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My First Maloof-style Rocker in Walnut

Project by WoodWrangler posted 169 days ago 633 views 2 times favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

FINALLY! The day has arrived when this rocking chair is moving out of my shop and into my office (it’s temporary home). This has been a weekend project for sometime now and has sat in my shop while other projects took hole. But finally I got around to finishing it and the results are AWESOME!

This would have been only a dream project if it hadn’t been for a local woodworker and chair-maker who offered up his school as a place to learn how to put one of these together. John Richards in Hickory, NC (http://www.jsrwoodworking.com/) took on three students and took us thru this process late last year. We did all the joinery and learned about chair design. This one is HUGE because it was fit to my body … and we nicknamed it “The Throne”.

It’s made of Walnut with maple lamination in the rockers. It’s finished with the Maloof-branded finishes from Rockler (which is a Poly/Oil followed by Oil/Wax blend).

Thanks for looking!

-- Jeremy, Charlotte, North Carolina


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Christopher

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posted 169 days ago

I love Sam Maloof’s style. There is no one that can match his creativity. You have honored his legacy with this piece, very well done.

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

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bigwoodturner

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posted 169 days ago

Looks wonderful, something to be proud of.

-- Dale

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BarryW

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posted 169 days ago

spectacular copy…and beautiful wood….he’d be flattered…but probably sad he didn’t sell you one he’d made himself….hey, we can all be copied…but miss the bucks of a good sale. it’s a design for museums now.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

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a1Jim

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posted 169 days ago

Very well done good details looks good

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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flcopper169

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posted 169 days ago

Beautiful chair….

-- Happy and safe woodworking, Flcopper169@aol.com

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Sandy

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posted 169 days ago

I love the look of those chairs, and this one appears to be a fabulous example.

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DAN

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posted 169 days ago

a truely big WOW … this is one of the nicest chairs on lj’s … you should be very proud of yourself

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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scott shangraw

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posted 169 days ago

Good looking chair !!!!Nice job.

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

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RobH

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posted 169 days ago

Looks great. I have yet to try my hand at building chairs. I was hoping to get to it this summer, but I am beginning to wonder now. After all, it will not be long before I have to get started on Christmas projects.

Thanks for sharing the chair. It really is a top quality job. Keep up the good work.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

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TraumaJacques

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posted 169 days ago

Real nice I want to try one but am chicken s.. to try. well done

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

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DonJ

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posted 169 days ago

Awesome! One of the best jobs of joinery I’ve seen! I have plans to make one for each of my boys, but that is two projects off… Any secrets to the laminating process and exacting joinery, or is it truely template driven? You’ll enjoy that one for many years to come.

-- Don, San Antonio, TX

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daveintexas

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posted 169 days ago

Simply a wonderful rocking chair.
The walnut looks super, and the finish was well done.

Thanks for posting
Dave

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

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WoodWrangler

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posted 169 days ago

DonJ – Any secrets to the laminating process and exacting joinery, or is it truely template driven? You’ll enjoy that one for many years to come.

No templates to speak of. Every piece is custom fit to me, how I sit in the chair, how my spine bends, where my head rests, how high off the ground my arms rest, etc. The joinery really isn’t too bad. It’s like the flush trim bit route trick done on other projects … you “bring them home” after they are together. The rocker is made with 8 strips of 1/4” “veneers” and pressed against a wooden form of the desired shape. One suggestion there would be MORE CLAMPS is better. Even when you feel you are done, add a few more. I used the Bessey 1100lb clamping pressure clamps … probably 30 of them. Another suggestion for future chair builders … don’t mess around, just buy a good dust mask. I started being cheap and didn’t invest in anything good. By the third day of sanding/shaping/grinding I couldn’t take anymore so I bought the Trend Airshielf Pro … worth EVERY penny. Other than that … patience, patience, patience because you’ll need to sand, sand, sand!

-- Jeremy, Charlotte, North Carolina

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George Barreras

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posted 168 days ago

Great job, well done Mr. Maloof would be proud.

-- Nubs,Reserve

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ND2ELK

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posted 167 days ago

Very nice rocker! You did a beautiful job on this piece. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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FrankLad

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posted 165 days ago

Incredible chair, WoodWrangler! Not sure what else to add that hasn’t already been said. Excellent work.

-- Frank, Mississippi, http://www.stoutwoodworks.com

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cabinetmaster

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posted 155 days ago

Wow woodwrangler. I missed this original post but I love the looks of that chair. You did a fantastic job. Wish I had known about John and this class as I would have loved to been there and built one too. I’m only 45 minutes from Hickory.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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SCOTSMAN

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posted 155 days ago

Well done looking great just like the real thing Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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