Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3 custom
beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I never
took a final picture of the final piece with back cushions
and kidney pillows
It was all coil spring construction with spring down seat.
The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
know I could have used a domino)<g>
cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is very
contemporary as is the sectional.
They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas to
install in Aspen at the end of the month
Thanks for looking
"ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3 custom
> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I never
> took a final picture of the final piece with back cushions
> and kidney pillows
> It was all coil spring construction with spring down seat.
> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
> know I could have used a domino)<g>
> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is very
> contemporary as is the sectional.
> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas to
> install in Aspen at the end of the month
> Thanks for looking
Very well done. A ton of work, not obvious to the untrained eye, skillfully
executed to the point of making it look simple and easy, but elegant.
Kudos!
--
www.ewoodshop.com (Mobile)
"ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mike Marlow <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ChairMan wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Yeah it's seamed, they wanted it divided into 4 equal
>>> sections and top-stitched.
>>> It doesn't look equal now, but with the mattress on it
>>> will
>>> be
>>> I don't like it, but it does give it some detail to an
>>> otherwise plain headboard.
>>> The sectional fabric was a mofo, each time I cut it I
>>> would
>>> have to take it to the serger and serge it to keep it
>>> from
>>> raveling.
>>> They also lucked out with the fabric lining up
>>> horizontally
>>> across the tops of the cushion fom the sofa to the
>>> chaise.
>>> They originally wanted the chaise part to be 84" long and
>>> I
>>> told them it would be long and made it 72" long. A couple
>>> of
>>> inches either way would have made the pattern mismatch
>>> across the top.
>>> Thanks again for looking
>>
>> I can't appreciate everything that goes into a project
>> like this,
>> since I've never undertaken a similar task. What I can
>> appreciate is
>> a job well done. As Karl said - so well done it makes it
>> look like it
>> was easy...
>
> Thanks Mike.
> I'm always overbuilding or over thinking jobs, because I
> hate to do things twice. ( can you say anal?)<g>
> I guess it has paid off because after 35 yrs of being in
> business, I can say that I have never had a piece comeback
> except to be redone again
I once told a customer that I build to last, the last thing I want is to
see you again, unless you want me to build something else. :-)
Sonny <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00:11 AM UTC-5, ChairMan
> wrote:
>> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3
>> custom beds
>
> Looks great. Excellent pattern alignment/matching on the
> sectional -
> cushion to boxing.
>
> At first glance (viewing bottom pics first), the headboard
> looks kind
> of odd, as it stands alone in your shop, if I'm seeing
> correctly....
> Are those (fabric) seams, crisscrossing the headboard?
> The seams'
> appearance, in some pictures, kind of takes away from the
> rest of the
> excellent job. I suppose there's a purposeful reason for
> that
> crisscross look, that those geometric design features are
> (possibly)
> for coordinating with some similar design feature in the
> bedroom,
> i.e., will no longer stand alone. In the second pic, from
> the ABPW
> top, those rectangles look much better, more appropriate,
> in the
> stand alone shop setting.... the design feature/effect is
> more
> appreciable.
>
> Sonny
Thanks
Yeah it's seamed, they wanted it divided into 4 equal
sections and top-stitched.
It doesn't look equal now, but with the mattress on it will
be
I don't like it, but it does give it some detail to an
otherwise plain headboard.
The sectional fabric was a mofo, each time I cut it I would
have to take it to the serger and serge it to keep it from
raveling.
They also lucked out with the fabric lining up horizontally
across the tops of the cushion fom the sofa to the chaise.
They originally wanted the chaise part to be 84" long and I
told them it would be long and made it 72" long. A couple of
inches either way would have made the pattern mismatch
across the top.
Thanks again for looking
"ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3
>>> custom
>>> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
>>> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I
>>> never
>>> took a final picture of the final piece with back
>>> cushions
>>> and kidney pillows
>>> It was all coil spring construction with spring down
>>> seat.
>>> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
>>> know I could have used a domino)<g>
>>> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
>>> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is
>>> very
>>> contemporary as is the sectional.
>>> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas
>>> to
>>> install in Aspen at the end of the month
>>> Thanks for looking
>>
>> Very well done. A ton of work, not obvious to the
>> untrained eye,
>> skillfully executed to the point of making it look simple
>> and easy,
>> but elegant. Kudos!
