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We glue up back braces two at a time, and they are

We glue up back braces two at a time, and they are made of five thin laminates each. In order to not have them stick to each other, we apply a thin coat of paste wax on the back of the last piece on the top brace. Glue and clamp. Wait 24 hours. Repeat. Easy like Lionel on a Sunday.

Rockers made of thin laminate strips are much stro

Rockers made of thin laminate strips are much stronger than our of solid wood. Here we book match the nine pieces for each rocker with a pre and Post view. Think about a skateboard tolerance for pain, hence laminates.

There are two primary ways to sculpt a seat. One i

There are two primary ways to sculpt a seat. One is use a CNC and switch out router bits hoping the robot succeeds. The other is an old fashioned cold American steel 4.5” angle grinder. Here is the latter.

Using a @haltaylor_rocks router template to make t

Using a @haltaylor_rocks router template to make the 7 back brac holes in the rear of the rocking chair seat.

Coopering the headrest on some walnut rockers with

Coopering the headrest on some walnut rockers with the help of these ingenious clamps called “bench dogs”. The tapered point drives each headrest piece together. Not affiliated with Cooper Kupp or Cooper Rush.

Dice caps. If you are making a show or movie set i

Dice caps. If you are making a show or movie set in the 80s, ensure your characters have dice caps on their bike tires.

Slow motion capture of the removal of bits of wood

Slow motion capture of the removal of bits of wood that will be the front legs seat joint.

The best office chair is a rocking chair with a mo

The best office chair is a rocking chair with a mobile base. Starting these 2 chairs in Virginia black walnut.

Just build stuff. A finished chair ready to go and

Just build stuff. A finished chair ready to go and a new one on deck. Virginia walnut.

And they’re off. Here this walnut rocker and foo

And they’re off. Here this walnut rocker and footstool are off to Park City, Utah in the very capable hands of @plycontransportationgroup They have delivered Spugnardi Furniture to 47 states sound as a pound.

Final shot of the walnut rocking footstool. Note t

Final shot of the walnut rocking footstool. Note the sweet grain pattern on the top half. The urbane set calls it “chatoyance”.

The great Chinese philosopher Basho once wrote, “a flute without a hole is not a flute, and a rocking chair without a rocking footstool is not a rocking chair.” These footstools are game changers when it come to maximum relaxation.

The third time is the charm, every time. In making

The third time is the charm, every time. In making this piece for a high-end designer, I wanted to initially make two beautiful walnut scrap pieces for fall and winter fires. Happy accidents like Bob Ross would say.

One of the sharpest tools in the shed is an angle

One of the sharpest tools in the shed is an angle grinder. It makes edges soft, and, surprisingly, was founded by the Germans in 1904. Grinder > sycamore.

I did not know until checking out this site, but i

I did not know until checking out this site, but it’s National Left Handed Day. Here we are grinding some live-edge sycamore on a beautiful weekend.

Walnut rocker with very cool back braces. Complete

Walnut rocker with very cool back braces. Completed in a build your own chair course right here in Arlington.

Rocking’ the suburbs, just like Quiet Riot did.

Rocking’ the suburbs, just like Quiet Riot did. This walnut rocker is delivered. What a fun build with W to build his own rocking chair. You can build your own chair right inside the beltway.

Almost done. Before a rocking chair is sanded and

Almost done. Before a rocking chair is sanded and oil finished, the last step is to make the four leg to rocker joints perfect. Here we use 30 pounds of buckshot to counter the cantilevered rocker as we sand the rocker joints.

One of the final steps in building a chair is to h

One of the final steps in building a chair is to hammer in small wood plugs to cover the holes in which screws were driven. This chair is going to Utah, but not to MC.

Urban logging should not have to be hard. Hey @arl

Urban logging should not have to be hard. Hey @arlingtoncountyva how can we partner to save good trees like this walnut to become furniture instead of mulch? Visualize a @virginia.tech solar powered kiln turning local logs into usable furniture. Buzzwords: sustainability, efficient, jobs, America. These walnut logs will become chairs in a year or two.

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