Rather than sharing guides and tips on how to choose chairs for kids everyday, I thought it might be pretty cool to write on something else. Today, I had the sudden urge to find out how to go about building a rocking chair for my kids.
Here’s a simple guide more on the equipment needed to build one using a good set of tools, wood and paint. To have the perfect smooth surface, we’ll also need to learn up on how sanding process is done.
Tools
Basically, there are about nine types of tools need to build our rocking chair.
- Wood Saw-You can find one at your local hardware store.
- Spinner-You’ll need to spin the wood in a wood pattern before assembling the chair.
- Knife Scraper-This is to scrape of the extra wood to get a cleaner look.
- Construction Ruler-Used for measuring your block of wood that you’ll use to make the chair.
- Handscrew and Screws-These will be used to hold the rocking chairs for kids together.
- Cutting Board-A place for you to cut your wood.
- Round Electric Saw
- Sander
Wood
The best wood to use when you want to build rocking chairs for kids can be either forest or dead wood. These can be found in places that sell trees or you can even go to your local nursery to see if the sell wood to gardeners. If all else fails try you backyard or the wood board from the hardware stores. You’ll need about 7 lbs of wood to make a rocking chair.
Wood Sanding
In the process of building your rocking chairs, you’re going to need to sand the wood.. This process takes about one day and you can purchase a sander at your local hardware store. Sanders are used to soften the wood before you start cutting them to make your chair.
Paint
After having finished building your very own rocking chairs for kids, you’re going to want to paint it. Wood paints are available in your local hardware stores too and they are available in a wide variety of colors. At least five coats of paint are needed for your rocking chair, waiting one day in between before adding the next coat. Paint sealers and coating is then used for the finishing touches.
