A working sketch of a base rocking chair with beech rockers and bamboo frame is here given. The rockers are made in two parts from l 1/4in. stuff. The two pieces A for the base can be joined together either with four birch or bamboo rails, loin, long when finished, and the front should have castors. The top rockers B are 17 in. long, and form the base on which the sides of the chair will be built; l 1/4-in. or 1 1/2-in. canes should be used for this work. The two uprights should be fixed to the rocker with hardwood dowels, fitted into holes bored in the rocker at one end and into the hollow tube of the upright at the other end. These dowels must be a perfect fit, as upon them the stability of the chair greatly depends. The two rails for the side and arm of the chair should be fitted, filled, and, after the uprights have been glued and fixed, screwed into position with round-headed screws. A piece of bamboo should be bent as at C, and fixed with nails as a stay between the arm and back of the chair. The herringbone work between the arm and bottom rail should now be fixed. The pieces for this work, after being fitted, should be filled with dowels so as to strengthen the arms.

The two sections when set should be joined together with the six cross rails, which should be 15 in. long when finished. The rails to which the upholstering will be fastened should be filled right through with deal dowels to give a hold for the nails. The herringbone work should now be added to the back, and after the upholstering is done the chair will be ready for fixing to the base with two rocking chair springs.

Bamboo Rocking Chair.