Chair number 3

 I could say its finished but its not.

I still have some radius to put on the back braces and a lot of sanding to do then some finish to apply, this all looks possible in about another week.

The Rewarewa is prone to having cracks within the wood it must be what happens as it is drying, I was hoping that I was going to be able to work them out as I cut the wood away to form the shape there are also more worm holes than I would have likes but as it says on the tin this is wood, you could not get authentic worm holes in plastic.

Because the rough wood was thicker than normal I have been able to make this chair different to the previous 2 chairs, different does not mean better but it was good to have the extra thickness and experiment with what I could do.

 I am pleased I put some thought into the laminates of the rockers as I think they look very nice, the Osmo oil I will use to finish with will bring out the colours which will help with the contrast.

Due to a slight mistake the outside edge of the arm rest is high and to my eye it is nice, the mistake may be staying in the plans if there is going to be another chair one day.

 

No two chairs are alike either through mistake or through design trial and error this makes the whole building experience more enjoyable.

 

It is such a thrill to have got this far, now that it is all glued up and all of the joints have come together better than in the past I know this because it was easier to clean up the joints once the glue had dried, I also feel the effect of the investments I have made in new machinery as everything happens easier, quicker and with less noise.

 

 

Another Rocking Chair

 This is the 3rd Rocking Chair made mostly of Rewarewa, By the time I gave a thought to photos I had already cut out the back legs, this is all the Rewarewa wood I have and some of it has woodworm in it that I am trying to avoid using.

I have a number of adjustments that I want to make while making this chair there are also some changes as to how I actually go about putting it together, all of this Rewarewa is thicker than the Rimu I had for the last chair so that is making a difference too, each chair is very unique even though they all look the same when finished.

The seat has been carved out using a very different method to the last 2 chairs  so that has been a learning experience and one that I like, we will have to wait and see if the sitting experience is any different.

The front legs are (according to instructions) made of 2 pieces of wood glued together but because I had a larger piece they will each be made of one piece.

I am already a few weeks into this build, I have lost a few days due to machinery that stopped working and a mistake that I made, it is now winter and we are having some cold mornings so its not the best time to be out in the garage, the afternoons also suddenly become cold, I feel that I rushed the first 2 chairs so now I think I can take a little longer or just as long as it takes I am not keeping a track of time on this chair so it is what it is.

The back braces were made for the last chair but I had a change of mind so these one were made ready and waiting for me to use, the wood on the front and back is Rimu with 2 lamination's inside of Tawa the contrast will be good and the rockers are the same.