A glimpse In the making of:

The Blacker Rocking Chair
(an interpretative work)


(drawn without slip seat cushion)

 

Some of the jigs needed. More to make before the project is finished.

Parts for the back and front legs ,seat rails and stretchers

 

 

Parallelogram legs

 

 

Back slat "connector"
There are two screws in every "connector"

 

 


Assembly proces of back slats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dry fit.

One of many steps in shaping the arm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanding/shaping the Arm

Shaping/sanding the transition from square to parallelogram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mating the arm to the leg

 

Routing for the spline in the arm - mdf as a flat reference

Another dry-fit

 

 

 

 

Routing for the spline at the crest rail. Screws holding down the mdf are located at points that will become ebony plugs

Sub assembly glue-up

 

Starting to look like a chair!
Some ebony plugs, the brackets- then the rockers and a finish

 

Ready for the finish!


Finished!

 

 

 

 

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