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Thanks. It's a design I worked on a few years ago now. I've made them with fully carved solid maple seats too and they are comfortable, but I really like the leather seat best for comfort. I use 4" foam and good upholstery hide which I get from the Leather Factory (Tandy) in Fort Worth. I've made them from walnut, cherry, curly maple, oak and good old Texas mesquite.
 

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That's a beauty!!

That's a one man chair, nobody sits in my chair….........;)...............................
 

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Paul,

First off: WELCOME to LJs!

Now that's a beautiful chair. The wood is gorgeous and the workmanship looks fabulous. And I, personally, like your design better than the "extreme Maloof." The leather cushion really looks inviting.

L/W
 

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Welcome to LJs very impressive rocker. Obviously your first try @ woodworking LOL
 

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Welcome to LJs Roger. That chair is simply stunning and I love that you created it with hand tools.
 

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Welcome to Lumberjocks Paul, I love rocking chairs, and yours has to be one of the best looking that I've ever seen. Great looking design, and beautiful job of workmanship.
 

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Thank you Darrell. I made the first one about ten years ago and it sold straight away if I remember rightly. I don't recall how many I have made now, but I am presently working on a new design, which it will be out in the fall. I made the original using traditional hand tools and did all of the shaping with spokeshaves and so on. The first few were a blast to make. I wrote an article for Woodwork magazine years ago on how to develop more traditional designs into something with more flair and we used this as the example.
 

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nice to sit and relax on this chair.)
 

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what a beautiful chair. congrats.
 

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Lovely, lovely chair. Thanks for sharing.

"Brazos"? Did you come to Texas to make it?
 

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Wow! We all should learn not just from the craftmanship but the uncluttered photography! Nice job on both!
 

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Hello Ted,
I have always loved my craft and almost equally as well is photography. Digital cameras simplified many aspects over the years. Don't suppose I'll change now. Thanks for your encouraging words.
Paul
 

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Nice work Something to be proud of. Wondering how long the first chair took to make Like Maloof have you developed patterns and use a band saw etc.? To me the presentation of the piece, the lighting and detail, subtlties (sp?) are important in presenting the piece. You have achieved that.
 

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I generally make this chair completely by hand, except I used the bandsaw for the curved rockers. There are 44 hand cut mortise and tenon joints in the chair.

Here's another one I made without any machines, which was a blast! The fastest time yet for me was six days, but usually they take me about two weeks full time.

In photographing the piece that started this post above I used only available light, which I generally do for special shots, which means moving the piece near to windows and doors and adjusting the door and window blinds or openings until I get the right light I am looking for. Most of the time its being in the right place at the right time. Believe it or not, the backdrop is a twelve foot wide end of roll brown corrugated sheeting I bought and hung from the ceiling. I get the continuous sweep by pulling out the roll all the way under the rocker which means the rollis about 20 feet in all. Another trick I use is buying cheap roller blinds and hanging them from a wall or over my bench as I did with this image here:



That way, any clutter is behind the blind you see.



Also, I document all of my designs and keep a notebook with dimensions and sizes. This rocker was in an article i wrote for Woodwork (US) magazine about seven years ago. The article was about making rocking chairs and also about concepts of design. I have written for them for about fifteen years.American Woodworker took over the magazine three years ago and I have had articles in each of their magazines since they took it over.
 

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Great tip with the roller blinds Paul, I'll have to remember that one.
 
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