I am agreeing with what you said here Don about olooping around and always on those first few runs leave as don said that extra about 6 inches so you have enough to tie off as you finish. Most important is to find a safe place fo the unused cane as you would hate to get half way thru a weave and find a broken or split piece of cane. I think it was Keven wwho started this whole thread and for those who want to go further tehre might even bee a yahoo or other grou0p of current caners. . I will not short change the work as it can get to you from time to time but you can also stop a project as you want and finish later. ther reward is a completed piece of work which can bring in the bacon , so to speak. My first project was a childs rocker. Lee
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:38:04PM -0600, Don wrote: > Hi Lenny, and list, Their again, the is more than one way, to do the tying > are looping. I put the end of the cane through the hole, and leave 6 > inches are so hanging down under the chair. Then I put a peg in the hole, to > hold it tight. then when I get back to that whole, with again, I bring the > next piece down through that hole, and back up through the next hole, and > either tie are just loop the loose end through the loop a couple of times > under the chair, and in between the holes. , pull it up tight, and wait to > dry. cut off the extra piece of cane hanging out. I use a small pair of > wire cutters, to do this. when you buy a hank of cane, the cane is pre cut > in to different lengths. I never have measured one, I would say between 12, > and 16 feet long, for the different strands of cane. > Some one else, may have a different way to tie. Doing my loop tie, I haven't > heard of one coming loose yet, but who really know's. I guess it depends on > how many kitty cats work out on the chair seat. If you have a cat in the > house, they just love chair caning, they love to be in the middle, of your > work. Talk later. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lenny McHugh > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] caning and repairing chairs > > > Hi Don and Lee, > Now you guys really got my curiosity. I pictured struggling with a 250 > length of the material that you had to pull through each hole. It has been > years since I saw a caned chair but always thought that there was only one > long strand woven. If a lot of short strands are used how do you keep them > from pulling back out of the holes? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 6:49 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] caning and repairing chairs > > Yep, Lea, rolling up the strands of cane, close pinning, them and soaking > in water, I have done a few, my self. I had a clean new large mop > bucket that I soaked the cane in. I would soak the amount I figured I would > use that day. > I have never tried the plastic cane. I would think it would be really > different working with, since it would not shrink. > I all so did some rush weave caning with the paper cane. > Talk later. Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee A. Stone > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:52 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] caning and repairing chairs > > Don, as Mom cut and measured the strands for each chair my bother Geno > and I would roll the wooden cane and then clip with a clothespin and > put to soak in the bathroom sink. However in the early spring that > water would turn near brownish red with copper the we would melt snow > to soak the strands in. Let me also add if you evr have a chance to > work with plastic cane. it is beautiful w to work with but you should > tell your customer there is no guarntee. plastic wil lsplit and crack > much easier than regular cane . plastic is apparently eaiser to rip > should someone sit for instance with a truckers wallet that had a chain > hooked to it and other things. . so again plastic cane is beautiful 5to > look at and to work with but if you want a customer to return then tell > them up front. thanks.Lee > > On > Fri, Nov > 14, 2008 at > 04:40:41PM -0600, Don wrote: > > Wow Lea, that's pretty amazing your Mother doing some chair caning. It > would have really been tuff back then, with the little it paid, expectly > for > the hours she would have put in to it. That's the thing about caning, it is > really time consuming. Great story. Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Lee A. Stone > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:53 AM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] caning and repairing chairs > > > > > > > > believe it or not, ask a local Sscouting group. 4 H group. if there > > is someone teaching this old profession. You see as long as folks > > collect old furnature and as long as most folks are to busy to do > > this chorse at times then the work will be there. Our mothr helped > > raise 8 kids on the money she made doing chairs and seats as well as > > sewing. that is another craft. being a seamstress which is fading > > away. Lee > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at > > 09:22:50AM > > -0500, NLG wrote: > > > Where is a good place to learn the art of caneing? I see some basic > instruction in my cursory search on the subject but didn't completely > understand it. For instance, after you run the cane from front to back, > when > running the cane from side to side does it go over all the ones running > front to back or do you weave it over and under? Any titles of recorded > books, internet web sites, or pod casts would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Lee A. Stone > > > To: Blind Handyman > > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 08:55 > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] caning and repairing chairs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin just said he is getting $1.00 per hole and when we first started > > > in the late 50's we were at 15 cents a hole and when I left home in 66 > > > Mom was getting 26 cents a hole. The point I would like to make if one > > > has the ability to use your hands and think. you might not get rich > but > > > you could make some money not only caneing but repairing older > > > furniture. You might need some sighted help to scout out and find some > > > deals on chairs of different kinds but the money is out there as is > > > the ability to apply the skills as a blind handyman or handywoman. > > > Then you toss in some learned skills at your ability to haggle on > price > > > and work that you would be willing to take in. Lee > > > > > > -- > > > The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature > > > is to build better mice. > > > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > -- > > The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature > > is to build better mice. > > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > -- > The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. 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