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Tim,

It is, in fact, a rare attribute to have a canted rear post on a fully turned leg. Also, you rarely see it on a ladderback. It is more often found on a bannister back.

Again, however, the lower portion of the leg is usually square.
In 35 years of collecting I have see a fully turned canted rear post less than 5 tines.

The square type as referred to above on the bannister back - you see greater than 25% of the time.

I believe that this feature was costly (in its day) as I think it was achieved by using a larger piece of stock and utilizing two sets of center points (Is this clear?)

Back to the slats for a moment. Slats were almost always made of Ash (occasionally Maple).

Hope some of this helps.
Regards,
David
Windsor, CT

Your chair has more of a Pennsylvania feel to it - rather than a Connecticut influence. Also, your front posts are more like that of a bannister back chair not a ladderback. Don't get me wrong you have done a fine job.

Making the slats can also be done by boiling thin pieces of wood cut to size/shape and then dried in a press made in a similar fashion to your slats. In fact, I believe that my method is how they were originally formed.

If you have any questions I have done restoration work on numerous period chairs from CT, RI and MA area.

David