How to make baskets . Fig. 32 in your neighborhood, it will help you to watch himat work, for caning is a process best learned byseeing it done. Chair Seat with Octagonal Meshes o Materials:—A chair, A bundle of fine cane,A length of binding,2 or 3 ---?sagg m* CAN I\c, IN \ FRAME wi> n \ CHAIRTwo patterns of caning are illustrated in this plate. The simple truss patternis shown in the frame on the wall, the more elaborate Octagonal pattern on the <hair HOW TO CANE CHAIRS 163 The more elaborate pattern with octagonalmeshes, which is shown in the picture, is familiarto everyone. In
How to make baskets . Fig. 32 in your neighborhood, it will help you to watch himat work, for caning is a process best learned byseeing it done. Chair Seat with Octagonal Meshes o Materials:—A chair, A bundle of fine cane,A length of binding,2 or 3 ---?sagg m* CAN I\c, IN \ FRAME wi> n \ CHAIRTwo patterns of caning are illustrated in this plate. The simple truss patternis shown in the frame on the wall, the more elaborate Octagonal pattern on the <hair HOW TO CANE CHAIRS 163 The more elaborate pattern with octagonalmeshes, which is shown in the picture, is familiarto everyone. In fact, it is so generally used thatif you are going to re-cane a chair you will verylikely cut out a seat made in the same pattern. Ifso, cut it close to the wood all around and you willhave a guide to help you in making the new foot-stool to sit on is a necessity, otherwisecaning will be a back-breaking process. Seated onthis stool the worker tips the front of the chairseat forward until it rests on his lap, and he isready to begin. As in the caning previouslydescribed the centre must first be found, and thelines of cane run vertically across the seat. Theyshould be left quite loose, or else at the sixth rowof caning the work will
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