Seatweaving & Chair Caning Forum™

You can read my care sheets on my Facebook page and Cathryn has something similar at her WickerWoman web site. We recommend using them as templates for your own care sheets. After all you may disagree with our advice, Cathryn and I differ on misting cane and you may have tips we don't know about.

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Newbie! you've been at it longer than I but I've worked with wood for 39 years.

Mindy King

breaking splint jbmeltzer, Thu Jun 21 4:56pm

I recently got a chair back after less than a year because the splint snapped along the edge of the frame. Almost like it had been cut. I had sealed it with orange shellac to get the color they... more
- Re: breaking splint The Wicker Woman, Fri Jun 22 7:14am
  
  Jan, In the 35+ years I've been weaving, I've seen this happen MANY times, that's why I always try to convince the customer to use something other than flat reed splint. This breaking has only... more
- Re: breaking splint Mindy King - the chair weaver, Fri Jun 22 12:08am
  
  One of my mantras is never use an inflexible finish on a flexible seat. Hard, surface floating finishes like Shellac, lacquer and traditional polyurethane wont flex with the seat as it is used and... more
- - breaking splint goodwincaning, Sun Jun 24 8:31am
    
    As a relative newbie (15 years) I had never thought of giving customers written instructions. That's a great idea. I usually know what to say when customers ask questions but the written ones are... more
  - - Re: breaking splint Mindy King - the chair weaver, Sun Jun 24 7:57pm
    - - breaking splint goodwincaning, Mon Jun 25 6:59pm
        
        Thanks Mindy, I'll check those out. I don't feel like a newbie doing hand cane or pressed cane. I now feel comfortable with fiber rush, thanks to help from a couple of other caners. I feel most like... more
      - RE: breaking splint larry.patt, Mon Jun 25 7:29am
        
        mindy, some of us are not yet into the 21st century and don't "do" Facebood...! could/would you please post your care sheets in some other format? i give my customers care sheets but would love to... more
      - RE: breaking splint The Wicker Woman, Tue Jun 26 5:03am
        
        Larry, Mindy probably has all her care sheets posted to her website like I do, so check that out. http://www.ChairWeaver.com The Wicker Woman®--Cathryn Peters... more
        RE: breaking splint Mindy King - the chair weaver, Tue Jun 26 7:55pm
        
        Actually I don't have them there yet but will soon. In the mean time Larry and I have exchanged care sheets via Email. if anyone else wants so see them send me a message. clicking on my name in blue... more
        breaking splint larry.patt, Tue Jun 26 7:03am
        
        Cathryn, THANKS!! Mindy sent me her sheets too! thanks for this wonderful resource!
        Re: breaking splint The Wicker Woman, Tue Jun 26 7:48am
        
        You're welcome Larry, that's what we're here for--help, advice and sharing all aspects of chair seat weaving, since 2004. Truly the Seatweaving & Chair Caning Forum--The Caner's Community Hub™ The... more
        Re: breaking splint Mindy King - the chair weaver, Tue Jun 26 8:13pm
        
        It was Cathryn's forum and the openness in sharing information that inspired the SeatWeavers' Guild. When I called for the formation of the SeatWeavers' Guild in 2007 right here, the belief shared by ... more
  - breaking splint jbmeltzer, Fri Jun 22 8:31am
    
    Thanks, all. I am reweaving it (at no charge, of course >:( ) and I had thought to find an oil stain to match the color. Doesn't Danish oil have to rubbed in? And wouldn't that rough up the edges of... more
  - - Re: breaking splint Mindy King - the chair weaver, Fri Jun 22 9:19am
      
      the reed will soak up any oil finish like a sponge, but you may want to pat off any excess after a few minutes an beware oily rags can spontaneously combust so lay them over a saw horse or on a... more
    - - breaking splint richards chair seats, Fri Jun 22 6:02pm
        
        when i first learned caning from a fellow named cliff pair he showed me a formulae that he had used for the thirty or so years he had been caning and i use it on splint and have never had a customer... more
      - Re: breaking splint Mindy King - the chair weaver, Fri Jun 22 11:23pm
        
        another old recipe is 1/3 linseed oil, 1/3 varnish and 1/3 turpentine, also known as OVT.
  - Breaking at edge johnk15, Fri Jun 22 12:42am
    
    Maybe the edge isn't round enough. There should be a much rounder edge than when caning, minimum 1/4 inch radius if the frame is flat. If the cane hasn't been soaked long enough, then it will break... more

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