Association of Restorers

All Articles listed on this page were written by people in the restoration and conservation field and are not endorsed by or suggested as the opinion of the Association of Restorers and this Website. The articles are just the viewpoint of the authors.

If you disagree with any of the articles or methods listed below, please contact us. Your viewpoint might be published here.

Articles by Members

Articles by Jeff Jewitt

USING WOOD BLEACH
MISSION OAK FINISH
PADDING SHELLAC
REPAIRING FURNITURE JOINTS
SAVING THE FINISH
SHELLAC – A TRADITIONAL FINISH STILL YIELDS SUPERB RESULTS
DEALING WITH DEFECTS
EARLY AMERICAN MAPLE FINISH

Articles by Andrea Daley

SCULPTING WITH EPOXY PUTTY
LEADED GLASS REPAIR
RESTORING PORCELAIN LACE
UNDERCUT & IMPROVISE
HOW TO FIND A REPUTABLE RESTORER
FRESCO PAINTING
HOW TO CLEAN FINE PORCELAIN
REFINISHING VS COSMETIC (TOUCH-UP) RESTORATION
TYPES of RESTORATION
WHY INSTANT GLUES DRIVE YOU CRAZY!!
HEALTH ISSUES
LET'S Talk, about conservation and restoration!
AIRBRUSHING for the porcelain/pottery artist and the furniture touch-up artist!

Articles by Grace Baggot

HOW DO I GILD IT?
MICA POWDERS
LAY LINES
UNDERSTANDING THE BINDER IN GESSO
GILDING GLOSSARY

Articles by Frank M. Kiska

BUILDING A LEGACY
RESTORERS HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT

Articles by William Daley

A REFINISHER'S PORTFOLIO
PERIODS CHART

SILVER ARTICLES by JEFFERY HERMAN
from the
THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN SILVERSMITHS WEBSITE