Old-fashioned bone glue of the quality once used to glue furniture and musical instruments. Stronger than the bone glue used for glue paint. The carpentry glue is environmentally friendly, contains no heavy metals and is not allergenic. The solvent is plain water and the glue does not dust when dry. Extremely strong, yet easy to dissolve by heating. The carpentry glue is therefore particularly suitable for the restoration of older furniture and objects, and for the new production of quality furniture. Almost all our newly made furniture is glued with this glue.
EUR25.96
Home-woven, sturdy rag rug, old-fashioned narrow and with elements of real cotton rags. The rags are cut from washed fabrics, which is why the rug does not shrink significantly when washed. Inkjet technique with stripe effect in black and white with elements of light gray, blue-gray and green. The colors can vary naturally from weave to weave.
Handwoven. Warp and weft of 100% cotton. Finished hemmed. Length 2.50 m and 3.50 m. Width about 60 cm.
Washing instructions: Machine wash 60 degrees color wash. Shrinkage during washing up to 10% Detergent: liquid linseed oil soap
EUR318.39 – EUR404.94
Carving knife with a spool-shaped birch handle and a blade length of 60 mm in carbon steel.
Professionals who carve and cut have a carving knife in their hand, not a rough working knife. A carving knife takes up no space, is comfortable to hold and the blade is not in the way, as with larger knives. With a carving knife it is easy to “get at it” and it is also ideal for scraping paint.
Tips! Carbon steel is an extremely durable material if you take care of it. Never put a wet knife in the sheath, wipe with a dry cloth and oil if necessary.
EUR22.68
In the past, all lamps had some kind of ceiling bracket or ceiling rose. Porcelain ceiling brackets were mainly used for cobblers’ lamps. The porcelain bracket is mounted on an intermediate wooden bracket. Inside the ceiling bracket there is room for a “sugar cube” and a cord reliever.
Porcelain, glazed. Diameter 62 mm, height 28 mm.
Wooden plate and screw with balled head included. Wooden plate diameter 80 mm, height 11 mm.
EUR30.06
Gustavian dining room chair of a model that was common in the 1780s and 1790s. The original chair is the work of the chairmaker Melchior Lundberg the Elder, who became a master in Stockholm in 1775 and is considered the foremost of all chairmakers.
The chair has many characteristic details. The rectangular back is a novelty of the 1780s, while the openwork baluster tray with its “keyhole” appears already in the Rococo period. The straight lower part of the tray tells us that the chair must be from the Gustavian era, which had a weakness for more straight and strict forms compared to the Rococo. Also typical are the straight sides, the fluted legs, and the smooth “socks” on the legs at the junction with the footrest. A particularly elegant detail is the slightly trumpet-shaped front legs and the extremely well-cut bunch of grapes on the crest of the back.
The Melchior Lundberg chair is, both as an original and a copy, a piece of unique Swedish craftsmanship history. We dare say that there is not a more well-made chair in Sweden at all!
The chair is completely handmade without any simplifications. No square part is straight. All parts are shaped and do not curve, bend or thin out in any direction. All turning is done by hand using the so-called cut-turn method. All planing, even on the curved and bent parts, is done entirely by hand. The hind legs are made in one piece (!), i.e. the turned part is not mortised and glued together with the square post (as is otherwise the case on so-called 18th century copies). This means that the demands on the joinery in a chair like this are extremely high, both in terms of quality and roughness. The chair is of course assembled with hand-carved wooden dowels and glued with animal glue.
Chairs of this quality were often painted marble white (about 1% green umber), or light oak yellow (about 15% yellow ochre, 30% yellow ochre natural). In our exhibition we have also painted some chairs in mahogany color (100% English red) a common color in the late 18th century. The seats were usually upholstered with black leather or black linseed oil painted linen fabric.
EUR1 001.64
A fine chamber lock, typical of the mid-19th to early 20th century. Well made work with fine details in brass. Equipped with a locking knob to be locked from the inside.
Available in both left and right models. Reversible. Molded key included. Untreated iron.
EUR108.86
A fine chamber lock, typical of the mid-19th to early 20th century. Well made work with fine details in brass. Equipped with a locking knob to be locked from the inside. Available in both left and right models. Reversible. Molded key included. Untreated iron.
