We had the originals at work. A couple hundred of them. In the cafeteria of all places. Terribly uncomfortable, tbh, but they lasted decades in heavy use.

These seemed to get good reviews.

https://www.polyandbark.com/products/wegner-wishbone-style-chair-ch24-y-chair?variant=16889981505

I have wishbone chairs (replicas) at our dining table. I have had them for 3+ years and they are still like new and comfortable. I purchased arm chairs rather than the dining chairs because they were larger. Unfortunately, I cannot find where I purchased them. Maybe LexMod ... but I am not positive about that.

I do not have the Wishbone chairs, but I have reproductions of a later HW design made in the USA in 1960. I bought my dining set at an estate sale, but if I had bought an original at an antique store, it would have cost ten times as much. The dining table is fine, but I think the reproduction chairs are not up to the original standards, and I did have to make some minor repairs on a couple of them.

As for the difference between ash and oak - ash has a finer grain and is a much lighter color than oak. IMO, ash is much prettier and would be my first choice. We use ash veneer on a lot of the furniture that we make.

Thank you, Lars. Pardon if I am being dense here but is there a major difference in the two woods for the buyer if the chair is painted?

Bungalow: I'm not sure which chairs you mean, as I thought there was only one chair design named "Wishbone" from HW. (???) Do you have a photo of the ones with arms?

When I purchased my chairs, I tried to make sure the measurements were the same as the original Wegner Wisbone chairs. At the time I ordered them, some chairs were smaller in size. Hope that makes sense! I will attach a photo.

I have the orange painted chair. I purchased it at DWR. (dwr.com) I very much like it. I will probably be buying a couple more in the near future. I pretty much just display my chair, but I love it.

If you buy painted chairs, there may be some difference in appearance, based on the wood and how they are painted. If it is a heavy lacquer, it won't make a difference, but if the paint is thin, you might notice some of the wood grain in oak, as it has the most pronounced grain. This may or may not bother you. When we make chairs for a painted finish, we generally use alder or maple, as they are smoother than oak. Ash is more expensive, and we generally only use ash veneer on our furniture when we want a very light colored finish. We also often bleach it.

I would recommend a Wishbone chair from Bespoek. They are following the original design and specifications. I believe it's a great and affordable reproduction.