Porch Rockers in Sapele
Rocking on the porch is an American tradition.
A Weeks Porch Rocker is designed for comfort and durability.
Built to last by craftsmen in the USA.
We deliver comfort and beauty to the porch.
Rocking chairs on porches became traditional because they benefit living. You can get outside, and move, and relax, and look about the place, and think up solutions, celebrations, blessings,...or not think at all. In one of our chairs, you won't be thinking about an edge, flat, or misalignment that is annoying your muscle or bone.
See why our rocking chairs are comfortable.
...And Weeks Porch Rockers make the house look better.
The Weeks Porch Rocker®
in Sapele
$2500
Ready to ship December 18.
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Our porch rocking chairs are constructed so they can be used on covered porches. Note the "expansion joints" in the seat.
We can finish chairs for inside use where the color and joinery are much appreciated.
(An indoor finish might delay the ship date above by two or three weeks.)
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We guarantee comfort and satisfaction. You can return a chair for a full refund, including shipping both ways.
September 11, 2024
Thank you. I’m sure I had encountered Sapele before, but I was not familiar with the species. I agree it is beautiful and I am enjoying the chair greatly (as well as the rich colors and beautiful variation in the wood itself). Thank you again for the chair and (as always) a wonderful experience dealing with your company.
Best A.
Dallas, Texas
Weather and Structure
Seasonal changes in humidity cause dimensional changes in wood. Wood shrinks in dry weather and swells in wet.
This change in dimension is perpendicular to the grain (that is in width and in thickness). The seat of our porch rockers is constructed to minimize this movement; we confine it to narrow boards. We term the resulting openings between boards as expansion joints. The contours, the ergonomic shape, of the porch rocker seat is identical to that of our indoor rockers.
Structure Revealed
The tenon on the top end of the front leg extends through the arm and is wedged. We leave it proud. If we work that wedged end flush in the shop it will not be flush at all times on the porch, because the thickness of the arm will change with the weather. The tenon end of the leg will will be sightly above the surface in dry times and slightly below in wet. Worked proud, it remains so.
The bridal joint at the "corners" of the seat is a beautiful thing.
Weather and Wood Finish
The photo below is of a freshly oiled new porch rocker and one that has been on the porch for twenty years.
- The surface of the chair on the right has weathered, and can be renewed.
- The structure of the chair on the right is sound and needs no attention.
Durability Enables Succession
Your kids can rock their grandkids in Weeks Rockers.
May 09, 2024
We received the chair and are extremely happy.
We ordered this without ever sitting in your rocker.
From the very second you sit in the rocker, it transports you into a realm of comfort that should not technically be possible from wood. Within minutes you become one with the rocker as you feel stress melt away.
We did not expect the potential health benifits that this chair brings by unwinding stress!
This rocker is a true modern day masterpiece.
If you are on the fence and wondering if this chair may be right for you, do yourself a favor and pull the trigger. We looked at it for years and now wish we did it sooner. If you do, it will be the best thing you'll do for yourself this year.
O.
P.s. you can use that for your testimonials if you want.Lake Oswego, Oregon
