18 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

You're really "rockin' & a rollin' with this one John...I still can' wait to see this one finished knowing how cool the grain is...

Keep posting away...I'm staying tuned.

Will do Gramps, I can't wait either. When that first coat of finish is wiped on, that grain is going to pop! You know, the wood does most of the work, we lil ol woodworkers just make it usable.

A buddie's sig line reads "Mother nature provides, we just assemble." She does provide some beautiful stuff...and a few challenges, as well. If she really wanted us to sit in plastic chairs, and eat on plastic tables she'd grow plastic trees. And, there are no MDF trees, either.

 

Turning Ash seat rungs for this rocker. I read more on the fabrication of the Shaker chairs, they would often mix species for both aesthetic and structural reasons. Ash was a secondary species used for its strength, so trying to stay true to the Shaker, I'm making the seat rungs from Ash. 

I also have all my Maple rungs turned.

I should have a fully assembled rocker frame by week end. Thanks for following!

 

Those are some nice looking spindles

10 minutes ago, Chips N Dust said:

Those are some nice looking spindles

They turned out great Kelly! I like them too.

Standing by for the next installment. 

I'm watching you..

 

Great Job!!

I'll keep following!!

 

Just fantastic....  way beyond my skills.  Very impressive, thanks

Going to glue up of the front leg rack. I made sure the best figure is facing forward. I have the top seat rung in Ash. I'm glad I did this. It just looks so strong.

Looks Great!

While waiting for glue to dry on the front legs rack, I'll shape arms. I purchased this wonderful French Arno draw knife a while back, finally I get to use it, so far I love it!

You would make the Shakers proud John. Looking great!

48 minutes ago, John Moody said:

You would make the Shakers proud John. Looking great!

Thanks man!

Working the fine lines in with my lovely Veritas shave.

It's just as easy to push this shave when the grain reverses on me, than to rotate the arm. Image above is the arm bottom.

Image below I'm getting the top cleaned up. 

 

You've come a long ways in 14 days. Probably be a lot farther if it weren't for the J.O.B. Surely like the shavings coming off that Veritas shave.

3 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

You've come a long ways in 14 days. Probably be a lot farther if it weren't for the J.O.B. Surely like the shavings coming off that Veritas shave.

The Veritas is a joy to use.

Ya, been working on this chair for two weeks I think and it has come along much quicker, but your right, that darned day JOB keeps gettin in the way!

@Gene Howe, you were inquiring earlier about spring back when released from the forms. 

As you can see the back slats had a good (normal) amount after breaking the forms loose. 

 

 

I guess you built the forms to accommodate, right? 

When I bent the oak for the Morris chairs arm rests, they were 3ea 3/8 thick laminations. No steam involved. Just glued them and used 9 million clamps on the form.

 NO SPRING BACK. 

@Gene Howe, before and after for the rear legs/posts. It was about an 2 inches over all.

Before

After

The full length for context.

5 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

I guess you built the forms to accommodate, right? 

When I bent the oak for the Morris chairs arm rests, they were 3ea 3/8 thick laminations. No steam involved. Just glued them and used 9 million clamps on the form.

 NO SPRING BACK. 

Ya, when I was building the sculpted rockers with glue lam backs and rockers, zero spring back. Thanks to the layers of strips and glue.

Steaming is a different animal I'm finding out. 

The forms are direct takeoffs from Shaker forms, I did not design or come up with a workable radius. I could have with trial and error, but why? The Shakes did all the designing for us! So I'm sure they had the movement built into their bending routines.