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   joinerswork | Oct 26, 2007 08:29pm | #1

   blue,

   Are you weaving fiber (twisted paper) or natural (cattail leaves) rush?  I've done a few seats with the fiber rush.

   Ray 

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   87bluejay | Oct 26, 2007 09:14pm | #2

   Hi Ray,

   It's the fiber rush product.

   Thanks

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   oldusty | Oct 26, 2007 11:24pm | #3

    bluejay ,

             The Fibre Rush goes pretty fast , the best advice I can think of is to make sure you keep  the coil your weaving moist by a quick dip into water and shake off most of it . Un twist and twist as you weave to keep a uniform look.

      The larger diameters seem to look tighter in-between strands , choose the correct color .

       Some seats with different ht rails get padded in between the rush with various materials , cardboard triangles , straw , whatever has been used .

                     good   luck         dusty

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   87bluejay | Oct 27, 2007 12:04am | #4

   Thanks for the reply. How do you measure out the lengths? It seems that too much won't fit through the "hole" towards the end and then there's the  possibility that you might come up short and have to "splice" another piece on and not be able to hide the connection.

   Thanks again!!

    

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   oldusty | Oct 27, 2007 12:54am | #5

     jay ,

           On the last step is mostly when the right size length is important .

            when you get to the figure 8 the last step usually front to back on the last splice calculate the length by the number of strands , say 8 , times the seat from front to back say about 36" times 8 strands you need a piece about 24 - 28 feet long .

            You really can't leave it coiled up towards the end steps . You want to pull up on each strand not straight out when they come through the center hole .

        dusty

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   joinerswork | Oct 28, 2007 01:39am | #6

   blue,

   You can trim back shorter so that the splice is on the underside, and tuck it up, where it won't be obvious.   I spritz with water in a windex-type bottle to keep the rush soft/flexible.  Hard on the fingers.

   Ray

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   87bluejay | Oct 29, 2007 04:12pm | #7

   Thanks for the help fellas. Almost done. The trickiest step was the transition to the "figure 8". I'll post some pictures when the chairs are finished. What do you treat the rush with when your done? I've heard shellac is the way to go. Whatever I use, I need to color it to match the original.

   yes, hard on the fingers!

   Thanks again for the help!!

    

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   joinerswork | Nov 01, 2007 04:00pm | #8

   blue,

   I knew you could do it.

   Ray