How To Make A Rocking Chair: Steps To Make A Rocking Char, Rockers & Cushion

Steps To Make A Rocking Chair And Rockers

1. Wood: The first step to make the rocking chair is to choose the wood like pine which is one of the least expensive wood but is very hard wood. The pine will last for a long time.
2. Cut: Now cut the pieces according to the need like cut the 2 pieces of wood that should be 3/4 inches thick, 3 1/2 inches wide and 21 inches long.
3. Top Front Support: Now make the top front, make it interesting by keeping it straight and make a curve in the bottom.
4. Glue: Now use the wood glue in the wooden notches of the front legs and then fit the top front in the notches, the point to remember is to keep the front leg and front support should be square.
5. Screw: Once the glue has set then screw the bottom front support to inside of the front leg.
6. Back Legs: Now cut down the back leg pieces, if desired the user can use the jigsaw to cut curves into the back legs, and form middle support.
7. Attach: Now Attach the back legs into the inside of the front legs with the help of glue and screw, allow the glue to set completely, once dried then lay the back seat slats, these slats should be pre-drilled, simply glue and screw to the back legs.
8. Bottom Back: Now create a bottom back support, simply by cutting the notches at the end of the board. Glue and screw the back slats to the back support in such a way so that the slats overlap the back support.
9. Armrests: Now cut the armrest into the long pieces of the wood, then again Glue and screw the armrests to the back legs, but leaving 1 inch of the armrest to extend past the front leg.
10. Lower Back Support: Create the lower back support that should be at the comfortable angle like 20 degrees from the vertical. In order to distribute the weight evenly, Glue and screw through the middle back support and the back slats.
11. Rockers: Now built the two pieces of the rockers by gluing and screwing the two thick pieces of the wood for each rocker. Once the glue has completely set, then smooth any rough edges with the help of belt sander. While making the rockers the front should be pronounced and the back curve should be more gently.
12. Fix The Rockers: Now attach the rockers with glue and screw by turning the chair upside down.
13. Coat: Now At last coat the chair with at least two coats of the varnish.

How To Make A Rocking Chair Cushion?

1. Design: The first step is to draw a design for the cushions, it is better to make a simple square or rectangular designs.
2. Material: To calculate the material it is important to check the size seat, while calculating the material it is best option to calculate little extra.
3. Cut The Material: Use any type of the upholstery material that can be sewed comfortably like the leather chair cushion which is no more difficult to make than a cotton cushion.
4. Sew: Now sew the Cushion Casings, sew on the three sides and keeping the one side open.
5. Stuff The Cushions: Now compress the pads and insert in the cushion cover with one side open.
6. Sew The Final Seam: Now sew the Final Seam.