Remaking an Icon

After making a mid-century style dining table some years ago (AWR #105), I searched with little success for a chair design that would match the splayed leg feature of the table. While re-reading the third volume of Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, I came to realise that Frid had built his three-legged stools in three different seat heights of 13", 19" and 22". This discovery essentially ended my search, as I decided to build a set of chairs based on his middle, or chair height, version.

The three-legged chair

I followed Frid’s design, including the short backrest that, in conjunction with the T-shaped seat, prevents the tipping over of the chair. I made only a few minor