Antique
Restoration Links
This page
links you to some of the information that is available on the web that
we have found interesting. We do not have any way to control the
information so you are on your own. Every time that we find an
interesting site we will add it here so use the page as one of your
resources every time you have a project.
A great link
for all information including the largest exclusive antique, art,
collectible, and specialty online resource - just click below:
This is a great
site, really a goldmine. Click below and use their search engine.
Antiques Goldmine is an index of websites every collector can use to
locate services or products of interest to the antiques industry.
AntiqueRestorers.Com
is a online community of restorers sharing ideas with each other and
providing information and advice about the proper restoration and care
of antiques, porcelain, furniture, glass, art, pottery, fine art, and
fine art frames. (I have found this to be one of the best sites on
the web for interesting information)
I
found a lot of the information here very good (
Furniture
Articles ) but again remember every idea might not work for you so
sort out the good. Don't stop here though - search the rest of their
site.
The
Antique Restoration Discussion Forums
is another good site if you take the trouble to read the questions and
responses.
If your interest is in Antique Cars
the
The Guild of Automotive
Restorers
is a good
site and the article
A Layman's Guide to Restoration Part 4
was good.
The
site
Do it Yourself.com
often has
some good articles an one of them
Time to Strip?
was worth
reading.
The
Antique Almanac
is another
site with lots of information - it is touted as the "Number One
reference site for beginning and intermediate collectors" And the other
site by Bob Brooke is just as interesting. Pay it a visit for the
ultimate enjoyment at
BOB BROOKE
and
look for his Antique Button and other interesting and other pages - especially
Business and Technology (oh well you pick what you are interested in -
it was all good).
The
Garden Web
for lots of information that is helpful for a homeowner and for the
Antique Furniture
lover this part of the site is very interesting.
On the
DIY
site
there are some good general articles on recognizing and caring for
antiques. Take a look and go to the related articles at the bottom of
the page.
Click
Here
After
you strip something like a guitar and you want to go through the
daunting task of applying a French Polish
Click Here
to learn about it and how to apply it.
Here
are 30 tips on one of the sites covering care of furniture - even a tip
on how to remove super glue from a table.
Click Here
Some
more tips on wood finishing and repair - go to
Mr. Fix-it
When
you here someone say that the Antique is Queen Ann or Georgeian and
wonder what they mean?
Click here for the times and periods
Want to
match a manufactures name to a date and country -
Click Here
Want to
go to a site that discusses Woodworking Projects.
Click Here
Here
are some tips on buying and identifying Antiques.
Click Here
Do you
want to figure out how much your antique is worth - Kovls