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A friend in Arkansas builds rockers and other chairs professionally using handtools. One of his chairs was in the Clinton White House -- and that is either a recommendation or it isn't, depending. Whether he's written a book or not, I'm not sure (it's been ages since I've seen him), but I know that he and another friend once produced a video on the subject. If your interested, drop me a line and I'll get you his info. Another source would be a book a Shaker furniture. I think Dover publishes one. I don't remember if it has plans, and my copy is Upstate. If you've never used it, the New York Public Library has an all-around excellent site http://www.nypl.org. If I need to buy a book, I often look there and then on http://www.abe.com for a used copy. Conversely, and more frequent, I often look at Amazon and then the NYPL site. A N Y W A Y . . . Owen's chairs are pretty durable.

"Durable" meaning only to suggest that his plans are probably good.