On 2010-03-27 23:38:51 -0400, Steve Turner
<[email protected]> said:
> Thank you! I do try my best to pick out nice lumber and I spend quite
> a bit of time matching the grain patterns so things flow nicely
> together. Glad you liked them.
Really like the spalted pecan. How did you finish that?
On 2010-03-29 10:35:55 -0400, Steve Turner <[email protected]> said:
> Deciding on the best-looking and most durable finish for these chairs
> has been a challenge...
Precisely why I asked. I just finished a sofa table with a top of
wildly distressed pecan over an apron and legs of cherry. I'm not sure
the tone of the pecan sits well against the cherry, but the color of
your rocker would work very nicely. I'll go throw a couple quick pix on
apbw. (If I can remember how to do that...)
On 2010-03-29 23:10:47 -0400, Steve Turner
<[email protected]> said:
> Have you not put any finish on the pecan yet?
Like most of my stuff, the whole piece is just finished with Watco
natural. Tried a couple samples of the pecan with Watco Cherry and
couldn't make up my mind.
Steve Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
>I learned how to make these chairs from a fellow named Robert Hensarling, and he learned how
>to make them directly from Sam, though Robert diverged pretty quickly from some of Sam's
>techniques...
I have one of Robert's chairs in curly maple. Wonderful! He has a web site at:
http://www.mesquiterocker.com/
He offers rocking chair plans that look very detailed, seminars, as well as
rockers and other furniture. A nice guy, like most woodworkers.
-- Doug
Bill wrote:
>
> Okay, they are beautiful. How do they perform as chairs? Steve, Are
> yours custom made (for the sitter)?
>
Oh geeze Bill - that's going to open a whole new line of questions...
--
-Mike-
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Bill wrote:
> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Bill wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Okay, they are beautiful. How do they perform as chairs? Steve,
>>> Are yours custom made (for the sitter)?
>>>
>>
>> Oh geeze Bill - that's going to open a whole new line of questions...
>
>
> You say that like that's a bad thing--confused %-).
> Go ahead and "moderate a thread" and see how much time it takes!!!
>
> I saw a video of Sam Maloof's, and he said his were custom made.
> I think it must be fulfilling to sculpt a chair--much like scultping
> the scroll
> of a violin.
>
> Mike suggested I should terminate this thread, so, since I have
> little more to add,
> I'll give up on it.
>
No - you missed the intended humor. Mind-picture... imagine the "fitting"
process for a chair seat...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Steve Turner <[email protected]> wrote in news:hojtvq$p8t$1
@news.eternal-september.org:
> On 3/26/2010 6:33 PM, Bill wrote:
>> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>>
>> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>>
>> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
>> experience...
>
> You mean like these here ones rat cheer?:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603972919627/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969234306/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969343998/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969468608/
>
> I built those, yep I did. :-)
>
Steve,
Damn! Not only are the chairs a beautiful style, but the wood is
gorgeous!!
Wow!
On 3/26/2010 6:33 PM, Bill wrote:
> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>
> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>
> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
> experience...
You mean like these here ones rat cheer?:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603972919627/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969234306/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969343998/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969468608/
I built those, yep I did. :-)
--
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"Steve Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 3/26/2010 6:33 PM, Bill wrote:
>> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>>
>> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>>
>> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
>> experience...
>
> You mean like these here ones rat cheer?:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603972919627/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969234306/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969343998/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969468608/
>
> I built those, yep I did. :-)
You are quite the artist. Thank you for sharing!
Bill
>
> --
> "Our beer goes through thousands of quality Czechs every day."
> (From a Shiner Bock billboard I saw in Austin some years ago)
> To reply, eat the taco.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/
On 3/26/2010 11:15 PM, Bill wrote:
> "Steve Turner"<[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On 3/26/2010 6:33 PM, Bill wrote:
>>> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>>>
>>> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>>>
>>> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
>>> experience...
>>
>> You mean like these here ones rat cheer?:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603972919627/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969234306/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969343998/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969468608/
>>
>> I built those, yep I did. :-)
>
>
> You are quite the artist. Thank you for sharing!
