Thread: A new sofa

Originally Posted by AlexS

WW, in your praises of horse sauce, you forgot to mention that it will stick to itself, unlike most other glues.

You're quite right; it does too! It's also the best glue (in modified form) for glueing the canvas onto the backs of tambours (and remaining elastic for hundreds of years). It's also great for general sizing and as a medium for various faux finishes. And there's nothing else like a freshly glued chair for keeping the workshop dog entertained for hours - licking off the squeeze-out.

The shellac has been cut back and several more coats applied. When fully hardened, I cut the shellac back one last time and waxed the Mahogany.










My involvement in the sofa is now complete. The printed fabric for the loose covers has been ordered from overseas – the plain linen has already arrived. The sofa frame will hopefully be going off to the upholsterer's sometime this week to be upholstered in calico by which time the printed fabric should have arrived.

I'll post a picture of the completed sofa in due course.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

The shellac has been cut back and several more coats applied. When fully hardened, I cut the shellac back one last time and waxed the Mahogany.










My involvement in the sofa is now complete. The printed fabric for the loose covers has been ordered from overseas – the plain linen has already arrived. The sofa frame will hopefully be going off to the upholsterer's sometime this week to be upholstered in calico by which time the printed fabric should have arrived.

I'll post a picture of the completed sofa in due course.

It is going to look outstanding WW, what's next a love seat perhaps?

I have enjoyed watching this one WW and also learned a few tips too. Looking forwards to seeing the finished piece.
Regards
John

Thanks a lot ww the other half just happened to see what you have done , i will have to be more carefull in the future . Great work which inspires.have gained a little bit more knowledge which will be put to use in the near future .

paul , k

Sometimes we hear but do we listen

Originally Posted by Woodwould

My involvement in the sofa is now complete. The printed fabric for the loose covers has been ordered from overseas – the plain linen has already arrived. The sofa frame will hopefully be going off to the upholsterer's sometime this week to be upholstered in calico by which time the printed fabric should have arrived.

I'll post a picture of the completed sofa in due course.

Thanks again Woodwould for sharing your work with us all, I look forward to seeing picture of the completed sofa when its done.

Solid looking, well balanced contruction as usual WW and a good lemon tree

Top thread WW.

As usual, you make it look so easy - I'll just knock up one of those next weekend - but I'm sure everyone here appreciates that there's a lifetime of knowledge and skill in that sofa.

Thanks again for sharing it with us.

How's the progress on the book?

Thanks men!

Originally Posted by rhancock

How's the progress on the book?

Progress is very, very slow. I find I can't write 9-5, so I only contribute to the book when I feel inspired.

Still going as expected WW.

The discussion on glue has been very enlightening.I remember when PVA first arrived on the market in the late50s/ early 60s. Seemed to be a fumbling school student´s answer to many prayers. My woodwork teacher said it was good but we wouldn´t know how good until a couple of hundred years had passed, because we knew that good hide glue lasted at leat that long.

At that time hide glue made by Davis Gelatine in Australia had been tested as the strongest glue on earth. It still ranks right up there in stregnth

Well it appears, despite advances in glue technology, that his words were quite prophetic. I remember reading an article some years ago that purported to show how PVA deteriorated over time in a way that hide glue didn´t..

It will be interesting to see if hide glue eventually disappears as fewer and fewer people become familiar with it.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Thanks men!
Progress is very, very slow. I find I can't write 9-5, so I only contribute to the book when I feel inspired.

We'll all wait as long as it takes.

Artme, rather than hide glue disappearing, I suspect that it will go through a revival as people (like us!) realise that there are particular uses for which hide glue is superior, particularly as fixing stuff instead of throwing it away becomes more popular. Progress is generally an increase in the choice of products to carry out a function, where different products meet different particular needs.

Where can ome buy hide glue in Melbourne?

I think our illustrious leader sells it, but I'm pretty sure you can also find it at Bunny's, M10, Carpet-Heck and all the usual culprits.