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Seat Weaving

That caning has not been undertaken to any appreciable extent in school shops is due to the fact that instructors are unfamiliar with the weaving processes. Caning is not difficult. It, in common with many other lines of activity, is best learned thru observation. However, it...

Chapters

12. CHAPTER VII

The discussion of the weaving processes to follow is confined, in the main, to stools or seats. Fig. 53 shows several stools different in design both in wood construction and in...

10. CHAPTER V

Rush seating, employing either genuine rush or substitutes, may be done to good advantage and with excellent results in manual training shops. No equipment is needed to maintain...

11. CHAPTER VI

Reeds which are used extensively for basket-making and weaving in general are procured from the species of palm described in Chapter I. These reeds should not be confused with t...

6. CHAPTER I

That caning has not been undertaken to any appreciable extent in school shops is due to the fact that instructors are unfamiliar with the weaving processes. Caning is not diffic...

7. CHAPTER II

As weaving progresses difficulty will be experienced in inserting cane ends in the holes, due to their becoming filled. Force the scratch awl thru and turn it several times. Thi...

8. CHAPTER III

In many localities it is impossible to find a professional to reseat caned chairs either by hand or with cane webbing. Many chairs in good repair and worthy are relegated to the...

9. CHAPTER IV

The seating of chairs with machine woven cane is a much simpler process than that of hand caning them. Under similar conditions less time and skill are required on areas of like...

3. Chapter V.--Rush Seating 41

5. Chapter VII.--Seats of Reeds and Splints 63

1. Chapter I.--Caning; The Seven Steps 7

2. Chapter II.--Caning Suggestions 15

4. Chapter VI.--Reed and Splint Weaving 55