256 days ago
by Betsy |
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I’ve just about have my cabinet project done and since I have no interest in watching a finish coat dry I’m going to start getting all my things together to do my first rocking chair. I’ve looked a long time trying to find a chair that I thought I could do and that would still be a bit of a challenge. A Maloof chair seemed like too much to start with – those joints are amazing. Since I have no room for a rocking chair in my house – I thought I would use this as m...
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323 days ago
by Furnitude |
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This is the first feature in my survey on the contemporary rocking chair. Enjoy the work of Gary Weeks.
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363 days ago
by TedM |
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In September I had the good fortune to spend a week at Hal Taylor’s Rocking Chair University. Rocking Chair U gives you the chance to work with Hal in the building of one of his world famous rockers.
The week I visited he was building a prototype of a new, smaller rocker that was based on a chair that he had built years ago.
This was a week like none other! From the beginning to the end I learned so much. Not only about rocking chairs but woodworking itself.
Hal is a great inst...
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