Good Morning Friends,

I have a client who wanted me to make a single chair glider as a gift for her father at Christmas so I looked for a double glider in a WOOD MAGAZINE and then divided it in half by eliminating the center upright of the double glider to end up with the one in the pictures I an going to show.

I hope you find them pleasing to the eye.

Here is another view;

Ralph that is very nice sir! Nice warm color too. How many hours do you have in a chair like this Ralph?

 

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

 

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I just keep hammering away.

Now that's what I am talking about. I have missed seeing those great projects from Ralph. That is a great looking glider Ralph. I have always loved the finish you put on a project. That warm Cinnamon color and the beautiful grain pattern in the slats that make the back.

 

That will certainly make someone happy for Christmas.

 

Thanks for sharing Ralph! Excellent Craftsmanship.

 

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Looks nice and comfy Ralph.  Did you take a nap in it just to break it in?

 

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Ron Dudelston
Above and Beyond WoodWorks

1st class, as always Ralph!!!

 

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Harry Brink
Bulldog Woodworking
Montana

Good Morning Friends,

When I picked out the boards for this chair I saw right away how I wanted to arrange the grain to run as it does in the splats of the back of the chair and by placing them in the manner I did  truly shows the pattern out well. I didn't keep actual time on this project however I cut out the parts over sized to save on waste as I trued the boards up with a straight edge on the table saw in one day of about 6 hours. Then on the second day I laid out the patterns of the grain to give the effect that you see and clamped everything together so I could cut the curve on the top of the splats. Then marked the bottom ends as to which board went where and cut the curve on my band saw. Then continued on the balance of the parts to end the second day of about 6 or 7 hours.

Then came the actual assembly of the base and chair which I dry fitted over the base to assure I would have enough room for the glider parts. When that was done I stained and finished everything before drilling the holes for the glider arms.

 

All in all I would say I had about 20 hours in the entire project however if I were to make another one I do believe I could cut that time down pretty much especially if I made templates of said parts so I could use a pattern bit in my router.

 

I used Golden Hickory stain for the color and 3 coats of Minwax Tung Oil with two coats of Johnson's wood paste wax buffed to the finish you see in the pictures.

 

Thanks for your compliments for it means a great deal to me that others like what I build.