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This is a pretty expensive book to buy from Australia. Having said that it is also a very knowledgeable read and written by someone who has obviously done a fair bit of practical work in this art. Given the high cost in time and materials to produce any clear finish job on timber to a reasonable standard the purchase price of this book is very very reasonable indeed - it will pay for itself immediately with better decisions and technique. I have used varnish (and most other finishes come to that) since only very young and faced with care and repair of my first sailing dinghy as a child. Working over the years at many things including mastercraft level in fine furniture, and as a trade qualified commercial painter of houses, boats etc. I find this book refreshing and direct. Truly the fundamentals of any good finish have changed little if at all over the last hundred years - no matter what the advertising or the salesman may wish you to think. Utilising this book will certainly remove the illusions, and leave you with a crisp and achievable plan of attack in your future clear finishing work. The skills imparted will extend well beyond working on boats. The only complaint is that I have had to buy the later "Brightwork Companion" - as this book is far too nice to have flopping around near any job in progress! Highly recommended - expect to pay enough to make you pause, but then save up and get it anyway. I found postage from some USA sellers to Australia seems quite excessive in recent months, looking carefully will find a fair Postage rate though. Anyone remotely serious about bright work or the general finishing of fine joinery will benefit greatly by the knowledge within these pages, it is a rather lovely work all over, well proof read and with many colour plates of sometimes stunning boats and interiors to envy and covert. This is one coffee table book that stays on top of the table, and is referred to by owner and guest alike on a regular basis - I don't expect to ever sell this book, and can imagine passing it on to my kids. (In a great many more years I hasten to add!!)Read full review
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