>
> Thanks Karl, as you and Leon know all to well, the customers
> always think you should be able to do it cheaper than the
> factories.
> When the fact is quite the opposite. As far as simple and
> easy, quality never is. There is so much more that goes into
> furniture than people really understand.
> I can't tell you how many times a client/designer has said,
> " Can't you just pad it out?" I wish it were that easy.
> Thanks again for the kudos
Nice work, and it appears to be well thought. Beyond the wood frames,
having everything else come together is an art.. I have dabbled on about 3
small jobs involving upholstery, caning, and rewebing, it's a whole other
set of skills..
I tell my potential customers that I do not compete with furniture stores
offerings or prices.. I offer what the furniture stores cannot, custom
built.
"ChairMan" wrote:
> I'm always overbuilding or over thinking jobs, because I hate to do
> things twice. ( can you say anal?)<g>
> I guess it has paid off because after 35 yrs of being in business, I
> can say that I have never had a piece comeback except to be redone
> again
-----------------------------------------------------------
The fact you have survived 35 years in business is of itself
quite a statement.
Congratulations.
Lew
In news:[email protected],
Sonny <[email protected]> belched:
> On Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:31:08 PM UTC-5, ChairMan wrote:
>> I've got to meet with a designer and old customer Tuesday to look at
>> a sofa I built her at least 20 years ago. She's ready to recover
>> now, but the 4 chairs I built for her in the same room, she just
>> wants me to rework the cushion cores and add a little down to the
>> backs. Sometimes I think I build it too well<g> BTW: There is
>> nothing wrong with the sofa, she just ready for a change
>
> Mais! After 20 years, I can't imagine why she remembered you.... or
> your work!
>
> Sonny
> Pass me another biere!
<chuckle>
go figure, huh?
On 5/19/2013 7:31 PM, ChairMan wrote:
> In news:[email protected],
> Leon <[email protected]> belched:
>> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3
>>>>> custom
>>>>> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
>>>>> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I
>>>>> never
>>>>> took a final picture of the final piece with back
>>>>> cushions
>>>>> and kidney pillows
>>>>> It was all coil spring construction with spring down
>>>>> seat.
>>>>> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
>>>>> know I could have used a domino)<g>
>>>>> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
>>>>> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is
>>>>> very
>>>>> contemporary as is the sectional.
>>>>> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas
>>>>> to
>>>>> install in Aspen at the end of the month
>>>>> Thanks for looking
>>>>
>>>> Very well done. A ton of work, not obvious to the
>>>> untrained eye,
>>>> skillfully executed to the point of making it look simple
>>>> and easy,
>>>> but elegant. Kudos!
>>>
>>> Thanks Karl, as you and Leon know all to well, the customers
>>> always think you should be able to do it cheaper than the
>>> factories.
>>> When the fact is quite the opposite. As far as simple and
>>> easy, quality never is. There is so much more that goes into
>>> furniture than people really understand.
>>> I can't tell you how many times a client/designer has said,
>>> " Can't you just pad it out?" I wish it were that easy.
>>> Thanks again for the kudos
>>
>> Nice work, and it appears to be well thought. Beyond the wood frames,
>> having everything else come together is an art.. I have dabbled on
>> about 3 small jobs involving upholstery, caning, and rewebing, it's a
>> whole other set of skills..
>
> Thanks, Leon.
> There is a bit of engineering involved as you well know.
> The custom bed took some extra thought because I had to figure in that the
> delivery service had to assembly it and not me.
> So, i tried to keep it as simple as possible, but included detailed
> instructions with the hardware
>
>> I tell my potential customers that I do not compete with furniture
>> stores offerings or prices.. I offer what the furniture stores
>> cannot, custom built.
>
> They usually just send me a picture of a sofa or chair from another
> manufacturer with the length and depth they want and I have to figure out
> the rest.
> Arm widths and heights, seat depths and heights. boxing width and on and on.
> Where as the manufacturer has already worked all these details out, but I'm
> suppose to be able to do it cheaper<shrug>
> All I can say is thank God for rich people, because otherwise i would be out
> of business<g>
>
>
> So
Sounds like the airplane display cabinet. I got a designers rendering
of what It "might" look like and it has to be assembled and dissembled
multiple times during the year as different locati9ons around the world.
