Yes, John, the chair in the background is the second chair I made 10 years ago for my mom.? I brought it over to use as a guide because it's easy for me to get confused when I'm shaping the pieces.

The chair is made with walnut - mostly from the root ball, and leopard wood in the seat and headrest.? Walnut was attached to the perimeter of the top of the seat with leopardwood underneath it.? The headrest is made in 4 pcs and the grain runs vertically in an attempt to make the seat appear to flow into the headrest.

This is the third chair I've made using the same pattern.? It is more challenging that the previous builds because I'm using wood from the root ball.? The wood moves a lot after it's cut to relieve internal stresses.? The wood movement caused the headrest of this chair to be? 2" narrower than the other chairs and the back legs rotated such that the headrest wasn't coplanar with the back legs.?

Here's a pic of the first chair which was made for my daughter as a gift for her first born?in 2012.? It's also made with walnut and leopardwood.