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Books

Here is a partial listing of some of my favorite books.

Furniture

The Complete Guide to Furniture Styles by Louise Ade Boger: A great book to learn about the different periods of furniture and some of the history that influenced the different styles of furniture.
The New Fine Points of Furniture by Albert Sack: A good better best picture book of American furniture. A good book for developing a discriminating eye for furniture.
Furniture of the Depression Era by Robert W. & Harriet Swedberg: This book has lots of info on furniture that you are likely to run across, down to earth furniture not museum pieces.

Finishing

Hand-Applied Finishes by Jeff Jewitt: A detailed instruction book on how to apply various finishes, also lots of very good information the finishes themselves.
Understanding Wood Finishing by Bob Flexner: A book that takes the magic out of finishing by providing the definitions and processes by which many finishing products behave and work.
Formulas for Painters by Robert Massey: A recipe book for painters, it gives you insight to how and why a wide range of media can be used.
Coloring, Finishing and Painting Wood by Newell, A. C.: This is an older book packed with lots of information, some of it is outdated but there is still a lot that you can learn form this book.
Furniture, Furniture Finishing, Decoration and Patching by Pattou and Vaughn: The first half of this out of print book has an overview of the history of furniture styles. The remainder of the book has many sections on different finishing processes used in industry in the 1940's and sections on furniture touch ups, lots of information.

Woodworking

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking: Books 1 & 2 by Tage Frid: If I only had one book on this subject it would be this one.
Hand Tools by Aldren A. Watson: A beautifully illustrated book on the proper use of hand tools.
Principles of Woodworking by Holtrop and Hjorth: An out of print textbook, good meat and potatoes type of book, no frills just good information.

Faux and Specialty Finishes

The Art of the Painted Finish for Furniture & Decoration by Isabel O'Neil: This book is a wealth of information on many types of finishes. There are very detailed descriptions on the how to and history of many interesting finishes.
Professional Painted Finishes by Marx: This is an up to date book that covers many faux finishes. There are interesting chapters on vinegar painting and woodgraining.

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