This is pretty standard treatment for canoe seats which get a lot more
abuse than cabinet doors probably would. I've read that coating the cane
with varnish actually might make it less flexible. Someone once told me
the cane needed to breath to stay flexible. Makes sense I think.

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
I am back on some fun stuff now that the weather has eased off. Interior
cabinet work. I need to make a lot of cabinet doors and with ventelation in
mind am thinking about using pre-woven chair caning. Anyone have any
experience with how long it will last with things in the cabinet bumping
into it? I am leaning towards a herringbone pattern rather than the
traditional octagonal holes.