Download the CNC file (Non-commercial license) This Stool Rocks is available in Hard Rock, Soft Rock and Easy Rock. Hard Rock rotates 360° but doesn’t stand by itself. Soft Rock has a flat bottom so that it can stand alone and rocks forward and backward. Easy Rock is the most stable of the three rocking forward only. All three are included in the CNC file. Each Stool is made of two legs and a top and has minimal finishing work needed. I included a photo of some stools that I painted.
Rock Trivia: It is rumoured without evidence that Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair in the 18th Century. President Kennedy was prescribed swimming and use of a rocking chair by his physician in 1955 because the President suffered from lingering back problems. The president so enjoyed his rocker he brought it on Air Force One when he traveled around the country and the world. He bought additional rockers for Camp David and the Kennedy estates, and gave them as gifts to friends and heads of state.
I am setting up Fabsie.com that aims to create a new infrastructure for digital manufacturing. Designers will have the option to share their files under non-commerical licenses of which I am sharing my design for 'this stool rocks,' and will share all future designs that I do at instructables.com The everyday customer will be able to use Fabsie to order any product having the cut wood sent to their home using a distributed network of makers.
I will be putting the stool on kickstarter soon, check out kickstarter.fabsie.com to spread the word to friends or contact me for any further questions on james@fabsie.com
I would make a step by step guide, but this is just too easy! If you have access to CNC equipment, follow the instructions below.
1. Download CNC file, use 18mm or 3/4in thick sheet material - I used birch plywood in photographs.
2. Lightly sand the three pieces after CNC
3. Fit the two legs inside of each other and attach the top.
4. Find your own way to finish the stool or leave raw.
5. Enjoy.