How to DESIGN, MAKE, REPAIR CANE FURNITURE 216 pg h'cov

How to Make Your Own
CANE FURNITURE

Max and Charlotte
Alth

CANE FURNITURE is constructed
mainly from rattan, the trunk of the
climbing palms that grow in the jung-
les 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 sub-
stance into graceful curves or angles
to construct almost any piece of furni-
ture you desire.

There are 10 projects, fully illus-
trated, 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 of rattan cane and other
materials are listed in the book along
with all the step-by-step information
needed to succeed.

CONTENTS

Preface v;;
Part One Construction and Design Basics

1
Materials 3

2
Tools and Equipment 15

3
Cutting and Bending 19

4
Joints 29

5
Ornamentation 47

6
Finishing and Care 60

7
Designing Rattan Furniture 64

8
Construction Tjps 72

Part Two Rattan Construction Projects

9
Coffee Table (Design One) 81

10
Coffee Table (Design Two) 87

11
Clothes Tree 97

12
Bed Bench 105

13
Etagere 119

14
Chaise Longue 132

15
Tea Cart 143

16
Love Seat 153

17
Dining Room Chairs 166

18
Night Table 180

Part Three Repairs

19
Repairing Rattan and Wicker Pieces 193

Appendix: Sources of Supply 207

Index 211

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