Nanny Rocker

Very well designed and executed. I have never seen anything like it before. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Flat out beautiful design and execution!

-- Rich in Richmond

Absolutely Beautiful!

-- Bill, Florida

beautiful rocker!

I’m curious about how the seat was made (glue-up, solid piece, which direction does the grain run?) It seems like it would have a tendency to be weak in the center if “nanny” was on the chubby side.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

im confused.. how do you sit it that? it looks really nice.
is it for two people? or you decided which direction youd like to sit? is it comfortable?

Very nice rocker.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

I really like the idea here. Only problem I see is that for people like me it wouldn’t work. Both of my kids had a sixth sense about when they weren’t actually being held. So in our house that extra wing would have served only as a drink holder and magazine rack.

-- Doug, woodworking in Alabama

this is a great chair. Maloof has a similar one in his book. Nice work!

-- making sawdust....

Gerrry, glad to meet you in this site. The Yahoo site is good, but in this one there is a trove of material to learn from. Great chair.

-- Zipsss

Great looking chair. Congratulations.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Charlie, the seat and cradle area uses 9 boards glued together. The chair seems to hold up really well to
plump nannies. It has had people over 300 pounds sit in it without coming apart. The cradle rail and 21 spindles
around the cradle probably act as a truss to strengthen the seat. Scott Morrison builds a similar cradle
rocker. He placed a lot more weight than 300 pounds in his chair and it stayed together.
Maloof has built several double rockers and settees that are about the same leg spacing as my chair.

Gerry

Beautiful!

-- Just remember,it was a lone amatuer that built the ark, and a team of experts built the Titanic.

I actually saw this in Kerrville Very nice job.

-- No matter how good or bad a day your having a smile always makes it better!

Wonderful work great chair.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

This is a great piece and you have done a nice job on it.

I know Scott Morrison from the furniture shows and he lives not far from where I do.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com