Windsor chairs are super cool and super complex, which would be a surprise to most people since they're one of the most common types of regular kitchen table chairs you can get. The thing thats complex about building a windsor chair is that it takes different types for the different parts, because all the sections bend so differently. For the seat people use pine, bass, or tulip. The undercarriage is made of maple, or other stiff non-ring woods. Oak, ash, and hickory split and bend really well (steam bending) so they made good little bits, like the spindles. This armchair was at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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