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	I have experience with all of that!	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	... it. Latex foam gets hard and crumbly when it's old. Sounds like that's what you have now. Latex foam is more resilient than urethane foam. I think it's better for thin cushions in general but it's much more expensive, at least in the US, so it's almost never used anymore on furniture. But latex mattresses are becoming more popular again, which should tell you something (I have one--they are GREAT for laying on for 8 hours). The most comfortable chair I ever upholstered was one that I used 3" thick latex foam over jute webbing. It was like sitting on a ...
	Eameshead, I am from San...	1 Relevance	12 years ago	grassyhill	General discussion
	Eameshead, I am from San... Eameshead, I am from San Francisco and my husband sells out of two of the larger collectives in the city as well as the Alameda once a month. It's funny you mention the lack of Eames and Nelson around here as it is something that has been discussed by my husband and his colleagues. Selling at these types of venues can be expensive for dealers. The limited space we have to work with has to be carefully managed to maximize turnaround. When a piece sits there and does not sell, you lose money. Which brings us to the lack of Eames and ...
	As above: lower the price. ...	1 Relevance	12 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	As above: lower the price. ... As above: lower the price. A difficult to upholster chair without upholstery is worth much less than one in dire need of upholstery, because it is even harder for the buyer to imagine what it could look like, because the buyer suspects there is a hidden reason/flaw that made you drop the project (like it could be fake, who knows from the internal structure, anyway), and then the buyer has to find the rare upholsterer who already has the patterns for the fabric, because the old upholstery can't be picked apart for use as the pat ...
	Restor-A-Finish will work if...	1 Relevance	12 years ago	TheMidCenturyBeehive	General discussion
	Restor-A-Finish will work if... Restor-A-Finish will work if it's just a clearcoat issue. You'd want to use the "Neutral" color. If you're debating sanding / stripping / restor-a-finishing, try RAF first, and proceed to more difficult methods if RAF fails. I'd skip the cloth and go straight to steel wool, but that's just me.
	LCA	1 Relevance	12 years ago	hoopsie	General discussion
	... 3 coats of teak oil, rubbed with steel wool in between oil coats. The table now looks half decent but no where close to what it should. Also if you are going to strip table do not do the cradle and legs as it's difficult to get into all those tight spaces to do a good job, instead sand with 120 then 220 sand paper and oil since that part of the table is solid teak.
	kin	1 Relevance	12 years ago	muehlebach	General discussion
	kin are you in the KC area? That chair has been for sale for a couple weeks now. It must be difficult to assemble those knockoffs.
	ebay	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Eameshead	General discussion
	... has a greenish tone. Possibly "lemon yellow", "pale yellow", or "ochre light", or even "greige". It is difficult to say. You can look up Eames chair color charts to see what comes closest. Cleaning-- Mild soap and warm water is a safe place to start, but you can also use stronger cleaners like "409" or "Fantastik" type spray cleaners on these shells to remove dirt without hurting the shine or color of the shell. If you like some of the aged look to the surface, you can just gently remove the worst dirt areas. Just watch out for the labels, etc., and GO ...
	Objectworship.	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Joshua F (USA)	General discussion
	... not pre production rare. 75% of the product she get is off ebay. We see the auctions they come from. We sold some of them to her. it is pretty transparent. Certain shells I recognize from damage and details... There is stuff she has had for about 2-3 years on there. Not jealous. Believe me. I would be embarrassed to sell like that. I have looked at the sold history. Mostly other things then shells are sold. Sure people can be rich, and buy them all they want... so what, free market. No problem with it. People buy on 1stdibs all day long, but does not mean ...
	Very nice.	1 Relevance	12 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	Very nice. Is that pre-finished plywood ? Looks good. While we all like these curtain-coated factory finishes as time-savers, some of the products receive a really thin coat, of unknown durability. Later refinishing might be difficult; I have yet to try paint strippers on the product. Time for me to chip in my two cents on reproducing items designed by others. I have no problem with it, when the purpose is to provide oneself with replicas of goods otherwise unavailable to the maker. I don't approve of items made poorly, for any reason; the aim should be t ...
	Thanks Lief	1 Relevance	13 years ago	LuciferSum	General discussion
	Thanks Lief I have an inquiry out to Rud. Rasmussen - I'm hoping Google translated my bad English into equally bad Danish. It's my understanding that half-blind dovetails are more difficult to create than through-dovetails. But I would assume both can be machined at this point. I've seen only 2 other examples on the internet of the half-blind. Both were listed as Rud. Rasmussen, but neither had photographs of labeling. It wasn't an expensive piece, and it is rather nicely made, so I'm not going to be crushed if it's not authentic.
	in order to be dangerous	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Eameshead	General discussion
	... matter the point is moot. ( We so enjoy academic arguments here at design addict!) Because of its radical simplicity, this little table is deceptively difficult to knock off. EVERY ASPECT of this radically reductive table IS the "label". All of the variables and materials are even HARDER to fake, because each is so much more "seen" and objectified. Because that is all there is to look at, there is nowhere for a wrong move to hide. Blocked wood solid core (or correct era plywood) seen at "honest" edge Proper bevel degree and thickness of top laminate materi ...
	repairing the Richard Schultz Pedal Table	1 Relevance	12 years ago	HawaiiModern	General discussion
	repairing the Richard Schultz Pedal Table I have welded as a profession since 1981. You guys are rough on welders. The Pedal table is cast aluminum. All cast is more difficult to weld than typical mild steel since it is porous. First find a welder that can weld Cast aluminum. Call Around. Second. Get a piece of scrap 3/4 plywood, unscrew the pedals and screw the plywood onto the base. Fasten the broken piece Exactly where you want it. This will keep the guess work out of the equation and keep the other pedals from getting burned or otherwise damaged. Any wel ...
	On the fence! Florence knoll credenza/ locks,	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Linda McAndrew	General discussion
	... discussed here seems quite sophisticated, and possibly cleaner if no front locks are on face of cabinet?? The unit needs refinishing & I've only seen it w/o locks in place. Based on Internet photos of the exact style my concern is the silver locks on the face could be visually distracting, drawing the eye towards them, especially when placed directly across from my sofa. A bit of a dilemma as they are difficult to come by locally and I'm not game to purchase out of state etc. Not 100% convinced I should jump on it either. Another credenza for sale in this ...
	Are those oak?	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	... This is easy in that the lacquer will soften and dissolve right away, but difficult in that the acetone evaporates almost faster than you can wipe off the finish. When the acetone evaporates, the old lacquer immediately starts to harden again! You have to work very quickly. I find it is very helpful to have a small squeeze bottle of acetone for rewetting the area I"m working on. This minimizes waste, too. You will lose a LOT of acetone to evaporation if you're not careful. Once the lacquer is completely removed, you should be able to just oil the wood ...
	Oh yea I wasn't thinking abou...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	juanearl	General discussion
	Oh yea I wasn't thinking abou... Oh yea I wasn't thinking about the expansion contraction of the pieces on the base itself. So having the same species of wood at the same moisture level is the biggest concern so they move at roughly the same amount. It would be very difficult to remove and cut new wood for the slots on the base. I checked the wood and it looks like the tangential plane of the wood is vertical (possibly quarter sawn) so hopefully it shouldn't be a too big of a problem if I orient the new wood correctly. I will cut the new slides and wait to ...