Redo a Broken Rocking Chair and Add Something Special

Intro: Redo a Broken Rocking Chair and Add Something Special

Decided to redo this for my mom for mother's day and add something special for her

STEP 1: Takedown

Begin by taking the chair apart, remember to note where things went... or take a picture as a reference.

STEP 2: Gluing and Sanding

Glue the broken seat together and let dry.. Sand the pieces down

STEP 3: Coating and Some Assembly

Once sanded to desired smoothness, apply the linseed oil and reassemble some of the pieces

STEP 4: Finish Assembly and Gluing

Finish assembling the pieces gluing them in place. *note I put the rockers on backwards so she could put it closer to the wall.. it has no affect on the performance of the rocker...*

STEP 5: Something Special

I added something special for mom to kinda personalize it. I used carbon paper to trace the design on to the piece, then I used the Dremel tool to cut it out. I then painted it black and sanded it down to look like it was worn and has been there for some time. Then I reassembled the top piece no glue just wedged on.. after writing happy mothers day on the back..

STEP 6: Finished

Finished project

Comments

[Meglymoo87]

That's sweet....Thanks for sharing :)

[seamster]

This looks like a labor of love! :)

It's always great to see the effort that goes into restoring items like this. Thank you for sharing the details - the finished rocking chair looks excellent!

[man-after-Gods-own-heart]

Thank you for the feedback, she said her grandmother had one like it and I wanted to redo it for her.