The wood used in the rocking chairs is a combination of two tropical hardwoods, Guanacaste and Caebilla, both in plentiful supply in Costa Rica.  The Costa Rican government doesn't allow the harvesting or importation of either old growth trees or trees in limited supply. There is a program in place to both preserve Central American forested areas and to replant reforested lands with native hardwoods. A percentage of each chair sold is reserved for forestation, to allow for larger wildlife corridors and to restore the flora and fauna to its natural state. 

Señor Claudio Rodriguez began as a carpenter making little stools (bancos) and washboards (bateas) for the women to do their laundry in 1950. Later that year he began making a rocker. His production after a couple years was three chairs a week, all by hand. At first the local farmers brought the hides from their farms for chairs. The wood was carried by ox cart. Machines slowly came into play once they had electricity via their own water wheel. Word spread and the company grew. There was no road so Claudio and his two sons Luis and Mariano (who are in charge today) took the chairs to town via wheelbarrow over a mile through the rain soaked hills and mud. In order to survive, they bartered the chairs, created raffles etc. Meanwhile word spread and demand increased. 1968 they opened a small factory with 12 full time workers along with 6 sons. They bought a diesel motor and production was up to 12 chairs a week. Now they have 15 people working for them along with the 6 sons who are the owners and produce 150 chairs a week.