Caning Kits: HH Perkin's Hand Caning Kits include 500ft of strand cane. That is enough material to complete two average-sized seats or one large seat. Our custom-made Kits include 500ft of Natural Strand Cane, 12ft of Binder Cane, 12 Caning Pegs, 1 Woo Handle Steel Awl, Reed Corner Plugs, an instruction book, and HH Perkins' typed sheet of best practices.
To determine the size of the strand cane you need, measure the distance from the center of one hole to the center of the hole next to it. Any chair with holes drilled into the wooden frame of the seat should be woven with Strand Cane. The hole diameter is another measurement that helps determine the width of the Strand Cane you need for your project.
SuperFine 2.0mm Kit: SuperFine cane is used when the center-to-center hole spacing is 3/8" and the hole diameter is 1/8".
Fine-Fine 2.25mm Kit: Fine-Fine cane is used when the center-to-center hole spacing is 1/2" and the hole diameter is 3/16".
Fine 2.5mm Kit: Fine cane is used when the center-to-center hole spacing is 5/8″ and the hole diameter is 3/16".
Narrow Medium 2.75mm Kit: Narrow Medium cane is used when the center-to-center hole spacing is 3/4″ and the hole diameter is 3/16".
Medium 3.0mm Kit: Medium cane is used when the center-to-center hole spacing is 3/4" and the hole diameter is 1/4".
Common 3.5mm Kit: Common cane is used when center-to-center hole spacing is 7/8″ and the hole diameter is 5/16".
