: This one's pine and cherry, as I recall, although I may have used
: mahogany. It's held up well so far. Also check the Redfish site
: for Joe's wonderful work.

: Have fun!

: --Scott

Thanks for all the responses re the stem. I bought a piece of peruvian walnut yesterday, ripped it and applied the strips. It is very dark and looks horrible. Im really not sure this color of wood is a good contrast to the red cedar. Im going to shape it, wet it and step back and take a look.