Here are some photos of the construction of my Maloof style rocker. Photos of the finished piece to follow.
Arms, legs and seat - first sub-assembly:
Rockers clamped on the form (using bent laminations, see my hall tree post for more info):

Rocker after glue-up:

Rocker glued to front leg, before shaping:

Last assembly, rockers glued to chair:

Front leg joint, pre-shaping:

Rough shaped front leg joint:

Rear leg joint, pre-shaping:

Rough finished rear leg joint:

Arm, front leg joint:

Crest rail, back leg joint:

Crest rail, rear:

Top-down:

Thanks to my colleague/coworker/bench neighbor, Elysha, for helping me do some finish sanding!

A little relaxing while sanding (before finish):

Beautiful work! Where did you get your design templates for laying out the pieces?
ReplyDeleteis it possible to have the template?
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