>
> Bill
Thanks! I hope to start on some more chairs in the near future, but I've got
so many other things going on right now I don't know when I'll get the chance.
--
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than you'd be if you were happy and your wife was unhappy." - Red Green
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On 3/27/2010 1:57 AM, Steve wrote:
> Steve Turner<[email protected]> wrote in news:hojtvq$p8t$1
> @news.eternal-september.org:
>
>> On 3/26/2010 6:33 PM, Bill wrote:
>>> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>>>
>>> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>>>
>>> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
>>> experience...
>>
>> You mean like these here ones rat cheer?:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603972919627/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969234306/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969343998/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/sets/72157603969468608/
>>
>> I built those, yep I did. :-)
>>
>
> Steve,
>
> Damn! Not only are the chairs a beautiful style, but the wood is
> gorgeous!!
>
> Wow!
Thank you! I do try my best to pick out nice lumber and I spend quite a bit of
time matching the grain patterns so things flow nicely together. Glad you
liked them.
--
Free bad advice available here.
To reply, eat the taco.
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"Steve Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 3/27/2010 1:57 AM, Steve wrote:
>> Steve Turner<[email protected]> wrote in news:hojtvq$p8t$1
>> @news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>>> On 3/26/2010 6:33 PM, Bill wrote:
>>>> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>>>>
>>>> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>>>>
>>>> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
>>>> experience...
Okay, they are beautiful. How do they perform as chairs? Steve, Are yours
custom made (for the sitter)?
Best,
Bill
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bill wrote:
>
>>
>> Okay, they are beautiful. How do they perform as chairs? Steve, Are
>> yours custom made (for the sitter)?
>>
>
> Oh geeze Bill - that's going to open a whole new line of questions...
You say that like that's a bad thing--confused %-).
Go ahead and "moderate a thread" and see how much time it takes!!!
I saw a video of Sam Maloof's, and he said his were custom made.
I think it must be fulfilling to sculpt a chair--much like scultping the
scroll
of a violin.
Mike suggested I should terminate this thread, so, since I have little more
to add,
I'll give up on it.
Bill
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
>
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bill wrote:
>
>>
>> Okay, they are beautiful. How do they perform as chairs? Steve, Are
>> yours custom made (for the sitter)?
>>
>
> Oh geeze Bill - that's going to open a whole new line of questions...
I see you got made 2 posts today to the "Major Sea Changes" thread,
but only 1 about Maloof Rockers. Oops, there wasn't any Maloof content
in your post above, so please disregard my last comment. I didn't read any
posts to the MSC thread today, was there any woodworking content there?
Respectfully,
Bill
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
>
On 03/28/2010 02:58 PM, Bill wrote:
> "Mike Marlow"<[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Bill wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Okay, they are beautiful. How do they perform as chairs? Steve, Are
>>> yours custom made (for the sitter)?
>>>
>>
>> Oh geeze Bill - that's going to open a whole new line of questions...
>
>
> You say that like that's a bad thing--confused %-).
> Go ahead and "moderate a thread" and see how much time it takes!!!
I'd have to think that Mike was just joshing, but sometimes it's hard to tell with this
clan! :-)
> I saw a video of Sam Maloof's, and he said his were custom made.
> I think it must be fulfilling to sculpt a chair--much like scultping the
> scroll
> of a violin.
I think Sam made so many of those chairs he got to the point where he could do that; he just
let the wood or his whim decide what it was going to look like or how it was going to sit.
I'm definitely not near that point, but with the fourth chair (the one made from Honey
Locust) I did feel comfortable enough to start making some design changes. I'm still the
kind of guy who likes to use a pretty deterministic approach; I don't know if I'll ever
reach the point where I just start randomly cutting the wood and wind up with a chair!
