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Woodworking is only half of my business; the other half is the upholstery work. That involves a lot of sewing to finish the chairs perfectly. When I was a small child my mother sewed some of my clothes on an old Singer sewing machine and I used to hang around watching her work.  When my sister came along she made pretty dresses for her. Fast forward 30 years and I was getting into woodworking and starting to make rocking chairs.  I wanted to learn how to sew to make the chairs more professional looking.  I bought a cheap sewing machine...

To all the Dads out there,  I wish you a Happy Father's Day!

Customization is big here at Off Your Rocker.  You don't have to settle for whatever you find in a big box store or elsewhere online.  Since I started my business I've always offered ways to customize your chair to make it fit you perfectly.  You'll find most other rockers out there to have a back frame that's way too short,  especially if you want to rest your head (number one request from my customers).  So if you're on the shorter side a standard sized chair will work great, these are perfect for folks up to about 5'8" or so.  I...

I just turned 60 this past week. So I've been at this rocking chair stuff since I was about 40 and started Off Your Rocker at 41. In this pic I'm about 45, a little younger and slimmer than I am now! You can call me an old man, a senior, over the hill, older than dirt, past it, ready for retirement and I'm good with all of that. But, primarily, I would like you to call me The Rocking Chair Expert because that's also what I am! I know how to make the most stylish, comfy and durable rockers...

Two of my "babies" have come back to me for a bit of refurbishment - ie. new foam and webbing in the seats. These are a "His" and "Hers" set of oak Granddaddy rockers that I made almost two decades ago, and they are still in great shape and still rocking strongly! They'll be like new again soon!     They were bought by a couple for their farmhouse and have since gone with grandma into her retirement home. Her grandson has already claimed Grandpa's chair for his own. Maybe he'll be rocking his own grandchild in it one day.