I used to think I’d like to try my hand at recaning a chair.
Yeah,…NOT.
Actually, I’m not even attempting to repair a chair,
but I did remove the old caning from a chair that is beyond repair,
because I wanted to convert the seat into a sign.
I’m putting the finishing touches on the sign tonight,
so I’ll reveal it to you tomorrow.
I’m putting the finishing touches on the sign tonight,
so I’ll reveal it to you tomorrow.
The chair was once a lovely pressback chair,
but the caned seat was broke,
a foot bar was broke,
and one of the “arms” that connects the seat
to the back of the chair was missing.
I might have thought twice about my sign project,
if I knew how difficult getting
if I knew how difficult getting
that caning out of the chair would be.
The glue used was till-the-day-we-die glue!
Timeout for a little song that went through
my head the whole time I worked on this seat….
my head the whole time I worked on this seat….
“Woah-oh, woah-oh,…stuck like glue.
You and me baby, we’re stuck like glue.”
{Okay – the music video is a little strange, but the song is very catchy!}
I soaked it for 2 hours to soften the glue.
I used a razor blade.
I hammered with both a chisel and a screwdriver in the seam.
I soaked it some more.
I tugged and pulled with a needlenose plier.
I grumbled under my breath a lot.
But, I prevailed!
Hope that song won’t be stuck in your head all day!
Come back tomorrow to see what I did with this
persistant seat!
Blessings,
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A bit of white vinegar will help soften the glue. I’ve replaced the cane seats in my kitchen chairs several times and I read somewhere that vinegar added to the soaking water helped to loosen the glue. I found that it helped. Hope it’s not too late to help.