Now that school is out for the summer I decided that I needed a project. With the upcoming arrival of Pup I thought that the best project would be to design and build a rocking chair for Elisabeth.

After scouring the internet for ideas, I came up with a design of my own.

Today Elisabeth and I went to Home Depot and bought some wood. This chair will be built out of redwood and cedar. We took it home and I started cutting.

In order to attach the panels on the back I got to play with a fun toy: a bicuit jointer.

The biscuit jointer cuts a little rounded slot into the end of the board.

The slot is filled with wood glue and a wooden biscuit is placed inside.

Before cutting the cross boards.

After cutting the cross boards.

The panels are attached via biscuits to the cross boards.

Attaching the front legs.

The front and back legs. I decided to stop there for the day and let all the wood glue dry.

I’ll post updates as I make progress on the chair.