Pressed Cane Webbing Kit 1/2" Fine Open Mesh with splines, Wedges and Instructions

My sister-in-law has 6 chairs with a cane back. Some how one of the chairs developed a whole in the cane. While I was visiting she started talking about buying a new table and chairs. I new I could easily repair her chair, and it looks good as new! She was extremely happy and pleased.

This was my first attempt to replace a damaged seat of an antique rocking chair that I had rescued from a burn pile and restored. The previous seat was done by a professional in another state and was no longer available. I built some of my own tools to install the webbing. I have since repaired a chair. The process is not as difficult as it appears to be.

Does the job

This was just what I needed to replace some old broken seating in a chair that my dad repaired for me 50 years ago. The suggestion to soak replacement cane for 30-45 minutes was not enough, I soaked it for 3 hours and then it was pliable enough to install. Other than that, the instructions were good.

I ordered this brand because it says that it has an extended length of the cane webbing of 72 inches. It is not even close. It’s more like 18 inches. I do not have enough to complete even part of one chair. It was a complete waste of money.

The quality of the product is very good and it was nice to have three different sizes of the edging available. The instructions are somewhat vague and a few steps seem to be left out. The best thing to do is go to YouTube.com and search for how to do the replacement, the videos are clear and provide some great advice. The job itself is straight forward and you'll be amazed at the results.

First time experience attempting this came out fairly well.Webbing required a 2 hour soak in warm water to become sufficiently pliable. I probably could have soaked the material even longer. Spline required about 30 minutes soaking to become pliable enough to conform to the curves in the project.Wedges provided were a bit on the thick side. I sanded them so that they fit the chair groove along with two thicknesses of webbing. I also rounded off the sharp edges a bit.

I have a Restoration Hardware chair with cane seat that my teen son stood and and his foot went through, ugh. This is almost identical match (except color, which I could stain if I wanted but a cushion hides it.) I'm crafty so I watched a video on how to install and it was pretty simple. There are a few "prickly" fibers that if you graze your hand over, you can feel. But I think that's the case with all cane seating, nature of the material. Would absolutely purchase again.