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This type of chair seating goes by many names, chair caning,  hand cane, strand cane,  hand woven seat, chair cane bottom,  hole cane. It is all chair caning, that is woven by individual strands.

If you want to weave
a hand cane seat
(or back)  that looks like this:


this is chair caning

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chair caning

here are the other patterns you can do

herringbone

Finger Lakes fan weave kit

porch weave kit
hand cane kit (chair cane)
Adirondack rustic weave
diamond splint weave
fiber rush kit

Carolina Close Weave

wicker repair kit
Danish cord kit
splint seat kit
supplies
canoe seat kit
restore a finish kit
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bulk materials

Your chair caning kit will contain:

strand chair cane with binder, caning awl, caning pegs
and a chair caning how-to booklet

All you will need to
re-weave one chair seat with strand cane
these are full 330 foot hanks compare to others kits at 250 or 270 feet

You will need:

A Chair with holes drilled through the frame
scissors, and water to soak the cane. The kit will contain everything else.

how to determine which size you need goto

chair cane instructions.

Your Choices:  

chair caning kits

carriage cane kit 1.5 mm   $19.51 ea

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extra lots of carriage cane from  $ 11.61 ea  

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super-fine cane kit 1.75 mm   $19.49 ea

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The hand cane instruction booklet is time tested with easy to follow hand drawn diagrams,
and step by step
instructions that are easy
to follow. A hand cane seat may be easily rewoven with this pamphlet.

Cane is the outer skin or bark of the Rattan Vine, a climbing palm from the jungles of South East Asia. This is used to weave chair seats,  wrap some wicker furniture, and make certain types of baskets. We only stock high quality cane, the best there is available for your chair caning project.


extra lots of superfine cane from   $11.57 ea.

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fine-fine cane kit 2.0 mm  $21.52 ea

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extra lots of fine - fine cane from  $13.54 ea

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fine cane kit 2.5 mm  $21.74  ea

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extra lots of fine cane from   $13.75 ea.

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narrow medium cane kit  2.75 mm $24.10

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extra lots of narrow medium from   $ 16.04 ea.

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medium cane kit  3.0 mm   $25.42 ea

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extra lots of medium cane from  $17.32 ea.

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common cane kit  3.5 mm  $27.45 ea

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extra lots of common cane from   $19.29 ea.

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To determine the correct size of cane for your chair caning kit, you need to measure from the center of one drilled hole to the center of the next drilled hole. And an accurate measurement of the drilled hole size. If in doubt, drop down to the smaller size.

strand cane sizes
for chair cane

millimeter
size of cane

center
to
center
size of
drilled
hole
supplies
how to measure for chair caning
Carriage chair cane 1.50 mm 1/8" 1/4"
Super-fine chair cane 1.75 mm 3/8" 1/8"
Fine-Fine chair cane 2.00 mm 1/2" 3/16"
Fine chair cane 2.50 mm 9/16" 3/16"
Narrow Medium cane 2.75 mm 5/8" 1/4"
Medium chair cane 3.00 mm 3/4" 1/4"
Common chair cane 3.50 mm 7/8"

5/16"

This type of chair seating goes by many names, chair caning,  hand cane, strand cane,  hand woven seat, chair cane bottom,  hole cane. It is all chair caning, that is woven by hand.

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