Wing back chair for sale

This item has been Sold
Once in a while I will offer a frame I feel is exceptional.

This one the size is exceptional, smaller than normal.  And wow is it comfortable.

I have gone through this wing back in the shop that has stood the test of time. Stripped the top coverings, Some frame tightening, and repairs, and a full inspection.

 It is now ready for finish fabric.

                     Hand tied coil springs on the inside back with natural horsehair for stuffings.
                                    Wow, what a comfortable chair with a coil spring base also.

                                                     Fresh cotton over the horse hair.

                            And a 3 compartment down cushion ready for upholstery fabric.
                                         The height at the top of the back is just 40 inches.

The chair would be awesome for someone 5 foot to 5 foot 9 inches in height.

This chair is ready to grind out some years.

Well this one would be one awesome treat for someone to treat themselves, or a gift for someone special in their life.

 With a choice fabric from my fabric library, it might be more affordable than you presume.

Thanks for looking!

Small rocker as winter sets in

This rocker has been around a lot longer than I have.

                                                       And been upholstered many times.
                     The wood needed some proper filling so as to take to the staples for years to come.
                              The base had been restored a while ago with plenty of service left.

                                                 Here the filler has cured and been sanded.

                                                       And the outside back all tailored up.

                                                            And a side shot complete.
                                                            The base set nice and firm.

                                                   This fabric is from my in stock library.
               I have some great value in the library if you find something that will catch your eye.

Character and  value.

 This sure beats the box stores.

Thanks for looking.

Twins

Here is a pair of small size Martha Washington style chairs.

                           The frames and stuffings held up well under heavy use it looks like.
                                               Here I rebuilt the nosings on the seat base.

                           And a fresh coat of cotton on the bases before a lining is set in place.

                    Notice the thin bases.  A fuctional chair. Common sense from an earlier day.

And the  outside back lined and thin padded.

Here I'll splash a few pictures of tailoring.

 Note the straight stripes as they match throughout with the trim piping.

                                         It's Friday afternoon and they are not completed yet.
                                  Sure will look nice in the display window over the weekend.

Thanks for looking!

Window cushion and Morris chair cushions

   Here is a traditional morris chair cushions worked up in "faux" leather.  No piping , with top stitched seams and traditional stuffings  
  Below is the pring unit after 70 years use or more. I inspected and repaired the marshall unit.  Dusted out the cotton and cleaned that all up.

       Shown here is the spring unit wrapped in a fabric ready to go into the heart of the cushion.

  Front shows the fresh coat cotton on the assembly from the in stock cotton roll.

                     Tricky business packing these traditional cotton cushions. Sure out lasts foam. A nice Heavy  cushion.

              Here is a 78X20 inch window seat. A couple lumbar pillows accent the 24 button seat cushion.

      The bottom was ran with decking on the back. It would have required 2 more yards of fabric to do both sides.

   This was with an existing 2 inch foam cushion . I poly wrapped just the top after steaming the foam back to original shape. Tailored up with a soft set with the buttons for a nice relaxed look.
                                                             Thanks for looking.

50 year time test.

 Here is a 1950's chair that needs some maintenence. The frame has held up really well.

                Here shows all unnecessary tacks removed and brought down to the rebuild point.

                                                       Deep 10 inch coil springs. all retied.

     Lots of tailoring up the stuffings when upholstering this one. This chair has natural stuffings and I wanna keep it that way. Fresh dried straw added to the base edge.

                                                            Completed and ready to go. 

    No need for a new foam in the cushion. Steamed custom cut and wrapped in a .875 poly wrap. One zipper away if the inside cushion starts to get sloppy.

                                          Hand sewn nosing for a nice proud spring base front.

Thanks for looking!

Beep Back

  Here ia a horn from a 1995 Dodge durango. Neatly mounted in this black box with all wiring stored properly.

                          Really non conspicuos, as it sure doesn't stand out in the shop front window, shown here.

     Here it shows the power plant. A 12 volt battery wired with heavy duty extention cord. "Powered by Jake".

            3 horn buttons placed throughout the shop. this one centralised in the fitting area.

                                  And another one in the cutting area.  Notice the neat wiring.

                                                                 And at the sewing station.

Anyone who drives a vehicle is required to have a horn at their disposal. Police have a couple different types as do firemen and ambulances.  The dodge Durango horn will do the trick. A beep back now and then to those drive by beepers.  : ) 

And here are the ones that realized the horn for the shop.

 Jake and his Mom Edna. She's 99 years old.

                                                And a short video of  one of their many drivebys.

Thanks for looking!

Smart, Very Smart

Smart, Very smart is the title to this post. This recliner is one of the first mechanical recliners made. Done right with no over engineering involved. Probably from 1890's to 1910. And has it stood the test of time. One puts a footstool in matching fabric and you won't be looking ever for another chair to relax in. This was built to last.

 An upholsterer replaced the natural stuffings with foam and polywrap. Synthetics don't last like traditional stuffings.  A lot of shops replace stuffings. It does not do a piece of furniture any favors putting in synthetics.

I'll do what is practical to clean up the stuffings.

 Here is some proper filler for good nailing line.

This stain and sealer does the wood a lot of favor.

After application on all the finished wood the patina is still there. Wouldn't want to make it look like a reproduction piece.

Here the new fabric is laid out for plotting and cutting.

Here is the natural cotton added to the base. With a full liner upholstered to set the stuffings.

And another half coat to top it with the blue finish fabric.

 Here is the inside back. I accented the stuffings at the headrest and at the lumbar for support.

 Here is the narrow inside back. Nice and thin. Don't wanna overstuff traditional furniture. Thats for disposable seating.

A shot of the nice clean lines with the matching gimp. No glue to be seen.

 What a joy to work this one up.

Thanks for looking!