RWSwanson

Living in the heart of the Midwest, I don't come into contact with many 100+ year old family heirloom furniture pieces nor do we have any from our family. Most of what I see and can afford are very much utility pieces that were for practical use, then upgraded as the family circumstances allowed. Then perhaps moved to an outbuilding and maybe to the barn for their final resting place.

These forgotten furniture pieces are generally very practical and utilitarian in nature with little if any ornamentation.

My skills at bringing back these often sad little objects are mostly from trial and error.

First off there are, I'd guess, tens of thousands of these kind of pieces that are very serviceable and would provide years of use if they are rehabilitated correctly. Secondly, I would hope that this new book devotes a fair amount of information to untrained woodworkers, like myself, to help us turn these Sears & Roebuck pieces into real family heirlooms.

I'll watch the reviews on this book to see if it covers the areas that I'm interested in.