Summer is the time for outdoor grill parties or sitting on a deck on a hot summer night sipping cold drinks. Whether you're a refurbishing beginner or a carpentry expert, it's time to drag those worn ...

Q-I have several chairs with cane bottoms that have bottomed out after many years. The woven cane seats are held in place by a strip of cane glued into a groove. How can I salvage the chairs?

A. Don’t despair; chair-caning is not a lost art. There are two kinds of caning, says Cathryn Peters, who runs a Web site dedicated to seat weaving and wicker repair (wickerwoman.com). The original ...