Even more intricate than standard hand-caning is French caning. Because the cane coming through the back of the chair was thought to be less than elegant, French craftsmen devised a method of gluing and securing each individual strand of cane with a peg. A considerate amount of work is involved, but the result is clean and beautiful.
traditional hand cane
In Traditional hand caning, holes are drilled into the frame of a chair. Pieces of cane are then woven through the holes and into an openwork pattern.
machine caning
The cane is woven into sheets, and then the pre-woven panels are attached to a chair frame that has been cleaned and routed. A furrow is created in the wood, and the cane panel is set in the furrow and glued. The excess is trimmed, then a piece of reed , called a spline, is tapped into place to secure the cane.
fiber rush
This is a paper derivative woven into a thick cord that is then woven into the seat frame. This is the least expensive method of rushing.
pre-twisted natural rush
This is Oriental River Grass. It is bound into cords that can be later woven into a seat frame.
Golden Wheat rush
Similar to the Pre-Twisted Natural Rush, it is bound into cords, but has a beautiful Golden Wheat skin.
