My former boat (37 ft.) had all its cabinets faced with cane. It was
applied without the spline treatment, simply retained on the interior with a
roughly half-inch x half-inch molding. Not sure if the cane had been soaked
before installation or not. Durability was terrific (22 years and still
looking good) except for the one accident with crew falling into door. Nice
ventilation source. Pattern same as you are proposing to use, but that's
personal pref.. Needs poly/varnish finish coat, but makes for easy
maintenance. Highly recommended.

Max Lynn

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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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.