Post #196896 by Traderpup on Mon, Nov 7, 2005 5:20 PM

I never really cared for that fake vinyl caning that binds some rattan furniture, so I learned how to replace it with real caning.

I've been practicing some re-caning of old rattan furniture I track down at flea markets... I'm starting to get halfway good at it....

Here's a picture of a chair corner before caning:

and after caning:

It isn't that difficult. The hardest part is learning the fancy wrap & weave patterns.