Like you I had to design with someone else in mind for assembly and
disassembley over and over.
woodchucker <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 5/18/2013 1:00 AM, ChairMan wrote:
>> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3
>> custom
>> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
>> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I
>> never
>> took a final picture of the final piece with back
>> cushions
>> and kidney pillows
>> It was all coil spring construction with spring down
>> seat.
>> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
>> know I could have used a domino)<g>
>> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
>> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is
>> very
>> contemporary as is the sectional.
>> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas
>> to
>> install in Aspen at the end of the month
>> Thanks for looking
>>
>>
> Really nice work.
thanks
Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3
>> custom
>> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
>> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I
>> never
>> took a final picture of the final piece with back
>> cushions
>> and kidney pillows
>> It was all coil spring construction with spring down
>> seat.
>> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
>> know I could have used a domino)<g>
>> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
>> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is
>> very
>> contemporary as is the sectional.
>> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas
>> to
>> install in Aspen at the end of the month
>> Thanks for looking
>
> Very well done. A ton of work, not obvious to the
> untrained eye,
> skillfully executed to the point of making it look simple
> and easy,
> but elegant. Kudos!
Thanks Karl, as you and Leon know all to well, the customers
always think you should be able to do it cheaper than the
factories.
When the fact is quite the opposite. As far as simple and
easy, quality never is. There is so much more that goes into
furniture than people really understand.
I can't tell you how many times a client/designer has said,
" Can't you just pad it out?" I wish it were that easy.
Thanks again for the kudos
In news:[email protected],
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> belched:
> On 5/19/2013 7:31 PM, ChairMan wrote:
>> In
>> news:[email protected],
>> Leon <[email protected]> belched:
>>> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3
>>>>>> custom
>>>>>> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
>>>>>> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I
>>>>>> never
>>>>>> took a final picture of the final piece with back
>>>>>> cushions
>>>>>> and kidney pillows
>>>>>> It was all coil spring construction with spring down
>>>>>> seat.
>>>>>> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
>>>>>> know I could have used a domino)<g>
>>>>>> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
>>>>>> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> contemporary as is the sectional.
>>>>>> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> install in Aspen at the end of the month
>>>>>> Thanks for looking
>>>>>
>>>>> Very well done. A ton of work, not obvious to the
>>>>> untrained eye,
>>>>> skillfully executed to the point of making it look simple
>>>>> and easy,
>>>>> but elegant. Kudos!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Karl, as you and Leon know all to well, the customers
>>>> always think you should be able to do it cheaper than the
>>>> factories.
>>>> When the fact is quite the opposite. As far as simple and
>>>> easy, quality never is. There is so much more that goes into
>>>> furniture than people really understand.
>>>> I can't tell you how many times a client/designer has said,
>>>> " Can't you just pad it out?" I wish it were that easy.
>>>> Thanks again for the kudos
>>>
>>> Nice work, and it appears to be well thought. Beyond the wood
>>> frames, having everything else come together is an art.. I have
>>> dabbled on about 3 small jobs involving upholstery, caning, and
>>> rewebing, it's a whole other set of skills..
>>
>> Thanks, Leon.
>> There is a bit of engineering involved as you well know.
>> The custom bed took some extra thought because I had to figure in
>> that the delivery service had to assembly it and not me.
>> So, i tried to keep it as simple as possible, but included detailed
>> instructions with the hardware
>>
>>> I tell my potential customers that I do not compete with furniture
>>> stores offerings or prices.. I offer what the furniture stores
>>> cannot, custom built.
>>
>> They usually just send me a picture of a sofa or chair from another
>> manufacturer with the length and depth they want and I have to
>> figure out the rest.
>> Arm widths and heights, seat depths and heights. boxing width and on
>> and on. Where as the manufacturer has already worked all these
>> details out, but I'm suppose to be able to do it cheaper<shrug>
>> All I can say is thank God for rich people, because otherwise i
>> would be out of business<g>
>>
>>
>> So
>
> Sounds like the airplane display cabinet. I got a designers rendering
> of what It "might" look like and it has to be assembled and dissembled
> multiple times during the year as different locati9ons around the
> world. Like you I had to design with someone else in mind for
> assembly and disassembley over and over.
Yup, gotta figure the idiot factor into it.
If you look again at the sectional pics, the pic of the bases on the cutting
table shows the picture they sent me from a magazine to the right.
