Ace How To Build Rocking Chair Legs

The new legs for the rocking chair were cut from 2x2 pine boards with a miter saw.

How to build rocking chair legs. Click for more details. The radius of curvature arc in the runner determines how flat or rolling the rocking chair motion is. The chair apron is made from 1x3 pine boards.

First the size of arc needed for the best motion. Build the supports for the sides of the rocking chair to continue the project. Mark with a pencil which end will.

How to Build a Rocking Chair Step 1. You need to make two pieces like this. Cut a 38 radius from two scrap sheets of material.

Test it to make sure that the rocking motion works for your chair and set aside make any adjustments if necessary. Lets get rocking again. Pine is the least expensive wood but a harder wood such as oak.

In order to make the rockers you will need 6 strips of wood 30 cm wide 08 cm tall and 85 cm long. If the fit is too snug sand the inside of the hole with 100-grit sandpaper to enlarge the hole. All runners are curved to provide the rocking motion.

Using a sacrificial strip apply pressure using some clamps. As you can easily notice in the plans you should make an angle cut to one end of the 13 legs. Next put whatever wood glue youre using into the notches at the front legs of the rocking chair then fit the top front support into the notches.