Solid chamber lock of the 18th and early 19th century. Highest quality. Available in both right and left versions. Equipped with a night bolt, i.e. can be locked from the inside of a room without removing the key.
EUR1 047.19
Solid chamber lock, typical of the late 19th century until the 1940s. Well made work with fine details in brass. Equipped with a locking knob to be locked from the inside. Available in both left and right models. Brass push button. Cast key included. Untreated iron, brass
EUR124.35
A fine chamber lock, typical of the mid-19th to early 20th century. Well made work with fine details in brass. Equipped with a locking knob to be locked from the inside. Available in both left and right models. Brass push button. Molded key included. Untreated iron, brass
For our lace curtain “Salsgardinen” we make these covers in delicate lace with a pattern in the form of a flower loop in neo-rococo. The pattern is, like the ballroom curtain, from the 1860s. Also useful as a cover for our other lace curtains.
EUR8.93
In a second-hand shop in Dalarna, we once found this striped rug from around the turn of the century 1900. The rug is classically patterned with a two-colored carpet warp and with elements of old, well-washed, white cotton carpet cloths. The type is very special in that it combines the bright elegance and striking checkerboard pattern of the striped carpet with the sturdy and rustic character of the rag carpet. The Glesrip carpet is therefore suitable for both simpler and finer contexts and can be used both as a summer and winter carpet.
Gysinge’s own Swedish chipboard of superb long-fiber, wear-resistant quality, corresponding to the classic “Dalpilen No 1”.
The chipboard has a brown side and a white side. The white side is primed with a diffusion-open white chalk paint and is used on the outside. In this way, you save on one coat of paint when you use it as roofing felt, for example.
Since the cardboard is “pre-primed”, one coat of primer and one coat of adhesive paint is all that is needed to obtain a white traditional cardboard adhesive roof.
A similar result, but in a much simpler way, can be achieved by applying a coat of matt white linseed oil paint.
EUR6.83
Digested and chopped flax straw for reinforcing clay mortar in the old-fashioned way. Mixed into the clay mortar in connection with, for example, clay lining of walls indoors. Reinforces the mortar and makes it more resistant to the natural movements of the house.
See the recipe and instructions in our article “About clay cladding” under the tab Building care – do it yourself.
EUR37.35
12 Christmas postcards in four different designs.
Illustrations by Jenny Nyström
EUR4.46
Houses made of slag – many have never seen them, others stand in awe of the slag bricks that shimmer in blue, green, gray and even change color with the light. Intriguing structures, tiny lumps of iron, charcoal striations – what can’t you find when you take a closer look at the building material? What is it, many people ask today. When were the houses built? Why was cinder block made?
Slagstone is our first artificial building stone, used in ore fields as an alternative to building timber. The forest was needed for the production of charcoal, the fuel for smelting ore and the extraction of copper and iron. The metals were exported, bringing income to Sweden and raising people’s standard of living. Slag was a by-product of metal production. The metals have been sold around the world, the workplaces are closed down and gone – but the slag remains and tells us – about ores and technological development, about heavy manual labor and skilled craftsmanship. No two cinder blocks are the same. Never again can one be made.
DESCRIPTION The book aims to raise awareness of the buildings. The oldest ones date from the 18th century, the youngest from the early 20th century. They are churches or cellars and everything in between. The pictures aim to show how amazing the buildings are and the text provides information about their background, construction and care. The hope is that people will be inspired to take pride in the slag houses and care for these unique buildings, made from a material that is irreplaceable today.
TIP Don’t forget to take a look at our beautiful Bagarstuga in Gysinge, which is built of cinder block.
EUR33.71
Knife for stringing sticks for the fire. Or sticks to stir paint. A log is quickly, easily and safely transformed into a bundle of sticks. The knitting needles quickly get the fire going in the stove. Knitting is so much fun that it’s hard to stop!
EUR45.37
Suitable clamping ring for our lamps Delsbo, Kvarn, Erkasgården and Skollampa. Keeps the enamel shade in place. The ring is included when purchasing the above lamps.
EUR5.01
Black porcelain knob in classic design that fits Fontini’s recessed and surface-mounted switches.
The knobs are sold individually.
EUR10.02