That was all they gave me, except for the overall length they wanted it to
finish
In news:[email protected],
Leon <[email protected]> belched:
> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Mike Marlow <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> ChairMan wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Yeah it's seamed, they wanted it divided into 4 equal
>>>> sections and top-stitched.
>>>> It doesn't look equal now, but with the mattress on it
>>>> will
>>>> be
>>>> I don't like it, but it does give it some detail to an
>>>> otherwise plain headboard.
>>>> The sectional fabric was a mofo, each time I cut it I
>>>> would
>>>> have to take it to the serger and serge it to keep it
>>>> from
>>>> raveling.
>>>> They also lucked out with the fabric lining up
>>>> horizontally
>>>> across the tops of the cushion fom the sofa to the
>>>> chaise.
>>>> They originally wanted the chaise part to be 84" long and
>>>> I
>>>> told them it would be long and made it 72" long. A couple
>>>> of
>>>> inches either way would have made the pattern mismatch
>>>> across the top.
>>>> Thanks again for looking
>>>
>>> I can't appreciate everything that goes into a project
>>> like this,
>>> since I've never undertaken a similar task. What I can
>>> appreciate is
>>> a job well done. As Karl said - so well done it makes it
>>> look like it
>>> was easy...
>>
>> Thanks Mike.
>> I'm always overbuilding or over thinking jobs, because I
>> hate to do things twice. ( can you say anal?)<g>
>> I guess it has paid off because after 35 yrs of being in
>> business, I can say that I have never had a piece comeback
>> except to be redone again
>
> I once told a customer that I build to last, the last thing I want is
> to see you again, unless you want me to build something else. :-)
I've got to meet with a designer and old customer Tuesday to look at a sofa
I built her at least 20 years ago.
She's ready to recover now, but the 4 chairs I built for her in the same
room, she just wants me to rework the cushion cores and add a little down to
the backs.
Sometimes I think I build it too well<g>
BTW: There is nothing wrong with the sofa, she just ready for a change
In news:[email protected],
Leon <[email protected]> belched:
> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> "ChairMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3
>>>> custom
>>>> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
>>>> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I
>>>> never
>>>> took a final picture of the final piece with back
>>>> cushions
>>>> and kidney pillows
>>>> It was all coil spring construction with spring down
>>>> seat.
>>>> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
>>>> know I could have used a domino)<g>
>>>> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
>>>> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is
>>>> very
>>>> contemporary as is the sectional.
>>>> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas
>>>> to
>>>> install in Aspen at the end of the month
>>>> Thanks for looking
>>>
>>> Very well done. A ton of work, not obvious to the
>>> untrained eye,
>>> skillfully executed to the point of making it look simple
>>> and easy,
>>> but elegant. Kudos!
>>
>> Thanks Karl, as you and Leon know all to well, the customers
>> always think you should be able to do it cheaper than the
>> factories.
>> When the fact is quite the opposite. As far as simple and
>> easy, quality never is. There is so much more that goes into
>> furniture than people really understand.
>> I can't tell you how many times a client/designer has said,
>> " Can't you just pad it out?" I wish it were that easy.
>> Thanks again for the kudos
>
> Nice work, and it appears to be well thought. Beyond the wood frames,
> having everything else come together is an art.. I have dabbled on
> about 3 small jobs involving upholstery, caning, and rewebing, it's a
> whole other set of skills..
Thanks, Leon.
There is a bit of engineering involved as you well know.
The custom bed took some extra thought because I had to figure in that the
delivery service had to assembly it and not me.
So, i tried to keep it as simple as possible, but included detailed
instructions with the hardware
> I tell my potential customers that I do not compete with furniture
> stores offerings or prices.. I offer what the furniture stores
> cannot, custom built.
They usually just send me a picture of a sofa or chair from another
manufacturer with the length and depth they want and I have to figure out
the rest.
Arm widths and heights, seat depths and heights. boxing width and on and on.
Where as the manufacturer has already worked all these details out, but I'm
suppose to be able to do it cheaper<shrug>
All I can say is thank God for rich people, because otherwise i would be out
of business<g>
Mike Marlow <[email protected]> wrote:
> ChairMan wrote:
>
>> Thanks
>> Yeah it's seamed, they wanted it divided into 4 equal
>> sections and top-stitched.
>> It doesn't look equal now, but with the mattress on it
>> will
>> be
>> I don't like it, but it does give it some detail to an
>> otherwise plain headboard.
