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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.


Top Category » Replacement Cane Parts

  

Replacement Cane Back for Kennedy Rockers
Replacement Cane Back for Kennedy Rockers

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Price: $59.00
 

Replacement Cane Seat for Kennedy Rockers
Replacement Cane Seat for Kennedy Rockers

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Price: $55.00
 



 

 

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