Rocking Chairs

My rocking chairs are all lovingly handmade by myself. There are three chairs pictured below, two are made from local oak and one from ash. I only work with non-rainforest timber and prefer to use local wood. The best woods for rocking chairs are oak, ash and walnut.

The rockers of the chair are made from multiple thin pieces of wood glued together in a mold to form the right curve. The back slats are also laminated and very flexible so that they flex when you sit in the chair.

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.

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

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

Oak Rocking Chair

Maloof inspired rocking chair with Lake Bassenthwaite and Skiddaw behind.

Ash Rocking Chair

Made for comfort!

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

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.

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.

Rocking Chairs

Cumbria, England

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