Pressed Sheet Cane, 24 inch

Chair Cane Webbing

• Sold linear foot x 24 inch-width.
• If you order a quantity of 1, you will receive a 1 foot x 24 inch piece. Conversely if you order a quantity of 4 you will receive a piece  4 foot x 24 inches. 
• Enter required number of linear-feet  in quantity box

Product Info

• Material: natural rattan
  
• Color: Flaxen

• 24" Width x linear foot
• ½" open weave pattern
• If you order a quantity of 1, you will receive a 1 foot x 24 inch piece. Conversely if you order a quantity of 4 you will receive a piece  4 foot x 24 inches. 
• Enter required number of linear-feet in quantity box

Pressed Sheet Cane is interwoven rattan in a conventional ½" open weave pattern. Large width is 24". Use on chair seats, rockers, cabinet doors, canoe seats and benches.  Prewoven Cane is a light flaxen color, as it ages it will darken to a honey shade. 

Pressed Sheet Cane is sold by linear foot. Width is 24". Cane is on a long continuous roll. Roll is cut in continuous-length to customer specifications.  Example: 3 linear feet = overall size  36" length x 24" width. 

More Pressed Sheet Cane

• 14" wide Pressed Sheet Cane
• 18" wide Pressed Sheet Cane

Spline for prewoven cane

Offered separately, as chair grooves differ in width

• Small: 9/64"
• Medium: 11/64"
• Large: 14/64"

Measure for Pressed Cane

Figure amount of Pressed Sheet Cane needed: 

• Determine chair-seat width (side - side) , between grooves, add 3" to this measurement.
• Determine chair-seat depth (front - back), between grooves, add 3" to this measurement
• Example: if chair seat is 12" width + 3",  14" depth + 3" = 15" x 17" overall piece of cane. 

Install Chair Cane Webbing

• Pressed Sheet Cane requires a groove in wood around chair seat perimeter.
• Soak prewoven-cane until supple, about 30 minutes
• Soak spline about 15 minutes
• Position soaked-cane over seat opening, finished side facing up. Line up cane pattern horizontally and vertically with chair seat.
• Gently tap cane into chair groove, holding with wood wedges
• Continue pressing cane into groove. Front to back, side to side making sure cane pattern continues to be centered correctly on chair seat. Cane should be taught but not tight as it will shrink as it dries.
• Cut away excess cane on outside edge of groove, slight below surface 1/4".
• Spread thin bead of hide-glue around center of groove.
• Press and tap spline into groove
• Let chair seat cure 5 days before sitting on