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Hand Caning - Chair Cane

Natural strand cane or chair cane, as it is commonly called, is made from the outside bark of rattan (a tropical vine). This bark or peel is cut by machine to various widths for use in cane seating. This cane is used only with those chairs which have holes drilled around the seat frame. The size of cane to be used for your chair can be determined by matching the hole dimensions with the sizes listed on the chart below. The best method is to include a sample with your order so we can match exactly.

We recommend an excellent book on hand caning called Restoring Hand Cane Seats. Order Number: B0109
Price: $2.75.

1000 Feet Full Hank				330 Feet Third Hank
Size and Width		Standard Hank		Third Hank		Long Select
Cane Size	Metric Width	Order Number	Price	Order Number	Price	Order Number	Price
Super Carriage	1.50mm	CCSCAFH	$17.50	CCSCATH	$7.30	CCSCAFHL	$21.25
Carriage	1.75mm	CCCAFH	$19.00	CCATH	$7.80	CCCAFHL	$22.75
Super Fine	2.00mm	CCSFFH	$19.50	CCSFTH	$8.10	CCSFFHL	$23.25
Fine Fine	2.25mm	CCFFFH	$20.00	CCFFTH	$8.35	CCFFFHL	$24.50
Fine	2.50mm	CCFFH	$20.75	CCFTH	$8.60	CCFFHL	$25.75
Narrow Medium	2.75mm	CCNMFH	$21.75	CCNMTH	$9.10	CCNMFHL	$27.50
Medium	3.00mm	CCMFH	$23.50	CCMTH	$9.80	CCMFHL	$28.50
Common	3.50mm	CCCFH	$27.25	CCCTH	$11.25	CCCFHL	$30.75

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Hand Caning Kits - Using Chair Cane
This kit contains everything needed to cane your favorite hand cane chair. It is used for those chairs that have holes in the seat frame. The kit contains the book Restoring Hand Cane Seats Order Number: B0109 $2.00 each, strand cane, binder cane, 12 caning pegs, and a caning awl. Superfine and Fine Fine kits will do a seat Approximately 12" x 14". The other sizes will do a seat approximately 12" x 16".
Cane Size	Order Number	Price
Super Carriage	K-SC	$15.50
Carriage	K-CA	$16.25
Super Fine	K-SF	$16.95
Fine Fine	K-FF	$17.25
Fine	K-F	$17.50
Narrow Medium	K-NM	$17.95
Medium	K-M	$18.50
Common	K-C	$18.75

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Natural Binder Cane
Natural binder cane is much like strand cane in that it is also made from rattan peel; but it has been cut wider and thicker. It is a very versatile material; it is used to cover the holes in hand caning, as a seating material using the tight weave technique, as a wrapping material on wicker and rattan furniture, and as a weaver for basketry. For the tight weave or twill weave technique, we recommend the book Splint Seats for Chairs.
Description	Approx. Width	Order Number 25 foot Coil	Price/ coils	Price/5 coils	Order Number hank	Price/hank
Narrow Binder	4-41/2 mm (5/32")	BCNC	$1.75	$6.00	BCNH	$16.50/500ft
Medium Binder	5-51/2mm (7/32")	BCMC	$1.85	$6.50	BCMH	$17.00/500ft
Large Binder	6-61/mm (1/4")	BCLC	$1.95	$7.00	BCLH	$17.50/500ft
Ask for current price for 25 coils Rattan Furniture Re-Wrapping Kit also available (200 ft Binder, wire nails, and instructions) $14.95 Order No K-RFR Note: may be mixed for price breaks (Note: All Sizes vary slightly)

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Shaved Slab Rattan
This is cut like binder cane, but is even wider and thicker. It has generally been used on Rattan and Danish modern furniture, chair seats and porch rockers, basketry and lashing bamboo poles together.
Description	Approx. Width	Order Number 25 foot Coil	Price/coil	Price/5 coils	Order Number hank	Price/hank
Shaved Slab	6-7mm (1/4"-5/16")	BCSSC	$1.90	$7.00	BCSSH	$19.00/500ft
Wide Shaved Slab	8-9mm (5/16"-3/8")	BCSSWC	$2.00	$7.50	BCSSWH	$19.50/500ft
Extra Wide Shaved Slab	9-10mm (3/8"-7/16")	BCSSXWC	$2.50	$8.00	BCSSXWH	$21.50/250ft
Ask for current price for 25 coils or 25 hanks

