Making A Rocking Chair (Mid Century Modern)  

Sticky and sappy, hard and dense........ reminds me of some ppl in this world that are off their rockers (or rollers) Thx for the make this week, super chair from “ waste”

Great way to use up off cuts. Really nice looking chair.

Nice save on the seat upholstery.

I like leather a lot, and so long as it comes from animals that are already headed to the slaughterhouse I have no qualms about buying and using it. I just don't like it when animals are killed only for their hides or furs. That is a good looking chair, Keith, another success!

Rock and Roll, Keith. Great re-use of materials!

Nice rocking chair ! I like the idea of recycled leather , didn't realize that was something that existed.

Keith, once again you amaze me with your ability to repurpose just about anything! Who would have thought to use an old door for a rocking chair, not many. I'm a big fan of taking a solid wood item such as the two old drafting tables I got for free and I made a solid assembly table out of them for the shop. They were made from beautiful oak which will hold up to banging and such. Market Place is my go-to for free or cheap furniture/lumber to repurpose it. I built a dust collection & compressor room off the back of my shop from recycled red cedar that someone was giving away. I spent $30. to make that room for 2 corrugated roofing panels and the specific screws that are used with that type of roofing. If I could have found old and rusty roofing panels I would have used them. I had everything else plus the free cedar. I had 2-12 ft. L pressure treated 6" x 6" leftover from another project, that I used as footings, I painted the ends that went into the ground with the same siding sealer I used on the outside boards for extra protection. I even have enough cedar leftover for a few birdhouses. I added two computer fans and a light powered by a small solar panel that was originally used for an old set of lights that died. You gave me the idea of computer fans, so thanks! I placed one on each side wall so one sucked in air and the other expelled it for a bit of air circulation. I think a lot of people don't use old furniture as a building material is due to the amount of prep to the wood that is needed before using it. I don't mind at all. I'm usually restoring old tools or tinkering at the same time, so I multi-task. Some of the woods used in older furniture and older building materials were made from wood that is very expensive to buy new. The rock maple I used in some projects all came from a one-bedroom suite of furniture. It was pretty beat up, but after running it through the jointer and planner it looked brand new. I found under a pile of old lumber that was out for trash pick-up, two beautiful 1x6x10 mahogany boards underneath the trash wood along with a couple of metal bed frames which will be re-used in some future welding project. We would have a lot less pollution and land-fill usage if others saw the potential in discarded items. Sorry for typing a novel, lol.

All in all, I'd say that is quite an impressive rocking chair Keith. Skilled or not, you've created something that not only looks comfortable but adds appeal to the bedroom as a really nice item of furniture. Great video chap

The timber would be most likely meranti, sapele, or red grandis. All similar in colour and resemble mahogany. All commonly used for external joinery. Chair came out looking great 👍

I've not heard of this 'recycled leather.' As a vegan, it's quite difficult to find leather alternatives in our craft sometimes. This is something interesting that is worth investigating. Thanks for the info!

Nice chair Keith. Thanks, you have bumped up chair making on my todo list.

Great video, I would suggest making a plywood template for the rockers and use a templating bit on the router to get the curves

Hi Keith. The chair looks good, quite minimalistic looking. Enjoyed watching your machining and construction methods. The timber looks like Luan or African Mahogany. Your upholstery turned out great, don't knock it. Enjoyed watching. Tony

Upholstery work is hard and it never is perfect. Just well hidden. Beautiful workmanship.

The Bluetones 👌🏽 Really enjoying the channel. Thanks for sharing the great work. 👍🏽

Great looking rocker roller. When you cut the dominoes in at the wrong angle you should have just glued them and cut them flush when dry. Then just redrill the dominoes as needed. By the way I noticed while you were trimming the dominoes down that the bolt holding one of the bearings in the bandsaw guide was loose.

Love it, and it looks great. That elbow pivot though 👌🏼😁

I love the look of the chair and of course, I love that you used recycled materials. I wish that I could recover from my boo-boo's/mistakes as well as you do. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Stay safe.

A proper Rag n Bone salvage project. Brilliant mate. I really like the design. Sort of unfussy. Don't know about the overhang (?) at the back of the seat although I know why it's there. Only mention as you talked about a slight re-design. Looks lovely in the bedroom room Kieth.

Keith, when the bonded leather starts failing (it will just look at all the dining chairs in the same stuff) or you want a change, I'd be happy to do a revamp with you (upholsterer, South Norfolk)

The little guy who came to visit was a green lacewing insect. Don't worry Keith, they won't eat your furniture, only your garden aphids ✌❤ Bob.

