Furniture making??
Question:Is it possible to make your own couch? I can see it in my head and it doesn't seem undoable. i took shop in h.s. can i do this? has anyone done this, who has advice?
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Answers:
Making a couch is certainly possible and it's not that difficult of a project. I think the most difficult part, for me at least, would be the upholstery. Check out www.absolutelyfreeplans.com and hopefully you'll find something close to your idea or at least something to start the basic frame with. You might need to buy some more tools, depending on what you already have. You will certainly need some long pipe clamps.
You should be able to make most of the frame out of stock lumber, espescially if it's going to be covered with padding and fabric. You might be able to find the feet pre-made that you just screw to the underside.
Go to your local library and check out a woodworking book that has details on different types of joinery. That's going to be very important to make sure the couch stays together over years of use.
Good Luck!
i made my own couch
with good plans some tools and material you can build anything
It can definately be a DIY project. It is not to hard to make one look good. The hard part is making one that is comfortable. If you are just building one to see if you can do it go ahead, but just don't expect it to be as nice as a big name brand couch.
You might want to start by building a futon - the frame is rather easy to build, and you can buy cusions almost anywhere.
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