Most cane chair repair mistakes happen before the new seat is finished. Misidentifying the caning method, damaging a spline groove, ordering the wrong material, over-tightening wet cane, or trimming too early can turn a manageable restoration into a second repair. A careful process is slower at the beginning and faster overall. Photograph the chair, inspect […]
Tag Archives: Cane Spline Replacement
07
Sep
Sep
A caning chisel is most useful when it removes old spline in small controlled sections instead of being treated like a pry bar. The chair groove is part of the frame, so every cut should free the old material while preserving the groove width, depth, and outer lip for the new pressed-cane installation. Clean removal […]
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Jul
Jul
A successful cane chair repair starts with identifying the seat construction, measuring the opening, and buying webbing and spline that fit the existing groove. Pressed cane seats are repaired differently from hand-caned seats, so the first step is confirming which type of chair you own. This guide explains how to remove damaged webbing, clean the […]