Dave and I recently launched our US Chair Caning Tour with a trip to The Island Farm in Manteo, NC. We were hired by the Outer Banks Conservationists to repair a few really old chairs that reside in a living history house dating from 1847. They were generous enough to give us a free place to stay on the property so we offered to work on the chairs en plein air at their visitor’s center. We were received like rock stars….we even had a groupie!
Want us to come to your town? We’d be happy to demo, teach, or repair chairs for summer camps, groups of friends, historic houses, museums, or whatever’s clever. Call 828-707-4553 or email gochairrepair@gmail.com
Notes to John (our benefactor) from Andy Griffith’s wife
Best Chair Job EVER!
Reconstructed windmill
Our home away from home
Everything about this place is cool!
Who knew hinges could be so cool?
We stayed in Andy Griffith’s old guest cabin!
The sheep on the property were responsible for the hand towels and bedspreads in the cabin!
Chair Caning en plein air.
Our studio away from studio
Gene talks to a group of kids
our alligator friend George checking on our progress
Zoinks!
Visitors learn old games at the main house.
Meghan escorts Dave through the Island Farm.
Charlie the ox takes visitors on cart rides throughout the property.
Gene is the real deal and a wonderful host.
This lovely lady supplied our breakfast.
At The Island Farm, Manteo NC
The sheep return to their “day off” pasture
Lovely chair next to antique map
The house is hands on: you can open drawers, sit on restored chairs, etc.
