This hardcover book of 86 pages scrupulously describes the steps of traditional and contemporary restoration of the Voltaire chair.
Step by step, descriptive, close-ups and diagrams will accompany you in the realization of your horsehair or foam chair, from its stripping to its cover.
Webbing, fixing springs, hoisting, laying of the strong cloth, setting in horsehair, laying of profiles, blanking ... many techniques explained in detail, mastered after many years of practice and profession.
Whether you are a neophyte or confirmed, this book will give you all the tools to restore your Voltaire armchair yourself.

Contents:

• The Voltaire chair

• Tools
• Equipment
• Security
• Chair preparation and restoration

• Traditional horsehair renovation
• The seat
• Backrest
• Armrests

• Contemporary refurbishment of foam
• The seat
• Backrest
• Armrests

• Armchair cover
• Cover and finish, decorative nails
• Trimmed cover
• Padding and cover of the external backrest
• Laying of jaconas
• Lexicon

The French texts are written by Jean-Pierre Rideau-Baudin and Claire Delmotte.

Printed in 2016, this book is NEW and is 10 inches x 10 inches ( 25 cm x 25 cm )