just tufting

methylene chloride

OSHA Recommendations here.

Most strippers contain this ingredient. It is a gas at room temperature and you wind up breathing it. It goes right through nitrile gloves.

I have a mask that's supposed to protect me, and good gloves.

I work in the garage, with the door wide open.

Back on track with the Danish Chairs.

Back on track with the Danish Chairs. These are going to be really nice. See this link

Hour 3

I have to make a final decision on the finish, and to help me decide, I got out 2 of the other chairs that will make up part of this set. The Depression era T-back chair turns out to be Tiger Oak. And it has a natural reddish color. It makes the natural teak look ashen.

Hour 2

I've completed the first pass on two of the Danish chairs and am beginning to appreciate the grain. It seems to be teak.

Hour 1

Heat gun followed by a Zar wash.

One chair stripped.

Next: Zar touchup and light sanding. Paint with Kilz. (1 hour)

Then: 2-3 spray coats of glossy black/charcoal enamel. (1 hour)

Recover the seats. (1 hour)

Total time for 4 chairs is 16 hours.

Spend 1 hour per day and I'll get it finished!!!

Resuming work

Nearly 4 years have passed since I began this blog.

Several projects have neared completion, but few have met my standards.

This post states my renewed commitment to this project.

My mission:
    To fill my home with beautiful and comfortable furniture that I have rescued and refurbished.

Benchmarks:
    Oct. 1: New Danish Dining Room Chairs
    (after that I'm not sure.)

Cushions

I've been reading about cushions and here is my plan for the week.

Sunday 1 hour to read and plan. The cushion should be "1/2 inch longer and wider per foot" In other words, if I cut the foam on the seam allowance, that should work.

• Monday CUT THE FOAM for TWO CUSHIONS (be sure I have enough foam for the other two. Test it on Kathy.
• Tuesday (Day off)
• Wednesday Cover the foam with poly (see the book)
• Thursday (Day off because I'm going to Ikea)
• Friday Cut the fabric NOTE: the Boxing should be 1/4 inch narrower that the foam thickness. Also, I should try to curve out the top and bottom pieces a little so that their is a hump in the center of both cushions. Neither book mentioned this, but my upholsterer friend gave me this tip. I think it only has to be about 1/4 inch.
• Saturday FINISH TWO CUSHIONS!!
• Sunday

Day 7

I could actually complete it today if I did nothing else. Let's see if I can do it. I will work for 2 hours, then have a shower and see how I feel!! OK-2 hours later, I fluffed the tufting. Then made some welting, cut the arms, and assembled the pieces, ready to staple.....

Day 6

I have slowed down some.
But last night I started sewing the back together.

I've worked for just 15 hours.
There's the possibility that the job can be completed in 20 hours! Certainly in 25!!

So I need to stop procrastinating.

Goal for today...

OK Total hours worked: 18.
Finished tufting, although I want to pretty it up a little.

Day 3

1pm and I'm procrastinating.

If I work for 3 hours today, here's what I could accomplish.

1. Cut out, sew and apply decking.

2. cut out and sew back.

Time to get started!

90 minutes later (after 14 total hours) The decking is on!! I love my new staple gun!