JP

"Jay Pique"

13/11/2005 9:14 AM

Rocking chair conversion

I've been asked to turn a chair like this...

http://tinyurl.com/csxuj

or

http://ww1.potterybarn.com/cat/pip.cfm?src=shpcfurcaochr%7Crshop&pkey=cfurcaochr&gids=p088

...into a chair in which the owner can rock her newborn to sleep.

Right now I'm leaning towards getting a swivel/rocker base from Lee
Valley (link below), and attaching it to the bottom with some sort of
apron.

http://tinyurl.com/df2tu

or

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=2&cat=3,44013&p=40584


Should I be worried about the joints of the chair failing due to this
type of retrofit?
Just wondering.

JP