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Dream Rocker Reproduction

comments (6) April 24th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

woodbridge woodbridge, member
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When I first saw the David Haig's beautiful  dream rocker on the back cover of FW215 I had to try and build one.  He is my first attempt.  Without any dimensions to go by I prepared paper skecthes and compared these to the photos to get similar proportions.  I then made a full sized mock-up using foam core.  Unlike the Haig original the various parts are made from bent laminations and not steam bending.  Since this was my first attempt I used inexpensive pine shelving boards to resaw the laminations. 


Design or Plan used: David Haig Dream Rocker
posted in: Reader's Gallery, chair, pine, bent lamination
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Comments (6)

bobandsally bobandsally writes: Very nicely done!!!
Posted: 6:26 pm on October 11th

pht36 pht36 writes: That is fantastic. Do you have any "work in process" photos? I just glued up my first back leg of this chair today, I hope I got the glue mixture right...first time laminating.
Posted: 2:32 pm on July 30th

4545 4545 writes: One day I expect to read that you've made one of your wonderful chairs out of pallet wood.
Posted: 7:54 pm on April 30th

4545 4545 writes: One day I expect to read that you've made one of your wonderful chairs out of pallet wood.
Posted: 7:54 pm on April 30th

Kitfox Kitfox writes: I also have added it to my bucket list. It is a challenging project.
Posted: 8:25 pm on April 24th

GT64 GT64 writes: The minute I saw Haig's rocker I added it to my bucket list. Still there, but someday. Nice job. The dining table and chairs in the background are also interesting.
Posted: 7:36 pm on April 24th

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