Repairing a Child’s Rocking Chair

I’ve made my share of new furniture pieces, but sometimes friends bring pieces to me that need repair. I love it when I am able to fix an heirloom piece that often just needs the right tools and a little ingenuity. Such was the case with this child’s rocker–a 1990 Evenflo.

This is a special piece for my customer, as this belonged to her daughter, and now, many years later, she has a new need for a child’s rocking chair! But somewhere along the line, the two back legs broke free from their harness and split the wood, and once they let go, one of the front legs snapped off at the tenon. All fixable, and now fixed.

Fortunately (I think) most of the components on this rocker are assembled using machine screws, I suspect so the chair could fit into a flat box for shipping. This is actually good, because there weren’t a ton of glue joints that needed to be cleaned up. Anyway, it came out great. Have a look, so you can repair that old rocker you have in your basement so it’s ready for YOUR grandbaby!

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