By far the most popular type of rocking chair has to be the traditional wooden type. As someone who actually sells and also makes rocking chairs, I still personally think they offer overall best value.
Although the intial investment may actually be a lot more, than the pastic or premade wooden chairs, over the long run, the strenght of a hand made wooden chair cannot be beaten. Just take a look at antiques made from wood.
As you can see, it is not uncommon for people to pick up a 100 year old chair for personal use ( I know as I also restore them).
Recently it has also become a trend, wherin parents have purchased baby rocking chairs for their children. I do find this complete round circle rather odd, as if you consider, the chairs had actually been introduced to help cater for the elderly market.
What is even more surpising is that they do actually offer a high level of comfort, as a simply rocking motion, can actually ease the pressure on the lower back and help excerise the feet and calve muscles.
What is a reasonable price and what should I be looking for? Well these are the two main questions that anyone visiting my workshop asks. Well in answer to the price, that really depends on the type of chair as well as style and wood used.
It is no different to buying any other type of chair in that regard. For example a dressing table for a bedroom. How do you price that, considering they are available off the shelf from most chain stores?
Regarding advice on what to look for. Well I will be covering this topic in much more detail in a seperate post, but in essesence, you need to actually measure your hight and weight. When sitting on the chair, your feet should ideally not rest flat on the ground but hover slightly. Why? Well this allows for a much smoother and painfree rocking motin.
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