| Project by Canadian Woodworks | posted 12-17-2012 04:11 PM | 4415 views | 19 times favorited | 38 comments |  |
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This sculpted rocking chair is built from 2’’ Canadian Black Walnut and Cocobolo accented with Ebony plugs. This is a medium version ( 5’ 2’’ – 6’ 2’’ ) but with a headrest that has been raised by 1’’.
The leg/headrest design borrows more form the Maloof design with legs extending like horns and with a more stylized bottom curve to the headrest but still using a coopered headrest to keep the grain lines matched to the seat and arms.
I used the beautiful Cocobolo species, sliced into into 2mm thick grain matched pieces to be used as the front and back lamination to add a very unique contrast to the Walnut.
The seat has also been highlighted with Cocobolo surrounded by Canadian Black Walnut
Features
- Grain matched Cocobolo form fitting flexible back braces front and back
- coopered headrest
- exposed Maloof joinery
- hand carved seat, arms, and joints
- the most comfortable wood rocking chair you’ll ever sit in!
One more unique aspect of this chair is a book matched center wedge the flairs towards the back braces with the 3 center grain matched to the piece and the 2 outside braces grain matched to the rest of the seat.
Have a look at the build process on my blog - Day 1&2
I made a time lapse video of my self carving the seat and rocker leg joints, check it out!
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Also a video slicing the center piece of cocobolo for the seat
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Thanks as always for having a look (-:
-- Paul Lemiski, Ontario Canada, Custom Wooden Rocking chairs and tables http://www.canadianwoodworks.com
38 comments so far
a1Jim
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#1 posted 12-17-2012 04:13 PM
Beautiful Chair, excellent work .
Canadian Woodworks
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#2 posted 12-17-2012 04:17 PM
Your the man Jim, thanks!
-- Paul Lemiski, Ontario Canada, Custom Wooden Rocking chairs and tables http://www.canadianwoodworks.com
chrisstef
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#3 posted 12-17-2012 04:20 PM
Stunning Paul, just stunning. That book matched seat is too nice for me to plant my backside on.
-- Its not a crack, its a casting imperfection.
Billinmich
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#4 posted 12-17-2012 04:30 PM
Great looking chair,Thanks for the video also,makes me want to try my own rocking chair.
-- Bill in Mich
Don
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#5 posted 12-17-2012 04:33 PM
Stunning, amazing, beautiful, awesome and every other adjective I can find to describe this work of art.
Thanks for sharing Paul.
-- -- Don in Ottawa, http://www.donebydon.ca
pintodeluxe
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#6 posted 12-17-2012 04:39 PM
Wow. Just Wow. I couldn’t stop saying that looking at the pictures.
-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush
Matt Nudi
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#7 posted 12-17-2012 04:40 PM
I’m a sucker for cocobolo, but this chair is fantastic. I love it and looking forward to seeing some of your other stuff.
-- - Still a new guy to the craft, but always striving to learn more
Surfside
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#8 posted 12-17-2012 04:42 PM
Awesome and stunning one!
-- "someone has to be wounded for others to be saved, someone has to sacrifice for others to feel happiness, someone has to die so others could live"
WoodenFrog
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#9 posted 12-17-2012 04:42 PM
Beyond Beautiful! Downright Amazing!!!
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Monte Pittman
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#10 posted 12-17-2012 04:44 PM
BEAUTIFUL chair
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
rdwile
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#11 posted 12-17-2012 04:57 PM
Hi Paul,
I was watching this on your blog, love the laminated seat approach, may try something like that on a future rocker. As always, very well executed! Cocobolo is always a good choice.
-- Richard D. Wile, http://richard-wile.blogspot.ca/
EzJack
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#12 posted 12-17-2012 04:57 PM
the best
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socrbent
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#13 posted 12-17-2012 05:12 PM
Absolutely beautiful! Great craftsmanship.
-- socrbent Ohio
Jamie Speirs
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#14 posted 12-17-2012 05:16 PM
Absolutely wonderful,
Jamie
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Dale
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#15 posted 12-17-2012 05:25 PM
As always Paul, another fantastic rocker, absolutley beautiful.
-- Dale West Central Pa. Do it all, before last call.
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