CANERS CORNER
ESTABLISHED 1977
We re-do cane, rush, splint seats and offer some wicker repair
Splint Type  Seats
Flat Reed
  
Width
Approximate
Feet Per Coil
Price
3/16"
1/4"
3/8"
1/2"
3/4"
1"
Smoked 1/2" (brown)
Smoked 3/4" (brown)

325
256
200
120
80
200
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
Comes in 1 lb. coils, enough for one average seat.
  
Flat Oval Reed
Width
Approximate
Feet Per Coil
Price

3/16"
1/4"
3/8"
1/2"

275
175
$11.50
$11.50
$11.50
$11.50
Free page of hints on request
top is slightly curved
Slab Rattan - (really extra wide binding cane) can be used in splint seats or as wrapping cane.
7 to 9 mm wide - $25.00 per hank
Real Ash Splint - 5/8" width, approx. 60 ft. per coil.  Two coils should do an average seat.
$16.00 per coil. (consider the extra cost for quality antique chairs).

Round Reed

 Round Reed
Order No.
Size
Approx.
Ft. Per Coil
Price

#0
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10

1 1/4 mm
1 1/2 mm
1 3/4 mm
2 1/4 mm
2 3/4 mm
3 1/2 mm
4 1/4 mm
      5 mm
      6 mm
6 1/2 mm
7 1/2 mm

2200
1600
1600
750
500
350
200
150
110
100
80

$12.00
$12.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
Large Round Reed
3/8" (all $1.00 per foot in 6 ft. lengths)
1/2" (all $1.00 per foot in 6 ft. lengths)
5/8" (all $1.00 per foot in 6 ft. lengths)
1/2 Round Reed
NOTE:  Sometimes a 1/4 to 1/2 mm variation in sizes.  For basket weaving and wicker repair
Large
5 mm
$12.00
The Caners Hand Book
(by Miller and Widess)
$26.95 paperback
Step by step instructions on regular and fancy pattern caning; rush: splint; Danish cord and Shaker Tape
Books
How to Buy and Restore Wicker Furniture
(by T. Duncan) $30.00
Checklist for buying wicker, how to judge amount of damage, 190 photos, how to make 35 common repairs.  Excellent investment for someone considering wicker repair as a business.  Fix one chair and you have paid for the book!

 
 
Cane Seat Weaving - ( by M.B. Sober)  $8.00
Excellent instructions on cane , rush, splint and shaker taper weaving. (The best first book to buy).
     * Chair Seat Weaving - ( by M.B. Sober) Instructions for traditional patterns in hand weaving a cane seat only. $3.00
     * Splint Weaving - ( by M.B. Sober) Instructions for flat reed, wood splint seats only. $3.00
     * Shaker Type Weaving - ( by M.B. Sober) Instructions for cotton type seats only. $3.00
     * Fiber Rush Weaving - ( by M.B. Sober) Instructions for rope-like seats only. (seagrass, fiber rush, real rush) $3.00
The above four booklets are all included in B.M. Sober's book costing $8.00
Herringbone Weave - (by K.C. Parkinson) Weaving a splint seat.  Pattern is over and under three. $3.00
Finger Lakes Far Weave - (by K.C. Parkinson) Weaving a splint seat. Pattern is over and under four. $3.00
New England Porch Weave - (by K.C. Parkinson) Weaving a splint type seat.  The wrap or weft is two strands and the weaving is one strand over one pair under one pair of the weft. $3.00
Basic Wicker Repair - (by K.C. Parkinson) Covers braiding, wrapping, broken weaving, broken spokes, maintenance and refinishing. $3.00
Adirondack Rustic Weave - (by K.C. Parkinson) Usually binding cane or slab rattan. $3.00
Carolina Close Weave - (by K.C. Parkinson) Usually binding cane or slab rattan. $3.00
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CANERS CORNER   (905) 374-2632       tj@canerscorner.com