Round Hand Cane Seats

One of the most asked questions for new caners is "what hole should I use in a round or non-square seat?" We had a set of chairs where each one of our caners took one, and each one was done a little differently...they all had the same final look where they had "x's" on each side, and yet they all used a different hole along the sides, front and back. I always lay a piece of cane from front to back or side to side and "guess" which hole is even with the rest of the horizontals or verticals in the chairs. You will always have to skip holes, and double up on holes in each corner...sometimes two or three times in each. The more chairs you do, the better you will get at knowing which hole to put the cane. Below are several photos to show the skipping and doubling up of holes along the sides.

Notice how holes were skipped Notice how we doubled up strands in the corners

Notice the "x's" along the front, back and sides