How to use a regulator
What is a regulator ? A regulator is an old tool tool used in traditional upholstery work. It allows you to move fibers (horsehair or coconut fiber) in the hessian.…
Pliers for upholsterers
Many pliers or pincers are use while upholstering. Most of the time for stripping. The kind of pliers I use daily. This is the pliers you'll find in my workshop.…
Stripping
Stripping is one of the very first step of every upholstery project... I'm a huge fan of antiques so I've stripped off many, many seats in my life and I…
How to remove tacks and decorative nails ?
Stripping isn't easy but having the right tool and the right gesture will change everything. To remove old tacks and nails you need this tools and this is how to…
How to remove staples like a pro.
Stripping Staple Stripping a seat made with traditional. Tacks is way more easy and than stripping one with staples. You will need some traditional manual tools to do this, at…
Upholstery books (for beginners)
Usefull upholstery books. I love books and as a professional upholsterer of course I love collecting upholstery books. And because I'm not a native english speaker they totaly tought me…
Hammers !
Lets talk (a lot) about hammers here. This my absolute tool this one ! Let's see the different hammers I'm using upholstering. The traditionnal upholstery tack hammer. This is the…
Pins, Needles and Swewers
You may need differents pins and needles for upholstery work. I use pins, needles and skewers every day at the workshop. You may have noticed this blue boxes on my…
Basic manual tools for upholstery
Upholsterer's basic kit (click on the link to get more details) Hammers Staple guns Wooden mallets Ripping chisels Tack removers Staple removers Webbing stretchers Scissors Cutters Pincers Regulators Metresticks and…
Which air compressors for upholstery ?
What are we looking for ? The best air compressor for upholstery is simply the one who fit your practice. It depends on the way you want to use it.…