Understand which features You should demand and which ones You should avoid in order to get the best value from Your next quality rocking chair or glider-rocker purchase:
What To Insist On: - Find out exactly what to look for in a true 'Heirloom Quality' Rocking Chair or Glider-Rocker that will beautifully accommodate Your needs, and be easily maintained to last for generations
What To Avoid: - Find out how to look for, identify, and avoid common rocking chair and glider-rocker manufacturers cost-cutting steps that will simply not bear the burden of normal use in Your home
Insist On This - What To Look For When Choosing A Quality Rocking Chair Or Glider-Rocker
Furniture Quality And Value: A true “Heirloom Quality” rocking chair is always a piece of furniture that is both beautiful and functional. Caringly crafted from selected solid hardwood, it will provide far superior value to any of the mass-produced chairs that You’ll find in most furniture stores, and the majority of people are pleasantly surprised at just how affordable an Heirloom Quality chair can be.
Quality Chair Construction: A true Heirloom Quality rocking chair is judiciously designed and constructed, using time-tested engineering principles, carefully selected hardwoods, and quality materials, to be both strong and durable. The metal underframe of a rocker-glider should be fastened to the seat with bolts and woodscrews. High tolerance sealed unit ball bearings and races assure smooth and effortless movement and a minimum of maintenance.
Look For Legacy Carpentry Techniques: Look underneath the seat, solid oak or cherry posts and spindles should pass entirely through the wooden seat frame and be secured in place with hickory wedges and quality adhesive, before being sanded flat and finished.
Ask About Other Comfort Options:
Depending upon your personal preference, rocking chairs and glider-rockers may come with or without upholstery. Any cushions should be removable (and replaceable) for ease of cleaning or redecorating. As furniture manufacturers we provide a wide range of fabric colors and textures to assure availability of upholstery to suit almost any taste. Alternatively, You may provide Your own fabric to ensure a perfect match in Your home.
With or without upholstery a properly designed glider-rocker should be supremely relaxing to sit in, and quiet with smoothness of motion when rocked. It should be able to comfortably support Your body for hours at a time, with sufficient “give” to not feel too hard. Look for broad webbing under the seat cushion. Depending upon your habits, a retractable footrest or swivel may also be part of your comfort requirements, or you may prefer a matching gliding ottoman.
Ask About The Glues Used: Modern technology has allowed the development of tenacious adhesives that allow the wood to move naturally with the seasons while providing joints that are now stronger than the structure of the wood itself.
Look For A Tough Hardened Varnish: Ask about modern catalyzed finishes and clean-room coating techniques. These allow full development of color and luster that emphasize the natural beauty of the wood grain, yet allow full protection against water and spillage of common household chemicals. Today’s heirloom quality chairs are far more durable than the antiques they are modeled on – contributing lasting beauty for future generations to enjoy with the minimum possible upkeep. |
Glider-Rocking Chair Comfort Options
 
Amish 'Heritage' American Heirloom Furniture
Colonial Acorn Gliding-Rocking Chair (left)
& Colonial 4-Post Gliding Rocking Chair (right)
Gliding Ottomans available separately
 
Amish 'Heritage' American Heirloom Furniture
Colonial Daisy Gliding Rocking Chair w Footrest (left)
& Colonial 4-Post Glider-Rocker w Footrest (right)
Wide Choice Of Finishes & Fabrics
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