The Recycled Furniture class continues to get in the swing of things, with the Redfern workshop feeling ever more comfortable.
Phil began the week’s session with a sanding lesson, including some handy tips on how to get in to hard-to-reach grooves.
He also provided some info on staining, stripping and some of the OH&S issues that go along with these practices.
Following the allocation of some dust masks, we all got down to sanding back a number of chairs that had recently been acquired through The Bower’s Reuse Referral Service.
From there it was over to Maaike, who demonstrated how to manually re-spring an armchair.
It was clearly an illuminating process for many of us.
A number of those present remarked on how they were continuing to gain a much greater appreciation of the upholstery process and the time involved.
It was also revealed that Sam perhaps did too good a job on his reupholstered chairs, which have now been “kidnapped” by his daughter.
The “bring a plate” lunch is now in operation, with particular compliments to Miki’s remarkable couscous. Full marks to all for resisting the urge to nap after partaking in such an impressive spread.
More next week, when we look set to tackle some timber work.
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