Replacing and Staining Chair Back Caning

In this video I will show you how I replaced the caning in the chair back of my favorite bamboo chairs. To have them recaned and stained by a professional was $250 per chair, so I decided to try it myself. Here's what I did and what I learned. Now I'm passing that knowledge on to you! I did 4 chairs myself in total. The first one took a few hours and the last one took a little over an hour. Total cost per chair was about $55 ($220 for 4 chairs) for the caning and stain supplies. I saved almost $800 on the set. After doing one chair, I found it wasn't as daunting as I was expecting and I thought I should have done this a while ago! Good Luck to you!
Link to the cane webbing on Amazon:
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Link to Spline:
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[@MaxP_SanDiego]

thanks for the effort, - not I know how I would NOT do staining.

[@patchadams4me]

Thanks for sharing! I had to add more...that seat is likely held on with 4 screws. I removed the seats on mine so they wouldn't get ruined with stain. Just a hint for your subscribers.

[@sunshinetv2419]

I didn't remove mine because the small screws that go into the thin particle board in the bottom of the seats have a tendency to strip out. The screws are recessed deep in the seat support so if I did strip them out I couldn't use a larger screw so I opted to just cover the upholstery. For others it might be a good option.

[@sueshiles1169]

Hi from Kissimmee, Florida. I have a beautiful dining room table and 6 chairs with wicker backing that my dad bought in 1971, when I was 6, in Daytona Beach, Florida and the table and three of the chairs will look wonderful. The set was made by American Furniture Company in Martinsville, Virginia. I found a place that will replace the wicker backing of my chairs for $150 per chair. I thought that was a lot, but now I see why! So, after I watched this video, I bought the kit that Todd suggested from Amazon and I hope I can do it myself. I just started this earlier today because my wicker backing kit just came in the mail. MY chairs do not have that thick piece around the edge that Todd's chairs do and I am having a lot of trouble getting this edging off. I have tried several tools, but it is going to take some effort. I think the easy part is going to be putting the wicker backing ON once I get the spline OFF! Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also, if you know where I can find antique American Furniture chairs , I would love to check it out because I can't find the exact chair. Thanks so much.

[@Ai-zd7fr]

Thank you for this full tutorial video! It will come in handy for my husband and I this summer when we redo the retan in our dining room chairs

[@DarrylGrantaba]

Very helpful thank you!

[@karenmcginnmcginn6402]

Thanks for the really helpful video.

[@billwalters9176]

I’ve heard you don’t want to stain the back of Rattan? It makes it brittle.

[@oceanhillpharmacy]

You are a champ!

[@johnagorman]

stains are mostly oil. should make it supple

[@ginarendel8175]

Very interesting! Chair looks beautiful. I’ve been seeing conflicting information about the downside of finishing both sides of the rattan. Stating, that by sealing both sides, the life of the cane will be shortened. Finish and cane become brittle. Do you have any experience with this happening through time? Thank you.

[@sunshinetv2419]

Mine lasted for years until my wife’s buttons on her jean pockets tore the rattan

[@johnagorman]

loved the stain matching element. what was the cost of materials? what was the cost of the repair?

[@sunshinetv2419]

That information is in the tutorial and in the description above

[@jenniearnold2349]

I have a cane-backed rocker that needs replacing but trying to figure out how to put the new webbing on. It's not stapled or anything to the back; just wrapped around top and bottom of back of chair. My question is does anyone have an idea how to get the webbing to be secure enough that when I lean back in chair it won't come undone? I've never tried this before but my current webbing is really falling apart with no back support and I need to replace soon. Thanks!

[@kimniemer3034]

Is there a reason you didn’t stain rattan before installing?

[@toddsadowski5074]

Yes The rattan needs to soak in water in order to be pliable and not break when stuffing it into the channel… if you stain it the pores will be sealed and it won’t absorb water therefore it would be brittle when you try to secure it around the edges

[@cynthiade9605]

Looks great!..but a lot of work...is it worth it?..bc i have 4..3 are damaged..I am ready to throw them.out n buy new😮

[@toddsadowski5074]

I looked all over to try to find comparable bamboo style chairs, I got these from Badcock furniture years ago but could not find anything anywhere like them without spending less than $1000 per chair. To get them professionally redone was $250/chair. So before throwing in the towel I thought I would give this a try. The first one took a few hours but the rest took about an hour and a half. For me the time was well worth end result.

[@cynthiade9605]

​@@toddsadowski5074 thank you..I will try👍👍and thank you for this tutorial..😊

[@JayJay-bg8kw]

can you stain first?

[@sunshinetv2419]

No, you have to soak the rattan in order to make it supple. If you stained it I am not sure if you soaked it in water afterwards if it could absorb enough water to make it soft enough. Also it expands when it's wet, as it dries it shrinks and pulls the rattan tight.

[@richardwatts4544]

Never use staples

[@menswearhous]

Can you post a link to that stuff please 1:01

[@sunshinetv2419]

I posted a link in the description

[@nikolastarcevic1761]

really???? dude this is like the worst work ever!!!!! you should do it line by line not to staple it and glue it! REMEMBER WHOEVER STAPLE AND GLUE THIS KIND OF WORK IS COMPLETE BEGINER AND BAD WORKER!!!!!

[@johnagorman]

in their defense, there were already staples and pin nails in the original work

[@JayJay-bg8kw]

Wait. Can you refer with a better link? Lol