As an Antique Furniture Reproducer, you will need to master following:

• contextualise artistic work
• do historical research
• furniture trends
• woodturning

More generally, an antique furniture reproducer is also versed in:

• age furniture artificially
• apply a protective layer
• clean furniture
• create furniture frames
• create smooth wood surface
• create wood joints
• decorate furniture
• join wood elements
• operate wood sawing equipment
• sand wood
• technical drawings
• types of wood

It also helps to know the following:

• apply restoration techniques
• art history
• design original furniture
• engrave patterns
• estimate restoration costs
• evaluate restoration procedures
• furniture industry
• handle delivery of furniture goods
• metalworking
• organic building materials
• select restoration activities
• sell furniture
• sell household goods
• carve materials
• engraving technologies
• fix minor scratches
• manipulate glass
• manipulate metal
• paint decorative designs
• pass on trade techniques
• prepare furniture for application of paint
• produce copies of valuable objects
• produce customised tools
• remove paint
• repair furniture parts
• specialise in an area of history
• use authentic crafting techniques