Name: Oak 470 Classic Jumbo Lumbar Rocker
SKU: 470

Description

Model number 470 Classic Jumbo Lumbar Rocker by Troutman Chair Co.

About the 470 Jumbo Lumbar Rocker:

Troutman Chair Company, established in 1924, has been family owned since its inception and is also based in our home state of North Carolina.

The 470 rocker is similar to the original 430, but features a taller back in order to rest your head, as well as a scooped seat for added comfort.

Additionally, a new feature in the 470 classic rockers is the lumbar support in the back.

Made from solid Oak, this rocker has no glue in its construction; it has an interlocking swell joint that get stronger with age.

Rockers of this quality are designed to be finished and put on a covered porch or showcased indoors.

Therefore, they are not intended to be placed in direct weather.

The finish is a water based urethane designed for outdoor use.

Also available in a variety of colors.

We try to keep these rockers finished in White in our general inventory at our store.

All of the colors are special order.

MADE IN THE USA

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Dimensions

Dimensions:

Back height from floor to top of post 46 ½”
Double scooped seat height 16 ¼” at rest
Seat 23″ at the widest point and 18 ⅞” deep
Arms 3 ⅛” wide – splayed to give more inside room
Inside arm dimensions widest point at front 20″ – back is 17″
Dimensions from to back 31″
Widest point 26 ¾”
Weight 29 lbs.

Shipping Info

Shipping Information:

The 970 rockers ship assembled (with the runners removed).

As a result, they are too large for FedEx or UPS and are much safer being shipped on a pallet via freight carrier.

For a quote, proceed to checkout and select the “R+L Carriers” option under shipping.

We also offer FREE pickup from our store in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Specifications

Specifications:

Solid Hardwoods
Painted Finishes – Ash, Maple, Birch, Hickory
Stained and Ready to Finish – Oak, Hickory
Mortise and Tenon Construction, Shaker Techniques, interlocking joinery and swelled joint construction.
Available Unfinished or Finished with stain (natural) or custom paint: Cotton Candy, Summer Sky, Black, Charleston Green, Geranium Red, Haint Blue, Hunter Green, Navy, New England Green, New England Yellow, Seaside, White

Wood Species

Vertically Integrated

Oak logs are brought on-site from local loggers and then milled at Troutman Chair’s own sawmill making us one of the last vertically integrated furniture manufacturers in the United States. The wood is cut to dimension, stacked, and dried. Due to the nature of construction, no glue is found in a Troutman product.

Shaker Construction

Purchasing and milling our own lumber allows us to utilize a time-honored technique called “swelled joint construction.” Swelled joint construction is a technique of furniture construction borrowed from Shaker design. Moisture content in the lumber is closely monitored and when it reaches the right point, the wood is made into base pieces. Larger posts (front and back posts) have a higher moisture content than the smaller posts (rungs). With the variance in moisture content, the small posts swell as they absorb moisture from the larger posts and the larger posts shrink as they lose moisture to smaller parts making a much tighter fit than if they had been glued. A Troutman chair will get tighter over time.

Another Shaker construction technique rarely used in today’s manufacturing processes is “interlocking joinery.” The front frame and back frame of the chairs and rockers are assembled separately. When these two parts are clamped together, the boring on each frame notches the dowel on the front post and back post making it near impossible for the front assembly or the back assembly to be pulled apart. Using swelled joint construction and interlocking joinery assures our customers the furniture they purchase is built for lifetimes of use.

With more and more furniture manufacturing being done overseas, Troutman Chair Co. feels a sense of pride in knowing that they are seeing to the continuation of a true Southern tradition – promoting rocking on the porch and manufacturing furniture in the time-honored, American way
of the master craftsman.

Manufacturer Info

Since 1924

Troutman Chair Co., established in 1924, has been family-owned since its inception. The Brown family of Troutman, North Carolina is responsible for starting and maintaining the quality manufacturing process of solid wood furniture for almost three-quarters of a century.

In 1999, Champ and Jean Land purchased Troutman Chair Co. continuing the tradition of handcrafted furniture in the same manner established back in 1924 – with farmhouse, shaker-style chairs, rockers, stools, and tables. A true family-run business, the Land’s son Cam is now a driving creative force.

A Tradition of Excellence

Since 1999 the Land family has made few changes to the Troutman Chair Co. business and products. The goal of purchasing a company already manufacturing the best product in its category and enjoying a near-perfect reputation was to merely enhance the best and offer it to the rest of the country: Troutman products were historically sold only in the Southeast. Troutman now ships anywhere in the continental United States and as far as Germany. Minor adjustments were made to the products over time – the Lands added a deluxe finish line with stain and painted finishes. They moved to stainless steel nails and arm braces to avoid rusting. Since taking over, the Lands have expanded the product catalog and continue to look for new ways to bring quality made wood products into customers’ homes, on front porches, resorts, and in unique places like airports.

In this time when a good deal of furniture manufacturing is being done overseas with cheap materials and plastic, the Land family feels a sense of pride in knowing that they are overseeing the continuation of a true Southern tradition – hand-making rockers the time-honored, quality way of old master craftsman.