Abatron Co.
Moldable, sandable epoxy and other excellent repair/restoration products
www.Abatron.com

Advanced Repair Technology
The most versatile epoxy repair product out there! Featured on Salem This Old House project .
www.advancedrepair.com

Back-to Nature Products
"Safe" paint strippers. I use their product called Multi-Strip a fair amount, including on the Manchester This Old House project.
www.ibacktonature.com/Pages/contractor.html

Carter and Company/
Mt. Diablo Handprints
Carter & Company/Mt. Diablo Handprints specializes in the meticulous reproductions of significant historic wallpapers. Working from available documentation, such as fragments of the original pattern or photographs, they define design elements and determine colors in order to restore patterns to their original state. They reproduced wallpapers for the Ralph Waldo Emerson House. Their online catalogue makes accessible an archive of their exquisite artistry and workmanship. www.carterandco.com

Cleary and Sons
Window restoration parts and supplies.
www.clearyandson.com

Decorator's Supply Corp.
This company produces and ships ornamental plaster castings and wood carvings, (since 1883). They supplied the brackets I used on the Manchester This Old House project, and were featured on a "field trip" TOH took to their location in Chicago.
www.decoratorssupply.com

Fine Paints of Europe
Importer and supplier of Swedish Putty (featured on Salem This Old House project); also Schreuder paints and a nice collection of decorative painting tools and brushes.
www.finepaintsofeurope.com

Homestead Finishing Products
A great source for wood finish supplies, informative books and videos. By Jeff Jewitt, a wood finish guru.
www.homesteadfinishing.com

Liberon Co.
Wonderful wood finishing and decorative finishing supplies.
www.liberon.co.nz

Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co.
Powdered mixes of colonial colors (intermixable) that produce a unique organic, granular look. Especially great for stenciling, distressed and other decorative finishes.
www.milkpaint.com

Sepp Leaf Co.
Supplier of gilding materials and other esoteric finishing products and tools. www.seppleaf.com

Smooth-On Co.
Rubber and silicone mold-making products. They make a product called oomoo- 30, which I used on the Manchester This Old House project.
www.smooth-on.com

PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS

Boston Preservation Alliance
Watch for annual Old House Fair in February
www.BostonPreservation.org

Historic Salem Inc.
Watch for informative presentations during month of May
http://www.historicsalem.org

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
SPNEA is a museum of cultural history that collects and preserves buildings, landscapes, and objects dating from the seventeenth century to the present and uses them to keep history alive and to help people develop a deeper understanding and enjoyment of New England life and an appreciation for its preservation.
www.SPNEA.org

Collegues & Friends

David Carmack Photography
I got to know David through his extensive photography work for This Old House Magazine. Very creative, knowledgeable, patient and fun to work with. His website is a showcase of his artistry and versatility. www.carmackphoto.com

Faux Like A Pro
Suppliers of faux finishing products including extensive line of brushes and graining tools. Their specialty, though, is a tintable water-based acrylic plaster for producing Frescoes and other "old world" Venetian and Pompeii motifs. Their "fizzy pigments" are the only pigments available in "tablet" form. They also offer courses in various faux finishing techniques.