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Plastic Chair Cane
Plastic cane just like natural cane is used for weaving chair seats. This is most commonly used in areas where moister is a problem. It comes in one long continuous length.
Order Number	Metric Width	Price/Coil
Fine-PCCCF	2.50mm	$21.50
Medium-PCCCM	3.00mm	$24.00
Put up in 1000 ft. Coils Binder available: PCNC $2.00 / 25ft. coil Sample Cards available: $0.50 ea Order Number: SA-PCC

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Caning Awl	Professional Caning Awl
One of the most versatile tools for hand caning, Spline removal and basketry. Order Number: CA Price: $1.75 each.	This durable, stainless steel tool is an excellent aid for hand caning. the covered tip is ideal for hard to reach places. Size is 7 3/4" x 1". Order Number: CAP Price:$9.95 each

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Caning Pegs	Caning Tool
Long, tapered smooth and easy to use. They are used to hold strand cane in the hole temporarily during hand caning.	In caning, at each intersection, the cane must be adjusted four times. Doing this task with pegs requires a high level of manual dexterity, and can be fatiguing the fingers and hands. This tool accomplishes the same task, more easily, and causes less fatigue.

Order Number: CP Price: $1.80 per dozen for 12 dozen $12.00	Order Number: CT Price: $8.95 each.

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Glycerin
This is used in hand caning, press caning, and basketry, it acts a wetting and softening agent. Strand cane, webbing and reeds stay wetter and more flexible longer. It can make a real difference in areas where the water is hard. It is 99.9% pure USDA clear food grade glycerin. Just one tea-spoon per gallon of water is required.
Order Number	Description	Price
GLY-BOT	4oz bottle	$2.49 ea
GLY-QT	1 quart bottle	$19.98 ea
Price for 12 4oz bottles or more is $2.00 each.

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	The Complete Guide to Chair Caning, by Jim Widess Order Number: B0899 Price: $24.95 Take a comprehensive chair caning course from a master, and learn the tips and techniques he's developed over three decades.
	Restoring Hand Cane Seats, by Michael Frank Order Number: B0109 Price: $2.75 Written for the beginner. It describes hand caning . It has lots of pictures and hints to help you do the job right. This book is in all of our hand caning kits.
	The Caners Handbook, by Bruce Miller and Jim Widess Order Number: B0203 Price: $19.95 A descriptive guide with step-by-step photographs on how to restore cane, rush, splint, Danish cord, rawhide and wicker furniture. This is not just a book for the beginner, but also for the experienced craftsman. It includes advanced techniques in cane and rush seating.
	Basic Wicker Repair, by K.C. Parkinson Order Number: B0101 Price: $3.95
	More Than 100 Furniture Repairs, by Donna S. Morris Order Number: B0881 Price: $24.95 A practical handbook for anyone who buys, sells, or owns furniture. In-depth descriptions of do it yourself techniques for furniture repair. Fully illustrated.
	Furniture Restoration, by Kevin Jan Bonner Order Number: B0873 Price: $12.95 A primer on the craft of restoring old furniture. Covers repairing finishes, veneers and structural damage, stripping, filling, refinishing and much more.
	The Successful Restoration Shop, by Tom Duncan Order Number: B0872 Price: $6.95 An expert shares his ideas for developing a profitable business in wicker restoration and seat weaving. Includes hints on advertising and pricing.
	Measured Shop Drawings for American Furniture, by Thomas Moser Order Number: B0236 Price: $20.95 Meticulously labeled working plans for tables and desks, chests and cabinets, beds and headboards, from the famous Moser Workshop. More than 500 photos and diagrams with construction tips.
	Encyclopedia of Furniture Making, by Ernest Joyce Order Number:B0893 Price: $24.95 This is the woodworker's essential reference book that craftsmen have been turning to for most of the 20th century and the most important book you will ever own on furniture making.

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Videos
4 titles now available. Each video is aimed at the beginner and has lots of information and techniques to make your first project easy to understand.
Chair Seat Rush Weaving Order Number: V-RUSH	Price: 18.95
Chair Seat Hand Caning Order Number: V-CANE	Price: 18.95
Chair Seat Press Caning Order Number: V-PRESS	Price: 18.95
Wicker Repair Order Number: V-WICK	Price: 18.95