Fortunately I had the pleasure and good fortune to know and be inspired by one of the greatest woodworkers in our life time.  Sam Maloof was not only a talented     woodworker but a true artist.   His ability to proportion a piece of furniture and yet have it be a completely functional piece was truly remarkable.

I had the good fortune to meet and first admire Sam’s work in 1984.  I was so taken by many of his designs, I immediately began to produce pieces with a Maloof influence.  As time went on I found myself enjoying making chairs the most.  I have made a number of different types and styles of chairs over the last 40 years but the one chair I like making the best is the Rocking Chair.   There is something about the process from start to finish in making a Rocking Chair that both intrigues and challenges every element of my woodworking passion.

Making the Perfect Rocking Chair

In the last 25 year I have made more than 35 Rocking Chairs.  I look back at the first chair I made and realize how my chainges have evolved over the years.  Making the same chair over and over again is not a challenge, the challenge is to make  continuious improvements with each chair, so some day you end up with the perfect Rocking Chair.
             

I am not there yet but the Rocking Chairs I have made the last have been touted as being the “Most comfortable Rocking Chairs people have sat in.”