German Peraire - frenchfit ???

[djellworth]

Hi All.

A Spanish (?) youtubey/instagrammy type woodworker called German Peraire made a short video on Insta about fitting a velvet lining to a fitted tool box using a vacuum bag. He called in French fitting I think - but I guess it may be lost in translation. It caught my interest as I make a few things like this and wondered if it was an established technique. I would link to the Insta video but I don;'t know how to do it - too old.....

Can anyone point me towards any similar resources? I am good with lining flat boxes etc - (Custard - thank you) - this is especially about making a lining conform to an unusual shape. A bit like cutting foam.

Hope this makes sense

Cheers

 

[--Tom--]

Hi yes is a fairly trad way of making cases-though not for chisels. many years ago at a blacksmithing meet up Grace Horne did a demo of how she does it for her handmade scissors - that was more 3d crafted using isopon and body filler to create a near perfect relief of the object. German’s approach is much quicker and easier - which aligns with it being for workshop tools.

Closest comparator I can think of in the workshop is draughtsmans kits which had individually fitted cases.

Will try and find some links later when on the train