Below are pictures featuring the construction of a recently completed Camel Back Sofa frame. The camel back is a Cherry Brook Woodworks custom design based on a few pictures of originals. The client wanted the piece to be 98″ wide and 41″ tall. Every project in my shop begins with a full scale drawing.
The front elevation was drawn on construction paper on top of a sheet of plywood. It is really only necessary to draw one half.
Front and side elevation drawings are shown above. The front elevation shows a plan view of the serpentine front rail drawn along the bottom.
This picture shows the back rail and the mortises in the back legs.
The above picture shows the front rail sitting on the top of my jointer — equipment used to produce flat edges on boards prior to joining them edge-to-edge to produce wider boards.
The front legs are spade feet. The two outer front legs are tapered on four sides. With the front rail being serpentine in shape, the two inner front legs are tapered on four sides, but the front face of the leg matches the curve of the serpentine rail.
The photo above shows the inner leg upside down. Although hard to see, the bottom of the spade foot matches the rail shape.
The base is assembled. It is not glued together yet here because the front rail is still flat on the inside of the frame. This is left straight to allow for the joinery layout.
The frame is just about completed. Arms are not permanently attached at this point and the frame needs to be finished.
Finished and upholstered with 50/50 down cushions!
