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Rocking Chair

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tenontim

611 posts in 131 days


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This is one of four Rockers that I made for the front porch of our new house, that I started building over 2 years ago. They are a little on the large size, but so am I and I like to be comfortable when I’m relaxing. I based the design and dimensions off of an antique rocker that I had in the shop for re-caning. I just squared up the parts, the original was all turned. They’re made out of Ash and have flat reed seats, woven in a heiring bone pattern. I finished them with tung oil, tinted with a sandalwood tint, then finished with varnish. The seats have several coats of a boiled linseed oil and varnish mixture.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com


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dennis mitchell

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posted 62 days ago

Nice work! Did you do the seats yourself?

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CharlieM1958

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posted 62 days ago

Extremely nice. I know it took a lot of patience to make 4 of these.

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

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trifern

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posted 62 days ago

Very well constructed and beautiful.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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tenontim

611 posts in 131 days


posted 62 days ago

Thanks everyone.
Dennis, yes I did the seats. My father used to do chair caning of all types and that’s something he passed on to me.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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Harold

267 posts in 234 days


posted 62 days ago

I really like the woven seat and back, was it difficult to do? I can imagine your front porch is very inviting now…..I would like to make a bench swing one day, althogh I don’t have enough overhang on the roof above my deck. I remember my grandparents had a couple rocking chairs and a bench swing on thier porch when I was young, the chairs and that squeaky screen door that would close with loud crack each time someone came in, didn’t need a door bell back in those days… Anyhow…wonderful chair

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

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BrianM

113 posts in 139 days


posted 62 days ago

Nice job Tim. What better project is there for a woodworker than a rocking chair? You need the space to relax and think about the next project.

Now how about a chair for the Mrs?

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood!, http://www.saltrivergallery.com

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Karson

11418 posts in 787 days


posted 62 days ago

Tim A great looking chair. When we go to Cracker Barrel I always sit in a rocker in front for a while. Never made one though.

Looks great

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Tim Pursell

168 posts in 169 days


posted 62 days ago

Great chairs Tim. I wish I knew how to do caning like that. Any chance of a blog about that??

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com

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tenontim

611 posts in 131 days


posted 62 days ago

Thanks again, Guys. I recane chairs as a sideline, in between jobs or during glue or finish drying sessions. Next time I get one of this type to do I will photo the progress and post it.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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Scott Bryan

7752 posts in 209 days


posted 62 days ago

Tim,

This is a really nice rocker. If I were passing by I would have to sit down and relax- it looks so inviting.

Thanks for the post and the construction blog on the caning would be interesting as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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ND2ELK

1816 posts in 161 days


posted 62 days ago

Very nice rocker. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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cajunpen

5256 posts in 453 days


posted 62 days ago

Good looking rocker – sure looks inviting. Bet it would even fit my big bottom :-)) Did you buy some plans are or is it your design? If you bought the plans, where did you get them? I really like this chair.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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tenontim

611 posts in 131 days


posted 62 days ago

Bill, this design was loosely based on an antique rocker that I re-caned. It was a large rocker and fairly comfortable, so I made it a little bigger and altered the style, to meet my non-turning criteria for building furniture.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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jjohn

397 posts in 101 days


posted 62 days ago

I’m like Carson. Sit in many of them. Built “0”. I’m sure I’m a much better sitter than a builder of one of these. Looks great. I know it was a difficult project, but after the third I bet the forth was easy.

-- JJohn

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Lee A. Jesberger

2022 posts in 367 days


posted 61 days ago

Nice work Tim!

Looks like a lot of work in one of those.

Easy to see where you get your nickname.

Very nicely done.

Lee

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

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