the finish is several coats of polyurethane.

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<br>OK, even I might admit that this one is a LITTLE busy, but after a long day of slaving over a hot computer, I find it very relaxing to sand pieces of exotic wood and then glue them together until I have a big enough chunk to put on the lathe, and then just turn it down until something comes out.

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