This is a spinoff of a related thread titled "Porch Rocker" in this forum. Rocking chair design has been bugging me for a few days and I'm not gonna pay $1000 for a teaching class for a one-off rocker or two.
So I began with the rocker runner as the foundation for "what makes it rock" and what are the key dimensions? For this exercise I chose a 38" radius of curvature for the initial rocker runner.
Shortened the runner by 2" at each end. The vertical rocking rise is 4" at each end so it may teeter-totter ok without falling off or tipping over backwards.
Maybe it's a start for planning a rocker. The left runner has a 4" rise while the other one has a 3" rise for a slightly different roll. They're both 34" l.
I can download the Sketch Up files if you all want to play with them.
So I began with the rocker runner as the foundation for "what makes it rock" and what are the key dimensions? For this exercise I chose a 38" radius of curvature for the initial rocker runner.
Shortened the runner by 2" at each end. The vertical rocking rise is 4" at each end so it may teeter-totter ok without falling off or tipping over backwards.
Maybe it's a start for planning a rocker. The left runner has a 4" rise while the other one has a 3" rise for a slightly different roll. They're both 34" l.
I can download the Sketch Up files if you all want to play with them.