Bits and Bobs and a terrible addiction to a staple gun

I think I have damaged my hand with the appalling staple guns that I have been using, nasty manual ones that are over 20 years old in particular.  In fact I think even the electric one I used (killed it in 2 weeks) and the old Powershot (killed it in 3 months, much better staying power) did some damage, and I really haven't been able to staple or even contemplate stapling.... UNTIL NOW!!

Have you met my little friend??  Air compressor staple guns are worth their weight, and set up costs. They last longer, they work faster, harder and with so much gusto I just giggle whenever I pick it up, an evil giggle of unadulterated stapling glee!  LOVE!

So I have FINALLY been able to get on with some of my projects that have laid in wait while my poor nervy hands healed and I acquired my beloved gun!

My friend Fee fell in love with my black Parker chair for her office. After begging me for mine (which I was NOT going to give up because it is soooo comfy) I found her one almost identical on eBay... However, it fell apart. Not to worry, her daddy screwed it all together and it will NEVER fall apart again we hope! But now for the refurbishment...

This is just part one of god knows how many parts to this refurb...

my chair

Fee's chair

So as you can see, it is a 1972 (older than me!) Parker style chair.  It appears to be the original fabric and finishings, latex inner and rubber webbing. It was all worse for wear as I discovered while pulling it all apart...

There are lots of hidden screws, staples and little pin nails, so pulling apart a chair slowly and in reverse from its manufacture is the best way to remember how it all goes back together. I find if you start where you can see staples (usually the underside), it all unfolds before you. Just keep all of your screws together in a container so you can reuse them when it's time to put it all back together again.

My preferred tools of trade are a staple remover, some wire snips that I use to lever out nails and staples, and a screw driver. This one looks deceivingly electric, it's not, someone has lost it's charger, but it has a nice big handle which makes it comfortable to use! I usually do things arse about, and in this case, its with an electric screwdriver with no electric!

Inside the seat it was *blach* nasty, deteriorating latex rubber, full of *yick blach blach* god knows what. I'm not very good with yuck stuff I haven't created myself (my OWN couch, no problems cleaning that, I know what I've done on my couch. Pulling apart a random couch I have no idea what... YUUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!)

*blach*

The webbing was also past due, so after throwing out yucky latex, I removed the hessian and the rubber webbing...

By this time, muttly had discovered that the top part of the seat was available and made himself comfortable...

So the reconstruction of Fee's chair has begun, I decided to put on extra webbing for support and we're now just waiting for her lovely fabric to get printed by Cloth Fabric... Lovely!

Now for a side note or two... I don't do high heels much, I like to stomp around too much, but for some reason I was compelled to buy 43 pairs of shoes from eBay, all in one listing, some Gucci, some Enzo, some Calvin... All for $51. I couldn't resist. So now I'm to be seen tottering around my living room in SPECTACULAR heels, and my tracky dacks. Noice look luv... 

And another little project that had laid fallow while my hands healed is my little red and white chair... Finally finished now thanks to my beloved gun!  And for sale if anyone is interested???

So I hope you are all well out there and I look forward to getting another blog out to you soon!

Love Sarahx