Recycling Leather Furniture - Striping old furniture to provide materials for future projects
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A really useful Tips, Tricks & Tools video just talking about and demonstrating how easy it is to recycle old furniture for materials for new projects. There really is so much out there, both leather furniture and leather clothing, that it isn't hard to find materials that you might need for future projects,. If you look in the right places then it will always be free.
Places to look. Freecycle sites, Facebook Market Place and keep an eye open for skips / Dumpsters and if necessary (with permission) rescue leather items when you find them.
Videography, as always, by my very good friend James who was also responsible for all the editing, music, colour balance etc. Check him out here:
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I hope everyone enjoys this video.
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cheers!
@TraditionalTimes
28 күн бұрын
Your welcome
I’ve made a good many glasses cases and pocket slips using up-cycled sofa leather. It is generally quite supple and has a nice hand to it. Inexpensive source for materials.
@TraditionalTimes
Ай бұрын
Absolutely... amazing what you can achieve with a little thought and a bit of ingenuity... 😁
13:14 Yes thanks for your video, definitely into recycling and upcycling too. Maybe will take me longer but 2 sofas to possibly dismantle. 👍
@TraditionalTimes
2 ай бұрын
... and the best bit is almost all of it can be recycled... Wooden fram can be reused for woodworking (or keeping warm if nothing else), padding and foam can be bagged for future upholstery projects, metal can be recycled via the scrap man... really thre is very little that need go to waste. If I have encouraged one person to recycle a sofa... am a happy man... :)
I must say, YOU ARE SO RIGHT SIR!!! THANK YOU FOR MEN LIKE YOU! HARD TO COME BY! RESPECT 💖 🙏 🫡
@TraditionalTimes
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind comment. 😀
On a smaller scale I did the same thing with a damaged black leather ladies full length coat. Loads of usable leather. Cost me next to nothing. Planning to re-cover a jewelry box with it. Top advice; thank you.
@TraditionalTimes
7 ай бұрын
Andrew, Jewellery box sounds awesome. I've one of those is on my project list... ;)
What thickness leather is usually used for these 80-90s sofas? 1.5mm?
@TraditionalTimes
21 күн бұрын
Yeah. Mostly 1-1.5mm for a sofa. Anything thicker would be a waste.
after you recycle the leather, is there a way to remove that shine? or change it's color ?
@TraditionalTimes
Ай бұрын
I;ve never tried either myself. I tend to just use as is. However I do remember seeing a youtube video a while back on the subject of restaining old leather. I'll see if I can dig it out.