Association of Artisans To Cane"Patience and manual dexterity are requirements of people who come to work at the caning studio," say Rhonda Voos, Master Caner at AAC. "The skills of hand and press cane, rush, Danish rope and basket and wicker repair are learned on site."
How to identify what type of chair you have:There are three kinds of caning - hand caning, press or machine caning, and blind caning. They both look very similar in the middle of the seat. The hand caning has holes in the wood frame of the chair that the cane is woven through. If you look underneath the seat you would see loops of cane coming through the wood. The press cane is a machine woven piece that is pressed into a groove around the frame and held in place by a thin,smooth spline of wood all around the edge of the cane. If you looked underneath you wouldn't see any cane coming thru the wood. Press cane is often used for dining room chair backs, but is also used for seats. Blind caning is a type of hand caning that is ony used on the back of chairs. It is a hand woven pattern, but the holes in the frame don't go all the way through the chair back. If you look at the edge where the cane meets the wood, you would see a flat piece of cane with little loops of cane going over it where the holes are. These are less common that the other two types. You can call us for more details or to get a quote at 203-776-6310. View additional projects in the works!
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