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Here's a project from ERC lumber I cut in 11/??/2011....Yeah from log to finish is a LLLOOONNNGGG trip!!! LOL!!
Here's a few of the details: the sides are bookmatched 6/4 crotches (all 4 from same log), ( would that be a double bookmatched pair??),
the rockers are bookmatched 8/4,
the seat 6/4 and the back 5/4. I attempted to do most with live edges and the ONLY glue up is the seats.
This was a challenging project by several factors....my first rocking chairs....NOTHING square to work from...and it had to be ONE of a kinds!!!
The crotches are mortised into the rockers and with draw pinned using tulip poplar hand shaped pegs.
The cross pieces are pocketed and glued into the sides and held by HD kreg screws through the face into them. The seat and back are "floating". I only pocket screwed ( I know...I know...please don't hang me!!!) the front part of the arm rest due to the cedar's crotch was tight grown..(.meaning it has trash in it and is weak)and having a drying check crack and also pocketed the seat. I did not put a finish on them, the client is to do that in this situation.
O.K. Lola....lay it on me....I told you it'd be different!!!LOL!!.
Here's a few of the details: the sides are bookmatched 6/4 crotches (all 4 from same log), ( would that be a double bookmatched pair??),

the rockers are bookmatched 8/4,

the seat 6/4 and the back 5/4. I attempted to do most with live edges and the ONLY glue up is the seats.

This was a challenging project by several factors....my first rocking chairs....NOTHING square to work from...and it had to be ONE of a kinds!!!
The crotches are mortised into the rockers and with draw pinned using tulip poplar hand shaped pegs.

The cross pieces are pocketed and glued into the sides and held by HD kreg screws through the face into them. The seat and back are "floating". I only pocket screwed ( I know...I know...please don't hang me!!!) the front part of the arm rest due to the cedar's crotch was tight grown..(.meaning it has trash in it and is weak)and having a drying check crack and also pocketed the seat. I did not put a finish on them, the client is to do that in this situation.

O.K. Lola....lay it on me....I told you it'd be different!!!LOL!!.