Refinishing furniture

Bob Flexner provides a working knowledge of the practical and decorative aspects of refinishing furniture, indicating when to rejuvenate an old finish, how to remove a finish that has failed and how to refurnish fine furniture. This informative video covers ‘Reviving furniture’, ‘Stripping’, ‘Sealing and filling’, ‘Glazing’, ‘Finishing with oil, varnish, shellac and lacquer’ and how to ‘Adjust and repair finishes’.

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Credits

production company

Taunton Press

producer/director

Rick Mastelli

Duration

01:05:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303860

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Furniture

Crafts & Visual Arts → Furniture - Repairing

Crafts & Visual Arts → Furniture making

Crafts & Visual Arts → House furnishings

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Do-it-yourself work

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1988

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