variety of subjects, including various methods of stripping, a FAQs page, caring for wood products, and free how to videos.
- Antique Restoration Courses - http://www.antiquerestorers.com/Courses/Courses.htm
Education, training, resources, and schools for the restoration and conservation of antique furniture.
- The Finishing School - http://www.thefinishingschool.com/
Information covers classes, workshops, seminars, books, and videos concerning the art and business of decorative painting, including wood graining, glazing, marbling, and fantasy finishes.
- K Restorations Antique Leathers - http://www.antiqueleathers.com/
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.
- Jasco Chemical Corporation - http://www.jasco-help.com/
Small section of instruction on furniture stripping and a line of products for sale.
- French Polishing - http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html
A hands-on tutorial by Orville and Robert Milburn, including photos.
- Refinishing Wood Furniture - http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=howTo&p=HomeDecor/RefnWdFurn&topic=howToLibrary
Detailed instructions and advice on stripping, staining, and finishing furniture, provided by a home improvement retailer.
- Conservation Consortium.com - http://www.conservationconsortium.com/
Websearch that puts you in direct contact with professional conservators and restorers for the purpose of servicing valuable antiques.
- National Repair and Restoration Hotline - http://www.furniture-hotline.com/
A nationwide referral service linking companies in need to highly qualified furniture repair and restoration professionals.
- Old World French Polishing - http://www.artreasures.com/
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.
- Professional Refinishers Email Exchange Group - http://www.alan.net/prg/index.html
Moderated email exchange between hundreds of professional refinishing shops, including searchable libraries, pictures, weekly news clips, and articles.
- Ackerman's Furniture Workshops - http://www.ackermans.com/refinish/
Providing information about services, an instruction page on stripping and refinishing for the do-it-yourselfer, and other tips.
- Lindsey Foam Company - http://www.lindseyfoam.com/
Provides Reflex Foam for cushions, mattresses, RVs, and boats. Includes instructions on how to measure and cut it.
- Leather Medic - http://www.leathermedic.com/moo.html
Franchises in leather and vinyl repairs specializing in the automotive, furniture, marine, and commercial industries.
- Mac's Finishing Notebook - http://www.macsimmons.com/macsnotebookindex.html
Published articles on finishing by professional, Mac Simmons, a 40 year veteran of the trade.
- W. Patrick Edwards - http://home.pacbell.net/ebeniste/
Information and gallery of photos covering French marquetry, upholstery, designer furniture, consulting, teaching, and conservation.
- Strip-Clean - http://stripclean.onsmartpages.com./
Hands on instruction in furniture refinishing. Offers an instructional video for sale.
- Furniture Wizard - http://www.refinishwizard.com/
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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