Wicker Repair, Paint, Or Restore To Original!!!
Do not be intimitated restoring antique / modern
wicker!!!
Purchase your
project at an estate sale, flea market, junk
shop, or yard sale, & ADD ANOTHER FINANCIAL STREAM TO
YOUR BUSINESS!!!
THIS MAY ADD 1000's OF DOLLARS IN
INCOME TO YOUR BUSINESS YEARLY!!!
Got questions, Country Seat Weavers TM has the answers,
just simply E - Mail
us at CANE4U@gmail.com because we are
here to genuinely, extremely happy to help!!!
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CIVIL WAR ERA ANVIL 4 WICKER STRUCTURAL RESTORATION!!!
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We have used this (above left)
Civil War Era Blacksmith Anvil
to do Wicker Structural Restoration for years!!!
WE BEND,
FORM, & SHAPE STEEL TO THE APPROPRIATE
SIZE, & SHAPE, & INCORPORIATE THE STEEL WITH THE
WICKER STRUCTURAL
PIECES IN THE FRAME UNDERNEATH,
& WRAP THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE WICKER WRAPPINGS!!!
And you would absolutely never ever in your wildest imagination
know the restoration has been done this way unless I
explained to
you HOW, & WHY the restoration was done in this way!!!
But one thing for
sure, IT'S MAGICAL!!!
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CONDITION OF WICKER AS PICKED
UP FROM CLIENT!!! COURTESY DOGS: YES WE REALLY LOVE DOGS!!!
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WICKER "DOG DAMAGE"
RESTORATION IN PRO- GRESS!!! FOR STRUCTURAL SPOKES (VERTICAL) USE 3/32 "KRAFT
BROWN SOFT WIRE RUSH!!!
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WICKER "DOG DAMAGE" RE-
STORATION PROGRESS!!! "DOG DAMAGE" 2 WICKER DISAPPEARING!!!
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Begin by "feeding the
exposed wood" on the wicker sofa before
you cover it up again!!!
See Chair Caning
Instructions 1 for CORRECT WICKER FORMULA
on this web site!!!
Tools you will need to do a
partial repair on a wicker sofa!!!
Caning Awl
Pliers
Tack Hammer
Nails for wicker repair Size: Wire Nails 1/2 x 20
Automotive Electrical Wire Ties
For structural spokes (verticals)
use 3/32 kraft brown soft
wire rush!!!
*Reason: So you can bend the kraft brown
soft wire rush
to the shape of the wicker sofa!!!
For weavers (horizontal) use Fibre Wicker
.065"!!!
Or weavers (choose) #2 Round Reed!!!
Source for Wire Rush!!!
See Chair Caning Suppliers on this web site!!!
Frank's Cane & Rush Supply!!!
The wicker photos' center
above, & below this paragraph show the
progress of the dogs' damaged wicker sofa restoration in progress
which
is always very, very time consuming!!!
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WICKER "DOG DAMAGE" RE-
STORATION ALMOST FINISHED!!! TRIM WICKER ON BACK, PRIME, & PAINT!!!
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"DOG DAMAGE" EXTENSIVE
REQUIRES STRETCHING BOTTOM BACK N SHAPE!!!
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MATERIAL 4 "DOG DAMAGE"
RESTORATION LEFT LONG!!! MATERIAL CAN BE ADJUSTED 4 ACCURATE RESTORATION!!!
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THE PHOTO ABOVE shows
the steps for stretching the lower back
of this example wicker sofa back into its original shape!!!
First de nail the gimp at the bottom of the wicker sofa only in the area
to be stretched back into its original
shape!!!
For structural spokes (verticals) use 3/32 kraft brown rush (again)
along the bottom section of
this sofa where it is stretched out of shape
so that you can use these new spokes to help you stretch the bottom
section
of this wicker sofa back into its original shape!!!
NOTE: Do not remove any of the
old spokes!!! Simply place the
new spokes besides the old ones!!! Do not remove the new spokes either
after you install them in place!!!
Use your awl to help you complete this step!!!
The back of this dogs'
damaged wicker sofa photographic
illustration above was
heavily damaged by the dogs' which
required stretching the bottom of the wicker sofa back into its
original shape!!!
This was accomplished by very
carefully removing the gimp, adding
vertical spokes to the bottom of the dogs' damaged wicker sofa so
the bottom
back vertical spokes can be used very, very carefully to
stretch its dogs' damaged wicker back into it original shape
without
further damaging the dogs' damaged wicker sofa back when you
stretch its dogs' damaged wicker back into
its original shape!!!
Now that you have stretched
the wicker back into its original shape
again on the example wicker sofa simply re tack the gimp back into
place,
and you have completed this type of repair on this example
wicker sofa!!!
GIMP CAN BE PURCHASED
PREWOVEN!!!
Source For Gimp!!!
See Chair Caning Supplies on
this web site!!!
Frank's Cane & Rush Supply!!!
As stated, & shown in
the photo illustration above always leave your
wicker restoration strands in longer lengths than you need for the
restoration so that any adjustments which need to be made can very
easily be made!!!
It is much, much easier to do this step than taking a wicker restoration
section completely apart to correct a mistake!!!
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BACK OF "DOG GONE" DOG
DAMAGED WICKER SOFA!!!
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WICKER DAMAGE FROM "DOGS BE
GONE!!!" CLIENT EXTREMELY HAPPY!!! DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE RESTORED!!!
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Dogs' damaged wicker
sofa shown above, with two photographic
illustrations
showing the " Dogs' Be Gone" wicker damaged sofa restored!!!
And a "Dogs' Gone" extremely
happy, & satisfied customer!!!