Beautiful chair 😊 There are so many great designs in the challenge. Love it 😊 ॐ

love the wood color

Tips for the upholstering. Get some buttons, and a circular cutter head. And drill some holes through the upholstering and back. Then thread the buttons and sow them through the leather pulling it tightly. You can get a great look in no time.

This was amazing. Really great work 👍🏼

Really nicely done Keith, the design is simple yet elegant. Just shows you how a simple looking design is actually very complex in its build and people don't realise this. I totally agree as well that making a chair of any type is a challenge in itself. Thanks for taking part and supporting the challenge mate.

I have a corner in our bedroom like this too. Much easier than putting them away.

As you said Keith it's a nice story seeing the wood get a new purpose but staying in the house. As expected it's a really nice chair and a great detailed video. Hopefully it a useful addition to the room and will get many years of use. Great to see you taking part in the challenge set by Karl.

I think you could've just plugged the mistakenly drilled domino holes, sanded them flush and then drilled again at the correct angle instead of having to make two new pieces. That said, another really cool project. Thanks for sharing.

great looking chair keith

Nicely done even with oops 😉 The fact you got the dimensions from a normal chair is a good idea

Great job Keith. However, when I design and make a new sitting furniture (eg a chair or a rocking horse), I first make a detailed drawing and then a mock up (both normally 1:1) out of OSB or other scraps/softwoods. That way it's easier to find solutions to angels, sizes, joinery problems and assembly sequences, and if necessary, easier to make changes without wasting expensive hardwoods. For instance, in this case a mock up might have revealed the need for changes to the curve and the length of the rockers for best/most stable rocking effect. Also that the length of the legs, the seat:arm rest ration, and the seat:back rest angle should have been different for best comfort, that the legs should have been placed differently on the rockers for optimal balance, etc.

Loving your videos and especially because you admit your mistakes. Itching to get going experimenting with some garden furniture but lacking in tools. Love from Belfast.

there is the chest'er youtube channel for furniture upholstery I find interesting

I think 3 1/2 days for creating this chair - incl. salvaging the wood - is absolutely acceptable. Well done - stunning chair! :)

Not my cup of tea, but you've done a lovely job. Goes well in the room

Fantastic project Keith... That stapler looks very handy for upholstery.

It's really nice! I think some thicker side aprons/seat rails would help with some of the proportions - but it's ultimately a beautiful chair made extra beautiful by where the wood came from. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you, THANK YOU, for showing mistakes and your honesty is refreshing. You are unbelievably talented and have an eye for design. I especially like your hunger for learning new things. So many youtube video makers leave out the mistakes and trial-and-error bits which makes it frustrating. One is led to think projects are easy diy, yet all the difficult bits are left out if the final cut. Again, thank you for not doing this.

Great job 👍🏾. It's good to get out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself every now and then. It looks great 💙

Rocking! So many different styles of chairs to build its hard to settle on one, but kudos, I hadn't considered a rocking chair. Good thinking 👍

nice work i want to be woodworking but don't have tools:(

That’s a great chair Keith and I love how you show your mistakes & overcome them, 👍. It’s a shame Dylan didn’t appreciate it, maybe a few more clothes thrown on it will be more enticing 😂.

Hi Keith, I think the rocker/roller material may be Meranti (in my experience a poor/cheap/splintery form of Mahogany). An artists pallet knife also works well for getting glue into cracks. When sanding internal curves, a small radius drum can often leave scallops. An offcut (former) from the bandsaw with abrasive glued to it, might work better. Albeit needing a bit of elbow grease.

That stapler looks really fun! Nice build! Love the salvaged leather too!

Great Chair! It does look tricky to make although well worth the effort. Looks proper comfy too! That Bug is called a Lacewing they can hibernate through winter so that might explain what he's doing in the workshop 😀

Another great build, love seeing old wood repurposed and making new items.

I've made a few little things that needed leather. I went to my local svrap yard, and bought the leather from the seats in an old Rover 75. It looked like itnwas probably recycled leather too! If you only need little bits, it can be a very cheap way of getting it. You can also sometimes find leather with seams in to give patterns that will work for your project. Adds interest without needing to crack out the sewing machine

"somewhere to throw clothes" Keith PLEASE it's called A HAMPER. Ria is a goddess for putting up with you lol!! 😂 Chair looks great, no surprise there. 😊

Drink every time you hear “rocker. . . or roller”. It’s ok to pick your favorite word to call them. 😉 🍻 Cheers 🍻

Your upholstering looked fine. I like your woodworking hat.

I like the design. The upholstery looks pretty good!

