Welcome to the Philip Hodge Antiques website & online booking facility where you can  see details of our services, including furniture restoration and wood finishing:  

A voucher towards all or part of the cost of a course or for furniture restoration. Great gift!

A 5 day course suitable for complete beginners as well as those people who have tried to achieve good quality results and have been disappointed.

Achieve a high quality finish by learning to prepare surfaces properly and apply gold leaf to picture frames etc.

Learn how to lay veneers, make & fit stringlines, inlay and marquetry. Veneering materials and projects are included in the course price. If you have veneered items that you would like to restore then book onto a Furniture Restoration Course.

Depending on the skills that you would like to learn, select a project that you would like to make. Full plans, instructions/tuition and materials supplied.

A 2 day follow on course for students who have previously attended the Introductory Wood Finishing Course.

A 2 day intensive course for those wanting to improve their knowledge and technique of wood finishing inc staining, French Polishing, grain filling,waxing.

Bring 2 pieces of damaged furniture and restore them yourself with expert tuition.

A one day course to teach you the basics of tool identification and use and the safe and correct way to use a range of woodworking machinery.