Comments for Grassrootsmodern

Comment on Affordable Modern Kitchen Entry: The kitchen that google built by Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:14:45 +0000

Terrific!! You are so talented!! What an amazing job of quality and co-ordination!!!

Comment on Modern Exterior Doors by Lyndsey

Lyndsey — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:15:54 +0000

Creede- Love the door. You know how we are in need of a new front door. How can we get one or look at some other options from the same guy?

Comment on Affordable Modern Kitchen Entry: The kitchen that google built by Montie Campbell

Montie Campbell — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:57:44 +0000

Great job! I love the color scheme.

Comment on Corona sofa by DavidM

DavidM — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:10:21 +0000

I went down to the local Macy’s to buy this couch last year, but found the posture a bit too vertical. We really wanted a lounging sofa, so we went with the Margaret in a rust. You can get both in alternate colors, but they can take months to get if you don’t get the in stock colors. It’s been over a year now and we’ve been very impressed with the quality for the price. Recommended.

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=252660&CategoryID=35389&LinkType=SiteAd&LinkLoc=29391&AdID=500839

Comment on Thonet repair options? by chris barlow

chris barlow — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:50:22 +0000

You might try something like this, they are made for this purpose.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=20003&cat=1,110,42967&ap=1

Comment on Thonet repair options? by jh

jh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:07:55 +0000

i think the bentwood chairs (the chairs made of solid wood that is curved) are steam bent, but the chairs made of ply are form bent. they actually apply each layer of the ply individually. each layer is glued and placed on a shaped form. it is flexible until the glue dries in that shape and then it stays that way forever…make sense? (except in the case of your chair which wants to return to its flat self)

good luck with the repair…you can do it!

Comment on Thonet repair options? by rick olivier

rick olivier — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:45:34 +0000

Thanks for all the input. I have some AMAZING 2-part West Marine epoxy but I don’t think it will be thin enough to inject, may have to use a thinner epox. Another issue is the residue from the original glue, which I have no way of removing (short of breaking apart the piece) and could prevent good adhesion.

re: steam forming ply…. I’ve only seen pictures of this industrial ply-forming done with steamed plywood. I’d be amazed if this Thonet type of fabbing could be done on dry plywood!

r.o.

Comment on Thonet repair options? by jh

jh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:57:46 +0000

sounds like epoxy wins! the forms for these weren’t steam bent, they were definitely ply-formed with a form. don’t use screws! the epoxy will be just fine if you get enough in there….i would do it for you if you lived closer….i like stuff like that.

Comment on Way Back When: Streamline Baby Stroller by jacques

jacques — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:50:47 +0000

i couldn’t agree more that it’s a total work of art. we had a quinny stroller and would get stopped all the time from folks asking who designed it and where we bought it. if this were re-introduced, i can’t imagine how much attention it would get!

Comment on Corona sofa by Lib

Lib — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:05:01 +0000

We also have this sofa. We’ve been very pleased with it from day one. Much higher quality than any of the others that were in the same price range. And usually Macy’s has sales around holidays.