The arms for the chair start with two rectangular blanks about 5 inches wide. These blanks needed to be roughly shaped before the outlines of the actual arms can be cut out at the band saw.
The shaping process for the arms involves two steps. The first step utilizes a jig that facilitates cove-cutting a grove [...]
Continue reading about Sculpted Rocking Chair: Rough Shaping the Arms
Well, I have finally gotten back to work on the Sculpted Rocking Chair – yes, I know it’s been a while!
When I last left the project, I had completed sculpting the seat. With that task completed my attention turned back to more processing on the rear legs.
The rear legs needed to have a 20-degree angled [...]
Continue reading about Sculpted Rocking Chair: More Rear Leg Work
I have always admired the work of Sam Maloof. Not only has he developed a style that is very distinctive and unique in its own right, I think that he has also done a tremendous amount for the craft of woodworking in America.
I especially admire Maloof’s rocking chairs. These are the pieces that he is arguably [...]
Continue reading about Sculpted Rocking Chair: Stock Prep, Layout and Rear Legs
With the top and the legs completed I moved on to make the aprons for the table. The stock was already cut to rough width and length so, the first order of business was to it bring the lengths to finished dimension.
However, you may recall, the design for this table calls for the legs to [...]
Continue reading about Modern Shaker Table: Making the Aprons
With the legs for the table complete, I set my aim toward making the top. I did not have any stock wide enough to accommodate the top in a single piece so, I needed to glue two boards together.
In this case I used two rough boards about 6 inches wide to create the top. I [...]
