Beautiful Rocking Chairs

Each chair is customised to the customer's height which is very important so they can reach the floor to rock the chair.

These chairs will last for years and they will become family heirlooms.

Have a look at the chairs pictured below and then contact me to discuss ordering one. No obligation! I love talking to people about them!

To find out more about how I make these, have a look at my blog here.

If you want know how much they cost, I need to know some details such as your height and weight. Also the wood that they are made from makes a large difference to the price. Please contact me and I will give you a price.

"We're really thrilled with the completed rocking-chair, particularly as it's comfortable for both of us to use."

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Oak Rocking Chair

Maloof inspired rocking chair with Lake Bassenthwaite and Skiddaw behind.

Oak Maloof Rocking Chair

This oak rocking chair is sitting on the shore of Lake Bassenthwaite in the Lake District.

Small oak rocking chair.

Made for a lady who is 5' 7" and slight build

Small Oak Rocking Chair

The figuring on this piece of oak is tremendous. I always look for a lovely piece of wood to make my chairs from. This piece was particularly amazing.

Small oak rocking chair

This is my 11th rocking chair that I have made. This one is for a local lady who is 5'5" tall.
Picture taken at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club with Skiddaw in the background.

Detail of small oak rocking chair

This shows the back leg joint on the chair. This is an angled maloof joint. The leg is at 96 degrees to the seat and gives the chair its lovely shape.

Small oak rocking chair

Detail of the back braces on this rocking chair. This are made from 4 laminates of wood which are glued together to make a back brace. They are very flexible making the back of the chair mould to the shape of your back.
The oak that this chair is made from came from a local tree. It was such a lovely piece of oak that I bought enough to make 4 chairs (all of it). Unfortunately, it has all gone now.

Ash Rocking Chair

Made for comfort!
Ash is a beautiful light coloured wood. Although you can get lovely darker olive coloured wood in ash which is extremely attactive.

Ash Rocking Chair

You can see in this image the shaped back braces. The back braces are laminated so that they flex when you sit back in the chair.

Detail of ash rocking chair

This front leg joint is a maloof joint. Named after Sam Maloof who spent his life making rocking chairs in America.

English Oak Rocking Chair

Oak rocking chair with laminated rockers and back slats. Maloof joints and carved legs and seat.

Rocking Chair

Maloof inspired rocking chair photographed at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club. On Wools of Cumbria Carpet.

Rocking Chair Arm Detail

Detail showing the layers used to join the arm to the front leg. All carved and shaped in after assembly.

Rocking Chair Back Detail

The back is made from slats of oak which have been laminated together to form flexible supports for your back. They bend when you lean back and are extremely comfortable.

Oak rocking chair with herdwick cushion

Carved and laminated oak rocking chair. This was my first rocking chair and quite different from the others I have made. But I hope that you will agree, just as beautiful.

Oak rocking chair

Back slats are laminated to form flexible curved slats perfectly shaped to fit in your back. They flex as you lean back to make the chair ultimately comfortable.

Oak rocking chair

The seat is made from solid oak. It is coopered to give it the curve and then I have carved out the seat shape.

Oak rocking chair

The back legs are tilted outwards by 6 degrees and hence the rockers converge towards the back. The rockers are about 1m long. But as my chairs are all hand made to suit the customer it can be made to any size and requirement.

Oak rocking chair

The joints between the legs and the seat are a special joint designed by a famous rocking chair maker in USA called Sam Maloof.
On this chair (which was my first) I made the maloof joints on the front leg a real feature with the leg totally inset into the seat.

Oak rocking chair

Lovely curves!

Ash Rocking Chair

This is second ash rocking chair I have made. Generally I choose white ash to make the chair from as it creates a consistent colour throughout the chair.

Ash Rocking Chair.

The back braces laminated from 2mm pieces of ash and reduce in thickness to 10mm in diameter at the top.

Ash Rocking chair

The arms are hand shaped made so that the sitter can comfortably rest their elbows on them.

Ash Rocking Chair - front leg detail

The joint which is shown here is called a maloof joint. It was developed by Sam Maloof specifically for rocking chairs.

Rocking Chair - Maloof joint

The back leg joint is also a maloof joint. These joints are done using a router jig.

Beautiful Rocking Chairs

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