1880's Sofa Restoration - Arm Pads

[@SusieQuhNOT]

Buckminster's Where old furniture goes to live. They don't make um like they used to, but you sure re-make um like they used to. I can't wait for Part 3! Remember when "You get what you pay for" was true? I think that ended with the 70's. Everything now is the same mass produced junk, but the retail prices are set by the store. If their customers only knew. Maybe they don't care? Perfect example. My daughter needed a desk and linked me, "This desk is perfect, if only...😢 It was $1,300.00 at a supposed high end "Premium" retailer. I googled the brand & model in $ low-high order. The same desk, same brand came up at Walmart for $140.00 but told her I'd find a lower price. My sweet summer child actually said, "As If!" As if she didn't know me? 😂 Craigslist under free furniture I put in L Shaped Desk. Bingo, not 1, but 5. The exact same desk for free. We picked it up that day. The same hollow, fiberboard, faux wood plastic veneer with a $1,300.00 price tag. $1,300.00 junk vs Free Junk? Free thanks! The lesson is, don't buy any furniture made after 1979 if you can help it. Unless of course you plan on trashing it in 2yrs or less. When I got my 1st place in 82, I was given and still have the sofa my mom bought in the late 60's for the "Formal" living room aka The no kid zone aka rarely used. It's been reupholstered many times. Btw, sorry for the Novella 🥴

[@JimmiePorterAtStuartArts]

My hat is off to this master…. I’ve even been inspired to do a couple simple jobs. Thanks so much for sharing your techniques.

[@jimargeropoulos8309]

I'm very impressed. I would not have been able to figure out how to reconstruct that from dissecting the original. Thank you!

[@DiannLent]

I love to watch a master at work . I have learned a lot and hope to follow your work. Thank you for sharing this wonderful project with us.❤😊

[@donaldjones8920]

I love how you not only reupholster the piece but you replicate the original upholstery techniques. A sign of a true professional.

[@julieholden7343]

Can't wait to see the finished article, as ever you explain everything so well you make it look easy but we all know it isn't.

[@mammothscott1455]

Great work! Remember padding like that on jobs in the early 1970’s. You don’t see much furniture like this today.

[@stephenrobb8759]

I watch your videos many times, over and over again.

[@PeanutsDadForever]

Traditional upholstery is such an exacting thing requiring patience and skill

[@jill552]

That was amazing to watch. Your attention to detail replicating the old technique. Then you washed and reused the material! Far out!

[@DizzzyKipper]

I have learned so much from you over the years. You are a master. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Thank you.

[@annebescond8213]

Très, très beau travail ! Je suis admirative !

[@joanpavlick4167]

so happy to see a new video. the air compressor to dry off the wood. kudos on the tip

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

I have a short but sweet "tool tip" video coming out tomorrow. Please stay tuned!

[@gabriellaleoni3673]

Un grande maestro! Un vero piacere vederti operare ❤

[@catherineshaw4937]

Excellent, thank you. I watched part one, looking forward to the next video!

[@kikkibentzen9139]

You are an Artist♥️♥️

[@lindapeterson2684]

Some of the new upholstered furniture decor leaves parts of the pieces at the burlap stage…..showing off the beautiful mechanics of the underworking of antique upholstery techniques…..I think it is a unique and very cool new form…

[@ТарасБульба-г3х]

It`s a great masterpiece of a great craftsman!Thank you dear Kim from Ukraine.And thanks to all American people for the help in our war against Russians.

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

I can't imagine everything you must be going through. If the freedom to watch my videos lends any degree of normalcy to your life, it is my most sincere great pleasure. Best wishes sent from the middle of America, the heartland.

[@sylverbullet1]

Far out indeed!!

[@awoali51]

we always waiting my sir for more🤩

[@latui7350]

I love all the natural materials you use in your projects. This may be weird, but I'm curious what those materials smell like on a finished piece.

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

There are no unpleasant odors. I suppose if you put your nose to the cloth you can say it smells old.

[@latui7350]

@@Buckminsterupholstery honestly that's amazing. Even if the odor was different I imagined it smelling natural as opposed to oppressively chemical. I'm completely here for it! I have a some furniture I inherited from I'm guessing the 1930-40s. It's my goal now to bring these to you to restore.

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

I'm ready when you are. Not much on my work list at present.

[@carolynatherton2106]

Far out!

[@steven6068]

Hi Buck, Pneumatic question… I see some pneumatic staple guns say they do not require oil, the clam to be oiless. Now is your air compressor oiless? Because then you will be getting it in the air. Or maybe you run a small pancake for the upholstery builds. Keep up the great videos. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Steven

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

This isn't an area of my expertise. I'm not familiar with oilless guns. No, my 21-gallon compressor has oil. I use a combination pressure control gauge/moisture trap in the airline. I've used the brown Duo-Fast stapler (seen in my videos) for over 45 years (with a 2-3 O-ring replacements). More video set for editing in coming weeks. Thanks for tuning in. Buck

[@lisahodges8299]

Is it just called upholstered string? Or do we look for a specific string? Birdy

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

What I use is Ruby Italian hemp string.

[@evancorzine2876]

I'd like to know where in the heck you get your materials? Spanish Moss? I would absolutely love to try doing a chair the traditional method some time, but I have no idea where I would get some of the filler material you use....

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

I wish I had known over 40 years ago that these stuffing materials can be washed and reused. In recent years I have salvaged straw, moss and hair from furniture unworthy of this type of restoration. (wood wool is quicker and cheaper) The original vegetable fiber used in the lumbar rolls seen in this video was not suitable for overall use.

[@Luckingsworth]

​@@Buckminsterupholsteryis there any particular reason sheeps wool was not used? It seems like it would have been a heck of a lot easier to produce in bulk than moss etc. would have been.

[@evancorzine2876]

Do you just wash the hair with shampoo or what do you use?@@Buckminsterupholstery

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

You can see the process in my Victorian chair series part 8 at 2:30 minute mark.

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

Sheep's wool is too dense and lumpy. Unmanageable. Moss was far less expensive, gathered into large piles and composted to rot away the leafy matter, leaving only the hair-like fiber which was ginned and baled.

[@charlescampbell1319]

Are u doing this for a client or is it a retired upholsterers project???????......realistically ......surely .......you couldn’t be reimbursed for the time invested?????....speaking as an upholsterer with 44 years experience.....

[@Buckminsterupholstery]

This is being done as a "retired client project". The owner, an avid antique collector bought it 25 years ago, now recently retired and finally wants to see it restored. I see this as my career piece with 48 years in the upholstery trade (and no plans on retiring). Although I'm being paid per hour, the hours I'm investing in documenting this project (and others) with video drastically reduces my profit margin. I put lots of care into my camera placement, plus there are many frustrating "out-takes" to sort through. A bit like volunteer work... Thanks to Brandon for his volunteer work in editing!

[@charlescampbell1319]

@@Buckminsterupholstery your client will obviously be a knowledgeable person and be well aware “what was done underneath the finished fabric”.......your $$ are well earned......