The Complete Guide to Chair Caning: Restoring Cane, Rush, Splint, Wicker & Rattan Furniture

By Jim Widess

Book Overview

Jim Widess, co-author of the best selling "Caner's Handbook," owner of The Caning Shop, and one of the field's top authorities, presents crafters with five amazingly detailed chairmaking projects they'll treasure for years to come. Best of all, with the help of a thorough basics chapter, reader-friendly instructions, and a plethora of illuminating color photographs, even beginners can complete every beautiful item. Find out how to use machine-made caning to restore an old chair, or create an entirely new one by hand. Fashion a durable and comfortable rush seat, using fiber that's twisted into long strands, or create a traditional splint-caned porch rocker. There's invaluable information on the different types of available cane, various woven patterns, and interesting rattan wraps.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579906133
• ISBN13: 9781579906139
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource

This is an excellent book for added information beyond what we have. There were many useful suggestions and we are glad to have found it in the library and then been able to purchase it so easily. Thank you.

Beautiful Pictures and Concise Directions

Pictures illustrate techniques words can't explain, while the clear directions will have you rushing or caning a chair in no time.

You need this book

When it comes to explainging how to apply rush to a chair, words just don't get it (...then over and across then under then thruough...). This excellently-illustrated book shows what words can't explain. If you have never "rushed" a chair--get this book. It covers more than rushing: caning is in there, too (I'm not interested in caning so I'm not reviewing that part of it--which is the largest part of the book).

chair caning

The illustrations are outstanding and the directions for caning a chair are very clear. The directions were very helpful in determining the size of cane to use.

Great Book

A great reference for the beginner or professional. Has a lot of good pictures of each step as well as a discussion of the different types of materials used in chair restoration.