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| Hi;
I found this chair and am planning on hand caning it myself. Was wondering if I should refinish it before and if so what you would suggest. chair is carved, possibly walnut, hand caned. Any other info would be great too! thanks!
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| Doesn't look like it needs to be re-finished to me....great chair... I don't think it's walnut...can't see close enough to see the grain...but I don't think so. Both chairs are great. Ever caned a seat before?...not rocket science...just tedious! Post pictures of the finished product! Linda C |
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| thanks for the response! Maybe I'm looking for something to add shine? not a total refinish. Or a good cleaning may help. I haven't caned a seat before and was hoping these were both machine caned so I could just buy the premade web and attach. no such luck! Thanks for the warning! I added a couple closeups of the wood if you feel like venturing a guess! the color is more of a brown/grey.
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- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Wed, Mar 2, 11 at 2:03
| I think you will be happier if you cane it. I would give it a try if I had those chairs even though I have never done it. Check out instructions online or at the library. |
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- Posted by antiquesilver (My Page) on Wed, Mar 2, 11 at 9:39
| Any finishing or cleaning should be done prior to caning & it needs a hand caned seat - it's not that hard, just time consuming & requires patience. Holes around the seat are required for hand caning & a groove around the edge indicates it needs machine pre-woven cane. |
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| It looks like it has no finish on it at all....I guess I would perhaps rub on some stain and put on a couple of coats of the finish of your choice. I would use a varnish rather than shellac or lacquer as a finish because you will be working with water when you cane it and the water may cloud a shellac or lacquer. Sorry, I can't tell you what kind of wood it is...not open enough grain for walnut...too open for birch or maple. I hope you won't "cheat" and get plastic caning... |
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| Hi all thanks for the responses! I am planning on hand caning using natural rattan cane. And will try using a varnish (thanks linda c!). And will post pics when they're both completed! Thanks again everyone, and I'm still accepting guesses on the type of wood! |
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| And....feel free to post an "AARGH!" here while you are in the middle of caning! LOL! Remember you will have 6 pieces of cane in each hole....so buy the proper size cane. Good luck. As has been said, nor rocket science but fiddley! |
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- Posted by antiquesilver (My Page) on Wed, Mar 2, 11 at 14:45
| Oh Linda, I'd forgotten that cane comes in sizes - of course it's probably been 35+ years since I had any dealings with it! |
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