Open Cane Webbing and Closed Cane Webbing, Thonett Webbing in the UK

There are a great fray on the name of this material. Some name: Tropical Cane Mat, Matting, Rattan, Cane Webb, Thonett, Thonet, Tonett Material, Pre Woven Cane, open rattan webbing, open cane webbing, machine woven cane paneling, sheet cane, machine weave sheet cane, closed cane webbing, woven bamboo panels the UK. You can see a closed, non pitted mat - on upper picture - made from core, the inner part of the rattan plant, whilst - on the lower picture - you can see an open, pitted cane web which made from skin, the outer part, the rind of the rattan plant. So they have different properties. The first are an strong, well painting and colored material. The second are a very strong but only painting and colored with acryl or acetone base paint material. But the backstroke of this mat easily painting and colored any paint and stain. In this case before the painting, first you must work of the end of the filaments in the backstroke. It is not a heavy work but subservient shouldn’t to forget it.

Thonet (thonett, tonett, woven cane, open rattan webbing, open cane webbing, machine woven cane paneling, sheet cane) material are the most well-known from the mat made from rattan. This is a pitted mat. Old times it is used to make seat part of the chairs on the period furnitures. Today tthonet (thonett, tonett, open rattan webbing, open cane webbing, machine woven cane paneling, sheet cane) material also use hide of radiator, heater; paravans, and thonet (thonett, tonett, woven cane, rattan, open rattan webbing, open cane webbing) material also use to make furniture door panel such places where are very important of the well airing. It is very well bear the load. Before you flex this material into the door panel or frame, you must soak the (thonett, tonett, woven cane, rattan, open rattan webbing, open cane webbing, machine woven cane paneling, sheet cane) material for 2 hours to 2 days in water. In this way you get a soften, well shaped material. The (thonett, tonett, woven cane, rattan, open cane webbing, machine woven cane paneling, sheet cane) material can stick on the wood frame thick by stapler. It is easy to do at home. Or another method a manual miller make an etched gouge (pit). A peddig cane (pegging hand cane, caning splines) muck with wood glue. Then with the glued peddig cane (pegging cane, caning splines) wedge the wet (thonett, tonett, woven cane, rattan) material in the etched gouge (pit).

You can find many pictures from the reparation of a thonet (tonett, woven cane, rattan) seat part of chair.

The closed mat, cane matting, closed rattan webbing made from extra wide width = 10 mm, wide width= 5 mm and thin width = 2.5 mm filament. Most often use them as wardrobe door panel material for furniture, push door, paravan, place separator, sliding wardrobe doors. You can buy it with unattended surface in natural color! Very easily colored and painted. You must apply fiberboard or other stiffener back of the closed mat, cane matting, closed rattan webbing if we use it a door panel material and expedient to glue the closed mat, cane matting, closed rattan webbing on the stiffener.

Some pictures from door panels and door inserts.

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