A good effort Keith and we all make mistakes it teaches us for future projects

Onya pal, good to see you can make a quid out of a challenge video

As always love the honesty. Great looking result..

absolutely fabulous Keith! Your skills just keep getting better (not just woodworking, but also video editing/voice overs etc)!

Great Keith, Thanks! I think that was a lacewing that landed on your band saw?, they eat greenfly :) so they're a goody!

Gee whiz that chair has some nice lines and a beautiful, elegant, shape to it. Beautiful work, I didn't see that resulting from the recycled timber you salvaged from the doors/windows! Plan on making a matching footstool/ottoman for it? It looks like a low foot stool might up the comfort level even more.

Nice one Keith ,i done similar for my daughter .

Nice lacewing 👍 That wood looks just like some stuff I recently salvaged from a shelf. Stinks!

I loved the shape of the chair, it turned out well.

Awesome sleek rocking chair, great idea using reclaimed material! Cheers, love seeing all the submissions!

this is fantastic mate. creating something lovely out of stuff you'd find in a skip. i have some very similar timber out of some old window frames and i'm going to have a go myself

Great chair and video! Really looking forward to getting into projects! Been looking for a unit for few months now hopefully find one soon 👌🏼

Great use of the salvaged wood! The rocker looks fantastic!

Nice job on the chair Keith! Thank you for sharing the video with us!💖👌👍😎JP

....... I need a rocking chair to through my clothes .....men...... Overall it is the most beautiful chair that you have made . I love the design the colour , the black leather , everything . Great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is a great chair. Well done and all from salvaged wood.

Great skills exposed bro! Big up

Nice chair Keith mate,I think that you should rename the video- rock-n-roller.

Very nice looking chair Keith, really appreciate the video, keep them coming great ideas and always a joy to watch 👍

Very good mate ....... rock 🎸 and roll 👌 😎

It's a lovely chair, love that you used recycled leather, and loved the cameo by Dylan!

NICE! Top five videos. Thanks KB

Nice project Keith! btw You are supposed to change width setting on the domino only when it's running.. or it could damage something internally I have heard.

That’s a cracking chair Keith. It’s inspired me to have a go. All the best from the Wirral. 👍🏼

you def ROCKED this one keith great job for a homemade chair;];];] at least it isnt made of pressed fiber board like they are made now;[;[;[;[ id be damm proud;];];]

It's a rocking chair Keith. Until you play your guitar while sitting in it, then it's a rock'n'roll chair. 🙂

Good build Keith! You looked proper chuffed when you tried it for the first time! :D

Really good looking design and always helpful to see how you rectify any mistakes as you go. I have to say the final chair absolutely 'rocks'. (sorry...)

You getting there & is neat creative❤️👏🏻 it reminds me the chester channel .. when u do the staple and making this racking chair 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Loved this project Keith.

I did enjoy the Video Keith. One thing I noticed was that your feet barely touched the floor. From what I understand, if a person's feet don't rest flat on the floor when sitting on a piece of furniture it can cause problems with the knees. I was wondering how your wife would use her feet to rock the chair being that she is a bit shorter than yourself? But as for the chair itself Keith, nice job. Thank you for entertaining an old lady.

Thats a great build Keith. I thought about making a rocking chair but went with a simple build in the end. My build didn't turn out great.

I got 2 large slabs of wood from a pub that was being demolished, they look just like that wood you are using I.E. smelly, splintery and sappy, and also dense. I was told the wood was mahogany, but as I haven’t got any from another source to check against I have to take them at their word.

Great video Keith, some of your best content. Fair play

Hard work and long vídeo, thank you Keith!

You did a great job ! Looks good 😊

Excellent build.

Hi Keith another great build , I like how it turned out , once you stand up are you off your rocker?, for marking the curves I saw someone drilling small holes near the end of the thin wood and using string with knots [like a bow ] to achive the correct curve ,also for the plugs to cover the screws, in boat building they use varnish to hold the plugs in which can be picked out at a later date in screws need removed , I'm no expert but is the blade in your bandsaw tight enough , love your videos , keep up the good work ,G.

Great to see you part of the #KPWBCC2020

Awesome

Kinda got a feeling you and Ria are expecting a little one hence the reason for making a ‘Rocking Chair’ 😊

I might have shortened the legs a little.. but then again, I never made a chair.. Nice job.

Still have so much to practice but moving away from having it too bright - my earlier videos on my channel the make up just didnt work😀

It’s all about the rock and roll. 😏

I am enjoying watching you make things and sorry but I have to say have you ever made something where you have not made at least one mistake having said that I like the way you own up to your mistakes

Looks really comfortable, you are very good at the upholstery too! Is that a talent or did it take practice?

Looks great

"unless you think i suck for other reasons" 😂😂