"Antique Trunks: How to Refinish, Repair, Restore" By Paul Pat Morse & Linda Edelstein A complete "how-to" book for working on any type of antique trunk. Chapter headings include: Anatomy of a Trunk; Styles & Construction of Trunks; Safety; Tools, Supplies, & Sources; Using Tools & Parts; Step by Step Refinishing Work; Trays; and, Locks & Keys. 125 pages with helpful (and humorous) illustrations. Spiral bound paperback.

Antique Trunks Identification & Price Guide by Paul Pat Morse and Linda Edelstein "Trunks have been around for thousands of years. They've been around trees even longer." Thus begins this informative book which follows the development of trunks from 1780 through 1930. The authors illustrate the metamorphysis of trunks through these 150 years. They also include an extensive list of trunk makers and their products along with a price list for specific trunks and a special system to help you determine the value of your own trunk. 192 pages. Paperback.

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     Application of pre-woven cane

This video takes all the guesswork out of replacing pre-woven cane. It provides step by step instructions for installing cane in chairs with a spline and groove. VHS only 45 minutes long.  

Cane along with Linda Hickman, a professional chair weaver. Share her trade secrets through a color coded step by step procedure in the original seven step method

VHS only 60 minutes   

The Caner's Handbook 

 A descriptive guide with step by step photographs to restoring cane, rush, splint, Danish cord, Rawhide, and wicker furniture.   Softbound  143 pages.

Basic Chair Caning Instructions

For hand weaving of cane seats. Very descriptive and easy to follow. 15 pages softbound.

Herringbone Weave

Thorough instructions for weaving the popular herringbone design.

New England Porch Weave

Detailed instructions accompanied by easy to follow illustrations for weaving both seat and back of porch rockers. Softbound 16 pages.

Shaker Tape Weaving

Our Eight page booklet on how to weave shaker tape.

The Complete Guide to Chair Caning
By Jim Widess. Offers a brief history of chair caning throughout the world. Richly illustrates restoration techniques of Pre-woven and Hand Caning, Rush and Splint Weaving, and Wicker and Rattan Repair. 127 pages. Softbound

A-0005 $26.56

Diamond Splint Weave - Chair Seat Weaving for Antique Chairs
By K.C. Parkinson - Illustrated instructions for weaving chair seats and chair backs in the attractive diamond pattern. Softbound, 17 pages.

A-0020 $4.75

An easy how-to book for fiber rush beginners. 9 pages

A-0028  $4.75

by K.C. Parkinson
Detailed instructions for a Herringbone style weave that is unique to the Finger Lakes Area of New York. Softbound, 15 pages.

A-0015 $4.75

 by K.C. Parkinson
Well illustrated instructions for the open weave design of rustic furniture introduced by the Old Hickory Chair Company. Softbound, 17 pgs.

A-0016 $4.75

Easy to follow instructions for flat reed, ash, or oak splint seats. Shows the standard herringbone pattern. 12 pages

A-0027  $4.75

By Michael Dresdner. This handy reference offers solutions to the more commonly asked finishing questions. Presented in a Q & A format, it is easy to read and takes you through the finishing process from choosing the right finish to the final polish. 138 pages with 186 color photos & 12 drawings. Paperback.

   Book: Wood Bender's Handbook by Zachary Taylor. It's one of the hidden secrets of woodworking and an essential technique for anyone who works with wood. It doesn't take expensive machinery or exotic hand tools-just apply these proven methods and techniques of cold-bending, as well as hot water, steam, and hot-air bending. Handy charts show you the bending qualities fo the 25 most important woods, as well as the desired effects of numerous wood types for each project. 144 pages (all color)

by K.C. Parkinson
The author identifies common wicker materials and offers basic instructions in repair plus helpful instruction on the maintenance of wicker. This booklet also includes detailed instructions on replacing pre-woven cane webbing in seats. Softbound, 14 pages.

A-0078 $4.75

Informative Cabinet Book

    By Phillip D. Kennedy. This book provides detailed information about Hoosier, Sellers, Napanee, Boone, and McDougall kitchen cabinets along with the history of the companies who made them. The many photographs and reproduced ads provide excellent help dating and identifying old cabinets . It includes tips and techniques  to use in the repair and restoration of these old cabinets. 
168 Pages - Soft cover          

    By Mike Burton. With this fully illustrated guide, learn to use woods that may be rare, expensive, or structurally weak in their solid form. Teaches the use of crossbanding, bookmatching, quartering, inlaying, oyster work, and marquetry to stunning effect. Includes a chapter on restoration and working with sawn veneers enabling you to repair damaged pieces. 160 pages. Softbound.