It is more a chair that rocks than a rocking chair
Its a chair. And it rocks. It is not a chair that you sink into and sigh ahh at the end of a long day. It is a chair that you sit in. And you can rock in it, though it doesnt really inspire you to do so. But at this price point, it is what it is. A chair.
Price was right and shipping was way faster than predicted.
Details:
It is fairly sturdy, and sufficiently tall. As a man 65 and 250lbs, it fits me fine, even with the long arms and long legs. Is it the most comfortable chair in the world. No. But. its a chair. You sit on it. It does chair things, like being sat on. Lets not overthink it.
It came well packaged. The outer box was a bit rough/dented. The contents were just fine, though.
The runners were labeled as to which end was the front, and had a strip of soft material attached to the bottom, presumably for wood floors. It was a nice touch.
The hardware was clearly labeled, and the instructions were sufficient. Not great, but sufficient. In short: install all of the screws halfway / this gives you flexibility to line up the holes. Then tighten all the screws. My suggestion is to tighten from the runners to each other first, then runners to frame, then the bottom of the back piece, then the sides of the back piece.
I had no problems with missing or misaligned holes, and didnt have to get creative during assembly.
Assembly was simple and took roughly an hour with the included hex key.
The chair is exactly what I expected. It is not heirloom furniture, but it isnt meant to be. Its a step above IKEA in my opinion.
Its a chair. Im happy with it.
UPDATE:
I ended up flipping the runners backwards and the chair is much more open to the idea of rocking. However, this change of the chairs geometry may make it less usable for short people as it now tilts much further back. Worth every dime
It is more a chair that rocks than a rocking chair
Its a chair. And it rocks. It is not a chair that you sink into and sigh ahh at the end of a long day. It is a chair that you sit in. And you can rock in it, though it doesnt really inspire you to do so. But at this price point, it is what it is. A chair. Price was right and shipping was way faster than predicted. Details: It is fairly sturdy, and sufficiently tall. As a man 65 and 250lbs, it fits me fine, even with the long arms and long legs. Is it the most comfortable chair in the world. No. But. its a chair. You sit on it. It does chair things, like being sat on. Lets not overthink it. It came well packaged. The outer box was a bit rough/dented. The contents were just fine, though. The runners were labeled as to which end was the front, and had a strip of soft material attached to the bottom, presumably for wood floors. It was a nice touch. The hardware was clearly labeled, and the instructions were sufficient. Not great, but sufficient. In short: install all of the screws halfway / this gives you flexibility to line up the holes. Then tighten all the screws. My suggestion is to tighten from the runners to each other first, then runners to frame, then the bottom of the back piece, then the sides of the back piece. I had no problems with missing or misaligned holes, and didnt have to get creative during assembly. Assembly was simple and took roughly an hour with the included hex key. The chair is exactly what I expected. It is not heirloom furniture, but it isnt meant to be. Its a step above IKEA in my opinion. Its a chair. Im happy with it. UPDATE: I ended up flipping the runners backwards and the chair is much more open to the idea of rocking. However, this change of the chairs geometry may make it less usable for short people as it now tilts much further back. Worth every dime