Taking things apart
I never use glue when making something. Especially in my woodworking projects, and most of the time in my leather projects. I always have the future in mind: what if this bag comes back for repair? What if I need to disassemble this, move it, and put it back together again? Glue makes things mostly permanent and a pain to pull apart, if possible at all.
A lot of the furniture I’ve gathered over the past three years of this late-stage bachelor life I’m living is from IKEA. I knew this apartment was not a forever place, just like I knew that for the past few places I’ve lived, and so I put a premium on furniture that is able to come apart easily. Bonus is that not only can their furniture come apart easily enough, it packs into small spaces without issue.
Last week I took the sleeper couch apart that Mozzie and I used for reading, plenty of football watching, and acted as his bed for the past 3 years when he was with me on weekends. Last weekend we moved the pieces over to the townhouse. Before moving it we stripped all fabric from it (velcro) and washed it. Last night I assembled the couch, fresh fabric applied, and did so with virtually zero issues.
Quite a thing to be able to do that. Happy it all came apart and went back together again!
Have a fun day!
~ Aaron
Grateful log for Tue, 14 May 2024
- Full night of rest
- Couch assembled at the townhouse
- A clear path for the day ahead