John Lloyd is a highly respected furniture restorer and maker. In this compilation of informative articles, he describes the diverse and challenging projects he encounters in his workshop and talks the reader through the restoration process.

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
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* Restoring a rosewood writing table
* Making ingenious cramping devices
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* Copying period chairs
* Repairing a longcase clock
* Restoring a 'dial' barometer
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* Restoring a chest of drawers
* Re-creating cabriole legs for a chest on a stand
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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.