Exam 25: Chairs

____ chairs are lower, both in seat height and overall height, than either side chairs or armchairs.

The first Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee in 1930.

____, Fraxinus Americana, is commonly used for baseball bats, tool handles, and cabinetry, and it is an excellent wood for bending.

____, also called couches, are actually larger versions of easy chairs.

Pews are typically used in churches for seating the congregation.

A side chair should have a seat width of ____ at the back.

A side chair should have a seat width of ____ at the front.

Both benches and stools represent the earliest and simplest forms of seating that are still used today.

Two uniquely American pieces of outdoor furniture are the porch swing and the Adirondack chair.

Chairs may be divided into five main categories.