REPLACEMENT KENNEDY
ROCKER PARTS/CAROLINA SLAT PORCH ROCKER PARTS
We have cane or wood seats,
cane or wood backs, and runners available. Call us at
1-877-886-0992 with any questions or to order. Replacement
cane parts can be ordered online at the bottom of this page.
Please read the information on this page for important tips
before ordering.
Note:
If your rocker is more than 6 or 7 years old you may want to order
unfinished parts and stain to match the finish which may
have changed color slightly with age.
REPLACING THE CANE SEAT
There are now only three finish options for the replacement cane parts,
unfinished, Natural Oak, or Village Oak.
Click here for more
information on replacing the seat, dimensions, pictures of both the
Village Oak and Natural Oak seats, and how to tell if you have the real
thing!
REPLACING THE BACK
In order to replace the
cane back you must take the chair apart and put back
together, something that probably will require the help of a
professional furniture repair shop or woodworker with
experience and the proper tools. Pins, not glue are used to
assemble the chair. Depending on the age and condition of the chair unforeseen
problems could develop. We can supply the back but cannot
guarantee the results of the repair. Replacement back
consists of curved top and bottom back rails with cane.
Here are some tips for replacing the back of your Kennedy rocker:
The chair has two small pins (nails) in each side of the rail which are
put in through the back of the posts so you will not be able to pull the
chair apart without breaking or splintering the posts. You will need to
saw through the old back rails keeping the saw as close as possible to the
posts on each side. There will be some wood from the rails left in the
mortise-and-tenon joint after sawing the back out that you will need to
remove very carefully and patiently with pliers and a wood chisel until
you clean out the hole. You also need to remove the old nails somehow by
gently trying to pull them out through the hole, maybe by wiggling them
back and forth, or bending them out of the way, or cutting or grinding
them out with a little drill bit or saw. Once you get all four joints
cleaned out you can put in the new back by placing the rocker on its side
and tapping the rails in gently on both sides. Finally, you will need
eight small finishing nails about an inch or inch-and-a-quarter long to
nail in from the back of the posts into the rails in the same way the old
ones were. The nails are what holds the chair together. After all of this
you will probably have to refinish the chair too.
Before going thru such a procedure you might want to consider replacing
the back with a wood slat version like our
900 rockers so you never have
this problem again. P & P used to make such a chair called the 950 that
had a wood back and a cane seat but unfortunately they don't make it any
longer but we thought it was a very nice looking chair. We don't show the
wood slat backs on our website but they are available. Give us a call at
1-877-886-0992 or if you want to order the wood back, it
is the same price as the cane back. The last piece of advice is: try
removing the back first to see if you can do it successfully before
actually ordering any replacement backs.
If, after
trying to replace the back you find that it just isn't working out as
planned remember we have plenty of new rockers in stock with all new and
improved finishes and new colors too! Our
Kennedy rockers
are now also available with a more weather resistant poly-resin seat in
White, Charleston Green, and Black for covered porch use. Or maybe you
just need a cushion set to help hide the
frayed cane!
REPLACING THE RUNNERS
Also available but not shown: Replacement Rocker
Runners. Call us at 1-877-886-0992 to order.
