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It's really not fine furniture but it's not really rustic so I'm calling it Refined Rustic. It's vintage Douglas Fir from timbers salvaged from a local warehouse fire. Some of the timbers I got were partially burned. I saw the building when it was on fire and it was a spectacular blaze. One 16', 4 x 6 provided all the wood required for building the chair.
I expect this chair to sit outside but under cover on a porch for most of it's life which should be a lifetime. Even though it's fir it's build to last. All the structural components are laminated for strength. Fir would not be my first choice for a rocking chair but I am working my way through a stash of free fir. Now that it is complete I think it looks great in fir.
This kind of furniture is fun for me to build and especially rocking chairs because the majority of the joinery is cut with hand tools. If the joinery isn't perfect, oh well it's Rustic. I am always tweaking the comfort geometry and it has evolved nicely. It's definitely sturdy.
Bret
I expect this chair to sit outside but under cover on a porch for most of it's life which should be a lifetime. Even though it's fir it's build to last. All the structural components are laminated for strength. Fir would not be my first choice for a rocking chair but I am working my way through a stash of free fir. Now that it is complete I think it looks great in fir.
This kind of furniture is fun for me to build and especially rocking chairs because the majority of the joinery is cut with hand tools. If the joinery isn't perfect, oh well it's Rustic. I am always tweaking the comfort geometry and it has evolved nicely. It's definitely sturdy.
Bret

