| Hal Taylor graduated with a degree in Biology but | | | | rocking chairs are like shoes: they have to fit a person |
| instead of pursuing a career related to his major, he | | | | perfectly and there is no such thing as one size fits all. |
| followed his heart and went after his first love: | | | | Every part of the rocking chair made by Hal Taylor fits |
| woodworking. As a result, Hal Taylor became one of | | | | perfectly with the other pieces. The grains of the arms |
| the most famous creators of a series of | | | | are matching in appearance and the legs are equal in |
| top-of-the-line rocking chairs that acclaimed | | | | size. The Hal Taylor rocking chair also presents a very |
| international fame. He took pride in making customized | | | | balanced and a really symmetrical exterior. |
| rocking chairs that are often referred to as "the most | | | | Every single rocking chair made by Taylor has a |
| comfortable wooden chairs in the world". | | | | personal touch to it. Every underside of the seats are |
| Hal Taylor really showered every single rocking chair | | | | engraved with the date it was finished, the name it |
| he made with lots of tender loving care. He carefully | | | | was given, and the number it was assigned. A quote |
| picked the high-quality hard woods that he turns into his | | | | saying, "This chair has been made especially for (the |
| masterpiece. Some hardwoods used by Hal Taylor | | | | name of the chair's new owner) by Hal Taylor' |
| include walnut, maple and cherry. First off, he | | | | together with a favorite poem or a memorable quote |
| band-sew the modifications in the rocker. These are | | | | are also inscribed in the chair. Hal Taylor said that he |
| pieces that provided the curve. For the leg tops to fit | | | | made the customized inscriptions in the rocking chair to |
| smoothly into the headrest, the back legs are trimmed | | | | record the love and the history that comes with the |
| down at around 20 degrees. After the cutting, the legs | | | | rocking chair. He hoped that the succeeding |
| are glued back to the seat. Th seat is then flattened, | | | | generations will remember their ancestors who once |
| glued and cut to the desired size and shape. The edge | | | | owned the chairs. |
| of the front leg is then squared. He also insisted that | | | | |