Shaker Rocking Chair Plans
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Shaker rocking chair plans. For example the crest rail mortises in the rear legs are routed page 28 before the legs are turned and bent. In this chair the rear legs are bent from the arms to the top instead of being canted back as on the enfield. Best wooden chair plans. Practical comfortable technically diverse and interesting to make there are more than enough reasons why you should take wooden chairs as your next woodworking projects.
The leg patterns are marked at the bottom in 1 increments to allow you to make taller chairs for longer legs. This is a 3 height rocker made from the tall chair seat and back with shorter legs attached to the rocker blades from underneath. This chair s contoured seat and perfect balance will keep you rockin for a lifetime. With its simpe and attractive lines the shaker rocker is economical to build surprisingly comfortable and functions as a great introduction to a variety of woodworking techniques.
I made a number of modifications to improve the strength of the chair taking. Click here to download the free pdf article and woodworking plan for conover s shaker rocking chair. The plans i use in class are an amalgamation of an early brethren s rocker which is detailed in john kassay s the book of shaker furniture and the rocking chairs made later at the famous shaker production shop at mount lebanon in new york state. The shaker rocker shown below shares many features and building techniques with the enfield side chair.