>> The sectional fabric was a mofo, each time I cut it I
>> would
>> have to take it to the serger and serge it to keep it
>> from
>> raveling.
>> They also lucked out with the fabric lining up
>> horizontally
>> across the tops of the cushion fom the sofa to the
>> chaise.
>> They originally wanted the chaise part to be 84" long and
>> I
>> told them it would be long and made it 72" long. A couple
>> of
>> inches either way would have made the pattern mismatch
>> across the top.
>> Thanks again for looking
>
> I can't appreciate everything that goes into a project
> like this,
> since I've never undertaken a similar task. What I can
> appreciate is
> a job well done. As Karl said - so well done it makes it
> look like it
> was easy...
Thanks Mike.
I'm always overbuilding or over thinking jobs, because I
hate to do things twice. ( can you say anal?)<g>
I guess it has paid off because after 35 yrs of being in
business, I can say that I have never had a piece comeback
except to be redone again
On Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00:11 AM UTC-5, ChairMan wrote:
> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3 custom beds=20
Looks great. Excellent pattern alignment/matching on the sectional - cushi=
on to boxing.
At first glance (viewing bottom pics first), the headboard looks kind of od=
d, as it stands alone in your shop, if I'm seeing correctly.... Are those =
(fabric) seams, crisscrossing the headboard? The seams' appearance, in som=
e pictures, kind of takes away from the rest of the excellent job. I suppo=
se there's a purposeful reason for that crisscross look, that those geometr=
ic design features are (possibly) for coordinating with some similar design=
feature in the bedroom, i.e., will no longer stand alone. In the second p=
ic, from the ABPW top, those rectangles look much better, more appropriate,=
in the stand alone shop setting.... the design feature/effect is more appr=
eciable.=20
=20
Sonny
In news:[email protected],
Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> belched:
> "ChairMan" wrote:
>
>> I'm always overbuilding or over thinking jobs, because I hate to do
>> things twice. ( can you say anal?)<g>
>> I guess it has paid off because after 35 yrs of being in business, I
>> can say that I have never had a piece comeback except to be redone
>> again
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> The fact you have survived 35 years in business is of itself
> quite a statement.
>
> Congratulations.
>
> Lew
Thanks, Lew
On Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:31:08 PM UTC-5, ChairMan wrote:
> I've got to meet with a designer and old customer Tuesday to look at a so=
fa I built her at least 20 years ago. She's ready to recover now, but the 4=
chairs I built for her in the same room, she just wants me to rework the c=
ushion cores and add a little down to the backs. Sometimes I think I build =
it too well<g> BTW: There is nothing wrong with the sofa, she just ready fo=
r a change
Mais! After 20 years, I can't imagine why she remembered you.... or your w=
ork!
Sonny
Pass me another biere!
On 5/18/2013 1:00 AM, ChairMan wrote:
> Posted pics of a custom sectional and the last of 3 custom
> beds for a client in Aspen Colorado.
> The sectional shows various stages of the job, but I never
> took a final picture of the final piece with back cushions
> and kidney pillows
> It was all coil spring construction with spring down seat.
> The frame is 5/4 poplar doweled and screwed (yes Leon, I
> know I could have used a domino)<g>
> cushion and all down(50/50) back pillows
> The King-size bed is upholstered in a gray wool and is very
> contemporary as is the sectional.
> They will be picking up the bed on Tuesday here in Dallas to
> install in Aspen at the end of the month
> Thanks for looking
>
>
Really nice work.
--
Jeff
ChairMan wrote:
> Thanks
> Yeah it's seamed, they wanted it divided into 4 equal
> sections and top-stitched.
> It doesn't look equal now, but with the mattress on it will
> be
> I don't like it, but it does give it some detail to an
> otherwise plain headboard.
> The sectional fabric was a mofo, each time I cut it I would
> have to take it to the serger and serge it to keep it from
> raveling.
> They also lucked out with the fabric lining up horizontally
> across the tops of the cushion fom the sofa to the chaise.
> They originally wanted the chaise part to be 84" long and I
> told them it would be long and made it 72" long. A couple of
> inches either way would have made the pattern mismatch
> across the top.
> Thanks again for looking
I can't appreciate everything that goes into a project like this, since I've
never undertaken a similar task. What I can appreciate is a job well done.
As Karl said - so well done it makes it look like it was easy...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]