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<p>[QUOTE="Chip McCoy, post: 13168639, member: 118751"]Just putting a home brew Linseed oil finish on a very old Gordon family rocker from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It has "carpet cutter" 1/2" wide rockers and a one piece 1 3/4" thick seat measuring 15 1/2" wide and 16" deep. It was definitely old growth wood with over 30 growth rings to the inch. It has arrow slats and the back rails are white oak. The legs are split and pegged to the rockers. There are a few small square nails reinforcing various joints. Varnished at one point and later smothered in green paint which was mostly removed when I inherited it. Not seeing many pictures of ones like it. Very comfortable, need to reglue one leg though<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[ATTACH=full]560587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560590[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chip McCoy, post: 13168639, member: 118751"]Just putting a home brew Linseed oil finish on a very old Gordon family rocker from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It has "carpet cutter" 1/2" wide rockers and a one piece 1 3/4" thick seat measuring 15 1/2" wide and 16" deep. It was definitely old growth wood with over 30 growth rings to the inch. It has arrow slats and the back rails are white oak. The legs are split and pegged to the rockers. There are a few small square nails reinforcing various joints. Varnished at one point and later smothered in green paint which was mostly removed when I inherited it. Not seeing many pictures of ones like it. Very comfortable, need to reglue one leg though:)[ATTACH=full]560587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560590[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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