The Oracle WokStation1d ago

Broken internal component meant the sofa needed repair yesterday. Previously we'd just cut a flap and stuck the weird plastic cloth back with sellotape. After getting the eldest to move and tip the sofa, I decided I'd just cut that whole thing off. Out came the knife.
Half way through and eldest goes "this feels really destructive"

Yes it does, kid, yes it does 😈

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By the way, any furniture makers out there;
Why is there a black, woven plastic, sheet on the underside of sofas and arm chairs? What is the purpose, other than to collect loose change and crumbs?
#makersHour
Mar 28 at 4:58pmWeb
Show threadStarSloth1d ago
@wokstation on our furniture growing up it was a kind of sack material, rough but solid. I always assumed it was structural somehow.
Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of Things1d ago
@wokstation
It keeps dust in and cats out, and makes the underside of the furniture nicely hidden so you can't see the two million staples, and random lumps of chipboard and cardboard that goes into the construction.
Show threadThe Oracle WokStation1d ago
@Maker_of_Things so much chipboard in this one. And the feet are under the arms, but they're a separate module that's badly nailed to the main body - I expected a cross bar that went from front foot to front foot!
Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of Things1d ago

@wokstation
Yeah, the arms would have been made separately to the seat and back, and then assembled later with a nail gun.

A properly jointed hardwood frame would make it many times more expensive to manufacture.

Show threadRay McCarthy14h ago
@wokstation
Cosmetic. Used to be sack /hessian type material.
Show threadArianne B8h ago
@wokstation It's a modesty skirt, so that if the furniture ends up lying on its back you can't see between its legs.