Tack Driver

[kodydog]

Many moons ago I talked myself into buying the fake tack strip stuff. Started to use it on a job. After about 5 mins I noticed how bad the stuff looked and ripped it off and threw the whole kit and kaboodle away. The place I now work has a roll of the stuff. Looks like its been siting around, untouched, for about 20 years.

[sofadoc]

I've seen some factory jobs with the fake trim that look decent because the real nails actually match the fake ones.

But the stuff that my suppliers carry isn't a very close match at all. Every 4th nail sticks out like a sore thumb from 20 feet away. I showed it to my supply salesman. He just shrugged his shoulders while staring at the floor

[zanepurcell]

we have discussed before methods and a consensus that some have in reference to duplicating methods used in the customer's piece when putting it back together and returning it and not trying to re-invent things. On occasion I see chairs such as the one linked below and they often have the cheap nailhead tack strip. I would be inclined to re-do it in the same method. Although, it would be rare that someone would want to pay $400 to recover a $198 chair.
Zane
http://www.popularfurnitureny.com/product_info.php?products_id=807

[sofadoc]

Although, it would be rare that someone would want to pay $400 to recover a $198 chair.

Believe it or not, it happens around here it all the time. I know it really makes no sense why customers would want to invest that much money in a cheap chair. But it's pretty common around here.

If I ONLY accepted quality furniture jobs, I'd starve. I still do a lot of quality pieces, but not enough to keep the doors open. It's probably about half & half. The profit margins are just as good for the crap furniture, so I really don't care.