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DATED CIRCA FEBRUARY
18, 1896 OFFICE CHAIR!!!
CHAIR USED 113 YRS. AGO
BY WHOM, & 4 WHAT
PROFESSION?

The above Circa February 18, 1896 machine cane bottom office
chair came into our shop from Governor's Antiques & Architectural
Materials Ltd, which is one of the largest antique dealers in the State
of Virginia to have just the machine cane bottom replaced!

We have been chosen, & honored to do their chair caning, &
seat weaving work!

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* Chair Cane Hole Resizing 101!

* CHAIR CANE SIZE SUBSITUTION CHART TM

* Size of Cane            * Size of Holes            * Center to Center Dis-
                                        In Seat Frame            tance Between Holes
                                                                             in Seat Frame

* Superfine                 1/8"                            3/8 inch
* Fine Fine                  3/16"                           1/2 inch
* Fine                           3/16"                           5/8 inch
* Narrow Medium       1/4"                             5/8 inch
* Medium                     1/4 "                            3/4 inch
* Common                   5/16"                           7/8 inch

When holes in the hand cane chair to be recaned are the same
size hole, & you can use fine fine or fine always use the widest
width hand cane you can use!
This gives your client a superior hand caning job with a larger
footprint of hand cane in the chair cane seat bottom!

CHAIR CANE RESIZING CHART!

FOR CHAIR CANE RESIZING HOLES 1/8" THRU 5/16"!!!

     * Chair Cane Hole Resizing 101!

    * Having A Museum Quality Chair
                By Ronnie P. Goff
          Copyright April 13, 2006

       When hand cane chair holes are resized fo the next size chair cane
it is critical that it is done absolutely correct because once you remove
to much wood from the hand caned chair you cannot put it back!!! You
have also compromised the structural integrity of the hand cane chair
you are doing for a client!
       Drill a set of practice holes in a scrap piece of wood beginning with the
original size hand cane hole you want to in large! Then begin in larging
with the next size drill bit, & so on until seven (7) short pieces of hand cane
will fit in the resized hole you have drilled! This will give you a visual be-
fore you actually drill, & resize the holes in the hand caned chair!

*NOTE: Frank DBA Frank's Cane & Rush Supply uses a
similar system simply because it absolutely does a superior
machine cane soaking job period!

CIRCA 1940"S "VERY SPECIAL" OFFICE CHAIR!!!

THIS IS MY FATHER"S NEIGHBORHOOD PAINT STORE OFFICE CHAIR!!!

My "very, very special" circa 1940's office chair which belonged to, &
was used by my Dad when he operated his Neighbor Paint Store in the
late 40's after World War ll!
This very unique piece of family history will be lovingly restored, &
be used by his son, & the next generation!

     * Having A Museum Quality Chair
            By Ronnie P. Goff

            * MAKING FIBRE RUSH KNOTS DISAPPEAR

       * When weaving some types of "Rush" Bottom Chairs'/Backs', &
in this application it's the "Rush" Backs' you need to literally "Make
the fibre "Rush" "KNOTS'" disappear so here are a few suggestions
to help the "Rush" weaver achieve "Making the fibre "Rush" dis-
appear!
       * It is very easily done by over lapping the "Fibre Rush" by
about three (3) inches', & then flatten, & splice them together using
one of the following four (4) methods'!
          * 1. A very fine wire!!!
          * 2. A fishing line which is transparent!!!
          * 3. A heavy thread which is "Color" compatible to your "Fibre
                Rush'!
          * 4. Gluing, & letting throughly dry before continuing to weave
                 your "Rush" back!!! When gluing it is recommended to also
                 tie off your splices'!!! Remember you are going to be
                 pulling these "Splices" extremely tight!
       * It is recommended to flatten all splices' matching as closely as
possible the "Rush" size you are splicing!
       * It is recommended using a "Square Knot" for all splices'!
       * If you choose to use "The Fishing Line" Method to splice
your "Rush" to make the fibre "Rush" knots disappear it is high-
ly recommended to wear leather gloves!
       * Happy Splicing to make the "Fibre Rush" "KNOTS" disappear
in a "Rush" back!

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                              * INTERNET BULLETINS, BOOKS, ETC.

     * SEE RUTH COMSTOCK (ORIGINAL) RUSH SEAT BULLETIN!!!
     http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/3807
     *Click on Rush Seats for Chairs pdf in the Box!

     * FOR THE ABSOLUTE CORRECT WAY TO DO A MOTHER NATURE'S RUSH BOTTOMS!

     * ONLY ACCURATE INFORMATION - NO SMALL / LARGE BULL CHIPS!
     * NO BULL PARTICLE DUST!

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