A beautiful rocking chair must satisfy different needs. Are you looking for back pain relief, styling, perfect fit, great craftsmanship, or a combination of these? Rest assured, you are in the right place. My website is dedicated to giving you information about all aspects of the custom rocker. I’ll give you the inside scoop, gathered from years of experience designing and building these fabulous pieces.The 2014 NICHE Award-winning Bonn Zero-G Rocking Chair !As you scan through this site, my hope is that by picking my brain for answers, YOUR mind is put at ease.Here is a video by the good folks at Bluegrass and Backroads about these rockers. bining all this into a beautiful package is quite a feat. You can see the level of thought and preparation that must go into each chair! The net result, if done right, is a beautiful rocking chair (like my "Zero-G" series) that hits a "sweet spot" of serenity in your busy life. Shop the Look | Amish Outdoor Porch Rockers Ask us a Question
A classic addition to any porch or patio, our handmade rockers are sure to add a familiar style and touch of comfort to any space! The wide variety of sizes, styles and colors will give you the creative freedom you need to design the perfect place where you can sit back and take in every beautiful piece of your outdoor oasis! Choose from painted wood or the ever popular polywood material and add a cushion and throw pillow to create a beautiful seating area to enjoy with your family and friends. Add a matching side table for a place to rest your morning coffee or snacks and a cold drink while enjoying the afternoon sun. Each rocker in our collection is made right here in America. The quality handcrafted construction that goes into each piece will ensure your rocking chair will be there for you, whenever you're ready to relax, for many years to come!Tel: +1.435-283-3193 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm, Saturday By Appointment Click on 'Home' to get to first page This custom Rocking chair is being made using 'Claro' Walnut with accents of Ivory, Ebony, Burled Mesquite, Maple and my own molded glass.
After some sixty-five years of woodworking and art, making everything from toys to tables, clocks to cradles, bookcases to beds, furniture to fixtures, carving to crafting and crating from oil and watercolor painting to decorative paving, I have left metal and glass sculpture for the last. My current project is to build a furnace so I can mold my own original-design bronze components for my grandfather clocks. Next I will use my kiln to fire and cast glass to incorporate into my dreams.Through all these many years I have found an added pleasure in making rocking chairs. Rockers seem to satisfy my natural inclination to create. I recognize that in our day no one really comes up with anything new, nevertheless we can follow our own instincts while working with inherited form. I started using the generations-old joinery for my rockers, but I guess the many years I spent in aerospace rocket engineering alerted me to the inherent flaw in this type of joinery, with its short fiber and delicate ear.
I have since incorporated the 'Maloof' method for this joinery, which is much stronger and less subject to grain failure. The same aesthetic silhouette is there while the capacity of the joint is improved and only a skilled woodworker would notice the slight visual difference. I guess some would call me a rocker scientist.Although I am a self-taught woodworker, I haven't relied fully on my own experience. I also am an avid reader and continually research all the new and old articles I can find to improve on my skills. I am confident the methods used in my woodworking are the products of the best minds and experience from past generations of furniture masters. Why else would I offer a lifetime guarantee?Even though I am past eighty my head is full of ideas for the future. As such, I am well past the age where I am forced to do custom work in general. However, if what you want is compatible with my present ambitions, I will consider the project.I lived in the most productive part of the world for beautiful walnut woods such as Claro, Bastogne.
I have spent a good deal of time and effort searching for the elusive, figure-grained wood. When I find it, I am motivated to create a new project incorporating nature's wonders, as best as I can, into something beautiful and useful for generations to come. Wood and people are very much alike. No one piece of wood or one person is identical to another, neither are they perfect. That is the beauty of it. Each blemish highlights their character. As the poet says “variety is the spice of life”. Perfection is what I strive for and have only gained a glimpse.Some things never go out of style … Like handcrafting, quality, solid wood furniture, rocking chairs, porches, relaxing, spending time with family and friends, needing quiet moments and being you!! More sizes, styles and finishes so you can be you!A personal message from Gerry Grant, the artisan and creator of these fine, one-of-a-kind products: Folks, as I often hear the young ones say, “Man, this rocker is radically awesome!”
Although I will not sell this rocker as a strictly orthopedic chair, I will admit to receiving some fine compliments from the medical community concerning it’s high orthopedic value, both verbally and in writing. We have even had some people sit in this chair who were destined to go to the chiropractors and experienced a spontaneous adjustment! Personally, I like the chair myself because it cants back further than most rocking chairs and it has a real nice sweep to the rocking motion. I like to call it a “Rocking Rocker”; it’s a lot of fun! Dining Chairs & Stools Welcome to Carolina Porch Rockers! If you've been searching for the most comfortable rocking chair you can buy, you can stop looking. We tried a lot of rockers before we found these and we believe that we've found the world's best! The rockers we offer for sale are all made right here in the USA, in North Carolina, by the Troutman Chair Company. The rockers are available in several sizes so you're sure to find one that's a perfect fit.