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Cane kit and contents
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Restoration Starter
Kit and Contents
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Description
Everything needed to complete one average
size cane seated chair (with up to 100 holes) in the traditional
six-way woven cane pattern
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Description
A 'kit'
containing starter quantities of traditional antique restoration
materials
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Kit contains: |
Kit
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Two sizes
of cane - one for the settings and
weavings and a wider one for the crossings
Golf tees - to hold the cane in place
whilst weaving
Wider cane - for beading the edge.
Centre cane - for pegging the holes
when the weaving is finished
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Garnet
shellac flakes - add to Methylated spirits
to make French
polish.
Pearl/hide glue - add to water and warm.
Reversible.
Tak rag - for removing last traces
of dust in French polishing
0000 wire wool - use for finishing &
between layers of shellac
Vandyke pigment - water soluble
crystals, for
colouring/staining
Grain filler - used to fill grain and
obtain a smooth surface before
French polishing
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Including Specialist Craft (Dryad)
instruction booklet and laminated hints and tips sheet
£25.00
Including P&P
Booklet available
separately £5 + 50p P&P each |
Including basic instructions for the use of each.
£15 + £3.00 P&P
NB: Vandyke pigment is made from nut
extract |
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Price £25 + £5 P&P |
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CHAIR SEATING Techniques in Cane, Rush, Willow and Cords.
This book is known as the 'Bible' of seat weaving, by three experts
in their field - Kay Johnson, Olivia Elton Barratt and Mary Butcher
Not always available but worth its weight in gold.
Price £25 + £5.00 P&P |
Specialist Craft Booklets - used
to be known as 'Dryad'
These little fully coloured instruction booklest give basic
introduction to the specified crafts.
A5 size with 16 pages.
They give basic introduction to these crafts.
Price £5 + 50p P&P each |
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"Whether you are an expert or a complete beginner,
Seat Weaving is the perfect handbook for anyone who
understands the value of caring for and repairing a well-loved
object or enjoys the challenge of making something new."
SEAT WEAVING, by Ricky Holdstock.
This
invaluable little book is packed with 150 pages of superb
instructions.
Materials covered include: rush, cane, paper (Danish) cord,
seagrass.
Now
out of print, we buy them when we can and currently have 3 in
stock all second hand but in good condition.
£10 + £2.00 P&P
Method of payment: Cheque or Postal Order
Cheques made payable to
SUZANDY CANING & FURNITURE
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