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Chair Seat Weaving for Antique Chairs

Well known for years as the 'Big Book'
chair seat weaving for antique chairs

Author:  Marion Burr Sober
Publisher:  Finestkind Books

Size:  5.25" x 8.25"
64 pages    $9.95

Softbound 
with black & white
illustrations throughout.

CHAPTER I
          — CANING
CHAPTER II
          — FIBRE CORD WEAVING
CHAPTER III
          — GENUINE RUSH WEAVING
CHAPTER IV

          — ASH SPLINT WEAVING
CHAPTER V
          — TAPE WEAVING
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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Instruction booklet
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porch weave New England Porch Weave
Instruction booklet
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diamond splint weave

Diamond Splint Weave
Instruction booklet
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star cane 

Star Caning
Instruction booklet
Spider Weave to Snowflake
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larger picture
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Finger Lake Fan Weave
Instruction booklet
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a herringbone weave
splint weaving Splint Weaving
Instruction booklet
easy to follow instructions $3.89    v
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shaker tape Shaker Tape
CHAPTER V
2 traditional patterns to
redo your chair
 $3.89    v
fiber rush weaving Fibre Rush
CHAPTER II
Instruction booklet
taken from the
big book
$3.89    v
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wicker repair Wicker Repair
and prewoven cane installation
Instruction booklet
This allows you to identify the materials your wicker is made from, and how to take care of it. Several easy repairs are shown. 
PLUS
Easy step by step on replacing cane webbing
herringbone weave Herringbone Weave
Instruction booklet
easy to follow instructions $3.89    v

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carolina close weave

Carolina Close
Weave

A regional style similar to New England Porch Weave 
$3.89  v
danish cord Danish Cord Seats
Instruction booklet
easy to follow instructions
$3.89    v
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The Complete Guide to Chair Caning
 124 pages include
435 color photographs, numerous drawings,
10 figures, 6 historical black and white photographs.

$24.95 
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adirondack weave Adirondack Rustic Weave
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Sure looks great on old Hickory furniture, and all rustic furniture. A open weave pattern
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Wicker Repair Information

how to buy and restore wicker

HOW TO BUY AND RESTORE WICKER FURNITURE A GUIDE TO RESTORING AND COLLECTING  This is a 166-page, large format paperback which includes 190 photos in a simplified format that guides you step-by-step through a broad range of repair techniques. thirty five common repairs are pictured from start to finish. There is a check list to help you evaluate wicker, geared to the layman. Very extensive   $17.95   v

natural rush weaving

Genuine Rush
CHAPTER III
Instruction booklet
taken from the big book
$3.89   v


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caners handbook THE CANER'S HANDBOOK 144 pages, 4 pages in full color.250 precise step-by-step photographs and clearly written instructions. Instructions also for splint, rush, Danish cord, shaker tape, rush, some wicker repair. Very popular for the detail it shows in the photographs, and the instructions accompanying them. Necessary for the caners bookshelf.  $19.95   v 

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