Tight Back Rocking Chairs

Tight Back Rocking Chairs

Tight Back Rocking Chairs

This handcrafted rocking chair brings together the enduring charm of Arts & Crafts design with the strength and elegance of North American hardwoods.

Each rocker is uniquely its own, with sequentially matched maple boards highlighting the wood’s natural figure and character.

Every element is meticulously built with intention and care:

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Back view of a handcrafted oak rocking chair with vertical slats and warm natural finish.
The tight upholstered back of a cream wool and figured maple rocking chair.
An arts & crafts style figured maple rocking chair upholstered with a soft cream colored wool fabric shown in front of a white subway tile wall with gray grout on a polished cement floor.
An angled overhead view of the cream wool upholstered seat on a figured maple rocking chair.
Close-up detail of the backrest on a handcrafted oak rocking chair with rich brown leather upholstery.
Top view of the arm of a hard maple rocking chair showing the two through mortise wedged tenon joints.
The back and side view of a figured maple rocking chair with soft cream wool upholstery in a room with a gray floor and white tiled wall.
Top view of the seat and arm of a hard maple rocking chair with luggage brown leather upholstery.
The back left side view of a hard maple rocking chair shows the leather upholstered seat back cushion exposed between the maple slats and the back arm that extends past the seat back. A fire place with a lit fire is visible in the background.
The Side view of a hard maple rocking chair with luggage brown leather upholstery shown in a warm inviting room with a large window and a plush cream rug. The curve of the rail and the slatted arm sides are shown.
A close up view of the through mortise wedged tenon of a hard maple rocking chair.
A close up view of the slatted arm sides shows the cushion through the slats and a fire blazing in the background.
An angled back view of a hard maple rocking chair with luggage brown leather upholstery.
Handmade Arts & Crafts-style rocking chair with leather seat and back, crafted from bark-included oak.
Top view of the arm of a handmade Arts & Crafts-style rocking chair with leather seat and back, crafted from bark-included oak, showing the exposed mortise and tenon joinery.
Close-up of white wooden armrest with exposed joinery detail.
Handmade figured cherry rocking chair with mortis and tenon joinery, traditional hand tied spring foundation and italian leather upholstery.
A front angled view a custom honey locust rocking chair with purpled sueded cushions. Handmade by Boston furniture maker, Thomas J. MacDonald.
A close up of the rocker rail and from leg of a custom honey locust rocking chair with purpled sueded cushions. Handmade by Boston furniture maker, Thomas J. MacDonald.
The back side view of a custom honey locust rocking chair with sueded purple cushions seen through the slatted back and sides.
Close-up of exposed mortise and tenon joinery on the back of a handcrafted oak rocking chair arm, with brown leather seat and backrest partially visible.
Close-up of white rocking chair base with curved rockers and slatted frame.
Back view of white rocking chair showing slatted back and boucle inset panels.
Close-up of rocker base showing mortise and tenon joinery in bark-included oak rocking chair.
Seat view of handmade figured cherry rocking chair with mortis and tenon joinery, traditional hand tied spring foundation and italian leather upholstery.
Seat view of handmade figured cherry rocking chair with mortis and tenon joinery, traditional hand tied spring foundation and italian leather upholstery.
Side profile of a handcrafted rocking chair made from bark-included oak with brown leather seat and back.
Detail of curved top rail and slats on the back of a painted rocking chair.