This is the finale to the mysterious rattan chair. A simple machine cane and oversize spline which could be reduced, trimmed and contoured to match the rattan chair parts. Staining was a torture, but the customer was happy with the end result. Thanks to all who responded here and on the Caners' Forum.
Here is a chair with an overlay instead of reed spline. Anyone handled this kind of repair? The overlay is placed with great precision, mitered corners. Probably not the place for too much steam on this kind of construction. I don't want to start digging without a real firm idea of the "exit strategy".
I'll try adding in a new thought. This chair back is wrapped front to back with a sheet of cane and a veneer is applied over it. How to fix that??
UPDATE:
4/27/11 -- Discovery! Slowly, With help from a Hickory furniture designer, for whom I had rewoven a rocker bottom, I am learning about how this chair was caned at the factory, probably Phillipines or Malaysia. There is apparently a groove and rattan spline, with the splines mitered at the corners. The spline is then sanded and finished even with the rattan rails and stiles(or verticals). A perfect place for the skills of a former surgeon,eh? Now to approach the customer after finding the appropriate materials.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Binder Cane -- Simple Weave
Encountered a rocker with a very simple 6mm binder cane open basket weave. Finishing off the ends of heavier cane like this is a challenge to keep neat and clean. I used some spline reed plugs glued in with hide glue in several spots where tying in to adjacent loops was untidy.
Comments?
Friday, March 11, 2011
Fiber Splint-Child's Chair
Actually, my wife wanted to wrestle the customer for the chair!
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
2 problems, 1 solved
Here is an armrest blocking the spline groove, now way to remove armrest -- no screw below,etc. Henredon Mfgwas not thinking about reseating when they manufactured this chair! The seat was caned and then the chair assembled. Appears to me that only by removing a piece of wood can you access the groove. I love intricate, detailed work, but this has me baffled.
Here is the child's chair with fiber splint(paper) seat.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
unusual seatweaving material
Need some help here. A customer brought a child's chair from the '40's the has 1/2" flat material which looks to be kraft paper. It is light brown with a darker center. Anyone seen this and where can I get it?
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