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                                       Chair Caning, & Seat Weaving What If (For Me)
       Recently I read a very interesting paragraph about how, & where to strip off old chairs, & it will NEVER be in my shop 
  again due to inhaling dust, mildew, etc. from an old chair(s) because of where, & how they may have been stored! 
       It will be done outside of my shop with maximum ventilation, & before I bring the chair caning, or seat weaving re- 
  storation into my shop to restore!  
       Coming from an attic, an old barn, a basement, or an out building may cause health problems which I did not bargain for 
  when I took in this or that chair caning or seat weaving restoration to do!
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       I will be teaching the Chair Caning Lock Step Method TM without the references/substitions so that it will
  (hopefully) not be so confusing to my Online Class as I did with MY STUDENT ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES!!!  

  They got it, & use it every single day!

                                                    * Signing Your Seatweaving! Smile
       "When I took off the old seats, I found that a little girl had signed her name before the Rush was put on", he said. 
  "I asked the man if her name had any significance, & it turns out it was an old maid great-aunt of his." Smile (smile)
      
"Since then, I've started putting my name, & the date inside of my work!  Maybe 100 years from now, when some-
  body takes my seat off, they"ll feel a connection with me, too." Smile

  

    

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  Primitive circa 1810
  corner chair from
  Virginia!

  I personally did the
  "Aged" Splint bottom
  in this primitive Va.
  circa 1810 corner 
  chair I found in a
  antique mall several
  years ago!  It"s a
  real "Keeper" and has
  been passed on to the
  next expert chair
  caning generation! 
 

    * Ruth Comstock Chair Caning, &
    
Seat Weaving Bulletins! Smile

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Visit Rockler.com - Woodworking Superstore!

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  *A very easy "Rush
  Bottom" chair to
  "Square up" from the
  "Civil War" era us-
  ing a "Rush Ruler" 
  tm!
"This would be the
"Perfect" "Rush"
bottom chair for
a "Tutorial" / 
"Video" wouldn't
it?

 

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  * The bottom line 2
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it "Correctly"
"Squared up" before
you begin to weave
the "Rush" chair
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

* A PARTIAL NO CANE, NO WEAVE WEEK-END!!

  * ON SAT UR DAY (RAINY DAY) FEBRUARY 5, 2011 @ 9:31 AM
  EST

       * On Thursday November 3, 2011 when I had my first check
  up following "Open Heart Surgery" the NP (Nurse Practitioner)
  asked me a question which I hadn't given any thought to prior to
  "Open Heart Surgery" or after "Open Heart Surgery" because all
  I knew was that I had a life threatening "Health Crisis" and needed
  to have "Open Heart Surgery" to fix it!!!  "HOW OLD WAS THE
  SURGEON WHOM OPERATED ON ME?  Don't know; but I do know
  age along with years of experience would definitely play a major role
  in the outcome of the "Open Heart Surgery"!!!  What's a very nice
  way to find out "How Old" the "Heart Surgeon" is?
       * It's going on tenish (10 ish), & I was welcomed by the smell
  of "Maple, & Brown Sugar" before I had my Oatmeal Fuel, & then
  of course taking my Meds which have been changed to adjust the
  dosage for the last time!!!
       * & now it's time for a partial week-end of R & R with the
  "Rush" Chair Bottom already "Squared Up" so that I can very easily 
  finish weaving this one "Rush' Bottom Chair sometime over the week-
  end, & deliver it at the "Top" of the week!!
       * GOING TO REPEAT A "POST" TOMORROW THAT I HAVE
  "POSTED" HERE BEFORE!!!  THE REPONSE SHOULD BE VERY,
  VERY INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST; BUT IT IS THE GOD'S
  HONEST TRUTH!!!  
  
        * "BLESSINGS", "THANKS" for stopping by, and reading our
  "CHAIR CANING, & SEAT WEAVING REFLECTIONS'" TM!!!
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Friday, February 4, 2011

* FIRST (1st) DELIVERY 2 B MADE TODAY SINCE 11-24-2010!!!

