A lady asked me yesterday what would be a good outside finish to put on her rocker - it will be on a covered porch and she wants to keep it natural - she talked about putting poly on but I told her that I wasn't sure but I didn't think that would be good - I told her that I knew where I could...
Hi All,
Over the past couple of years a number of you have asked how I came up with the right curve for the rockers in my chairs..ie. a stable curve so when someone plops down in the rocker, it doesn't just roll and dump them out backwards.
After much research I've found the mathematical...
After a very long time, I completed my first attempt at a Rocking Chair. A couple of years ago WoodWrangler mentioned this guy http://www.kappelusa.com/ in one of his posts. He emailed my a Word document with some general directions and I proceeded. Many lessons were learned; the biggest one...
Doug Robinson and I have been "semi" working on building a pair of Hal Taylor style rocking chairs. I say "semi" as we have been VERY slow, and haven't done much to them in QUITE a while. They are challenging, and following Hal's plans are at times a challenge.
All in all, it hasn't been...
Alrighty then,
After my previous jigfest/what am I building post, most of you guessed correctly that all the jigs were in fact for a rocker. The rocker in question is a Hal Taylor plan rocker with some changes to both his front legs and his arms.
The wood is Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) w/...
I have a set of plans and templates for an Adirondack chair but the LOML wants rockers. Does anyone know the radius for the rocking rail on an Adirondack rocker? I figure I can build the chairs and add the rocker rails. Thanks in advance for your help.