Rush Project

Yesterday, one of our customers came by for baby rush 3/32 for a project at the Trinity Senior Living Communities. The residents there are making St. Brigid Crosses. Thanks for sharing this!

Jeannie tackles something new

Jeannie has been caning for over 30 years - started when she bought a $4 chair and took it to a caning class. She says this round seat is one of the most complicated things she has ever tackled.

Biker Caner!

This was one unique way to take home your rush!

Star Student!!
Meet Dave. Last winter he took a caning class from Peerless Rattan and caught the caning bug. He takes his caning very seriously, and because of it - his projects turn out great! Here he has redone a little sewing rocker from the refinishing of the wood to the replacement of the back and seat. He put in the daisy and button pattern. Isn't it beautiful? Dave finds caning very therapeutic...not that he needs therapy! Good job Dave - Ed and I are so proud of you!


Take a closer look at the pattern Dave put exactly in the middle back while using the x's and fish-heads.

Unusual Rush Patterns

When you are rushing an unusual rush seat, it is important to pay careful attention to the way the seat was put in while you are taking out the old material. It would even be a good idea to take pictures of the process. Check out the pictures below on some of our recent seats.

The Wonderful People We Meet

Recently we replaced the seats in several chairs for Mrs. C. Her husband passed away a few years ago and he was the caner in the family. He liked to cane for relaxation - with accomplishment at the end. They had a house full of cane chairs some of which Mrs. C remembered as a girl. The dining room chairs were smaller than the norm and worked just right for her and were so comfortable. We are delighted to meet people that love cane chairs and have a story to tell about them. Do you have a story to tell - let us know.

The most asked question...staining cane

How do you stain cane? Is it possible? Well we don't attempt to try...we used to but we found the easiest way was to find some refinishers that are expert stainers. They mix stain and laquer and spray on the stain/laquer combination. Cane does have a natural finish, and therefore doesn't penetrate like wood. It is almost like painting on the stain. When chairs are made - they put in the cane and then spray the entire chair. It is very difficult to duplicate the color after years of wear and new cane is put in. More power to you if you have discovered the trick - but as for us we leave that up to the professional stainers.