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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 951527, member: 6444&quot;]No you&#039;re right, it is called that these days; or to be more precise a step-down arrow-back windsor. Arrow-back spindles starting becoming popular after the war of 1812. I don&#039;t think they called it arrow back when they were being made, but I&#039;m not sure.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Like you I buy in the wild and no longer at auctions - I can&#039;t begin to count the number of chairs I&#039;ve turned over to look at them! This may be darker than it looks in the pic; it looks about right for that age wood (seems to be pine) on an unexposed surface to me. You definitely don&#039;t want a stain on unfinished wood like here - that is a sign of fakery or refinishing. The edge you see is the transition from the top paint to the unpainted bottom. Different woods do age differently and where they are kept also makes a difference - besides looking for new wood the important test is whether they have paint or stain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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