The Weeks Porch Rocker®
in mahogany
Out of Stock.
We no longer have a source for FSC certified mahogany.
We do have FSC Sapele Porch Rockers another dependable outdoor wood.
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We have rocking chairs of other fine woods.
See the Gallery.
Mahogany
Mahogany is durable in the weather, often used as trim on boats. It shrinks and swells less than most woods, resists decay, and refinishes with ease. It is excellent for a porch rocker or a rocker in usual indoor conditions (very dry, very humid, or often widely changing from one to the other).
When we ship the chairs they are light in color, but in reaction to light they turn darker and richer. If the chairs are kept indoors, they will remain the dark, rich color we think of for mahogany. If kept outdoors, they will turn grey.
The mahogany we use comes from forests certified to be well-managed by the Forest Stewardship Council.
More information about the Woods We Use.
Construction, Finish, and Service
We designed this chair to accommodate the shrinking and swelling brought on by changes in humidity. See Wood and Moisture. We mortise and tenon the seat boards together with spaces between to allow for expansion and contraction. We leave the front leg tenons proud where they come through the arms.
On the porch:
The contours of the mahogany chair are the same as those of all our rocking chairs, making it guaranteed to be the most comfortable porch rocker you will find.
The first mahogany rocker built this way has been on the porch of the showroom since 2004. The joints are tight.
The chairs that will live on porches, we finish with a penetrating oil with UV resistance. A re-oiling will bring back the red-brown color that will fade to gray.
In the house:
Many people like the wood and the way the chair is constructed (visually appealing) and choose a mahogany rocker to use in the house. For them, we finish the chairs with our normal indoor finish.
Rocking on the porch is an American tradition and good for the disposition.
December 12, 2011
Dear Gary,
The rocker has just arrived as you know by now. For all potential clients, a few words from a skeptical mind: The company is no gimmicks. They ship furniture across the ocean. It arrives when they say it will. And once you have unpacked it, a fine work of art appears. It would be foolish to expect more.
Many thanks again,
M.Luxembourg
When mahogany logs reached Europe, the wood inspired the cabinetmakers. We don't have the same old growth wood to work. Demand for mahogany lumber for all these decades has made the trees endangered over much of their range, and in need of protection. The wood we use has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council to have been harvested from well managed forests that can produce the wood for our great grandchildren and on.
We don't have the old growth to work, but what we have is sweet and fine. We give thanks.