Walnut and Lacewood rocking chair

Wow! I mean, WOW! Very nice.

-- I've never seen a tree that I wouldn't like to repurpose into a project. I love the smell of wood in the morning - it smells like victory.

Hi Paul,

Spectacular job on this rocker!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

These rocker are so beautiful and you did a wonderful job in const. one…thanks for posting BC

Wow, great details. Hopefully your client will pass it down though their family for many generations.

-- Alan, Prince George

A beautiful rocker and your choise and use of the lacewood goes very well with the black walnut. Great craftsmanship Paul!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Beautiful job Paul a real work of art.fantastic build.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

First time I’ve seen the seat lam like that. It’s beautiful.

-- Grant, Tryon, NC

Spectacular!!!!!

It’s the best match of lacewood and walnut.
Fantastic job!!!

Is it OK to use the word sexy?

If so, it is, if not, it still is.

The wood combination is gorgeous, and not just the use of the wood combination, but the way you combined them here.

Of course, well constructed, but the blending of the wood seems to be, at least, to me, the breakthrough here.

Well done!

And, might I add, I’d be proud to make something like this.

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Wow! Great choice of woods. This is one of the best rockers I have seen. Very well done!

Beautiful rocker, Paul. That combination and presentation are really eye appealing. I will pass on something I heard this weekend about 8/4 birdseye maple (since you mentioned you are going to build one with it). I was talking to an importer of exotic hardwoods from Cormark International, and he made an interesting point about birdseye maple. He advised me not to purchase 8/4 birdseye, as the further away from the exterior portion of the tree, the smaller the birdseye gets. He even suggested to me that the best birdseye is from a board that might have some waneing (sp?), or curvature of the trunk. You may have different experience, but I thought I would at least mention this before you invested in that much birdseye.

-- Don, San Antonio, TX

Very nice Paul, I was thinking of doing the same thing on one of my rockers, although I wasn’t sure how it would turn out.

Stunning!! Great presentation of the contrasting woods.

Awesome rocker!! Looks as if you are taking it to a new level! Keep posting Paul love the chairs!

-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----