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Links to related information on other sites:

Biological Deterioration & Damage to Furniture & Wooden Objects 
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/biodetwood.html

Wood Anatomy and Identification Class of 1998 
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/professional_development/past_courses_programs/programs/wood1999.html

The Care and Preservation of Furniture and Wooden Objects 
http://www.thehenryford.org/explore/artifacts/furniture.asp

Wood Anatomy and Identification – Bibliography 
http://www.si.edu/mci/downloads/bibliographies/wood_anatomy_bibliography.pdf

Fundamental Construction Techniques for Furniture & Wooden Objects 
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/fundconst.html

Furniture Care & Handling 
http://www.si.edu/mci/downloads/articles/furnbook.pdf

Guidelines for taking Wood Samples from Objects of Antiquity 
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/woodsamples.html

Moving, Packing, and Shipping Furniture 
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/movefurn.html

What is furniture conservation? 
Furniture Conservation Training Program (Smithsonian Institution)
 
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/professional_development/past_courses_programs/programs/FCTP.html

Cleaning Wood Furniture (Conserve-O-Gram 7/1) – (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/07-01.pdf

Waxing Furniture and Wooden Objects (Conserve-O-Gram 7/2) – (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/07-02.pdf

Protecting Wood with Preservatives and Water Repellants (Conserve-O-Gram 7/3) – (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/07-03.pdf

Upholstered Furniture: Agents of Deterioration (Conserve-O-Gram 7/4) – (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/07-04.pdf

Dusting Wooden Objects (Conserve-O-Gram 7/5) – (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/07-05.pdf

Silicone in Furniture Waxes and Polishes (Conserve-O-Gram 7/6) – (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/07-06.pdf

Emergency Treatment for Water-Soaked Furniture and Wooden Objects (Conserve-O-Gram 7/7) – (An Adobe PDF file) 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/07-07.pdf