  * ON FRY DAY FEBRUARY 4, (AFTER MIDNIGHT RESTLESSNESS
  AGAIN) 2011 @ 1:54 AM EST

       * When I return to bed after I finish this brief early morning
  post I am fully aware that when I get up in the morning it's really
  going to be more than a hectic morning because I will have to com-  
  plete a couple of "Rush" Bottom Chairs', & "Stain" them, & have 
  them ready for delivery by one (1) o'clock in the afternoon!!!  
       * But I have no one to blame for this sad state of"Rush"
  affairs except myself so I will just simply have to "Suck It Up", & 
  get er done!!!
       * But this will put me two (2) Chairs closer to my finishing up
  the Chairs I have to finish up as a direct result of the huge "Open 
  Heart Surgery" Surprise in November of 2010 before I can call it
  quits as far as Chair Caning, & Seat Weaving is concerned, & do
  something else completely different after thirty-seven (37) years
  of Chair Caning, & Seat Weaving!!!
       * Of course "Country Seat Weavers' will be running full steam
  ahead with a "NEW", & very capable Craftsman at the controls of
  of the Chair Caning, & Seat Weaving Engine of "Country Seat
  Weavers' I am very happy to say!!!
       * I'm up earlier this morning than usual at just 8:15 AM EST,
  & have already had my usual Breakfast of Oatmeal Fuel, & will  
  shortly take my Meds, & jump in to my day so I can meet all of my
  appointments for the day, & then take some more of that good
  ole R, & R for just a few moments of relaxation, and then of
  course it will be back to the "Grind Stone" to finish my day with
  the beginning of a third (3rd) "Rush" Bottom Chair!!!
       * We did finish those two "Rush" Bottom Chairs today, & 
  easily "Squared Up" a third!!!  Not bad for a partial day's work!!!

       * CHEERS with a health drink!!!

       * "BLESSINGS", "THANKS" for stopping by, and reading our
  "CHAIR CANING, & SEAT WEAVING REFLECTIONS'" TM!!!
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

DOC DAY, & ERRANDS ON DAY # 3 OF WORKING AFTER
 
  * DOC DAY, & ERRANDS ON DAY # 3 OF WORKING AFTER
  "OPEN HEART SURGERY"!!!
       
       * Very apprehensive about the DOC'S visit today; but I
  will have to grin, & bear it, & hopefully get a terrific DOC'S
  report!!!

  *ON THUR DAY (RAIN GONE, & SUNSHINE) FEBRUARY 3, 2011
  @ 8:42 AM EST

      * Now that my ole reliable '42 Chevy is running like an old clock
  not missing a second, I will drive her to Richmond, Virginia to see    
  the "DOC", visit a dear old friend, pick up some "Chair Caning, &
  Seat Weaving Materials", & just enjoy the day in general!!! 
       * But before I could enjoy the day I had a rude awakening when
  I stepped on the brakes, I had absolutely no brakes so I drove
  back home very carefully & slowly & fixed the "Brake Issue", &
  then headed north to Ricmond, Virginia, & indeed did enjoy the day!!!
       * Got a terrific report from the "DOC", & really enjoyed seeing
  a very, very dear ole friend, & picked up the "Machine Cane" 
  material that I needed to do a "Curved" "Machine Cane Chair
  Bottom" that I'm going to do a "How To" Tutorial on in a few days!!! 
       * ONE OF MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS' IS WHEN
  A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CHAIR COMES INTO THE "NEW"
  CRAFTSMAN'S SHOP I WILL DOCUMENT IT WITH A "HOW
  TO" TUTORIAL WITH OF COURSE "FOTOS'!!!
       * Is this all leading up to a book?  Maybe!!!
       * Curved "Machine Cane Chair Bottoms" are really done quite
  differently than "Flat" "Machine Cane Chair Bottoms" if they are
  done "CORRECTLY" beginning with the "WITNESS MARKS" so you
  have a perfectly "Square" "Machine Cane Chair Installation"!!! 
       * So until next time...

