Phil was putting a walnut finish on the ratan rocker this morning. Phil has decades of experience in the furniture industry and skills as a french polisher, just the man to put the finishing touches on this fine old rocker.
Phil has set the rattan seat and back as well. As he explained, the rattan cane must first be thoroughly wet before inserting and gluing into the frames. The cane is then made taut by pressing a rim down into the rattan, setting this also with glue. The final tension is then obtained by placing the frames, with the rattan trimmed, out into the sun for drying.
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