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Rocker Arms are Shaped!

I think I finally ended up with a form I can live with. This is one of the hardest aspects for me working with these chairs. Is knowing when enough is enough. Go to far, and it's firewood. Not far enough? And it looks clunky and un-flowing. I worked on these arms late into the night last night, most of the day today. I like em. I had some close calls though, as I am shaping, I need to keep stepping back and look at each arm from all angles in order to have some symmetry in the arms. I wasn't looking at the arms from one specific angle and I almost shaped a flat area off one of the front legs to arms joints. This would have rendered the front legs and arms useless, almost ruing the entire chair. Fortunately I did not go past the point of no return and I was able to recover from that near disaster. There are plenty of "Come to Jesus" moments with this chair, one slip and it's firewood. So far, I have not made that slip yet. Folks who have been building sculpted chairs for any period of time tell me, "Don't worry, one of your rockers will end up firewood" I am not looking forward to that day. Thanks for looking folks!

John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

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Forum HostPermalink Reply by Gene Howe on February 22, 2012 at 10:15am

Charles,

For the sticks, I'm thinking cream colored (mimic Ivory) epoxy instead of stone. The sticks are walnut.

I plan on simple vertical lines spaced around the stick. About 5 or 6 ea., and about 3" long, located somewhere around 1/3 of the way down from the top. Then, take a look and see if it needs shorter (and fewer) ones closer to the bottom. Kinda, "try it and see" process. I like flying by the seat of my pants. Tho, sometimes I crash, or the pants rip.