       * CHEERS with a health drink!!!
  
       * "BLESSINGS", "THANKS" for stopping by, and reading our
  "CHAIR CANING, & SEAT WEAVING REFLECTIONS'" TM!!!
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

DAY 2 OF WORKING AFTER MENDING FROM
 
  DAY 2 OF WORKING AFTER MEMDING FROM "OPEN HEART
  SURGERY"!!!

       * Finishing up the work on the '42 Chevy so I can make the
  remainder of the Chair Caning, & Seat Weaving deliveries!!!  Steering
  Box Installed Correctly, & "FINALLY" Correctly Ajusted!!!  Really
  glad this is over because it was a real "Bear" to do as more than a
  "Shady Tree Mechanic" with just a "Floor Jack"!!!  I installed the 
  engine, clutch assembly, transmission, etc. so this qualifies me as
  more than just a "Shady Tree Mechanic', & it now drives like a
  brand new truck!!!  And most important I keep the "Money" in my
  pocket, & spend it on something I choose, instead of giving it to
  my friendly neighbor mechanic!!!

       * CHEERS with a health drink!!!

       * Tomorrow I will drive to Richmond, Virginia for my first check 
  up with my cardiologist after "Open Heart Surgery, & hopefully
  will get an excellent report!!!
       * Then I will pick up some "Machine Cane", & "Spline" to finish
  up a couple of "Machine Cane" Chairs I have to do!!!  And then I can
  check them off of my list of "Chair Caning" to do so I can finish
  up these left overs' as a result of the "Surprise" "Open Heart
  Surgery", & ride off into the sunset as far as "Chair Caning", &
  "Seat Weaving" is concerned, & let the "NEW" Craftsman begin
  His work at "Country Seat Weavers"!!!

       * "BLESSINGS", "THANKS" for stopping by, and reading our
  "CHAIR CANING, & SEAT WEAVING REFLECTIONS'" TM!!!
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

* 64 DAYS 2GET HERE FROM "OPEN HEART SURGERY"!!!

  * 64 DAYS TO GET HERE FROM "OPEN HEART SURGERY"!!!

       * I remember being taken to the "Operating Room" on
  November 24, 2010 at around nine (9) o'clock in the morning, &
  I remember beng told that I would be the first one operated on
  that day so I planned to say my prayer that morning;but do not
  remember doing that, & do not remember anything else that
  occured that morning before, or after!!!  
       Today as a result of that "Open Heart Surgery" I will begin
  a "New Chapter" in my life, & return to work!!!
      

  * ON THE BIGGEST TWO'S DAY ( MIDNIGHT MADNESS)
  FEBRUARY 1, 2011 @ 12:39 AM EST

       * Today I will officially return to work with the Docs blessing!!!
       This is something I thought I would "Never" do as a result of
  the extreme Major "Open Heart Surgery" I had!!!  And I know that 
  I have been truly "Blessed" o I am really going to live, & work
  accordingly!!!
       Sometime today I will finish the last of two (2) "Rush" Bottom
  Chairs I will do for one (1) customer, & begin to "Rush" another
  "Rush" Bottom Chair for another customer!!!
       And now at a little after one (1) in the morning I will return
  to bed to get a little shut eye so I can meet the first work day
  of the rest of my life which I honestly thought would end as a 
  result of the news' I was given at the ER that Friday evening in
  November the week-end before Thanksgiving in 2010!!! 

       * CHEERS with a health drink!!!

       * "BLESSINGS", "THANKS" for stopping by, & reading our
  "CHAIR CANING, & SEAT WEAVING REFLECTIONS'" TM!!!
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Monday, January 31, 2011

* DAY 63 AFTER
 
  * ON DAY 63 AFTER "OPEN HEART SURGERY"!!!
       
