The Art Of Classical Furniture Finishing: Working With Stains, Glazes, Toners And Effects

The Art of Classical Furniture Finishing is Tim Inman's new book on fine furniture finishing and refinishing. Tim taught classes and helped develop the Minuteman furniture restoration systems for professional restorers for nearly 25 years.This book includes many of Tim's tricks and tips on working with fine furniture and antique finishes. This book covers color theory and working with colors; how to dye and stain furniture to get the look YOU want. Learn how to use furniture glazes, stains, toners, shading lacquers to get special effects and looks you want on your furniture, from old to new. Includes an optional 25 step finishing schedule with each step explained in detail. Plus, Tim's sense of humor shows through too to make this a fun and informative read, whether you're a seasoned professional or an active woodworking hobbyist. B&W. Color covers.

Author: Tim B. Inman
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 10/15/2007
Pages: 70
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.17d
ISBN: 9781434837394

About the Author
Tim Inman is a professional antique furniture restoration and woodworking specialist who has been working in the trades one way or another since age 14. Tim's special passion is fine furniture finishing. In addition to operating his own furniture restoration business with his wife, Joyce, for over 30 years, he was instrumental in the development of the Minuteman furniture restoration process and systems for professional furniture restorers. During his tenure with Mintueman, Tim taught hundreds of workshops on furniture repair, restoration, and finishing which were attended by over ten thousand students. Tim has been a member of the Dakota Technical College Woodfinishing program advisory board for nearly 25 years. You can read his bio there at http: //www.woodfinishing.org/advisory_board.htm Tim and Joyce are 'semi-retired' living on their Iowa farm where they continue to operate their furniture restoration business, Inman Historic Interiors, Inc. www.historicinteriors.com.

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