the finish is several coats of polyurethane.

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<br>some rosewood that I bought so long ago I've forgotten which one it is (a lot of rosewoods get hard to tell apart). I think it's a very subdued piece of kingwood but I'm not positive.  The light center part is red oak and the base is bloodwood.


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<br>goncalo alves

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this one's big and ugly (I think) and clunky, but some people like it.