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I've always wanted to build a maloof style rocking chair. I've never built a chair before though, so i decided to build this practice chair from scrap wood (i think it is mahogany). Instead of using screws in the Maloof joint, i used 1/4" dowels. I scooped the seat using Charles Neil's method on the table saw:
then I used bench chisels, spokeshave, block plane, card scrapers, and a random orbit sander to smooth out the seat. It is not quite as smooth as i would like, but good enough. I built this chair without a bandsaw (which i will get soon, hopefully). the legs were all tapered on the table saw and the curves on the jig saw. I have learned from this chair that a Maloof rocking chair isn't such a far fetched dream! The chair is very sturdy, even without any stretchers. I can tip the chair back on it's rear legs while seated in it, and it doesn't budge.
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