Show How to Buy Best in Furniture When b buy buying u y i n g upholstered furniture never select a piece only because the color is right or the thc style appealing Look be beneath beneath beneath be- be neath the lo el lovely p covering to find the real worth of its inner construction The best frames are made of hard woods such as us birch ash chestnut or maple securely joined with slued glued dowels and braced with corner blocks to re resist resist resist re- re the tension of tied springs spring If an any of the frame is exposed it should be of mahogany walnut walnut walnut wal wal- nut maple or other attractive woods To this frame webbing is at attached attached attached at- at to support the springs and filling This consists of strips ships of heavy fabric about 2 to 3 inches wide interlaced and sewed ed together at their points I of junction Springs Are Tied To the webbing are stitched double cone steel springs spring's of a avery avery avery very heavy gauge These are tied lied together with heavy cord in such a way as to brace them against tension from any tion The size and number of springs used varies with the size and quality of the furniture Smaller springs spring's are used in some arms and larger ones in seat scat and back sections Muslin or burlap is stretched over the coils and andon andon andon on top of this comes filling This may be cotton or hair and cotton Better upholstered pieces w will 11 have a 60 60 10 10 hair-cotton hair ratio A layer ayer of cotton felt is used between between be be- tween veen the hair and the cover to keep the hair from rom rain coming through Atop the cotton felt comes a piece of muslin or burlap burlap bur bur- lap ap and then the finishing cover Cushion Support The completed base of an upholstered upholstered upholstered up up- holstered piece is known as the platform This supports the cushion if the chair or sofa is of the loose cushion construe construe- tion The cushion may be spring- spring filled down or foam rubber Spring filled cushions are the least east expensive of the three The Thc spring coils in the cushion are of a smaller gauge steel than that u used ed in the platform More expensive and generally considered more comfortable are down cushions |