WE OFFER A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHAIR CANING: and-cane, prewoven press-cane, rush, wide cane, splint, shaker tape, Danish cord Listed below are descriptions and pictures to help you determine which type you need. A 20% deposit is required on most caning services. For pricing, you need to determine the type of caning you need, gather the requirements, and call or email us.
Cane is water-repellent, therefore stain-resistant. However, there is a stain product made for some chair caning. Cost approximately 10% more, will darken it slightly, and can eventually wear off. Another option is to tape off the cane area and spray the cane with colored lacquer to the desired shade. Cost approximately 25–35% more and will not guarantee color matching to old cane, chair color, or other caned chairs. Will eventually wear off, shortening the life span of the cane. Will get brittle faster.
HAND CANE seats have holes drilled into the wood around the perimeter of the seat. Price is based on the number of holes drilled into the wood on inner edge of the seat, whether recessed or not, and shape of seat (round, square, horsehoe, balloon, etc. Pricing does not include staining. When you call for quote on handcane please count the number of holes drilled, the shape of seat, and whether holes are recessed on the underside or back.
PREWOVEN Machine cane, or press-cane, is prewoven by machine and bought by the foot in varying widths. The seat will have a groove cut into the perimeter of the wood where the cane is "pressed" into the groove, glued, and an appropriate-sized reed spline is hammered into the groove. For pricing, measure left to right at the widest point and front to back, or top to bottom, at the widest point. Pricing does not include staining.
RUSH is a term used to describe a twisted plant (Bulrush) that was used to cover seats. Bulrush is hard to acquire, hard to do, and very expensive. I don't do it. I can buy pretwisted Bulrush and pretwisted Indonesian Rush (which really isn't a rush but a grass of some sort) and is a cheaper product, but both will breakdown with time like any plant form. Twisted Bulrush should be used for very old, antique replacement seats. Fiber Rush has been typically used on all chairs since the early 1900s, except for modern chairs made overseas, which usually have Indonesian rush seats. Fiber rush costs less and will last longer than either of the other rushes under the same type of use conditions. Danish Cord is similar to Rush but is a pretwisted fiber rope-type product used on Danish-style furniture seats. There are two types of twists, laced and unlaced; one is a more uniform twist with a more refined look. Somewhat expensive. Need to know size of seat, bent nails under seat frame or not. Pricing is based on the size of the seat; measure from front to back and side to side at the widest point. Pricing does include finishing the seat with a coat of shellac. Staining seats prior to shellac adds 10%.
WIDE CANE is used on rocker seats and backs primarily, but it is also used on small dog-ear, mule-ear, and ladder-back style chairs. Two patterns are available: the basic basket weave and the herringbone/tweed pattern (as shown in this photo). Pricing is based upon the size of the seat and/or back; measure left to right at the widest point and front to back at the widest point. Requires no staining or finish.
SPLINT comes in paper, reed, ash, oak, and hickory. Paper being the cheapest, hickory being the most expensive, reed being the most popular, and ash being the next most popular Paper, reed, and ash are for inside use. Hickory is used mainly for outside, rustic, or very old antique replacement seats. Pricing depends upon the size of the seat, from front to back at the widest point and left to right at the widest point. Any seat with four rails can be redone using any type of splint, rush, or wide cane. Can do basket weave or herringbone weave. The price does include staining the seat. But no finish was applied.
SHAKER TAPE is cotton webbing woven in the classic tradition of the Shakers. A basket weave pattern. Choose one color or combine colors for a checkerboard pattern. A foam pad is included. This is expensive but beautiful. Does tend to sag and fade with time. A 35% deposit is required.
LEATHER SEAT REPLACEMENTS come in genuine leather or fiber leather, which is compressed cardboard or paper. Both are stainable. Pricing includes staining, nail heads, and removing the old seat. Need to know hole opening size and shape, size of available nail hole area, side to side, front to rear.
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