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05-06-2008, 12:59 AM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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05-06-2008, 01:29 AM
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Name: Alan Schaffter City: Washington State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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05-06-2008, 05:42 AM
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Name: Chad City: Hookerton State: NC County: Greene Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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05-06-2008, 08:44 AM
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Name: John Richards City: Hickory State: NC County: Burke Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 33 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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You go Jeff!!!!!!!!!!
Nice work. It looks like you've made a lot of great progress. Are you working from Taylor's plans? How are they to follow?
Btw, you might want to shorten up the center peak just a bit. We typically run ours 8-6 back from the front. Too far back and it starts inpacting sensitive areas. 
If you run into anything you have questions on feel free to PM me. It looks like you are a doing a fantastic job!
John
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05-06-2008, 09:27 AM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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So who's making this ... Touchwood or Jeff...?
It's beautiful wood and a great looking chair! | |
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05-06-2008, 09:37 AM
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Name: dino drosas City: Myrtle Beach State: SC County: Horry Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Congratulations on a great looking chair and a great choice of wood. I have been thinking about making another rocker myself, using the QS Sycamore I got from you and Scott. You may have just made up my mind.
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05-06-2008, 09:52 AM
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Name: Lee City: Cornelius State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Feb 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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 That chair is amazing! You just confirmed that it will be a little while before I attempt a rocker. Nice shop too, by the way.
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05-06-2008, 11:00 AM
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Name: Glenn City: Baskerville State: VA County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 59 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thanks for posting the pictures Jeff, I saw a completed rocker at Don's shop on the shop crawl and it is nice to see how it was made. Did Don share the pictures or did you have the chance to "haunt" his shop while the chair was made ? 
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05-06-2008, 01:07 PM
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Name: Don Paterson City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by woodguy1975  You go Jeff!!!!!!!!!!
Nice work. It looks like you've made a lot of great progress. Are you working from Taylor's plans? How are they to follow?
Btw, you might want to shorten up the center peak just a bit. We typically run ours 8-6 back from the front. Too far back and it starts inpacting sensitive areas.
If you run into anything you have questions on feel free to PM me. It looks like you are a doing a fantastic job!
John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi John,
Thanks for the input on the center part..I gave it the "sit test" yesterday and had the same conclusion. 
Yes the design is Hal's. This is the fifth one I've built and it's the best so far in the execution...there's absolutely no twisting the back braces and they have plenty of flex.
Each one has been a bit different..the design sort of evolves. I made the headrest curve more this time, and the seat carving is much deeper with longer "prongs" at the front. I'm changing the arm shape as well. Lot's of fun, but making a slip with a carbide cutter grinder on something that took many days to make is a real "Awe S---"! 
I built square Shaker stuff for years and just had to make something with curves. These rockers are a real joy to work on.
I was nervous about committing so much time with the QS Sycamore because it's so different...wild color and grain pattern. I'm sure glad I did. Jeff's wood is terrifc!
God does all the hard work..we just make it easier to see.
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05-06-2008, 02:26 PM
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Name: Don Paterson City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by woodguy1975 You go Jeff!!!!!!!!!!
Nice work. It looks like you've made a lot of great progress. Are you working from Taylor's plans? How are they to follow?
Btw, you might want to shorten up the center peak just a bit. We typically run ours 8-6 back from the front. Too far back and it starts inpacting sensitive areas.
If you run into anything you have questions on feel free to PM me. It looks like you are a doing a fantastic job!
John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John
Tried to send another PM, but they tell me your inbox is full 
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05-06-2008, 04:56 PM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Hey guys - NOT my work, it's Touchwood's (Don Patterson) - you really think I have this much talent? I mean seriously...
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05-06-2008, 05:07 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jeff... Hey guys - NOT my work, it's Touchwood's (Don Patterson) - you really think I have this much talent? I mean seriously... I was wondering ... .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)") ... I thought you just cut logs. | |
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05-06-2008, 05:25 PM
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Name: Buddy City: Jamestown State: NC County: Guilford Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Very nice,  thanks for all those pics!!
I was wondering why you chose to run the grain on the head rest vertical (glue up several pcs). Do you find this method easier than bending a horizontal piece? | |
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05-06-2008, 06:18 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Jeff...thanks for the pictorial
Don outstanding work, that is going to be one beautiful and comfortable chair. I think that the QS Sycamore will really add some unique characteristics to it.
Please have Jeff... post some pictures when it's all finished.
Dave 
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05-06-2008, 07:35 PM
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Name: Bob City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I saw this rocker earlier in the process when my son and I visited a few weeks ago. That Sycamore looks even more spectacular close up . My son commented "why don't you make one of those, dad". I told him I'd leave that to the experts. Great work Don! | |
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