Chair Caning & Seat Weaving Handbook

Restore and repair antique or worn-out chairs with this handy guide. Learn how to make repairs yourself and skip the high costs of professional craftsmen. With clear demonstrations of weaving patterns and processes, this book will guide you through preparing your chair, gathering tools, weaving, and finishing. Even beginners will enjoy success with easy-to-understand, illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Projects include cane seats, Shaker tape seats, and rush seats.

John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.