Sam Maloof Inspired Walnut Rocking Chair

Outstanding!! I congratulate you on the fruits of your patience and attention to detail – this rocker is really wonderful. I think you did a great job capturing that Maloof feeling that the whole chair was carved from a solid block of walnut.

-- "Do, or do not. There is no try." ~Yoda

Beautiful

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

Fantastic accomplishment! I agree on the rite of passage – a chair like this is on my list—- someday.

Beautiful work!

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

Building a rocking chair for my father is a dream of mine…when the time permits me. One of this caliber would be a dream come true. Thanks for the inspiration. It’s really beautiful.

-- John Michael George, www.ntm.org/john_george

Amazing, He would be proud!!!!!!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

You need to make a new sign for your woodshop… It should have your name under the title: “Master Chairmaker” Your chair looks fantastic. I like the other chairs you’ve made, but this one is by far the best one. Chairs like this are not just furniture, they are fine art.

I’ve sawn some beautiful walnut and cherry 2 1/2” thick to use for building chairs and yesterday I got a very ugly maple log next to my sawmill to cut next. It’s so twisted and gnarly that a regular sawmill wouldn’t buy it. But, every ugly log I’ve sawn has made the most beautiful lumber. I can’t wait to see what’s in this one.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Beautiful rocker. Just wish I had the ability to make one even close to this. awesome work here on LJ .

-- Tom Godfrey Landrum South Carolina (tom@thcww.com) 864-384-4938

Well done !!!

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

Absolutely beautiful.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Beautiful work. It’s probably just me but it looks like the Batmobile (1960s) of rocking chairs!

-- Dave, Ottawa, ON

Another fine chair, keep it up!

-- Paul Lemiski, Ontario Canada, Custom Wooden Rocking chairs and tables http://www.canadianwoodworks.com

I can’t say any more than has already been said.. well done.. that is a beautiful chair.

Gator

-- Master designer of precision sawdust and one of a kind slivers.

This is as nice as any Maloof rocker I’ve seen posted here (and I marvel at all of them). The joinery, the proportions, the finish…....I could go on and on about this beautiful rocker. Maybe some day I will have the courage to attempt one. I am in awe of your skills.

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

I love pic 4! A chair maker appreciates the perfectly parallel nature of those arms and how difficult that can be to accomplish. Great job.

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

Thanks everyone for the generous comments.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario