Ash Splints

Seatweaving Supplies – Quality Products with Prompt Delivery

Ash splint makes a fine hardwood seat. With proper care, it will last a lifetime, and then some. Our machine-cut ash splints come in 1/2″ wide and 1″ wide.

Our Splint Weaving Booklet has detailed instructions for weaving a chair like the one at right in the pattern shown. We include lots of illustrations so you’ll never wonder what we’re talking about. It’s easy and fun.

Splint seats have a long tradition in the United States, where they were woven with  splints hewn from timber on the early settlers property. If you have an old family chair, you own a treasure. Keep it in good shape and it’ll last for generations.

If you’re not sure what size or product you need, our Choosing Your Supplies page has recommendations for every kind of chair seat frame.

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Ash Splints

Ash splint makes a fine hardwood seat. With proper care, it will last a lifetime, and then some. Our machine-cut ash splints come in 1/2″ wide and 1″ wide.

Ash splints 1/2 in 6 ft long

1/2″ wide ash splints – 10 strips 6 feet long; total 60 feet. 144′ of 1/2″ ash will complete the average chair seat.

Ash splints 1/2 in 4 ft long

1/2″ wide ash splints – 10 strips 4 feet long; total 40 feet. 144′ of 1/2″ ash will complete the average chair seat.

Splint Weaving Booklet

16-page fully illustrated Splint Weaving booklet for re-weaving chairs in herringbone pattern with 1/2″ flat reeds. It’ll take about 1 and a half lbs. of reed to weave an average seat.

Ash Splint – Seatweaving Supplies