Upholstery Techniques Illustrated
by W. Lloyd Gheen
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Author: W. Lloyd GheenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-04-01
ISBN: 0070236232
Number of pages: 365
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Book Review: Utterly uninspiring, to say the least...
Summary: 2 Stars
Upholstery Techniques Illustrated does seem to be fairly thorough, but as other reviewers have noted, the photography is middling to horrible, and the projects shown are far beyond "dated"--they're horrifying!
Herculon and that miserable synthetic shiny velvet stuff are heavily featured. The furniture itself is awful--although some of the 50's era stuff has come back into vogue, making this a possible reference for today's urban chic.
The text is drab but clear, although the terrible illustrations offer minimal support for it. This is a subject for which good illustrations, in my opinion, are indispensable. Overall, the book reminds me of the awful textbooks we had in high school shop class--very old, very boring, and a hulking obstacle to getting on with the excitement of actual creativity.
Moreover, I was hoping to reupholster antique furniture, and the book is very sparse in its treatment of traditional materials, instead focusing on polyurethane foam. Deep button-tufting is lightly covered, but only over foam. The furniture I'm working with features deep channel backs, and this is not included in any useful way.
For someone who is in need of technical expertise, isn't working with antiques, and doesn't mind a very dry presentation, this might be a useful book. For me, it's uninspiring and intimidating, a real disappointment from a book published in the last 15 years.
Summary of Upholstery Techniques Illustrated
Gheen presents a wealth of detail on tools, furniture styles, padding materials, fabrics, estimating, cleaning and maintenance, buttons, channeling, tufting, finishing alternatives, working with vinyls, stripping, stuffing, padding, and more.General Books
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