Hand Caning individual strands of cane are woven through drilled holes in the seat or back frame. Blind Caning similar to hand caning but the holes are not drilled through the frame. Only done on backs of chairs. Pressed Cane pre-woven cane inserted into a groove around the frame of a chair. Rush the most common is paper rush. Close Woven generally on porch rockers, herringbone, basket weave and others. If You need supplies I recommend Cane and BasketOWNERS of cane furniture often find it needs repair. Although professional caners in New York disagree on how long cane should last, they agree on what is considered harmful: dry air, using a chair as a stepladder and carrying it by the seat instead of the frame. Jack Hubsmith of York End Antiques says the longevity of cane chairs can be increased if they are turned upside down, dampened occasionally with warm water and allowed to dry, which tightens the cane. Some experts also suggest treating cane with lemon oil and rush with clear varnish every six months.
Rush and cane can be protected with a penetrating sealer of half turpentine and half linseed oil. Cane is made from the outer bark of the rattan vine, which grows in Southeast Asia. The inner bark is used as spline, the cord that holds it in place. Another popular material for spindle and post chairs is rush, which is derived from reeds found in the marshlands of the northern United States and Canada. A less expensive syntheticfiber rush is also available. Cane weaving, done by hand or machine loom, has several styles. In the customary weave, the strongest, the cane is crossed six times and produces small octagonal-shaped holes. ''The difference between machine-and hand-woven cane is that machine caning is prewoven and is put into a prechanneled groove around the outside of chair,'' said John Bausert, author of ''The Complete Book of Wicker and Cane Furniture'' and owner of the Veterans Caning Shop in New York. ''With hand caning each individual strand is woven.'' He suggested hand caning only on fine antiques.
Cane can sometimes be repaired, but it is generally replaced. Prices for recaning vary according to chair size, and hand weaving is at least twice the cost of machine work. Places in the New York area where caning is done include these: Veterans Caning Shop, 550 West 35th Street, 868-3244. Machine caning takes a week and costs $15 to $22 for a side chair and $18 to $28 for an armchair. Handwork runs from $35 to $55 for a side chair and $50 to $100 for an armchair and takes two to three weeks. Fiber rushing costs $20 to $45, and genuine rush starts at $80. Hours are 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. Monday through Friday and 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Saturday. For do-it-yourself caners, raw cane is available for $12.50 a hank. Blind Industrial Workers Association of New York State, 1072 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, 467-9858. Machine-loom caning can be done within two weeks for $17. Hand weaving costs $30 and takes three weeks. The minimum for rush seating is $22. Hours are 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Saturday.
Yorkville Caning Company, 31-04 60th Street (near Northern Boule- vard), Woodside, Queens, 274-6464. This 62-year-old company does machine caning in a week for $22.50. Hand work is about three times as much and requires two weeks. Synthetic rush costs $26 to $32, and genuine rush is about $100. Hours are 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. Heights Cane Shop, 90-51 Corona Ave- nue, Elmhurst, Queens, 592-3838. Minimums are $22.50 for machine caning and $45 for handwork. Rush seats start at $25 for synthetic, $95 for genuine. Hours are 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8:30 A.M. to 1 P.M. Saturday. York End Antiques, 1278 First Avenue (68th Street), 737-2428. Hand caning can be done in two weeks and costs 75 cents a hole (in the weave); machine caning, which takes two to three days, runs $20 to $30. Fiber rush is $40 to $50. Hours are 10 A.M. to 6:45 P.M. Monday through Friday and 11 A.M. to 6 P.M. Saturday. Golden Oldies Furniture Ltd., 132-29 33d Avenue, Flushing, Queens, 445- 4400.
Hand caning is 65 cents a hole (or $50 for an average chair) and takes 10 days; machine caning is $22. Prices for rushing vary. Hours are 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Monday through Friday and 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. Saturday. Those who want to do their own recaning can refer to Mr. Bausert's book and Ralph P. Kinney's ''The Complete Book of Furniture Repair.'' Cane and rush can be bought at chair seating and craftsmen's supply houses, many department stores and mail-order houses, including these: New Hampshire Cane and Reed Com- pany, 65 Turnpike Street, P.O. Box 176, Suncook, N.H. 03275 (603) 485- 5111.The charges are $14 for hank, $5.75 for a pound of flat reeds and 10 cents a foot for spline. Peerless Rattan, 45 Indian Lane, P.O. Box 8, Towaco, N.J. 07082 (201) 334- 2867.Prices are $13 for hank, $6.50 for round reed, $5 a coil for fiber rush and 10 cents a foot for spline. Subscribe to Our Mail List You can get the free sample from us. You can get more the latest price from us.
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