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.
How to make a regular chair into a rocking chair.
Simply place the legs of the chair into the groove of the beechwood skis which are about.
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.
21 2011 chair skis are a nifty invention that turn regular dining or side chairs into rocking chairs.
Flip the chair over.
Place the rockers over the chair legs.
I slipped them into the frame and drilled a few screws upwards through the chair frame and into my new 2 x 4 supports.
Screw the rockers to the chair legs using 1 1 2 inch screws.
One for the right and one for the left.
You can also glue the legs in place with wood glue if you do not want to use screws.
First we flipped the chair upside down and cut the black fabric off of the bottom.
I took some 2 x 4 and cut lengths to fit up inside the frame of the chair.