Building a Thos. Moser Design New Gloucester Rocking Chair #3: Modeling a Seat Blank from Pine
Necessity of a Model The seat blank is a critical piece of this rocking chair. All of the spindles and the legs attach directly to the seat. I made six bow-back chairs back in the mid-nineties and didn’t model the first seat blank. Unfortunately, I didn’t nail the design on the first attempt and chair number one is not as comfortable as the other five. I decided to take the time to model a seat blank for this rocking chair. Gluing Up the BlankI selected construction-grade 2×...
