Lumber for my rocker. I start by cutting it up. This is my version of chop-and-drop. The rolling office chair is slightly lower than my horses. It catches the weight of the offcut, so my free hand can reach across and easily brace to give a clean finish to the cut.
Watch my progress as I build a rocking chair. It will be shown in my booth at the CRAFTBOSTON show, March 27th-29th.
I’ll keep entries coming as I build, to show how it comes together. Click on the photos above to see the steps.
All posts on the rocker project
Part 1: Mill the lumber and laminate the back rest (above)
Part 2: Turn the rocker legs
Part 3: The joinery
Part 4: Final fitting and shaping
Part 5: Project complete
When everything is said and done, it’ll look like this:
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Lumber for my rocker. I start by cutting it up. This is my version of chop-and-drop. The rolling office chair is slightly lower than my horses. It catches the weight of the offcut, so my free hand can reach across and easily brace to give a clean finish to the cut.
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Ready for resawing... The bottom length is 32", all from 12/4 ash.
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After resawing, the first stack of lumber became this stack. I also have three 1/8" laminates, glued up in the form. It's satisfying because I was able to re-use the form. This one was first used to shape the redwood aprons for a 40" diameter, wine table.
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The goal. Eventually the laminates will become the curved backrest for a rocker. This one is in riftsawn, white oak, the next in ash. I'll have it done in time to be shown in my booth at the CRAFTBOSTON show, March 27th-29th. More at www.craftboston.org.
Comments
Peter - thanks for sharing your work. I visited your Website and viewed your portfolio. Beautiful work.
Thanks again
Dear Peter,
Your rocker is a real beauty. I am a furniture restorer in Israel and have a lot of experience working with Danish cord. We are also the local importers of Daish cord in Israel. May I suggest that you shape your rails with a slight rounded finish. This way the cord will hug the rails and give you a much tighter finish on the rails. If you don't want to round the rails you can stretch a double row of the same cord and staple it into the centre of the rail (horizontally). This will raise the cord in the centre of the rail and give you a tight hug on the rail.
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