Rocking chair gets some armrests

Used an old railroad spike, to hold things still long enough to run a router around the edges, top and bottom on each armrest..

You can see the top of the spike there in the dog hole.  The large hole in the rest is to "house" the top of the front post...

Handsaw to make a couple kerf cuts, right at the top of each front post..

I also drilled a through hole in the rear post.   Centered in the mortise.   So, when a bit of Elmer's get spread around,,

I add a screw through the rear post, and this Walnut wedge to the front post.   Armrests have been 3/8" round overed, sanded down.  Currnetly have the rocker sitting on it's seat ON my bench

As I have a bit of beltsanding to do....test ride showed that there is a flat spot in the rockers.   Will attempt to smooth them out.   I can also plug the counter bored holes back there.  And, maybe trim down a few seat slats

As a few ran a bit too long.    Not shown today....ran the round-over bit around the tops of the rear posts, then sanded smooth.  LOTS of sanding left to do, a few spots need filler added, and then sanded again...thinking in about another week I might start some finish on this thing...