bentwood cane barstools

I picked up these bent wood bar-stools at the Habitat for Humanity Restore.  The caning appeared to be in perfect condition except for one small hole in one of the backs.  They were marked $5 a piece, so scooped them up at lightning speed.  For that price I figured I could just re-cane them.  When I brought them home, to my chagrin, the caning was totally brittle and collapsed under our bottoms.

Fortunately they can be restored with caning by the foot. They have a groove all the way around the seat for cane(reed) spline,  just like window screens have for screen spline.  It’s pretty simple and the caning is only $6 per foot.

So with a little upholstery potion on the wood and new caning on the seats and backs these babies will be good as new.   I considered getting different bar stools all together because I was feeling lazy and thought I might be able to find something I liked equally for not too much more than the price of the caning and the time it would take to do the work.   But, after searching craigslist and the web I’m not finding anything with the vintage look and feel that I like as much as these.   So I’m gonna order the cane and get to work.   What do think about these stools?  Would you take the time to re-do them?