How to be a Furniture Detective by Fred Taylor

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This book will help you discover: how to determine the basic style of a piece; how old it is; how to identify the wood; how to examine a piece of furniture before purchase; how to determine it's condition; the clues that tool marks leave; how drawer joinery tells the tale of it's origins; how to detect shrinkage of the wood and what it means; what screws, nails and joints reveal, and much more. Anyone who is interested in the history, restoration information, construction techniques, and anything else they can find out about antique furniture, this book is the perfect guide!