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.
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Jim Widess is the author of the bestselling The Caner's Handbook (Lark, 1983). He has co-authored several books, including The Complete Book of Gourd Craft (Lark, 1998) and Making Gourd Musical Instruments (Sterling, 1999). Jim is the owner of The Caning Shop (caning.com), a store and successful mail-order business that caters to gourd crafters, basket makers, and chair caners.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
decent book,
By Faldaste "Faldaste" (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Guide to Chair Caning: Restoring Cane, Rush, Splint, Wicker & Rattan Furniture (Hardcover)
The instructions for weaving a cane seat were much better than the instructions for replacing a rush seat. For the caning section, he could have included some tips for what to do when strands break and better advice for avoiding out-of-whack patterns. Also, the directions for weaving the binder cane were not very clear. For the rush seat instructions, beware the instructions in the beginning where you are told to measure your chair to determine how much of the corners must be filled in in order to "square off" the chair. After you determine the measurements for the chair you are working with you are instructed to "mark off one inch." Don't do it! Mark off the measurement for your chair, not the example chair the author uses.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
good starter book,
By KC (Alabama) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Guide to Chair Caning: Restoring Cane, Rush, Splint, Wicker & Rattan Furniture (Hardcover)
This is a good book for anyone starting out in chair restoration. Instructions are clear and there are many good illustrations.It gives good basic instructions but no variations in pattern.All in all, it is an excellant starter book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Needs a section on different shapes of chairs!,
This review is from: The Complete Guide to Chair Caning: Restoring Cane, Rush, Splint, Wicker & Rattan Furniture (Hardcover)
I found the pictures in this book very helpful, but I really needed more help when my chairs differed from the ones the author was caning. (This is the only section of the book I use.) I've used 3 books and two videos as I have learned to cane (I'm still not very good at it; I take lots of rows out and on one chair had to rip out all of step 5 and most of step 6) and each one has different strengths and weaknesses. The color photos in this book were of great help, although I would have liked closeups of the caning along with photos of the entire finished chairs. I also wish the author had given more helpful hints on how to avoid problems!
I have concluded that the best way to learn how to cane is to take a class or apprentice yourself temporarily to an expert caner. But I'm having fun!
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