I’ve done a few chairs now based on George Nakashima’s conoid chair design; a seat cantilevered off of just 2 legs. After the last one, I decided I’d try to make the next one a little more “tree-like”, based on trees that I had seen in the tropical woods of Costa Rica when we were there a few years ago. This one is framed in black walnut with a leather upholstered seat. The back splats are laminated hickory, 3/8” square. Hickory is far and away the strongest North American hardwood and because of their size the splats are flexible and delicate looking.
