I am trying to make a upholstered sofa and would preferably like 3-4
plans. Any help will be much appreciated.

cheers sandy

On 1 Mar 2006 08:25:24 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, "sandy"
quickly quoth:

I am trying to make a upholstered sofa and would preferably like 3-4
plans. Any help will be much appreciated.

Get thee to a library and pick up a copy of some of these books
for style ideas:

Aronson's "Encyclopedia of Furniture"
Sotheby's "Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture"
Swedberg's "Collector's Encyclopedia of American Furniture"
Warman's "Furniture"

then get a copy of Joyce's "Encyclopedia of Furnituremaking" to learn
how to do the woodworking stuff properly.

and then get a copy of Lloyd Gheen's "Upholstery Techniques
Illustrated" to learn out how to do the soft stuff properly.

Or just Google for "upholstered furniture plans".

G'luck!


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"sandy" wrote in message
I am trying to make a upholstered sofa and would preferably like 3-4
plans. Any help will be much appreciated.


Just ask JOAT ... he will be more than happy to accommodate you. Hehe.

.... and don't forget to duck!

Tip: do a Google search on "sofa plans".

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On 1 Mar 2006 08:25:24 -0800, "sandy" wrote:

I am trying to make a upholstered sofa and would preferably like 3-4
plans.

Get a copy of James' Upholstery, a Complete Course"
The frame is just simple mortice and tenon, half-lap or bridle joints,
done in beech, ash, cheap maple or even softwoods. All the difficult
stuff is in the fabric.

It's also hard to find upholstery suppliers. If you're in the UK (NTL
user?) then try J A Milton for mailorder.
http://www.jamiltonupholstery.co.uk/