How
to Make Your Own Cane Furniture
by Max and Charlotte Alth
Hardcover
180 x 255mm
214pp
Published by Stobart Davies, Hertford, UK
R.R.P.$44.90
ISBN 0-85442-021-5
Extract from back cover of book:
Cane furniture is constructed mainly from rattan, the trunk of the climbing palms that grow in the jungles and swamps of Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia and the Philippines. Once the bark and thorns are removed we are left with the familiar hard and shiny rattan cane.
It is not difficult to master the few secrets of this remarkable material and you will find it easy to make the rattan cane work for you. You can bend and shape this woodlike substance into graceful curves or angles to construct almost any piece of furniture you desire.
There are 10 projects, fully illustrated, and a design section to help you create the style to suit your own taste and surrounding decor. Cane furniture goes equally well from the simplest to the most elegant of decorating schemes; it is attractive, sturdy and durable. It looks fabulous on the garden lawn or patio; it makes wonderful dining-room furniture and easy-to-relax-on settees and loungers.
Commercially-made cane furniture can cost a great deal of money for relatively simple pieces and here is the ideal opportunity to make your own. Suppliers (UK) of rattan cane and other materials are listed in the book along with all the step-by-step information needed to succeed.
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Preface
Part One Construction and Design Basics
1 Materials
2 Tools and Equipment
3 Cutting and Bending
4 Joints
5 Ornamentation
6 Finishing and Care
7 Designing Cane Furniture
8 Construction Tips
Part Two Cane Construction Projects
9 Coffee Table (Design One)
10 Coffee Table (Design Two)
11 Clothes Tree
12 Bed Bench
13 Etagere
14 Chaise Lounge
15 Tea Cart
16 Love Seat
17 Dining Room Chairs
18 Night Table
Part Three Repairs
19 Repairing Cane and Wicker Pieces
Appendix:
Sources of Supply
Index