The time of year when I can really open things up and do some cleaning. Get rid of all the dust built up over the winter when I had to keep things buttoned up to keep it warm. It allows me to work on larger projects that can move outside the bounds of the shop. Major projects now will center on a new couch and molding for a bedroom I have yet to finish.
My sweety has started creating some very cool looking raku tiles that will be used in upcoming projects. Ideas that I have at present are a tile top night stand or end table and inserts into jewel chests.
I have a new couch going that I will post a picture of very soon. The primary woods are alder and maple in an Arts and Crafts style. I plan to do some high lighting in mahogany and a few little touches in exotics woods. It is constructed with deep and through tenons with cross pegs on all of the major joints that have been wedged.
I will be constructing it so that the back will fold to the deck and that the seat deck can be removed. I am doing this because many of the couches that I have helped move in the past are so heavy that it takes a team to move them. This couch will easily disassemble to the point that most of the parts can be managed by one person.
I bought some upholstery material some time back with this project in mind. It has now reached the point that I take it to the local upholstery shop to determine cost of that part of the project. This is the couch with the new upholstery nearly complete. The customs and pillows are in paprika and leather and the workman ship of Timberline Upholstery 719-447-9876 was just outstanding I could not have asked for a better job and the turn around from choosing my material to completed project was really quick. You really should visit these folks over on north Stone Street.
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