Timeline for Can I get some tips or criticisms of this couch plan?
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| May 4, 2015 at 5:37 | vote | accept | djvs | ||
| Apr 28, 2015 at 19:59 | answer | added | Ast Pace | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 16:18 | comment | added | rob♦ | @djvs this question may be too localized (likely to be only useful to you) but if you reframe it as a more general question about how to design a couch, I think it would be on-topic. For example: "How do I go about designing a couch? Here's what I have so far, and here's my logic for the design. What other issues have I not considered?" If you also include the type of joinery you're considering for each load-bearing joint, that would also be very helpful. | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 14:17 | answer | added | LeeG | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 14:08 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Are you sure about the depth? 36" is a lot of sitting surface. (Most people don't measure 3' between the knee and the butt.) You could obviously pad this out with a very thick back cushion, but if you've ever priced HD foam, you'll consider changing the design. For what it's worth, I've got a ~1918 stickley prairie settle replica that's about 21" from the cushion to the front edge. Maybe measure couches for the next few days and make up your own mind. One last thing... personally, I love the rectilinear of that/your couch, but others don't. You might consider angling the back cushion slightly. | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 13:45 | comment | added | Maxime Morin | Are you going to put anything in front of the two legs in the middle on the front? Right now, it looks like a heel and toe buster to me... | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 13:37 | answer | added | WhatEvil | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 13:35 | answer | added | bowlturner♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 12:49 | answer | added | dfife | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 28, 2015 at 10:26 | comment | added | LosManos | IMHO: Depending on thickness of coils and upholstering you might be able to feel the 2x4 below you knees. | |
| S Apr 28, 2015 at 8:20 | history | suggested | Niall C. |
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| Apr 28, 2015 at 7:25 | comment | added | DA. | The rigidity of furniture is all in the joints. So if they are good, solid, glued joints, you should be OK generally speaking. As for this particular design, I don't see much in the way of lateral stiffness front-to-back. How are you planning on upholstering this? | |
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| Apr 28, 2015 at 3:34 | history | asked | djvs | CC BY-SA 3.0 |