Maloof Rocking Chair Reproduction

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My trademark.  The initials stand for Marc LaGuardia.

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This is a reproduction of Sam Maloof's iconic rocking chair.  I patterned the chair with the help of Maloof's technical video - which provides a lot of specific information about the seat of this chair - and by closely studying several picture books of his furniture.  To establish the chair's balance point, I built a crude mock-up.  Through trial and a little guess-work, I managed to get it right.  As are the originals, this chair is made from American black walnut, with curly maple and gabon ebony accents.

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Comments (10)

garystiller01 writes: Great work - looks good
Posted: 8:19 pm on June 13th

longleafluis writes: Wow.Great work.
Posted: 8:47 pm on February 27th

BenchMarc writes: As always, I appreciate the compliments. This was the third of three Maloof rockers that I made, but I had not ever made a chair of any kind before that. So yes, I am proud of the results.
Posted: 7:42 pm on February 18th

SARGEgrinder47 writes: WELL DONE.. with capitals...
Posted: 8:21 pm on February 17th

topscoach writes: 1000% respect and admiration for taking on such a beautiful project. Congratulations!
Posted: 3:35 am on February 17th

raylin writes: Its so refreshing to see a real nice peice of furniture. I know you're proud...Ray
Posted: 11:06 am on February 16th

raylin writes: Its so refreshing to see a nice peice of furniture
Posted: 11:01 am on February 16th

BenchMarc writes: Thank you both for the kind words. This was a fun project because the techniques that Sam used are really liberating. The important thing is to cut nicely mating joints and then you can fair the parts into each other. The initial wood removal really can be approximate, hence Sam's preference for using the bandsaw. My chair was made entirely from 8 qtr stock, just like the originals. Be prepared for a lot of wasting, and don't be shy. I used everything at my disposal, including a chainsaw attachment for the disc grinder and abrasive grinding discs. The Nicholson #50 is your best friend after that.
Posted: 7:24 am on February 13th

bduffin104 writes: Very, very nice. Sam would approve. I've got wood drying for a similar attempt of my own. I cant' wait.

Posted: 12:20 am on February 13th

zbop writes: Very nicely done!!
Posted: 4:17 pm on February 12th

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