Dennis R. King lives in Orono, Maine, and has been caning since 1978.
He learned the craft from a master caner, aptly named Don Weaver. As a working artisan, he demonstrates caning techniques at several historical festivals. He also taught adult education caning classes for many years.
Dennis works with a wide variety of caning and weaving patterns on the seats and panels of all kinds of furniture, and is known for the precision of his work. Recently he added the restoration of original patterns for canoe seats to his repertoire. If you have an antique canoe seat and need the caning replaced with the original pattern, or if you have a photo of the historic pattern, Dennis can reproduce it for you.
If you want your job done with high quality standards, in a timely fashion, “the Maine Way” by a true Maine-ah, contact Dennis - he will raise cane for you, and do a wicked good job!
He learned the craft from a master caner, aptly named Don Weaver. As a working artisan, he demonstrates caning techniques at several historical festivals. He also taught adult education caning classes for many years.
Dennis works with a wide variety of caning and weaving patterns on the seats and panels of all kinds of furniture, and is known for the precision of his work. Recently he added the restoration of original patterns for canoe seats to his repertoire. If you have an antique canoe seat and need the caning replaced with the original pattern, or if you have a photo of the historic pattern, Dennis can reproduce it for you.
If you want your job done with high quality standards, in a timely fashion, “the Maine Way” by a true Maine-ah, contact Dennis - he will raise cane for you, and do a wicked good job!
- photograph copyright 2009 Gabe Souza -
