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Project by DaytonB posted 1867 days ago 1889 views 4 times favorited 13 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Here’s a 3/4 rocker for our daughter. Walnut with Ebony accents. She loves it, its amazing how much kids like things their size, I brought it in a couple times while I was working on it and she immediately ran over and tried to climb up into it. It’s pretty awesome when someone goes crazy over something you have built. Let me know if you have any questions or need any tips. This one’s for sale (actually would be one just like it). If you’re interested let me know.

take care

Dayton
www.daytonwooddesign.com




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GaryK

10263 posts in 2184 days


#1 posted 1867 days ago

Very cool chair. I want to build one of those one of these days.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

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Kerry

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#2 posted 1867 days ago

Wow! It was kind of funny looking through your pictures – when looking at the first two pics I wasn’t thinking about the scale of the chair. Then when the third pic pops up it’s a bit of a shock seeing it in size relation to your lovely daughter.

Great job, it’s a beautiful chair,
Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

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jockmike2

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#3 posted 1867 days ago

Yes that is a Maloof chair, you did a fine reproduction. mike

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

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Scott Bryan

27253 posts in 2018 days


#4 posted 1866 days ago

Dayton,

You built a beautiful rocker. And it looks like you have a satisfied client already.

This is a really nice post.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

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darryl

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#5 posted 1866 days ago

fantastic looking chair, makes me wish I had either money or skill!
as much as your daughter loves the chair now, I bet she’ll love it even more when her son/daughter gets to use it!
amazing work.

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Woodhacker

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#6 posted 1866 days ago

Great job! I love this style/joinery. Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

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alholstein

150 posts in 2238 days


#7 posted 1866 days ago

Did you make your own plans? If not can you tell where you got them. Beautiful chair and grandchild.

-- Al Holstein "I wood do it"

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Les Hastings

1247 posts in 1969 days


#8 posted 1866 days ago

Another excellent rocker Dayton! Looks like your grand daughter thinks so to.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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DaytonB

151 posts in 2062 days


#9 posted 1866 days ago

Thanks guys, AL the plans/templates are mine, I got the basic dimensions from several different Maloof books as-well-as his video. I then attempted to shrink them all by .75 but I don’t think I got the proportions quite right, it’s trickier than I thought. Anyway if you would like I can send you my basic measurements, but about 80% of it comes down to eye. I usually make all the legs and arms big so I have lots of room to whittle away areas that don’t look right.

Oh yeah, she’s not my Granddaughter, she’s our first Child, I’m 31, not quite ready for Grandkids yet : )

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ItsMike

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#10 posted 1841 days ago

I love these types of chairs!! Did you have to buy the plans or did you just learn from trial and error? You should pst a blog and show everyone how you do it :).. Great work!!!

Mike

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DaytonB

151 posts in 2062 days


#11 posted 1841 days ago

thanks mike
The only plans that I know of are Hale Taylor’s and Mark Adams’ but I don’t like either very much. I worked out the templates on my own with some basic measurements from Sam’s video and magazine articles. I will try to photo document my progress next time so I can post a blog.

dayton

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ItsMike

21 posts in 1853 days


#12 posted 1840 days ago

Thats cool, i’ll have to check and see if i can find Sams video and books.. I thought about buying Hals plans at one time, but… :)
Good work though, all your chairs are amazing!!

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Canadian Woodworks

531 posts in 1266 days


#13 posted 871 days ago

You did a beauty job on this chair!

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

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