Easy trick to glue an arm junction on a cabriolet chair
A Simple Trick for Gluing Arm Joints on a Cabriolet Chair Gluing the arms of a cabriolet chair can be tricky—especially because of the chair’s curved back. This shape makes…
Strip and prepare. Every upholstery project involving old seats start with a good stripping and sometimes the frame need to be fix. It’s not an easy task until you got the rigth tools… and the right method. Let me show you my stripping technique and tips to prepare the seat before starting to upholster it.
An easy pro tip to glue an press the wood with webbing
Video tutorial More about this technique This is just the easiest way to glue a whole seat ♥️ It was taught to me by Alain Sartre (Crest, Drôme) in first…
Fixing and gluing back the wood
Sometimes you just can't avoid a little (or a big) woodwork. In this case you have two option: do it yourself or ask for help. This is what I do.…
Stripping
Stripping is one of the very first steps of every upholstery project - and honestly, it is also one of the most hard but also satisfying. There is something deeply…
Security Tips for stripping
The simplest and more important strripping security tip I could give is this one: NEVER LET YOUR HAND IN FRONT ANY TOOLS WHILE STRIPPING! That was close ... This happened…
My magic products to make the wood new again
You may need some basic product to restore the chair before upholstering. Basic products Here the basic ones you should have in your toolbox. White glue Wood wax Brown /…
How to fix a broken arm
On this website you will find the whole tutorial to restore a modern chair like a Bridge one. Sometimes theses chairs have arms so I thought it woul be usefull…
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…