I am familiar with the regular looking cane chairs with holes drilled in the frame, but what about chairs that the holes are only drilled part way in and not through?
This type of chair caning goes by a few different names; French Caning, Blind Caning and Continental Caning. It is done using regular sized cane, woven in the traditional 7-step method design, but the holes drilled in the framework do not go all the way through. This difficult and rather delicate weave is usually reserved for use in the backs or under arms of chairs rather than in the seats, because it’s a lighter more fragile weave and not strong enough for heavy use needed in the seats. Since the holes do not go through the frame, each length of cane must be cut to the exact length needed, then woven and fixed in the holes with a plastic peg and a small spot of glue until set. Usually only one step at a time is woven so that the glue can set, making this a very tedious job indeed. Leave this one to the experts! For instructions to do the weaving yourself, check for the book, “Chair Seating” by Johnson, Barratt and Butcher. It is by far the greatest caning instruction book and has the
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