The photos on this page are detail shots exhibiting the some of the joinery and woods that that I employ in the construction of my rocking chairs. The front and rear legs are attached to the seat using rounded mortise and tenon joints. The rockers are attached to the legs using four inch square drive screws soaked in epoxy. Both the back braces and the rockers are constructed using multiple layers of slender laminate strips that are cut from particulary attractive boards. This offers several benefits including the ability to match the face and rear of each back brace and the rockers from side to side. Laminates are also stronger than solid pieces of wood of the same dimension. Throughout I use a grinder to shape various components and to transition from one into another. This is done by eye and and results in uniqueness from one chair to another. The adhesives and joinery techniques I employ throughout are all time tested and ensure that each chair I make will remain a solid family heirloom that will be passed down many years from the original construction date.
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