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One of my favorite websites is http://www.windsorchairresources.com/ And on the home page is a list of makers, and one of the makers is Luke Barnett. I was perusing Mr. Barnett's pages and found this Windsor he created, all his chairs are drop dead gorgeous, but this one made my heart skip a beat. Literally, I was surfing and flicking through the pages, and I saw the color, the seat, the photography, just all around waaaay neat, and my heart skipped. Just thought I'd share a little of Luke's work. A Windsor rocker an chair is definitely on my 2018 list of things to do.
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While looking through Pinterest.com for another project I ran across a cluster of rocking chairs. Don't know what style you are gonna be known for but I would think you should build at least one of every style every invented so all those folks can get a good idea if you might be on the up and up about being a woodworker.... And since now would be the best time ever to start accumulating the free wood you might need for the next 30 or 40 years of chair building so get started now. Tune up that chain saw and head up or down? to all that scorched wood thats up there that folks are needing to move to get their homes rebuilt... Just don't forget every person has different taste. You do need to be able to please those folks that's got money to burn and remember not every one wants what their neighbors have. Just keep your mind clear for all suggestions.. 20125529565092976 ROCKING CHAIR.htm 20125529565092976 ROCKING CHAIR.htm
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From the album: Bill Kappel
Made using Argentine Mesquite with accents of Opel, Ivory and Ebony using the finest movement available. A few of the Headrest I use in my rocking chairs. Most are made using Claro or Bastogne Walnut with Ivory, Ebony and my molded glass accents. A couple of the rockers are made of Argentine Mesquite. A Redwood Burl table and some gift boxes made of fossils, redwood, mesquite scrap and epoxy. oot Crown Jewell rocking chair Mesquite rocker with Claro Walnut inlay Test rocker made of small peices Redwood table Gift boxes -
Well, took a few tries to get things done today......after fighting those brass corner plates and their tiny screws....laid the pattern rocker on it's side, clamped the pine 5/4 x4 in place to make a tracing......ooops, should have bought the 5/4 x 6 instead.. oh well, we do adapt in this shop. Adjusted things a bit. There is a way to prevent one from over-rocking. You add a recurve to the end of the rocker.. Oh, and meet my new beltsander that replaced the old B&D Dragster. Soo, I made one of these, took a break for awhile. Came back, traced a second one out, and bandsawed it to shape... not too bad. Well, according to the floor.. Twould appear that the HMS Pegleg has launched. Fit for John Silver himself......but, I needed to keep flipping this around, until.. Short leg #2 appeared. Both of the long posts, and the front short posts are now done. There is still enough of that 5/4 pine to make a crest or back rail. That sould finish up the drawknife work, Mortise and tenon jobs for a few days/weeks? Intend to cut a slot on the end of the posts, to fit over those rockers, And then add a pin through both. might work?
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