This rocking chair had an interesting double frame system where the caning was supported by one, which was then reattached to the chair frame. At some point in the chair’s history, someone had covered the hole with plywood and upholstered the seat but the owners wanted it restored to its original iteration.
The work began by regluing the joints that had let go. Although only one side needed to be reglued both were clamped to prevent racking.
Meanwhile, the plywood and spline were removed. I used steam for the latter, which expedited the whole process. (I’m sorry I did not photograph this part.) and the new cane was soaked and pressed in.
The original screws fastening the caned frame to the front of the chair frame had split the wood so I used two small, right-angle brackets to refasten the pieces. A coat of wax finished the job. While working on this chair my secondary project was restoring the drum carder, which I began in 2018, and only now got around to finishing. Check back for that post.
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