Building a Maloof Rocker by hand unplugged.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ธ.ค. 2016
- Here is a video I made a number of years ago when I built a Maloof style rocker completely by hand without any power tools. It was only the second Maloof rocker I had made at the time and wanted the challenge of building one completely by hand. I hope you enjoy the video.
I’ve watched Mr Brocks videos countless times. I’m currently watching videos of others as well. Appreciate you taking time to post yours.
I saw one a few days ago showing Mr Maloof cutting the seat blanks to remove most of the waste prior to glue up. I’m amazed but when you build 100’s for a living you find shortcuts.
Yours is a true work of beauty. It’s time for me to stop watching and get doing.
Thank you for the added inspiration.
Hey Joe, thanks for the comments. I definitely enjoyed building that rocker. I have build 5 in total and two were completely unplugged. Haven't been able to get back to the shop in a while, the ministry takes up all my time but is well worth it. Hope you can get started on your rocker soon. It is a wonderful journey. The reason I painted that rocker is because it was the first one I did unplugged and wasn't sure about my ability so I bought poplar in case I messed up and wouldn't have lost out on much money with that. Here in Costa Rica I use Guanacaste wood which has a beautiful grain to it. Take care and send me some photos when you get started on your journey to build a Maloof inspired rocker.
Simply amazing! Beautiful work, God Bless!
Thank you again for posting this video. Watching you use a spokeshave on the legs let’s me know I don’t have to have a $1,000 plus lathe. I owe you.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope it helps you on your journey.
A man works with passion!
Our talent is God's gift to us, what we do with it is our gift back to God. Thankyou for sharing.
I very much enjoyed watching your build. You guys that do things almost entirely by hand inspire me. I'm a power tool guy but have been doing more by hand and finding some old tools to restore along the way. Beautiful chair and excellent craftsmanship. A chair like this is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Watching you work brought a tear of joy to me, perhaps one day I to will make something as beautiful as you have done!
Great job!!impressive work!!
I'm complaining about building one with power tools and this guys does it with all hand tools. I'll stop complaining.
Well done sir!
C'est juste magnifique !!!!!!
Kudos sir!!
It's not easy at all to build such a chair with no machine it's great job
Very nice, Mark. But I'm not that masochistic. I use every power tool I can. Hey, the Good Lord only gives us so much time. Mine might be up today!!
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Beautifully done. Ripping the laminates with a Japanese saw was a master stroke. I too build just with hand tools and have only recently started using Japanese saws. They are exceptional tools! I'm now inspired to rip my laminates as well rather than cutting the pieces from a wide plank. te laminates not only use less wood but are much stronger for rockers. The other tool I favor is a Stanley #8 plane especially for truing up boards for making wide planks as in the seat. I plan on making such a rocking chair and have been viewing everything I can on the subject. Your video shows me it can be done by hand. Your large bow saw is a great idea and I will make one of those for the project. Thanks for the video and inspiration.
Thank you David Webster, that was actually my first try at building the rocker by hand and only my second rocker to have built. I have built three more since then, one of them being unplugged. I enjoyed it very much but basically you are a human bandsaw for most of the beginning stages. I built my bow saw from a 2x4 and bandsaw blade, along with a threaded rod with nobs. It worked well for what I needed. Hope you enjoy building yours as I did mine. Good luck.
David, I too do most of my work with hand tools. I started doing it that way as a sort of defense strategy. Every time I used a power tool I ended up stuffed up so badly I could barely breathe. And that's with a good dust collection system and an air cleaner on the ceiling of my shop. Even when wearing a dust mask I'd end up that way. But when I use hand tools I don't have much of a problem. Much less dust, much less noise and generally more, well, peaceful. When I'm in my shop all alone listening to some soft background music while creating something out of wood I feel it's about as close to heaven on earth there is.
Very nice. I wished I was that good with handtools! I would like to add Prov: 12: 23 and Prov. 14:23.
i have always thought that chair design to be one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen. its not just a chair its a piece of art. To build it completely by hand and pay careful attention to the thousand details it commands is inspiring. The milk paint finish is going to get even more beautiful as the chair gets worn. My hat is off to you sir.
Were those taylor plans or of your own design? Again, stunning work. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us.
It's a Maloof design.
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Proverbs 3:5 & 6. Amen!
I like that it has a built in ass groove 😏
Well done sire, the Lord surely blessed you with the gift of working well with your hands. How long did it take.
Hey Fred, sorry for the delay. I took me 120 hours to build it.
I've been hankering to build a rocking chair for some time. And since I do much of my woodwork with hand tools, of course that's what I plan to try. I've been looking at Maloof rockers but can't seem to build up the courage. But you, Sir, have inspired me. I'm very impressed. Did you design it yourself or did you get the plans from another source? If you designed it, would you be willing to sell the plans? I have decent (not great) technical skills but a designer I'm not. Thanks so much for sharing.
I wasn't brave enough to come up with my own plans but bought them from Charles Brock woodworking. He gives classes on how to build the Maloof rocker. He sells the plans along with a companion book and video showing the building process. You can also get his plans at Highland woodworking.com. I have built five rockers so far. The reason I built that one with only hand tools was to challenge myself, but also because I didn't have access to any power tools at the time. Doing it by hand you basically become a human bandsaw and even if you do use power tools for the rough cutting and shaping there is still a whole lot of hand tool work to be done on the final shaping. I hope you do decide to try it. I found it very satisfying. There were a few reasons why I chose to paint that chair, one the person I was building it for liked black painted furniture so I did the traditional Windsor chair milk paint finish, secondly, since I was doing it all with hand tools I wanted to use a cheaper wood in case I messed up so I wouldn't loose too much on the cost of the wood which is why I used poplar. Well, I hope that helps and encourages you to take the leap needed to start do that wonderful path. Believe me you won't regent it. Happy building.
@@markhynek3341 I started doing serious woodworking about 3 years ago when I retired. I dabbled a little before that when time permitted. If I had to put a "rating" on myself it would be intermediate or maybe on a good day advanced intermediate. My brother and I started woodworking about the same time and I think he put it best. He said he's come to realize that much of woodworking is covering up your mistakes so that no one notices. So if you made any boo-boos on that chair you did a great job covering it up. It looked flawless to me. I like to do something new, some new technique for example, on each project I do. It challenges me. I think that's how a person steps up in the skill department. On the last side board I built I fastened the top to the base with sliding tapered dovetails with hand tools. They weren't real pretty but it worked. But this, a rocking chair, and especially a Maloof rocking chair, will challenge me at a level I've never been challenged. I bought the Brock plans. I can't wait. Thanks for giving me a nudge.
@@markhynek3341 Hello Mark. 5 builds!! Impressive. I have Chuck’s plans and am going to start on his island stools first so as to gain experience making the Maloof joints. It will also buy me some time to get my garage shaped up as well.
I like the idea of poplar & painting. May do that for my first try.
I may be mistaken but do you have every harbor freight clamp I didn’t buy?
I will say the paint looks great. A lot of TLC went into that rocker
Is that a Liogier rasp you were using?
Yes those were Liogier rasps.
What kind of plans is it you use?
Hey Linus, I use Charles Brock's plans. You can get them at his website www.charlesbrockchairmaker.com or at highlandwoodworking
Mark Hynek Thanks! Is it maple you used?
No, since I was painting it I decided to use poplar. This was my first time building the chair with only handtools so I wanted to use a less expensive wood in case I messed up.
Mark Hynek You made a very beautiful chair and your video is inspiring. Now I just need to find the time for building one...and wood thats not pine :)
You are a woodworker.