       * No health issues today, & I hope, & pray I have not
  opened up my mouth to soon!!!  
       * Tomorrow the day count down will end, in the celebration
  of the fact, that I can at long last return to work!!!  And it
  will have been a very, very long sixty-four (64) days of amaze-
  ment at what the good Lord did for me through the "Surgeon",
  & His "Healing" Power to restore me to good health, enabling me
  to return to work, & resume my life to the fullest with a new
  sense of purpose for living!!!

  * ON MUN DAY (A MIDNIGHT POST) JANUARY 31, 2011 @
  12:06 AM EST

       * "PEERLESS RATTAN" is now our "NEWEST" Advertiser in our
  "Chair Caning, &  Seat Weavers' Directory" TM!!!  PLEASE VIEW
  THEIR ADS', & WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU
  ONES' JUST LIKE THEM FOR "FREE!!!
       * It's the "Top" of the week, & I got up late this morning to
  finish those two (2) "Rush" Bottom Chairs; but first (1st) Break-
  fast must be eaten with the usual two (2) bowls' of Oatmeal Fuel,
  & the ritual of taking my Meds before I begin my day!!!
       * It is now one (1) official day left before I can officially
  return to work; but I'm going to still take er easy until "All"
  of the "Pain" is long gone in my upper chest, & how long that's
  going to take only the good Lord knows!!!
       * And confusion by the Vendor continues to wreck havoc with
  my "Rush" Seat Weaving due to shipping the wrong "Rush" material
  which makes it difficult to weave because I'm not used to working
  with "Slack" twist "Rush" Material!!!
       * Going to read one of my favorite "BLOGS", "COLD ANTLER
  FARM" which always deserves a plug, & check my E-Mail, & then
  start the "Top" of the week which is a very sunny, cold Mun day!!!
  

       * CHEERS with a health drink!!!

       * "BLESSINGS", "THANKS" for stopping by, and reading our
  "CHAIR CANING, & SEAT WEAVING REFLECTIONS'" TM!!!
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

* DAY 62 AFTER


  * ON DAY 62 AFTER "OPEN HEART SURGERY
       
       * Severe Heart "Pains" are still continuing so I will be going
  in for a check up this week to see what's going on, or is that
  normal after "Open Heart Surgery"!!!  Personally I do not think so,
  & it has me a little more than concerned, & worried!!!

  * ON SON DAY (A LOT OF SON SHINE) JANUARY 30, 2011 @
  9:37 EST

       * Well, I'm not exactly on time this morning where the Meds
  are concerned; but my Oatmeal Fuel Breakfast was delicious, &
  filling as usual, & so it's off to the start of the "Top" of the week
  with completing the "NEW" Advertiser "PEERLESS RATTAN'S"
  Ads' in the "Online Chair Caning, & Seat Weavers' Directory"!!!
       * And then my day will be filled with a little bit of "Rush" play
  to finish up two (2) "Rush" Bottom Chairs' for delivery on Monday!!!
       * And then I'll have another day of R & R because Tuesday
  will be the official day my Doc said to return to work!!!  It has
  been a long, long, long sixty-four (64) days; but very interesting,
  & very thought provoking!!!
       * Sitting here listening to some songs I like which run the
  the whole spectrum of music because I just love a great song with
  geat lyrics, & a great melody regardless of whether it is gospel,
  country, or what have you!!!
       * Received a nice "Thank You" for the Ads' I Posted along
  with Fotos' on my "Online Chair Caning, & Seat Weavers' Directory
  for Peerless Rattan from Ed the owner!!!  That was really deeply
  appreciated!!! 
       * And so the day really ends on a very high note!!!

       * CHEERS with a health drink!!!
       
       * "BLESSINGS", "THANKS" for stopping by, and reading our
  "CHAIR CANING, & SEAT WEAVING REFLECTIONS'" TM!!!

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  Rush bottom "Signed", wood properly "Fed!"
  evened, & "Squared up" without a ruler, 
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  "How did he do that?"
  
  
 

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