Estimating

This page is intended for estimating weaving costs, only, not setting them. Your furniture may require some specific repair work or re-gluing and would affect the overall price of the repair. I won't place a new seat on a chair designed for an adult if it is unable to support the associated weight. Many chairs are manufactured to be robust, while others are lightweight in design and designed for children or for special use. When you bring in a chair I will be able to give you a more accurate estimate of what your cost will be.

Press Cane

To estimate the price of installing press cane measure from front to back and side to side at the widest points in the groove the cane will be pressed into. Add those dimensions together and multiply by $2.50
As an example: a seat that is 14" wide and 17" deep would add up to 31 inches x 2.50 equaling $77.50

Hand Cane Weaving

To estimate the cost of hand weaving a chair seat and/or back count the number of holes on all four sides. In this example the back rail has 20 holes, the front rail 22, and each of the side rails have 18 holes for a total of 78 holes. That number multiplied by $2.10 equals $163.

Hong Kong (Sea Grass) woven seat

To estimate the price of installing Hong Kong grass measure from front to back and side to side at the widest points. Usually the front is the widest. Add those dimensions together and multiply that number by $3.00

Splint Cane Seat

To estimate the price of installing Splint Cane measure from front to back and side to side at the widest points. Usually the front is the widest. Add those dimensions together and multiply that number by $3.50.

This is a good way to show work in progress for a Splint Cane seat.
What you are looking at to the left is a chair mounted to a workstation. The back is on the bottom and doesn't need replacing. The seat is facing you. My sister Judi was working on this chair as this section is being added.
Often chairs with this type of weave on them are used for outside furniture and the appearance itself will age as you can see in the photo.
The photo shown directly below is an old but not very clear, but is being added to show some of the variations between it and the one to the left.

Danish Weave

To estimate the price of installing Danish Weave measure from front to back and side to side at the widest points. Add those dimensions together and multiply that number by $3.50.

Fiber Rush Woven seat

Using real rush material, which is actually twisted grass leaves of the American Cattail. (Also called Cat-of-Nine-tails) is more difficult to weave than the the fiber rush. I am not offering to use real rush any longer. The photo on the left is showing weaving done with fiber rush. Fiber rush does not require the constant twisting which is involved when using the cat tail material.
While fiber rush is not original, per se' the fiber material is cleaner looking and usually lasts longer as 'Real Rush'.

To estimate the price of installing Fiber Rush measure from front to back and side to side at the widest points. Add those dimensions together and multiply that number by $3.50.

The procedures of measuring from front to back and side to side is to determine a number which is then married to a cost number. This is called the 'United Inch' system. It is used primarily in the manufacture of windows and other contractor applications as well as in caning work.

The photo to the left are 9 chairs waiting for Fiber Rush and the chair below is one just completed.