Precision cut peel of rattan, used on antique furniture i.e. Bedheads, TableTops Etc., more commonly for chair seats and backs. Some modern furniture is still imported from Eastern Europe where the cane is secured by hand into holes on the frame, but with most modern chairs, factory made sheets of pre-woven cane are secured to the frame by a fillet of round cane set in a groove. (See Sheet Cane and Woven Material).
Chair cane supplied in the following sizes.
Actual size of chair cane (mm) : | 1.6mm | 2mm/2.1mm | 2.4mm / 2.5mm | 2.8mm | 3.5 |
Cane No. : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Standard Bundles ( Sizes No 2 (2mm)...No 3 (2.4mm....No 4 (2.8mm) : |
1/4 Kg | £37.00p |
No 2...No3...No 4......... | 1/8 Kg | £ 28.70p |
No 2....No 3.... No 4..... | 1/16 Kg | £ 19.90p |
No 1 (1.6mm) 1/4kg £40.00p
1/8kg £29.70p
1/16kg £20.90p
Discount does NOT apply to the No 1 Chair Cane
Discount prices for larger quantities : No 2/No3 & No 4: | 1/2 Kg | £72.00p |
(Sizes of cane can be mixed in 1/4 Kg bundles ) | 1 Kg | £138.00p |
Note: Additional 1/4 Kg bundles after purchasing 1 kg will cost £34.50p per 1/4 Kg
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL WEIGHTS ARE APPROXIMATE DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE LOSS.
ALL PRICES INCLUDE VAT @ 20%
Beading / Couching Cane : (For finishing/covering holes)
No. 6 size x 1.8 metre lengths (6ft) (Approx.) ....£1.70p each.
Plugging Cane : (For securing cane in holes)
All thickness' available - No. 15 being most common at £1.70p per metre.
Example No 1 | Example No 2 | ||
1/8 Kg No. 3 Cane | £ 28.70p | 1/16 Kg No 2 Cane | £19.90p |
1 x No.6 Beading Cane | £ 1.70p | 1/16 Kg No 3 Cane | £19.90p |
1 x 1m Plugging Cane | £ 1.70p | 1 x No 6 Beading | £1.70p |
Postage and Packing | £ 6.95p | 1 x 1m Plugging | £1.70p |
Post and Packaging | £6.95p | ||
Grand Total
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£39.05p |
Grand Total
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£50.15p |
Tools for Re-Caning :
Golf Tees - For securing cane during weaving.... £5.75p (20 off)
Cane Threader - 24" long spring steel............ £9.50p each
Shell Bodkins - Aids weaving ................... £5.95p each ....OR: £4.95p for Shell Bodkin without handle See images on the TOOL SECTION
Clearer - For knocking out old cane.............. £4.65p each
Awl - Very useful thin spike..................... £7.15p each
Cane Cutter ..................................... £4.95p each
Guide for selecting the correct size of cane for the traditional 6-way pattern:
Where two sizes are given, the wider is used for the diagonals
Number of holes over 6" of the chair frame: ( Be sure to include the FIRST HOLE & the THE LAST HOLE)
No of holes : 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Cane No. Recommended: 6 4&6 4 3&4 3 2&3 2 1&2