The project .... install machine cane in a removable wood chair seat frame.

The frame was refinished.... Sanded, re-stained and a lacquer finish applied over the frame. The sprayed lacquer coated the sides and bottom of the perimeter groove and the frame.

The machine cane was installed in the normal fashion using Elmer's Carpenter Wood Glue to set the spline and cane in the groove.

The cane was stained after the glue set up. A sprayed lacquer coat was applied to the stained cane and frame.

The results of the process is a loose cane seat.. looser than when initially installed. In order to take some of the loose/wrinkles out of the machine cane and to tighten the cane, a damp cloth was placed on the underside of the machine cane seat and allowed to dry.

The drying process tightens the machine cane and the cane pulls the spline up in the groove. There is little adhesion between the spline and the groove. The cane seat goes from tight to loose
depending on the moisture in the cane.

Is the lacquer in the groove the problem?
Is the type of glue the problem?
How do I get good adhesion?
Suggestion/comments?

Thanks for any comments.

T.A. Gamblin
Madison, Mississippi