: I am currently building the Storm LT. I am primarily using Western
: Red Cedar and would like to do the stem in a dark colored wood.
: Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I had the same idea as was posted here, would rather use a hardwood under the glass for these stems to minimize damage if I hit something. Mine is alternate layers of ash and mahogany, much less waste laminating the stems than cutting them out of a solid piece. Might look at mahogany or perhaps walnut, both are fairly easy to bend and are dark colored woods, walnut being darker.

Bill H.