Antique Trunks, Refinish, Repair, Restore [Spiral-bound]

Paul Pat Morse (Author), Linda Edelstein (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0970988311 | ISBN-13: 978-0970988317 | Publication Date: January 30, 2002

Antique Trunks, Refinish, Repair, Restore is the definitive how-to book on refinishing any type of antique trunk. It includes over 140 well illustrated pages of tips and techniques put together by the master craftsmen of The Trunk Shop. It includes sections on removing exterior and interior linings, wood and metal repair, safety, finishing, and painting.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...like getting instructions and commentary from a friend standing beside you and talking you through the process..." -- Maine Antique Digest, July, 2002

About the Author

Linda Edelstein and Pat Morse have been involved in the antique business for over thirty years. They have written a number of articles on antique trunks, antique fountain pens, and other subjects. They have previously published the book Antique Trunks, A Time Line of Trunks, an identification and price guide on antique trunks. For many years they have operated The Trunk Shop in Portsmouth NH (now located in Barrington NH).

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 140 pages
• Publisher: Trunk Shop (January 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970988311
• ISBN-13: 978-0970988317
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,855,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars does not live up to promise, February 18, 2005

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Rosebudspapa "rosebudspapa" (Columbia SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antique Trunks, Refinish, Repair, Restore (Spiral-bound)

A cute book, but contains very little information for all of its promise. The authors are busy making jokes but not talking about the nitty gritty of restoration. Maybe it is to hard to do since every job presents its own challanges. I just found the content thin. I am sorry I purchased it. If I could have found a copy in my local library, I would have saved some money.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worked great for me, December 28, 2006

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Don Fluckinger (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antique Trunks, Refinish, Repair, Restore (Spiral-bound)

I just want to say that the previous reviewer, I think, was distracted by the folksy style of the author, so much so that he didn't see the nitty gritty. I actually restored a trunk--my first--off Morse's step by step in this book. He offers great help such as tool lists (I purchased the hand tools he recommended) and tips on chipping old paper linings out of the trunk (an impossible task without his wisdom) and also clear instructions on how to shore up wood cracks--two kinds, cosmetic and structural. I was able to restore a Civil War era trunk with a broken back to a nice cosmetic state so that it looks nice in my house. And I made it structurally sound enough to use as my toddler's toy box.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much bang for your buck., July 16, 2007

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M. Fain (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antique Trunks, Refinish, Repair, Restore (Spiral-bound)

I was surprised first off that's it's not an actual book but spiral bounded. The information was very hard to understand. The information contradicts information I found on a site that suggests this book, so I was dissapointed in that. I hate that I just spent $25 on something I won't ever use.