Whee! I love when people get J16s! I just got my second one out of storage to strt working on---it was used outdoors and the finish is completely trashed and there is bare wood that has weathered gray. Not looking forward to the sanding but it's so worth it.
My first one looks just like yours. I love the J16!
Blenko glass bookends for $7 at the thrift store that picks over their donated stuff very, very carefully so I felt a little extra gleeful to find something there. Friends of mine had a pair of these in their shop and I admired them and considered buying them but by the time I decided to go for it, someone else had beaten me to it.
I'll probably just display them on a shelf or table instead of using them to hold books up. I like what light does with them.
They're 5" high and very heavy!
After off-and-on discussions for over a year, the seller of this Hans Olsen teak/cane rocking chair by Juul Kristensen made a more-than-fair price yesterday which I just could not turn down, despite the healthy backlog of project pieces currently residing in my basement. Turns out the seller is an occasional contributor on this forum, and lives only a 10-15 minute walk away.
While the caning needs to be replaced (I'm thinking a good project for next winter with football games on in the background), the framing, upholstery, and loop springs are all in very good condition. I'll be taking numerous photos of the caning before removing for reference. It would also be nice if someone out there has a sequencing step list for this particular chair weave. I've seen some good ones for the Wegner Round Chair cane weave and the Moller cord weave.
I recaned the back of a Hans Olsen settee with that same weave pattern. It was a few years ago and I didn't take notes but it was pretty easy to figure out, as I recall. I think you have to work backwards to tuck the end in under previously woven cane...or something counter-intuitive like that but that results in a very neat and tidy finish.
When you get around to it, start a new thread! I will see if I took any photos of the process. We already discussed soaking time for binder cane in some other thread but it never hurts to go over all those details again.
Will do. At an initial glance, it looks like I need to do the horizontals first (warp, even though they are the shorter length, right?). Then the vertical wefts would follow, which would allow for criss-crossing the strands three times per run.
The frame dis-assembles, with protruding teak plugs that would allow for damage-free removal and re-use, so I should be able to work on just the flat backrest panel by itself.
I'm starting to check eBay auctions now for a used Haan steamer, as per previous DA threads.
Yes, you need the warp strands to keep the criss-crosses contained. The single strands that lay on the frame are kind of fussy to do, too. They tend to get out of whack over the years, like slipping down on one end (which bugs me no end when I see it).
I just looked for photos and found a bunch of detail shots I took of the original weave. I'll be happy to post those when you get ready to go. Looks like there's not a lot to go on with your rocker! ETA: never mind, just looked at your photos again and I see that it's just the middle that is shot. Which is good---it will help a lot to have the sides to study up close and personal.
spanky, photos would be excellent and highly appreciated once I start the restoration thread. As noted earlier, I've got a few other pieces currently ahead of the rocker in the queue. Thanks.
EDITED: found a good link for step-by-step weaving for this chair. He did the verticals first as the warp.
https://sidecarfurniture.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/rocker-reweave/
Isn't there a "sidecar" that posts here. . . or is it "racecar"?
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