Wishbone Question for wood workers  

Wishbone far better looking i...
Wishbone far better looking in that setting! He better appreciate it.

He likes them!
He likes them. And more importantly he thinks that they are comfortable! 🙂

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Where did you end up buying from?

looks great
I like them! Tell us how you find maintaining the 'soap' treatment. Any tips would be appreciated.

I really wanted
I really wanted an exposed oak to match the table. Lots of websites carried variations on oak- oiled, lacquered, soaped etc. But the prices started creeping out of my budget if they went beyond the most basic black lacquered versions (which I'm still not totally crazy about).
However, a store locally carried them, and when I went in to actually see the chairs they quoted me the same price for soaped oak as they did for soaped beech - a little bit more than the basic black. I don't think they misquoted; I confirmed several times before I put payment down.
The store is called Montage in downtown Boston - and yes, I paid a little extra for shipping/tax, but it was STILL a better deal than Hive. And when I inquired on Highbrow whoever answered my email could not figure out what the difference between oiled/lacquered/soaped finishes were, much less tell me if they carried them.

Lovely and delicate-
looking chairs. Aren't they a bit overwhelmed visually by the table ? Any chance of stripping it, and bleaching if necessary, to achieve a better balance ? Or is the table's finish "Roadshow-protected" ?
Congrats on the purchase, anyway. I'm envious. . .!

Compared
Compared to the Eames metal chairs the Wegners are downright beefy. The table is Victorian - oak veneer on a maple or oak frame. I'm afraid any meddling would pull the veneer right off. The chairs are a little light, but I'm hoping they will brown up a bit and lessen the contrast!

So they have finally arrived! And man are they WHITE!
they look too white to be oak soap..... it looks like they might have shipped you beech or ash. oak soap should read a bit more grey. post a close up of the wood so we can see the grain.

Too white?
No, my oak soaped wishbone chair looked just like this when I got it, and I also thought at first that it looked too white.
However it pretty soon darkened down a bit so that the oak frame is now a similar colour to the string seat. I put it in a sunny place to help the process along.
I live in an 1880s terraced cottage near the centre of Edinburgh. My furniture is a mixture of (admittedly fairly plain) Victorian wooden chests, chairs, etc, with the rest Scandinavian 20th Century modern + some Robin Day. It all looks fine together, and with the house.

Definitely oak
Definitely oak and very soft, velvety finish. I think it's because they've been in a box for most of their short lives. I've got a swatch of the Soap Oak from the dealer and it is darker and more oxidized. I'm guessing the chairs will follow suite soon enough. I'm just waiting for the spring to get here so I can throw open the windows and get some air flowing through.
When I bought my LCW in walnut it was anemic grey. A month sitting in front of my open bedroom window turned it the most gorgeous golden brown - whereas other walnut pieces have taken longer to turn.

Black cord
So my wishbone arrived, the soap-treated oak with black cord. The wood isn't as pale as yours and is already mellowing in colour after a week. The use of the wood's grain is beautiful especially on the curved arm-poles where the knots open out in circles exactly where the curve bends.
I love the black cord and soap-oak combination -- if I could ever afford one, I would get the CH25 in the same for our living room (or a Kjaerholm PK22 in cognac leather!). The black cord has a kind of dusty finish that is very attractive, neither stark nor rustic.
Incidentally I would recommend the Danish Design Store highly -- particularly Steen Grundahl there -- if you are not buying from a local store. Their advice is good and impartial and the service is professional.