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Fred Floyd
08-23-2010, 12:32 AM
I put the finishing touches on this rocking chair that will be a gift to my daughter-in-law.

I don't get much shop time, so this took me about five months from purchase of wood to finish. Probably about 60 hours.

It is based on the Hal Taylor design. The wood is cherry.
Van Huskey
08-23-2010, 12:33 AM
Gorgeous and you work quickly if you have 60 hours in it!
Matt Logana
08-23-2010, 12:35 AM
60 hours! You must have 10 helpers armed to the teeth with nail guns and shapers...
Fred Floyd
08-23-2010, 12:40 AM
No nailguns involved on this project. Much of the work is bandsaw, bent lamination and a lot of shaping with an angle grinder. Then a lot more sanding.
Don Morris
08-23-2010, 12:47 AM
Beautiful work. Your daughter-in-law is lucky
Stephen Cherry
08-23-2010, 12:58 AM
Looks Great!
Jeff Hamilton Jr.
08-23-2010, 2:45 AM
Sweet chair . . .
Mikail Khan
08-23-2010, 5:19 AM
Beautiful.

What type of wood is it?

MK
Jacob Mac
08-23-2010, 8:43 AM
What a great job. I am gearing up for this project. I hope mine turns out half as nice as yours.
Prashun Patel
08-23-2010, 9:02 AM
60 hours? Mine took 4x as long as that. Nice!!! Looks perfect.
John Thompson
08-23-2010, 11:23 AM
Super sweet!
Mike Henderson
08-23-2010, 1:21 PM
Beautiful work, Fred. Those chairs are a lot of work, and the joints are difficult. Congratulations!

Mike
george wilson
08-23-2010, 2:28 PM
Great looking work,and a difficult design to make,too!!!
Fred Floyd
08-24-2010, 1:17 AM
Thanks for all the kind words. The wife has a list of "honey do's" that has grown quite a bit while I made two of these chairs. Got to get back to the kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors which will include about 50 frame and panel doors.
Chris Padilla
08-24-2010, 11:00 AM
Very nice work, Fred. I hope you'll continue to post your projects. Maybe you can provide some progress pics as well. :)
Eli Frye
08-24-2010, 3:36 PM
Very nice and I like the Hal Taylor design best. You did well.
Matt Logana
08-24-2010, 5:29 PM
I have to ask, what did you use on the angle grinder to do that? I have one myself... but I made the mistake of cutting into a piece of wood once(using as a backing for the metal)... You will never see me run as fast as I did that day... nothing worse than flying abrasive.. at about waist level...:eek: