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    In Pictures: Learn how to make a sofa or a bed at a traditional furniture factory in Sharjah

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    In Pictures: Learn how to make a sofa or a bed at a traditional furniture factory in Sharjah

    You can have your furniture made according to your own design and space in the house


    Published:  September 22, 2020 14:26 Pictures and text by Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News

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    Gulf News visits Al-Qadar Furniture Factory located at Industrial Area 2 in Sharjah to get first-hand knowledge of making home furniture. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    As you enter a furniture factory, you will see piles of wooden planks, plywood and various machines with carpenters busy making tailor-made furniture. Selecting proper wood material is utmost important for the quality of furniture. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    The morning work starts with giving assignments to workers in different sections. They are given raw material including wood, plywood, foam, cloth and other material to complete their task. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Carpenter Razzaq cuts wood into different shapes as per the design given to him to make a sofa set. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Ridha cuts sides of a wooden plank for a sofa. He cuts and shapes the wood on a saw for the required product such a sofa or a wardrobe or bed. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Carpenter Razzaq is busy on the table saw. Different types of machines are used to cut and shape wood such as table saws, coping saws, jigsaws, routers, chisel and circular saws Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Other materials are also shaped for specific products such as cloth which is chosen by a customer to make a sofa. Supervisor Abdul Waheed preparing covers for a sofa at the furniture factory in Sharjah. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Selected cloth is cut according to the design of a sofa and then stitched by Abdul Waheed while the carpenters prepare the wooden frame of the safa. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Floor supervisor Ahsan Naveed gives instructions to a carpenter to ensure that he follows the design given by the customer. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Painting furniture is yet another important jon. Any piece of furniture is painted in the paint section before it is takes final shape. A painter makes sure to match the colour chosen by a customer. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Carpenter Aamir is fixing cloth and foam to a sofa which is now in final stages of preparation. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Fixing handles and hooks comes during the final stages of making a chest of draws or a cupboard. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    A carpenter examines a wardrobe door before attaching clips and handles. Quality is ensured during every process of making any part of the furniture. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Final product. It takes only a few hours to carpenters to prepare a custom-made sofa which is also delivered to a customer's house any where in the UAE. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News
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    Naveed Younis, Owner and Chairman of Al Qadar Furniture Factor in Sharjah keeps a sharp eye on his workers to make sure that all products are prepared as per customers' demands without any mistakes. Image Credit: Ammar Ahmed, Special to Gulf News

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