Here we have the results of my latest challenge; the loveseat is in the room! It’s been over a month of work to meet this challenge but well worth it. The entrance to this room is such that it wasn’t possible to get a piece of furniture like this into it. This piece is about 50″ long and a total of 34″ tall and 30″ deep. One aspect of this challenge was to use barrel connectors and threaded brass inserts so that the piece could be assembled in the room. I covered that process in my first blog. Six pieces in all; 2 leg and armrest, 2 stretchers, the seat, and the back. A common question is always how much money and how much time! For the 8/4 Birch (30 bf), hardware, and seat webbing I spent about $375.00. The foam and material came to roughly $400.00 which includes the work done by a local shop since Diane’s sewing machine couldn’t handle the thickness of the material.

The Birch was resawn so I have quite a bit of it left over which yielded 3/8″ and 1/2″ material which will probably be used for future drawers or boxes. The side pieces and armrests were selected for their grain and coloration. The finish is Osmo 3043 which I apply with Mirka Mirlon abrasive pads. A glass like finish was achieved with two coats using the 1500 and 2500 grit pads. This is the fourth blog on this piece so if you’d like to see more about it check those out as well. This slide show illustrates the process, as always; if you have a question or comment feel free to reach out to me, thanks — John