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   Novy | Dec 07, 2009 06:40am | #1

   Yikes!

    I have alot of rigging experience.

    That being said just matching the colour and cordage would be a nightmare. You might be better off just redoing it.

    The ropework is really not all that complex. Just get one of the other chairs and duplicate.

    I don't think wetting it out will help your cause. There is a term used in ropework called forming. Basically what it is about is working the material to a consistant shape. IE equal tautness.

    All that being said I have never done anything quite like that so I really should have kept my yap shut.

   Edited to add: As far as where to get the material goes. Fishing supply house or industrial rigging company should be able to fix you up. Maybe even a fabric store but I kind of doubt it. Hmm now that i think about it try a canvas fabricator too.

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   Edited 12/6/2009 10:46 pm by Novy

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   dovetail97128 | Dec 07, 2009 08:59am | #2

   Check this link out.
   Googled under Danish corded chair

   http://www.chairseatweaving.com/danishcordkit.htm

   Then from FWW there is this video .
   http://www.finewoodworking.com/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesArticle.aspx?id=29678

   
   

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   Edited 12/7/2009 1:01 am by dovetail97128

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   observer | Dec 07, 2009 09:42am | #3

   Any upholsterer should be able to sell you the Danish cord. If memory serves, it isn't wetted out.

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   Novy | Dec 07, 2009 03:04pm | #5

   DUH!!! Slapping self in forehead for not thinking of upholsterer! 

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   basswood | Dec 07, 2009 04:58pm | #6

   Novy and ALL,Thank you very muchly for the help... I didn't know any to the terms to even search for. Thought about asking at Knots... but knew we had plenty of expertise here.I'll post pics if I redo these.Have a great day,Brian

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   Sphere | Dec 07, 2009 05:00pm | #7

   Some of that stuff was Jute or a rattan type twisted reed. Definitly not cane.I run away when asked..LOL 

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   basswood | Dec 07, 2009 05:14pm | #8

   So you think I can just strip the insulation out of some Romex and use that? ;o)

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   Sphere | Dec 07, 2009 05:17pm | #9

   Closer than you may think. 

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   Sphere | Dec 07, 2009 05:19pm | #10

   My DW says it's a good chance that is abaca. I didn't giggle that yet. 

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   basswood | Dec 07, 2009 06:01pm | #11

   Say Duane... could you weigh in on flashing a "broken pediment entrance"... it is a hijack of mine near the end of the archy feature of the day thread. I titled the pic I attached "mini portico."Thanks,Brian

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   Sphere | Dec 07, 2009 06:04pm | #12

   Sure, lemme find it. 

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4. 
   Mike_Mills | Dec 07, 2009 10:20am | #4

   Is it one chair or one chair from a set of several?  I would think there's no way to match the color of the other chairs in a set.  That might be the reason to repair only what's broken, rather than wholesale removal and replacement.

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   BenM | Dec 07, 2009 08:45pm | #13

   http://www.hhperkins.com has supplies for caning chairs, etc.  Your stuff looks like Seagrass.  I've bought from them in person and was very satisfied.

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   kate | Dec 07, 2009 09:35pm | #14

   all the other suggestions (except romex, which would certailly be strong, but lacke the handmade aesthetic) (8>) are good.  Another possibility is VanDyke's "twisted seagrass."

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   reinvent | Dec 07, 2009 11:06pm | #15

   http://www.seatweaving.org/

   http://www.caneandreed.com/seatweavingmaterials.htm#Danish%20Cord

   http://www.franksupply.com/rushandsupplies.html#danishcord

8. 
   MGMaxwell | Dec 08, 2009 01:41am | #16

   Check your local/nearest WoodCrafter's store or their online site. I know they have cane and I believe I saw your cord there.