This is the supports for the new old chair base the swivel part.
How to make a regular chair into a rocking chair.
One for the right and one for the left.
First we flipped the chair upside down and cut the black fabric off of the bottom.
You can also glue the legs in place with wood glue if you do not want to use screws.
Place the rockers over the chair legs.
Flip the chair over.
These two rails are then shaped to match the curve of the rails.
I took some 2 x 4 and cut lengths to fit up inside the frame of the chair.
21 2011 chair skis are a nifty invention that turn regular dining or side chairs into rocking chairs.
As a general guideline the front and back ends of the rails should be approximately 1 1 2 to 2 inches above the floor when they are at full rest.
A simple porch rocking chair can be made by cutting two rails out of a piece of 2x6 or other material.
The frame of the chair has pieces of wood across the back and the front but the piece in the front was lower than the one in the back so we screwed the 1 2 onto the front side in order to make a level surface for the plywood to sit on.