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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Tortie Hoare and her "rediscovery" of boiled leather... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| "I have never had a reaction like this", said Tortie. "I have been shocked by the interest. With all of my furniture I have used the process of forming leather to dictate the piece. It was not until I came across the French medieval process of boiled leather that I could create solid, strong forms in an eco-friendly way. " Uh, Brooks leather bicycle seats in England, and Ideale leather bicycle seats in France, to name just two of many manufacturers, made their seats for most of the 20th Century out of a "boiled leather" process. Brooks, after being bought o ... | |||||
| Rare Spares | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Poach | General discussion | |
| About a year ago, the cleaning lady at my office knocked one of my ball clocks off the wall, breaking a metal spoke. I looked in vain for a replacement. I soon gave up, and bought the non-standard sized thread dies necessary to fabricate my own replacement. For some reason, Howard Miller used different thread sizes on the ends of the spokes, and one of them is a real oddball. Anyway, the clock is now restored, and even I can't tell which arm was replaced. The frustrating bit of this is that I know there's some pack rat like myself who has that replacemen ... | |||||
| Pretty neat. | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| Pretty neat. It's great to have the original glass -- who could dream up that shape if it was necessary to replace it, sight unseen ? I expect the frame is shown upside down. Risom's work (and that of so many others) would dictate that the horizontals terminate with the canted ends sloping the other way -- as well as the fact that the larger horizontal OA dimension would be greater at the floor. In addition, I think I see kick-damage to one of the end posts that would make it seem that the frame is inverted . . . ? | |||||
| Mantel | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| ... a brushmark free finish can be obtained is often with additives like Floetrol for water based paints and Penetrol for alkyd paints. ( I still choose to paint my trim with alkyd paints because of their durability and appearance.) But, you have to be careful how much to use. Lots of times, weather can dictate how much. If you painted your trim when it was hot/humid, even with air conditioning, that could effect how sluggishly your paint went on. As a result, you may have continued to keep adding Floetrol to your paint until the paint became too thin. Thi ... | |||||
| Handbags at dawn.....mr... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | gary & fran | General discussion | |
| Handbags at dawn.....mr... Handbags at dawn.....mr niceguy you do make yourself busy don't you.... Doing a google search on me!!' Perhaps you should get out more....oh those greedy dealers looking to inflate their profits! We can't all be as earnest as you think you are....the arbiters of good taste... You make me laugh I'm registered on here as a dealer.... What do dictate I do oh wise ones .. Should I state 'hi I'm a dealer can you help me with this' what's the difference, we can't all know everything Thanks again for your help Gary c/I dad design | |||||
| We've had some of them | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | Pegboard Modern | General discussion | |
| We've had some of them We've had a few of the Gehry pieces. Never had an issue with them coming apart, though I've seen others that have. I suspect that a lot depends on the environment where they are kept (temperature, humidity, sun exposure). We currently have a "Poweplay" lounge and ottoman. Like the other designs, it's not uncomfortable, but not a chair you want to relax in for long periods. It's closer to functional sculpture in some respects. I suspect your height, weight and personal preferences would dictate how comfortable the chair is to you. | |||||
| Thank you spanky! That was r... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | pantaloons | General discussion | |
| ... folded seam. I can't see the pictures that clearly on the PP Mobler site. Is there anything else I need to focus on in great detail and relay to my upholsterer? Thanks again for all of the help. I just want to make sure I get this right. I don't have the luxury of finding an upholsterer who has done these around here, so I have to go with a skilled upholster and dictate everything to him. | |||||
| My main point was only this... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| My main point was only this... There is a big difference between making a painting and selling one. (Or buying one) Learning to see and draw, is a very learnable craft or skill. To use "the formal elements of picture-making" to make "Art" might be seen as another step entirely. The making of the best art often comes from a life-long process that involves much personal search, time, and the production of many "half-baked" results before a group of works might arrive at some kind of clarity or crystallization into a resolved group of consistent "objects". Ho ... | |||||
| SDR | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | fastfwd | General discussion | |
| SDR Because CF is only strong in one direction, and because its strength and stiffness are inversely proportional, structures like bicycle frames are built by layering different grades of CF in various orientations, with the details of the layup dependent on the stresses expected to act on it in use. As you predicted, the "seams" in those structures are very visible... But people LIKE to see that; there's a certain honesty to it that would be lost if it were, for instance, covered with a cosmetic top coat of uniform finely-woven fiber. For something like a ... | |||||
| It's a boucle | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| ... frieze these days is very different---it's actually very orderly rows of tiny loops, sort of like Berber carpet for a dollhouse. The stuff that is new boucle is much, much nicer that vintage frieze/boucle. The vintage frieze is an early synthetic fiber that feels harsh. Some people like the texture. I say why not get a similar look with a new boucle that feels good? You'll have about the same look but it'll be so much nicer to touch. And will wear better. Knoll "Classic Boucle" is an excellent all-round boucle. Place Textiles makes one called Balmory ... | |||||
| Both beds are very nice... | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Lunchbox | General discussion | |
| Both beds are very nice... But as rockland said... 1. The environment will dictate whether or not they work. I think the more ornate or intricate the pieces of design in an interior, the less are needed in the space. 2. The design will not be as evident once sheets and shams are present. So to me, while I really like the beds, I don't see the point. Seem a bit wasteful. I've been debating this myself for years as well. I've had a couple of opportunities to purchase Nelson beds both vintage and Modernica reissue but have passed each time. Like jdip said, unle ... | |||||
| Right on | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| Right on Glass artist, I rarely comment on North American furniture, its a weak spot in my knowledge, I was going to say that common sense would dictate that no one would bother to have a different leg custom made when it could be repaired or an identical could be made if the original owners required that. Wasn't there a recent thread where SDR pointed out a different splined mitre leg construction on a longer bench? I'm not sure. Sometimes its better to reserve judgement. | |||||
| I've used lots of color. | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | rockland | General discussion | |
| I've used lots of color. But i have seen neutral walls look fabulous. I also have big bold vintage fabrics on some walls. (The original owner was a textiles designer) Maybe it is just personal taste though some houses just dictate a need for color? I'll see if i can find visual examples. | |||||
| Stephen and Mary Ann Scott... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| Stephen and Mary Ann Scott... Stephen and Mary Ann Scott would make a lovely couple,she could dictate her thoughts and Stephen could pen them, a collaborated effort. | |||||
| Hi Becky | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Robert Leach | General discussion | |
| Hi Becky Hi Becky, I was just pointing out to another poster that it couldn't possibly be Ercol, I was in no way criticising your bedroom set (After all, I haven't even seen it) As Heath says, eBay really is the best selling platform, just describe it fully..warts and all, get decent pictures of it, and make sure you specify buyer to pick up, and it should be no more difficult than selling anything. the market will dictate the price, but at least you can be sure the highest number of people will see it. Good luck! Robert | |||||
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