The woods used are elm and ash.  The seat, arms, and crest rail are elm; the sticks are ash.  As to why the pictures are sideways, I dunno.  Initially they were flipped upside down, so I went into my editing software and flipped them upside down, thinking that when I posted them they would flip right side up.  Instead they flipped sideways.  Being an old fart I have limited patience with fighting computers.

Bondo Gaposis