Give life to old cane furniture as well as weaving seats and backs for new pieces. Traditional techniques and new shortcuts make caning with wicker, rattan, raw-hide, and other materials easy. Useful charts detail how much fiber to buy and what standard lengths are available. “An excellent purchase for any size library.”—Library Journal.
Jim Widess, co-author of the bestselling The Caner's Handbook and a top authority in the field, presents a caning guide that readers will treasure for years to come. With the help of his amazingly detailed instructions and illuminating color photographs, even novices can fix virtually any piece of cane or wicker furniture; at the same time, professionals or collectors will value the hundreds of expert, time-tested tips Widess has amassed during three decades of work. Each chapter features a color gallery showcasing a variety of styles and techniques.
Contains all the material and instructions needed to hand-cane a chair. Includes fine chair cane, binder cane, awl, and pegs. Illustrated instruction book gives step-by-step directions which lead to a professional looking caned chair seat. Great way to begin learning to produce beautifully caned projects. Conventional weave shown in the background is for illustration purposes and is not included.
This easy-to-follow guide contains 60 step-by-step illustrations for making seats of cane, splint, rush, rope, twine, and grass.
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
COMMONWEALTH MFG-Comcraft Chair Caning Kit: 2.50mm (fine: for seats with 3/16" holes 5/8" apart). This kit is to make or repair the seat of one average sized chair. Kit includes chair cane, binding cane, caning awl, 4 caning pegs and instructions with twenty-five photographs illustrating each step.
Master craftsman George Sterns shares all the skills he has acquired after caning more than 10,000 chairs. Also included are techniques for handling difficult shapes and mounting decorative medallions, plus guidelines for finding and preparing materials.
Conventional look weave, for chairs that use a groove and spline around their edge to secure cane. Quantity is by the foot.
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
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