I learned how to make these chairs from a fellow named Robert Hensarling, and he learned how
to make them directly from Sam, though Robert diverged pretty quickly from some of Sam's
techniques (Sam used screws in his chairs, Robert does not (nor do I); Sam's rockers are
laminated, Robert's are cut on the band saw from a single piece of wood. The profiles on
many of the parts such as the arms and back-slats are also quite different). They sit very
nice, but as you can see in my fourth chair I decided to add an incline to the arms because
I felt the comfort factor could be improved in that area. Curiously, in most of Sam's
chairs he has the arms sloping downward (Robert's are pretty much parallel with the seat)
and I just don't think I'd like that. I'm also gearing up to start building some chairs of
a completely different design, originated by a fellow name Hal Taylor. At some point I hope
to use the best aspects of both those designs to come up with something a little more my own.
--
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On 03/28/2010 08:44 PM, Steve wrote:
> On 2010-03-27 23:38:51 -0400, Steve Turner
> <[email protected]> said:
>
>> Thank you! I do try my best to pick out nice lumber and I spend quite
>> a bit of time matching the grain patterns so things flow nicely
>> together. Glad you liked them.
>
> Really like the spalted pecan. How did you finish that?
The pecan chair just has a couple of light coats of Min-Wacks wipe-on poly, but it needs to
be refreshed; it hasn't held up that well in areas where it's been in contact with human
skin or sweat (the arms and seat). I've been toying with whether I should re-sand and add a
few more coats of the poly, or if I should switch gears. Deciding on the best-looking and
most durable finish for these chairs has been a challenge... I've yet to try Larry's J's
suggestion of WaterLox, and I'm also curious about this catalyzed poly/lacquer that
Nailshooter Robert turned me onto a few months ago. I've done some tests with that stuff
and it appears to be *very* durable.
--
"Our beer goes through thousands of quality Czechs every day."
(From a Shiner Bock billboard I saw in Austin some years ago)
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Bill wrote:
> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>
> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>
> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
> experience...
Yep many times, He use to live about 2 blocks from me. I considered him a
Friend and Neighbor. I miss him greatly!
--
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but you can't make them THINK !
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On 03/29/2010 11:58 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> Bill wrote:
>> "Mike Marlow"<[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Bill wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Okay, they are beautiful. How do they perform as chairs? Steve,
>>>> Are yours custom made (for the sitter)?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh geeze Bill - that's going to open a whole new line of questions...
>>
>>
>> You say that like that's a bad thing--confused %-).
>> Go ahead and "moderate a thread" and see how much time it takes!!!
>>
>> I saw a video of Sam Maloof's, and he said his were custom made.
>> I think it must be fulfilling to sculpt a chair--much like scultping
>> the scroll
>> of a violin.
>>
>> Mike suggested I should terminate this thread, so, since I have
>> little more to add,
>> I'll give up on it.
>>
>
> No - you missed the intended humor. Mind-picture... imagine the "fitting"
> process for a chair seat...
"Well sir, since this is the biggest-assed chair I've ever made and I'm having to use more
lumber than usual, I'm afraid I'm going to have to charge you extra."
--
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Bill wrote:
> Lots of references around to the "Sam Maloof Styled Rocker".
>
> Anyone ever sat in one? : )
>
> Rest a spell, take a break from the political threads, and share your
> experience...
yes. about 10 years ago there was a maloof exhibition in a san diego art
museum. they had a bunch scattered about that people were allowed to sit in.
On 3/29/2010 9:12 PM, Steve wrote:
> On 2010-03-29 10:35:55 -0400, Steve Turner <[email protected]> said:
>
>> Deciding on the best-looking and most durable finish for these chairs
>> has been a challenge...
>
> Precisely why I asked. I just finished a sofa table with a top of wildly
> distressed pecan over an apron and legs of cherry. I'm not sure the tone
> of the pecan sits well against the cherry, but the color of your rocker
> would work very nicely. I'll go throw a couple quick pix on apbw. (If I
> can remember how to do that...)
I checked out your table on abpw, and it looks very nice; I like the look of
the cherry and pecan together (at least from where I'm sitting). Have you not
put any finish on the pecan yet? I like the look of the Minwax wipe-on poly,
and it's very easy to apply (I usually thin it a bit with mineral spirits which
makes it flow out even better). I'd think it would hold up fine for a table
top like that since I doubt it would come in contact with moisture or sweaty
oily skin like a rocking chair does.
--
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