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Hole Cane Seat Bottom
If you have a hole cane chair or rocker seat like this, it is easier to count your holes from the bottom side.
Hole Cane Seat Top
This is the top of a hole cane chair or rocker seat we repaired. It is best to count your holes from the bottom.
Pressed Cane Seat Unstained
Pressed cane seat we repaired before stained
Cane Seat with grove cleaned out
This is a cane seat with the grove cleaned out before re-caning it.
Pressed Cane Seat Stained
Pressed caned seat after we stained it
Pressed Back Radio Weave Chairs
Set of 6 matching radio weave dining room chairs with upholstery
5 Panel Wing Pressed Cane Back Chaise Lounge
Rare 5 panel pressed seat and cane back chaise lounge
Rush Seat Before
This is how you measure the rush seat for an estimate
Set of Rush Seats
Set of rush seats not shellacked and seat stuffed.
Child’s Rocker Herringbone Seat
1950’s child’s rocker before
Splint chair seat
Splint chair seat before staining
Child’s Splint Seat
1950’s Child’s Rocker with a splint seat, unstained.
Splint Chair Seat
Splint chair seat after staining
Porch rocker splint woven back
Matching front and back weave stained
Porch Rocker Splint seat and back
Matching splint seat and back unstained
Victorian 1880’s Wicker Baby Carriage
Wood-reed wicker came in for repair in 8 pieces.
Victorian 1880’s Wicker Baby Carriage
Doing major surgery repair on wicker carriage
Victorian buggy during
Victorian 1880’s Baby carriage repaired before Conditioning and Staining.
Victorian buggy after
Victorian 1880’s Baby Carriage after total restoration. Major surgery, Conditioning and Staining.
Doll Buggy Blue Flat Wicker Basket
Before
buggy-04 before
Doll Buggy Beigh YES, I am repairable!
buggy 4 – Child buggy hood being repaired
Doll Buggy Green during major surgery on hood.
buggy-02 during
Doll Buggy Brown flat weave during major surgery.
buggy-01 during
Doll Buggy Brown before Surgery.
Doll Buggy Blue Hood “Smashed”
buggy 11 during
Doll Buggy Green after repair before painting.
buggy 12 green
Doll Buggy after restoration job.
buggy 2 buggy hood after
Doll Buggy green hood after restoration.
WF Graphic b4 after buggy1
Doll Buggy Blue Lloyd Loom- Spaghetti wicker with windows before and after repairs.
arm break structure
wicker chair white fibre- paper structural frame arm break.
white chair arm repair
Paper – Fibre wicker chair arm corner repair.
Corner arm repair paper wicker 2
chair flat arm fibre- paper repairs on metal frame.
arm repair after
Chair flat arm fibre – paper rewooven and new braid.
white chair 3 during
wicker chair white Fibre – Paper during. Whole seat re-woven, skirt repaired and leg re-wrapped.
white chair 4 during
wicker chair white fibre – paper repaired before painting.
wicker daybed before 3
Rare wicker daybed white reed-wood. Damaged weave seat, arms, braid and frame work.
wicker daybed before 2
Rare wicker daybed white reed- wood. Damaged rolled arm during surgery.
wicker daybed during 4
Rare wicker daybed arm rolled arm repaired.
wicker daybed during 2
Rare Wicker Daybed white reed-wood after sear weave had been repaired.
wicker daybed during
Rare wicker daybed white wood-reed after repairs before painting.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage before 1
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse drawn carriage. Wicker side panel damaged.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage 1
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse drawn Carriage. Damaged areas on side and back of seat, wood-reed wicker.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage before 4
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage. Carriage seat back corner damaged area.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage during
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage. Carriage seat damaged areas repaired.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage during 2
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage after repairs before painting.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage after 1
Horse drawn Victorian carriage 3
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage. Total restoration of carriage and back view.
Customers birthday present to herself
Customers birthday present to herself 2
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage. Happy customers – Her birthday gift to herself, total restoration of her carriage.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage 4
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage. View of carriage totally restored ready to go home.
Horse drawn Victorian carriage after 2
Rare 1800’s Victorian Horse Drawn Carriage. Back view of extra seat and if you look closely you can see the company label, very rare.
Childs love seat during
Childs Love Seat white part of a 5 piece matching set. Wood-reed after damaged areas have been repaired.
chair before
Rocker 1920’s white fibre-paper square back. Rocker flat arm damaged.
chair before 2
Rocker 1920’s white fibre-paper square back. Diamond pattern woven in back with seat springs needing restrung and upholstery back.
chair after 1
Rocker 1920’s white fibre-paper square upholstery back. Flat arm repaired.
chair after 2
Rocker 1920’s white fibre-paper square back. Rocker arm braces repaired and re-wrapped.
chair1
Rocker square back paper-fibre black. Major Surgery needed on back, total re-do.
chair2
Square back rocker lack, fibre-paper wicker. We had to re-do the whole bakc weave and re-tie the springs. Major Surgery.
green b4
Damaged seat weave.
green b4-2
green after
Chair 1920’s Diamond back design green fibre-paper 1 of 2. Both flat arms totally re-done, replaced arm brace and wrap, replaced damaged seat weave with board due to strength.
green after-2
green after-3
green after-4
New arm and dowel brace replaced and wrapped before other repairs and loose chippy paint removed.
rocker3 structure before
rocker
rocker2 structure
rocker5 before structure
Rocker High back white fibre-paper. The back is completely damaged and most of both sides also.
rocker7 structure before
rocker8 structure during
rocker9 structure during
Rocker totally restored with new book dowels and top frame break repaired. New spokes on both sides and back and double series all around.
rocker10 structure during
Totally rebuilt the back dowel and frame work and repaired top frame break.
white chair 1 white foot stool set structure
80’s wicker porch set white reed-wood ratan. needed a new set of rockers along with other wicker weave.
white chair white foot stool set structure
80’s wicker porch set white reed-wood ratan. Rocker after total outer arm repair and new wooden rocker runners.
white chair 2 white foot stool set after structure
80’s wicker porch set white reed-wood ratan. Rocker after replacing the rockers and re-weaving damaged areas and painting.
sofa b4
Unique sofa natural reed-wood. Very dry reed needed weave and new braid.
sofa b4-1
Sofa with new braid and weave re-woven.
wicker coffee table
80’s wicker coffee table reed-wood white. Reweaving side of coffee table.
green table
Coffee table green with woven designs and rolled sides. After we repaired the side roll.
White Coffee Table during
80’s wicker coffee table reed-wood white. We replaced the whole top spokes and weave.
White Coffee Table Before
80’s wicker coffee table reed-wood white. Before picture of top of coffee table and side damage.
white foot stool after
80’s wicker coffee table reed-wood white. Coffee table top and side end roll restored. Major surgery.
Pineapple before
18 strand chair leg pineapple. Ever wonder what a pineapple looks like before woven?
Pineapple After
1 of 8 pineapples we replaced on a set of wicker chairs fibre-paper. Sure is hard on the hands 🙂