Rocker

Very nice. Great job! I want to try to make one of those one of these days.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Bill, what a beautiful rocker! The joinery looks great and I love the cherry you used. You every reason to be very proud of this piece!

Thanks for posting.

-- Martin, Kansas

Gorgeous rocking chair. You have earned a well deserved rest.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Nice job Bill,

I’ve never built one, but everybody I know that has gone through the experience with Hal’s plans seems to have been very successful, and very complimentary about his excellent plans.

You should be very proud.

-- John, Chisel and Bit Custom Crafted Furniture, www.chiselandbit.com

Thanks so much for sharing …..WOW a most beautiful Rocker …So what part of this project was the most challenge for you ???
Thanks again ..

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

Oh Yeah ….

ROCK ON!

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

This is a beautiful rocker. You did a wonderful job with this piece. And what is not to like about your wood selection!!! Cherry is my personal favorite.

Thanks for the post.

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

a thing of beauty. I plan to make one this year

-- making sawdust....

Excellent Work and one of my favorites on my to-do list in fact I just finished purchasing some curry maple to use for this purpose. Did you find anything in particular that was more difficult in taking on this project?
The Cherry sure looks great and will age to a beautiful patina. Sure to be an heirloom!
Have a Good One,
Smitty

-- Smitty, Alabama, http://www.firstdesignwoodworking.com/

Excellent Job Bill!

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

A beautiful piece of craftsmanship.

Take it easy, & rock awhile.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Simply beautiful! Well, obviously not ‘simply’, I’m sure it was a lot of work and well worth the effort. It looks great!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Great job, well done.

-- JJohn

Beautiful work. I want to try this someday, but I need to aquire a lot more skill. Great stuff and thanks for sharing.

Nice start to LJ! Fantastic work!
I always wondered about the Hal Taylor plans. Interesting to see someone use them.
That is the great thing about LJ, you can always find someone that has bought or tried something that you may be curious about.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

This is a work of art. You have mastered you skills and the rocker shows how well. This will be in your family forever. Great workmenship.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

Great work!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Bill – very nice family heirloom you have there. Based on my own pace I’m thinking January to May is pretty impressive

-- Phil in British Columbia

Thanks for the comments, folks. To answer Mike in Bonney Lake and Smitty, I think the most challenging part of the project was working up the courage to cut into those 36 BF of 8/4 cherry that ended up being the chair. Seriously, sculpting the leg/seat joints was probably the most challenging. I roughed out the seat with an angle grinder equipped with a supercut blade (like a round chainsaw) and that was a little scarey too.

I just found that taking it slow and easy was the key, stopping to carefully read and study Hal Taylor’s instructions. I spent well over 100 hours on the project. Now that I have the forms made for the rockers and back braces and all the other jigs that are required for the job and the experience of having done it once, the next one should be easier.

Bill

-- Calgary Bill

Beautiful rocker.

Like many other posters here, I hope to build one of these one day also.

Great work.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

Beautiful rocker Bill, now you can set in it a spell and rock. That is one gorgeous piece of work. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Great looking rocker. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Beautiful job nice selection of wood. I just got Hals plans in the mail. still trying to decide between Claro Walnut or Mesquite.

-- William King, Florida, www.woodwrestler.com