My niece had a baby. Adorable little boy. I built this for his first birthday.
The idea came from The Wood Whisperer, aka Mark Spagnulo. He's a woodworker in Arizona, and his site is a treasure trove of instructional videos. He ran a little charitable program in which folks built this rocking chair and sent in pics. Mark and other sponsors donated money to a children's charity.
The plans were downloaded off The Wood Whisperer website. I bought a panel of laminated pine from Lowes. (FYI -- I much prefer Lowes to Home Depot, but, unfortunately, Lowes is about 15 minutes further away.) I cut out the patterns for the pieces and transferred them to the panel. The pattern for the body was glued on with spray adhesive.
The parts were cut out with a jig saw. I have a Bosch.
Gellstain and sprayed with some Zinser amber shellac.
I had a devil of a time finding the googly eyes. I ended up going to Michaels, the massive craft store. Happy place.
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