Chapter 6    Photo 7


Handwoven cane seats


We're pretty proud of our seats.  Jeff made the cherry frames (mortise and tenon), and Tom hand-wove the cane filler.  Tom used a vinyl with fiberglass core synthetic cane.  It took about 8 hours to weave each seat.  I followed the pattern found in a canoeing book.  They're very comfy; much better than aluminum seats.  Just the right amount of give.


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