On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Jeff Gorman wrote:

> ~  As for real-world experience... does anyone have a wooden post and
> ~  rung chair more than a few years old that doesn't have loose tenons?
>
> Yes. See my home page for an ash chair made about 35 years ago.
> http://www.millard.demon.co.uk/index.html

I _knew_ someone was going to provide a counterexample.
Unfortunately, I'm not prepared with a snappy response. :)

On a side note, that's a really interesting seat.  It's made from
plywood?  How thick is it?

Alan